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An ethnocentric approach to staffing can lead to cultural myopia and low organizational learning.

An ethnocentric approach to staffing can lead to cultural myopia and low organizational learning.

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As we read in "The Five Stages of DEI Maturity", after facing numerous racial-bias lawsuits in the 1990s, the restaurant chain Denny's agreed to a large payout and the court's consent decree that mandated many changes within the firm. Denny's successfully met - but did not surpass - the terms of the court's consent decree.

As we read in "The Five Stages of DEI Maturity", after facing numerous racial-bias lawsuits in the 1990s, the restaurant chain Denny's agreed to a large payout and the court's consent decree that mandated many changes within the firm. Denny's successfully met - but did not surpass - the terms of the court's consent decree.

True

False

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Emergent properties in global virtual teams tend to emerge more quickly than in face-to-face global teams.

Emergent properties in global virtual teams tend to emerge more quickly than in face-to-face global teams.

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False

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US firms have higher expatriate failure rates than European firms, but not so high as Japanese firms.

US firms have higher expatriate failure rates than European firms, but not so high as Japanese firms.

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False

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According to the article by Ella Washington we discussed in class (The Five Stages of DEI Maturity), companies in the tactical stage of DEI maturity have created a company-wide DEI strategy.

According to the article by Ella Washington we discussed in class (The Five Stages of DEI Maturity), companies in the tactical stage of DEI maturity have created a company-wide DEI strategy.

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False

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A Canada-based international consulting firm is headquartered in Toronto with locations in five other countries. The firm consistently chooses a national from the host country within which a office is located to run that office. The firm's top management team at headquarters is composed of Canadians. The best description of the firm's staffing policy is a/an ______ approach.

A Canada-based international consulting firm is headquartered in Toronto with locations in five other countries. The firm consistently chooses a national from the host country within which a office is located to run that office. The firm's top management team at headquarters is composed of Canadians. The best description of the firm's staffing policy is a/an ______ approach.

Monocentric

none of the options available

Polycentric

Ethnocentric

Geocentric

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According to the 2022 survey cited in our article "The Five Stages of DEI Maturity", the highest number of firms represented in the survey were in the _______ stage.

According to the 2022 survey cited in our article "The Five Stages of DEI Maturity", the highest number of firms represented in the survey were in the _______ stage.

Tactical

Integrated

None of the options available

Aware

Compliance

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Mattel's global website for Barbie includes a wide range of DEI topics.

Mattel's global website for Barbie includes a wide range of DEI topics.

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The cognitive and affective demands that global leaders experience in new cultural situations can be referred to in terms of...

The cognitive and affective demands that global leaders experience in new cultural situations can be referred to in terms of...

Psychological complexity.

Psychological friction.

Psychological mobility.

Psychological stress.

Psychological overload.

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Research indicates that one common problem for global teams concerns different attitudes towards hierarchy and authority among team members. This problem would BEST map onto which of Erin Meyer's Culturally Adaptive Leadership dimensions?

Research indicates that one common problem for global teams concerns different attitudes towards hierarchy and authority among team members. This problem would BEST map onto which of Erin Meyer's Culturally Adaptive Leadership dimensions?

Disagreeing.

Deciding.

Communicating.

Leading.

Evaluating.

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According to our article on nurturing global leadership talent, the opportunities for problems arising from cultural misunderstandings are increasing in global firms because...

According to our article on nurturing global leadership talent, the opportunities for problems arising from cultural misunderstandings are increasing in global firms because...

So many people throughout global firms are asking for international postings.

Geopolitical discord is finding its way into global firms.

Cross-border interactions are happening throughout hierarchies, not just at the top of firms.

Firms are becoming more regiocentric and geographically dispersed.

None of the options available.

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"Bleisure" travel is being used by many global firms to reduce travel stress and enhance workers' cultural understanding and experience.

"Bleisure" travel is being used by many global firms to reduce travel stress and enhance workers' cultural understanding and experience.

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False

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Process alignment exists when operations such as IT and HR are integrated across multiple locations in a global organization.

Process alignment exists when operations such as IT and HR are integrated across multiple locations in a global organization.

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False

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Examples of a "bias disruptor" in an organization's hiring process would include all of the following EXCEPT...

Examples of a "bias disruptor" in an organization's hiring process would include all of the following EXCEPT...

Using a structured interview process.

Searching non-traditional talent pools for new hires

None of the options available.

Assessing candidates' "fit" with the existing organizational culture.

Performing hiring audits.

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You are managing three different global virtual project teams. The teams are the same size, with the same levels of expertise, same cultural differences, and same levels of project task difficulty. All the teams began their projects at the same time. All other things equal, you can expect that team-level properties that emerge over time, such as psychological safety and trust, will emerge at the same time in your teams.

