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Which country combines an egalitarian ethos with a top-down approach to decision making?
Which country combines an egalitarian ethos with a top-down approach to decision making?
What is the common sentiment among Americans regarding group decision making?
What is the common sentiment among Americans regarding group decision making?
Which cultures value both egalitarian leadership style and consensual decision making?
Which cultures value both egalitarian leadership style and consensual decision making?
Which executive described the other group as hierarchical?
Which executive described the other group as hierarchical?
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Who mentioned the Americans' open-door policies and casual dress?
Who mentioned the Americans' open-door policies and casual dress?
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What was the initial impression each group had of the other?
What was the initial impression each group had of the other?
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Which cultural characteristic helps to explain the consternation among managers from Germany and the United States when they are thrown together in a decision-making situation?
Which cultural characteristic helps to explain the consternation among managers from Germany and the United States when they are thrown together in a decision-making situation?
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What did the German directors find surprising about the American CEO's decision-making style?
What did the German directors find surprising about the American CEO's decision-making style?
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Why did the Germans feel that the Americans were trying to trick them?
Why did the Germans feel that the Americans were trying to trick them?
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Which culture tends to have consensus decision-making processes?
Which culture tends to have consensus decision-making processes?
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What is the most consensual society in the world?
What is the most consensual society in the world?
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What happened during the meeting in Tokyo?
What happened during the meeting in Tokyo?
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Which decision-making style did Per Engman, the boss, favor?
Which decision-making style did Per Engman, the boss, favor?
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What was Erin's initial opinion about the consensual decision-making style?
What was Erin's initial opinion about the consensual decision-making style?
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Why did Per feel the need to explain his consensual approach to Erin?
Why did Per feel the need to explain his consensual approach to Erin?
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Which one of these is true about decision making in American culture?
Which one of these is true about decision making in American culture?
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Which one of these is true about decision making in German companies?
Which one of these is true about decision making in German companies?
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Which one of these is true about decision making in a consensual culture?
Which one of these is true about decision making in a consensual culture?
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Which system of decision making is commonly used in Japan?
Which system of decision making is commonly used in Japan?
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What is the ringisho document?
What is the ringisho document?
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Who discusses a new idea and comes to a consensus before presenting it to higher-level managers in the ringi system?
Who discusses a new idea and comes to a consensus before presenting it to higher-level managers in the ringi system?
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What happens when the proposal reaches each person in the ringi system?
What happens when the proposal reaches each person in the ringi system?
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What type of decision making is the ringi system?
What type of decision making is the ringi system?
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Who discusses the new idea and arrives at their own consensus in the ringi system?
Who discusses the new idea and arrives at their own consensus in the ringi system?
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What happens when the idea reaches the highest management level in the ringi system?
What happens when the idea reaches the highest management level in the ringi system?
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