Chapter 6

Hofstede's research found that the national cultural values of employees have an insignificant impact on their organizational performance and these values are easily changed by the organization.

False

Incubator culture is characterized by a strong emphasis on the hierarchy and orientation to the person.

False

The following phase of the Evolution of International Corporations deals with largest, worldwide markets:
a.) Multinational Corporations
b.) Domestic Corporations
c.) Global Corporations
d.) International Corporations

c.) Global Corporations

The following are the critical steps, outlined by Numeroff and Abrahams, to successfully integrate organizational cultures after international expansion via mergers/acquisitions except:
a.) Establishing the purpose, goal and focus of the merger
b.) Develo

b.) Developing mechanisms to identify the least important organizational structures and management roles

The family culture is unfamiliar to most people in:
a.) United States
b.) India
c.) Greece
d.) Spain

a.) United States

The benefits or advantages of culturally diverse groups include the following except:
a.) Increased effectiveness of organization performance
b.) Enhanced creativity
c.) Improved decision-making
d.) Glass-ceiling protection

d.) Glass-ceiling protection

A _____ group is a group that is characterized by members who share similar backgrounds and generally perceive, interpret and evaluate events in similar ways.
a.) Bicultural
b.) Multicultural
c.) Token
d.) Homogeneous

d.) Homogeneous

As companies become what Alder calls "multinational firms," they often find that _____ tends to dominate all other considerations and the direct impact of culture may lessen slightly.
a.) Quality
b.) Serviceability
c.) Price
d.) Durability

c.) Price

Multicultural teams are most effective when they face tasks requiring:
a.) Innovativeness
b.) Confidentiality
c.) The application of routine technologies
d.) Cost-cutting

a.) Innovativeness

Which of the following shows the identity dimension of corporate culture?
a.) To identify with and uphold the expectations of the employing organizations
b.) To put the needs of the individual before the needs of the job
c.) To strive for accuracy and att

a.) To identify with and uphold the expectations of the employing organizations