Question 1

What two aspects of the culture frameworks would you share with a colleague leaving on her first foreign assignment,and why?

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Question 2

The unspoken language cannot tell the international manager something that the spoken language does not.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Referring to Hall's high and low context framework,in a high context culture,

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A)  communication is explicit.
B)  the context carries much of the communication.
C)  communication is direct and focused on the topic.
D)  the context is irrelevant.

Question 4

Culture includes everything but

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A)  religion.
B)  religion and politics.
C)  higher education and universal values.
D)  none of the above.

Question 5

In Hall's use,context is the irrelevant environment in a communication act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

There are three main classes of social institutions,based on the conditions of their formation: family,kinship and free association.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As we use frameworks to help us understand culture,it's important to remember that frameworks

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A)  describe other cultures with precision.
B)  can't be used to describe our own cultures.
C)  are comparative,with our own culture the reference point.
D)  all of the above.

Question 8

The family is the basic unit of institutions based on free association.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Gift giving in many cultures is marked by

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A)  specific etiquette and meaning that may be markedly different from what the international manager knows in the home culture.
B)  graft and corruption; for example,a way to launder money.
C)  humility not fitting an international manager.
D)  drinking and late parties.

Question 10

When we use cultural frameworks to build our understanding of another culture,we use our own culture as an implicit reference point.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Accounting controls directly relate to a culture's assumptions about

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A)  the basic nature of people.
B)  inventory policy.
C)  efficiency.
D)  leadership.

Question 12

In high context cultures,relationships tend to be

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A)  short term
B)  medium term,except for family
C)  long term
D)  pragmatic

Question 13

Monochronic time is best illustrated by

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A)  university scheduling patterns.
B)  a rock concert.
C)  high context cultures such as Arab and Asian cultures.
D)  all of the above.

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Gift giving in many cultures is marked by

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When we use cultural frameworks to build our understanding of another culture,we use our own culture as an implicit reference point.

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Referring to Hall's high and low context framework,in a high context culture,

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The unspoken language cannot tell the international manager something that the spoken language does not.

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There are three main classes of social institutions,based on the conditions of their formation: family,kinship and free association.

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Monochronic time is best illustrated by

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The family is the basic unit of institutions based on free association.

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Culture includes everything but

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Accounting controls directly relate to a culture's assumptions about

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As we use frameworks to help us understand culture,it's important to remember that frameworks

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In Hall's use,context is the irrelevant environment in a communication act.

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The unspoken language cannot tell the international manager something that the spoken language does not.

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