CH11 - Organizational Relationships

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Test sobre CH11 - Organizational Relationships, creado por Justin Banks el 20/08/2014.
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Pregunta 1

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German managers are known to be specialists for which a technical background is more typical than a formal education. German foremen, supervisors, and managers typically have professional rather than academic degrees.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 2

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Many Japanese organizations practice a seniority-based wage and promotion arrangement where employees are promoted and compensated based on the number of years they have served the organization.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 3

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China's Confucian heritage affects how Chinese will approach their business relationships. All relationships are seen as unequal, and one's ethics are directed toward observing these inequalities.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 4

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Compartmentalization is the most prominent structural feature of Mexican culture—that is, that Mexicans have a tendency to isolate and divide many aspects of their lives into discrete, independent units.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 5

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Doors are an important cultural symbol to the Germans.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

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Unlike many U.S. or Japanese corporate conglomerates whose global market success is attributable to diversification, many German firms concentrate on specialization—that is, doing one thing and doing it right.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 7

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Generally, Mexican organizations do not emphasize self-determination on the job. Unlike workers in the United States, Mexicans usually are not rewarded for initiative.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 8

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Generally, Mexican workers do not wish to call attention to themselves for outperforming a coworker and may be ashamed and embarrassed if recognized above others.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

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Relationships between Mexican managers and their subordinates are generally distant.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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As a sign of trust and friendship, Arab men may be seen holding hands. During greetings, men kiss on the cheeks.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 11

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One of the most frustrating aspects for Americans doing business in Mexico is the:
Respuesta
  • Spicy food
  • Mexican perception of face
  • Mexican perception of time
  • Hot weather

Pregunta 12

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China has now surpassed Germany as the largest exporter of:
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  • Automobiles
  • Beer and ale
  • Agriculture
  • Wool

Pregunta 13

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In many Chinese organizations the idea of open communication between managers and workers is:
Respuesta
  • Encouraged and rewarded
  • Reserved for members of the Communist Party
  • Desired but not practiced
  • Unheard of and thought of as odd and peculiar

Pregunta 14

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Many Japanese corporations encourage women employees to marry male employees because:
Respuesta
  • The company can then implement their anti-nepotism policies forcing the women to retire
  • The majority of Japanese businessmen are too highly paid
  • They can legally pay them less, thereby saving money
  • Japan's constitution requires it

Pregunta 15

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In Japanese companies, the primary purpose of taiso is to:
Respuesta
  • Foster physical fitness
  • Get employees to engage in coordinated activity
  • Punish less productive workers
  • Reward productive workers

Pregunta 16

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Which of the following managerial traits was endorsed by most Japanese managers?
Respuesta
  • Ability to delegate
  • States expectations
  • Good speaker
  • Monitors employees

Pregunta 17

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In comparison with U.S. managers, Japanese managers use influence tactics that are:
Respuesta
  • Direct and concise
  • Guilt oriented
  • Subtle and indirect
  • Punishment oriented

Pregunta 18

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In Japan, indirect eye contact is a sign of:
Respuesta
  • Conflict
  • Disrespect
  • Concentration
  • Deference

Pregunta 19

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The most prominent feature of German culture that permeates into their organizations is:
Respuesta
  • Compartmentalization
  • P-Time orientation
  • Low power distance
  • Collectivism

Pregunta 20

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Within organizations, many Chinese workers see the manager as:
Respuesta
  • A sort of father-like figure who makes decisions and expects obedience from the workers
  • A member of the Communist Party
  • An equal partner in the business
  • Distrustful

Pregunta 21

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Many German corporations concentrate on:
Respuesta
  • Diversification
  • Specialization
  • Utilization
  • Simplification

Pregunta 22

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In comparison with workers in the United States, Mexican workers:
Respuesta
  • Generally are not rewarded for initiative
  • Generally are more individualistic
  • Are paid more
  • Are preoccupied with their careers

Pregunta 23

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Most Mexican businesses have:
Respuesta
  • A decentralized structure incorporating participative management practices
  • A monochronic orientation
  • Low power distance orientation
  • A rigid hierarchy where power is centralized in the person at the top

Pregunta 24

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Which of the following statements is generally not true of Arab communication?
Respuesta
  • Arabs have a tendency to use elaborate and ritualized forms of communication, especially during greetings.
  • Arab women's bodies are not to be seen.
  • As a sign of trust and friendship, Arab men may be seen holding hands.
  • Generally, Arabs have a greater personal space than most Americans
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