Understanding cultural differences

Cultural diversity -

Tends to have little impact on communication effectiveness

None of the other statements is true

Has the most benefit to organisations in countries that are low on power distance

Encourages team members to speak up more frequently

In order to manage cross-cultural interactions more effectively, it would likely be a good idea to -

All of the other answers are correct

Give colleagues the opportunity to speak up in both one-on-one as well as group settings

Be more open-minded about the suggestions of people from other cultures

Show greater compassion when people from other cultures make minor mistakes

Power distance is -

Measured by the degree to which employees report that they feel close to their peers

A measure of the extent to which leaders feel they have sufficient authority over their employees

One of the two major ways in which cultures differ from each other

One method of analysing a broad difference between countries

If an expatriate travels from China to Denmark, it is likely that -

The expatriate may find it difficult to delegate tasks to the team that he or she manages

The Chinese expatriate may find his or her colleagues too talkative and intrusive

Colleagues in Denmark may find the expatriate a little distant and unfriendly

The expatriate may be less likely to speak up in heated team discussions than colleagues from Denmark

If a team from the head office in Germany travels to their factory in Japan, we might expect that -

The German managers may find that the Japanese workers are less willing to speak up than workers in Germany

The Japanese workers are likely to find the German managers are more creative than Japanese managers

The Japanese workers may find that the German managers come across as more authoritarian than Japanese managers

None of the other answers is correct

Which of the following statements is the most likely to be true?

Employees in high power distance countries are more likely to question the decisions of their managers

Managers in low power distance countries are more likely to delegate work than managers in high power distance countries

Employees in low power distance organisations are likely to be given greater autonomy in how they go about doing their work

Leaders in high power distance organisations are less likely to engage in illegal activities than leaders in low power distance organisations

Understanding cultural differences such as power distance and individualism is -

A way to predict with great certainty the behaviour of someone from a particular culture

Less important than changing one's body language and other behaviours in becoming more effective in cross-cultural interactions

Useful but insufficient for becoming more effective in cross-cultural interactions

Necessary but insufficient for becoming more effective in cross-cultural interactions

One might reasonably expect that -

Members of teams within countries such as India and Spain will be less cooperative than those in countries such as Australia and New Zealand

Leaders should expect that members of teams within the United States should be more focused on group goals than members of teams in say Ghana or Zambia

Leaders should expect that members of teams within India and Spain should be more focused on group goals than members of teams in say Ghana or Zambia

Members of teams within countries such as India and Spain will be less cooperative than those in countries such as South Korea and Japan

One likely disadvantage of low individualism is that -

Business leaders may want to work with stakeholders with whom they have strong relationships, rather than stakeholders who are the best at any given task

Individuals may be too focused on personal goals rather than those of the team or wider organisation

Individuals may be too willing to speak up and criticise others

Business leaders may find it difficult to incentivise workers to perform well

Given trends in global business, the need for cross-cultural competence is likely -

To remain broadly flat

To decrease slightly as nations look more inwardly

None of the other answers is likely

To increase over the next decade

Understanding cultural differences

Cultural diversity -

In order to manage cross-cultural interactions more effectively, it would likely be a good idea to -

Power distance is -

If an expatriate travels from China to Denmark, it is likely that -

If a team from the head office in Germany travels to their factory in Japan, we might expect that -

Which of the following statements is the most likely to be true?

Understanding cultural differences such as power distance and individualism is -

One might reasonably expect that -

One likely disadvantage of low individualism is that -

Given trends in global business, the need for cross-cultural competence is likely -

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