9)Which of the following is a category of economic system(s)?

Group of answer choices

monarchic

state socialist

democratic

theocratic

10)Hofstede's cultural classifications, the ________________ dimension reflects the degree to which a culture encourages people to identify primarily with their personal interests (versus having stronger orientation toward a group)

Group of answer choices

long term orientation

masculinity

uncertainty avoidance

power distance

individualism

11)In the article "Contextual Intelligence", the author believes that:

neither "hard" nor "soft stuff" is difficult to learn.

"the hard stuff" is more important than "the soft stuff".

both "hard" and "soft" stuff are equally difficult to learn.

"the soft stuff" is more difficult to learn than "the hard stuff".

13)Regarding U.S. sociocultural tendencies, which of the following isfalse?

Group of answer choices

Relatively high social and occupational mobility

Employer-employee relations are much more contractual than personal

Frankness (directness) is much valued in personal communication

Belief in equality, but less in the equality of opportunity than in material equality

Weak loyalty of employee to employer, and vice versa

14)Regarding CEOs of the largest U.S. corporations, which of the following isfalse?

Group of answer choices

more well paid than their foreign

mainly university-educated and male

tendency to change employers more frequently than foreign counterparts

much older, traditionally, than foreign counterparts

15)In the following list, which choice doesn't fit well with the other four?

Group of answer choices

Germanic culture

No answer text provided.

low context culture

Anglo culture

Nordic culture

Latin American culture

16)Which of the following embodies the Protestant Ethic?Which of the following embodies the Protestant Ethic?

Group of answer choices

People are motivated more by spiritual needs than by material ones

Refusal to pay bribes in order to get things done

Emphasis on thrift, persistence and hard work

Nondiscrimination in employment on the basis of religious beliefs

18)The U.S. system of formal higher education for business and management (compared to Western Europe):

Group of answer choices

relies more on part-time instructors

is less tied to universities

has shorter-term degree programs

more widely accepts management as a field of specialization

19)____________________is term for the sum of share price appreciation (capital gain on common stock) plus payout of dividends

Group of answer choices

Total shareholder return

Golden parachute

Stock options

Shareholder's wealth