IHRM-week 2 culture

Hofstede defines culture as...

• collective behaviour of a group.

• collective behaviour of a group

• collective programming of the mind

• a simple construct.

A collectivist culture is more likely than an individualist culture to highly value

• social harmony

• self-reliance

• Self-interest

• individuality

How does Hofstede view Masculinity in a given society?

• A preference for ambition, achievement and assertiveness

• As a preference for nurture and harmony.

• As a representation of individualism and personal free will.

• As a representation of collectivism and group work

Someone from a high power distance society is

• less likely to challenge authority.

• more likely to challenge authority

• reduce risk-taking

• value traditions

Value for stability is related to

• uncertainty avoidance.

• masculinity.

• long-term orientation

• power distance

Which of the following is NOT a critique of Hofstede's theory?

• Uses nation state as primary unit of bounding culture

• Fails to recognise subcultures within nations

• Fails to recognise subcultures within nations

• Extremely complex

Mix of home country and foreign nationals run the foreign subsidiaries. This approach is called...

• Polycentric

• Regio-centric

• geo-centric

• ethnocentric

McDonald's is a good example of the following MNC business strategy

• Multi-domestic

• transnational

• international

• global

Purchase of one company by another is called

• merger

• international joint venture

• greenfield start

• acquisition

Values, culture and strategic decisions are determined by

parent company. This is called

• Ethnocentric approach

• regiocentric approach

• geocentric approach

• polycentric approach