Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions QuizIB_Business_Management_Hofste

Identify the statement that best describes Hofstede’s cultural dimensions.

• A framework to understand the differences in culture across nations, and its influences in the workplace

• A plan to develop culture through leaders with specific personalities

• A strategy to identify the type of culture a workplace has using the dimensions such as sociability and solidarity

• The classification of workplace cultures into broad groups to allow managers to lead and motivate employees

A company based in an indulgent culture is expanding to a country with a restraint culture. Identify one workplace change needed to adapt to the new culture.

• Adopt autocratic leadership styles

• Forbid workplace relationships

• Reduce teamwork opportunities

• All of the above

Identify the invalid cultural dimension from those originally developed by Hofstede.

• Individualism vs collectivism

• Power-distance

• Sociability and solidarity

• Uncertainty avoidance

Identify the cultural dimension that explains the extent to which employees accept an unequal distribution of authority and decision-making power.

• Individualism vs collectivism

• Masculinity v femininity

• Power-distance

• Uncertainty avoidance

Identify the cultural dimension developed by Hofstede that refers to the extent that competition and achievement are preferred to cooperation and care.

• Indulgence v restraint

• Masculinity v femininity

• Sociability and solidarity

• Uncertainty avoidance

What does Hofstede’s model of cultural dimensions show?

• Driving and restraining forces for and against change

• Identifying different traits in national cultures that influence the workplace differently in each country

• The product portfolio of a business organization that operates in international markets

• The various “gods” of culture within an organization

Identify a benefit of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions model.

• All individuals conform to their associated national culture

• Companies in the same country share the same culture

• Research participants reflected a diverse range of national values

• There is broad application to cross-cultural marketing strategies

Employees from a country with ______ uncertainty avoidance will tend to prefer routine over flexibility, and tend to be ______ loyal to the firm.

• Higher, less

• Higher, more

• Lower, less

• Lower, more

Employees in individualist countries are more likely motivated by _____________.

• Performance related pay (PRP)

• Profit-related pay

• Purpose

• Teamwork

A(n) _____________ leadership style can be highly effective in countries with low uncertainty avoidance.

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Laissez faire

• Paternalistic