The Economic Implications of Christianity Quiz
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Which term refers to understanding how cultural differences across and within countries can affect how business is practiced?

  • Cross-cultural literacy (correct)
  • Values
  • Norms
  • Society

What is a system of values and norms shared among a group of people and that when taken together constitute a design for living called?

  • Society
  • Culture (correct)
  • Norms
  • Values

Which term refers to a group of people sharing a common set of values and norms?

  • Values
  • Norms
  • Society (correct)
  • Culture

What are ideas about what a group believes to be good, right, and desirable called?

<p>Values (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term provides the context within which a society's norms are established and justified?

<p>Values (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are social rules that govern people's actions toward one another called?

<p>Norms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are routine conventions of everyday life, such as appropriate dress code and good social manners, called?

<p>Folkways (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following religions is associated with the concept of the caste system?

<p>Hinduism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Max Weber, which religion has the most important economic implications?

<p>Christianity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which language is becoming the language of international business?

<p>English (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which dimension of culture, according to Geert Hofstede, measures the extent to which a culture socializes its members into accepting ambiguous situations and tolerating uncertainty?

<p>Uncertainty avoidance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the GLOBE study, which cultural dimension refers to the extent to which a society emphasizes long-term planning and delayed gratification?

<p>Future orientation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which dimension of culture, according to the GLOBE study, focuses on the extent to which a society values gender equality?

<p>Gender egalitarianism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which study explores people's values and norms, how they change over time, and their impact on society and business?

<p>World Values Survey (WVS) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about mores in society?

<p>Mores are norms that are central to the functioning of society (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between a society and a nation-state?

<p>A society and a nation-state are not strictly one-to-one (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the determinants of culture?

<p>Education, language, and social structure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does social structure refer to?

<p>The basic social organization of a society (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two dimensions that help explain differences among cultures?

<p>Individual vs. group and stratification (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is social stratification?

<p>The hierarchical social categories often based on family background, occupation, and income (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is social mobility?

<p>The extent to which individuals can move out of the strata into which they are born (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which factor may contribute to cultural change as a society becomes wealthier?

<p>Economic advancement and globalization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ethnocentrism?

<p>The belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Edward T. Hall, what can cause a multitude of problems due to cultural differences?

<p>Attitude to time (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can culture influence the costs of doing business?

<p>By influencing values and norms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the connection between culture and competitive advantage important for?

<p>Choosing countries to locate production facilities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the culture of modern Japan in relation to doing business?

<p>It lowers the cost of doing business relative to Western nations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cross-cultural literacy?

<p>Being informed about the culture of another nation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the role of women in management in the 1960s compared to today?

<p>It was not accepted in the 1960s, but today it is welcomed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what can influence the ability to establish competitive advantage?

<p>The costs of doing business (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which determinant of ethical behavior is influenced by the values and norms shared among an organization's employees?

<p>Organizational culture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which philosophical approach to ethics states that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences?

<p>Utilitarianism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which determinant of ethical behavior is guided by our parents, our schools, our religion, and the media?

<p>Personal ethics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which philosophical approach to ethics suggests that ethics are a reflection of culture and that one should 'do as the Romans do'?

<p>Cultural relativism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which determinant of ethical behavior is influenced by the leadership of an organization?

<p>Leadership (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the relationship between culture and competitive advantage?

<p>Culture can create competitive advantage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the culture of modern Japan in relation to doing business?

<p>Modern Japan has a collectivist culture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Edward T. Hall, what can cause a multitude of problems due to cultural differences?

<p>Language barriers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which dimension of culture, according to Geert Hofstede, measures the extent to which a culture socializes its members into accepting ambiguous situations and tolerating uncertainty?

<p>Uncertainty avoidance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the connection between a society and a nation-state?

<p>A society is a subset of a nation-state (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about the relationship between a society and a nation-state?

<p>A nation-state can have multiple cultures, and a culture can embrace multiple nations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the determinants of culture?

<p>Religion, political philosophy, and economic philosophy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary unit of social organization in many non-western societies?

<p>The group (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is social stratification?

<p>The hierarchical social categories based on family background, occupation, and income (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is social mobility?

<p>The extent to which individuals can move out of the strata into which they are born (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Max Weber, which religion has the most important economic implications?

<p>Christianity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Geert Hofstede, which dimension of culture measures the extent to which a culture socializes its members into accepting ambiguous situations and tolerating uncertainty?

<p>Uncertainty avoidance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the GLOBE study, which cultural dimension refers to the extent to which a society emphasizes long-term planning and delayed gratification?

<p>Long-term versus short-term orientation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'indulgence' refer to in the context of cultural dimensions?

<p>A society that allows relatively free gratification of basic and natural human drives related to enjoying life and having fun (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which language is becoming the language of international business?

<p>English (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Kantian ethics, how should people be treated?

<p>As ends and never purely as means to the ends of others (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of justice theories?

<p>The attainment of a just distribution of economic goods and services (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference principle in justice theories?

<p>An unequal distribution can work to everyone's advantage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the core idea of sustainability?

<p>To make good profits without harming the environment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step in the five-step process to think through ethical problems?

<p>Identify which stakeholders a decision would affect and in what ways (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a factor that may contribute to cultural change as a society becomes wealthier?

<p>Support for democracy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which of the following is true about the relationship between culture and competitive advantage?

<p>Culture and the costs of doing business have a reciprocal influence on each other (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which of the following is NOT a basic human right found in developed nations?

<p>Freedom from environmental pollution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the term for a resource held in common by all but owned by no one, which is overused by individuals resulting in its degradation?

<p>Tragedy of the commons (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what are some of the ethical issues that frequently arise in international business?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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