Exam I Version $"$A

Vat comes from a culture that values equality, works for the improvement of the weifine

of the loss fortunate, and values warm persinal relationships more than goal schievement.

Vars culture has

A$)$ high collectivism and short$-$term orientation.

B$)$ low power distance and strong nurturing orientation.

C$)$ high power distance and nurturing orientation.

D$)$ low uncertainty avoidance and high individualism.

If a society believes that self$-$expression is important to the people in that society, then

the society is said to value

A$)$ social background.

B$)$ individualism.

C$)$ objectivism.

D$)$ power distance.

In countries that are rooted in a culture of collectivism it is easy to spot

A$)$ admiration for personal success.

B$)$ conformity to group norms.

C$)$ high regard for individual entrepreneurs.

D$)$ belief in individual rights.

Max is interviewing for a management job with an international manufacturer. One of

the interviewers asks him whether he would rather focus on the task environment or the

general environment in this management position. Which of these is the best answer for Max

to give?

A$)"$I$\text{'}$d like to focus on the task environment because it has the most immediate and direct

effect on managers, so I could make a real difference."

B$)$ "Focusing on the general environment interests me because I want to improve the

organization's ability to obtain inputs and dispose of outputs."

C$)$ "I can focus on both because the task environment and the general environment are

basically the same thing."

D$)$ "Since companies are becoming more homogeneous because of globalization, neith

the label 'task environment' nor 'general environment' really applies anymore."