Download Practice Quiz 2 on Cultural Diversity and International Management | MGNT 436 and more Quizzes Introduction to Business Management in PDF only on Docsity! Questions for Quiz 2 (covering chapter 3) Answer five of the following questions (you may use the textbook only). 1. What is meant by the culture of a society, and why is it important for international managers to understand it? The culture of a society is made up of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of that society. It is important to understand because cultures are different around the world and it is a necessity that managers develop international expertise to manage on a contingency basis according to the host-country environment. 2. What is a subculture? Give one example. Subcultures have constitutes that conform only in varying degrees to the national character. In Canada, direct subcultures include Anglophones and francophone’s and indigenous Canadians. 3. Explain the terms Cultural sensitivity and cultural intelligence Cultural sensitivity is an awareness and an honest caring about another individual’s culture; it requires the ability to understand the perspective of those living in other societies and the willingness to put oneself in another’s shoes. Cultural intelligence * is when you are knowledgeable about the culture you are about to deal with so that you know what is appropriate 4. Note and give examples of two of the eight categories presented by Harris and Moran that form the subsystems in any society. Kinship Education Economic Government Spiritual beliefs Social associations Health care Recreation 5. Describe one of the four dimensions of culture proposed by Hofstede, and mention one managerial implication of that dimension? Power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, and masculinity Power distance: the level of acceptance by a society of the unequal distribution of power in institutes. o Uncertainty avoidance: the extent to which people in a society feel threatened by ambiguous situations o