You are managing three different global virtual project teams. The teams are the same size, with the same levels of expertise, same cultural differences, and same levels of project task difficulty. All the teams began their projects at the same time. All other things equal, you can expect that team-level properties that emerge over time, such as psychological safety and trust, will emerge at the same time in your teams.

True

False

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Psychological safety pertains to the shared belief in a team that team members can speak up without fear of blame or negative consequences.

Psychological safety pertains to the shared belief in a team that team members can speak up without fear of blame or negative consequences.

True

False

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As discussed in class, a common reason for expatriate failure is the inability of the spouse to adjust.

As discussed in class, a common reason for expatriate failure is the inability of the spouse to adjust.

True

False

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According to current NASDAQ diversity rules, any listed company not complying with the rules will be immediately delisted.

According to current NASDAQ diversity rules, any listed company not complying with the rules will be immediately delisted.

True

False

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If a firm routinely included animals from endangered species in its advertisements and social media, but it did not contribute in any way to the preservation of any endangered species, the firm's actions would best represent...

If a firm routinely included animals from endangered species in its advertisements and social media, but it did not contribute in any way to the preservation of any endangered species, the firm's actions would best represent...

none of the choices available.

performative activism.

social manipulation.

contributory misdirection.

deceptive misdirection.

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Motivated by the need to work toward eliminating human trafficking in the travel and tourism industry, you've accepted an analyst job at a very large global hotel organization. As you become more familiar with the organization, you notice that the top management team of your new organization - headquartered in Berlin - is composed mostly of German men. Later, you find that when the firm opens a corporate-run hotel anywhere in the world, it staffs the hotel's top management team with Germans in order to "preserve organizational culture continuity." Based on these observations, your new employer can be best described as...

Motivated by the need to work toward eliminating human trafficking in the travel and tourism industry, you've accepted an analyst job at a very large global hotel organization. As you become more familiar with the organization, you notice that the top management team of your new organization - headquartered in Berlin - is composed mostly of German men. Later, you find that when the firm opens a corporate-run hotel anywhere in the world, it staffs the hotel's top management team with Germans in order to "preserve organizational culture continuity." Based on these observations, your new employer can be best described as...

Ethnocentric.

Geocentric.

Egocentric.

Polycentric.

Regiocentric.

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In the US, sexual orientation is one of the first five things that people tend to notice in others.

In the US, sexual orientation is one of the first five things that people tend to notice in others.

True

False

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An organization uses a collection of processes and practices to accommodate for the opportunity gaps experienced by certain people. By doing so, the organization is enhancing its _____________.

An organization uses a collection of processes and practices to accommodate for the opportunity gaps experienced by certain people. By doing so, the organization is enhancing its _____________.

diversity.

adaptability.

none of the choices available.

equity.

inclusion.

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"Race" - as we discussed it in class - can BEST be defined as...

"Race" - as we discussed it in class - can BEST be defined as...

A group with which one shares cultural, traditional, and familial bonds.

none of the options available.

A group sharing some outward physical characteristics and some commonalities of culture and history.

A group that others are most likely to discriminate against.

A group with a shared sense of history and experience.

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As we discussed in class, the Toronto satellite team and the Taipei satellite team in the Leo Burnett case experienced very different levels of autonomy from the London Global Brand Team. This was most likely due to...

As we discussed in class, the Toronto satellite team and the Taipei satellite team in the Leo Burnett case experienced very different levels of autonomy from the London Global Brand Team. This was most likely due to...

Cathy Lee's ability to communicate with Annabel Forin.

The London team's assumption that it understood Canadian culture.

Cathy Lee having much more experience than Geoff Davids.

Janet Carmichael's failure to kick off her virtual team with a face-to-face meeting.

None of the options available.

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Asking if job candidates "fit" the current organizational culture as a way to assess them for open jobs is a good way to improve a firm's diversity or inclusion efforts.

Asking if job candidates "fit" the current organizational culture as a way to assess them for open jobs is a good way to improve a firm's diversity or inclusion efforts.

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False

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Swift trust in virtual teams functions to enhance initial levels of virtual team trust, but only if team members perceive that other members are competent to fulfill their team roles.

Swift trust in virtual teams functions to enhance initial levels of virtual team trust, but only if team members perceive that other members are competent to fulfill their team roles.

True

False

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All of the following are included in the defining elements of a team EXCEPT...

All of the following are included in the defining elements of a team EXCEPT...

Common purpose.

Mutual accountability

None of the options available.

Complementary skills.

One formal leader.

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According to the information we covered in class (i.e., research by Brett, Befar, & Kern) the best strategy for a manager to use if a member of a global team cannot adapt to working with team members from cultures very different from their own is to remove that individual from the team.

According to the information we covered in class (i.e., research by Brett, Befar, & Kern) the best strategy for a manager to use if a member of a global team cannot adapt to working with team members from cultures very different from their own is to remove that individual from the team.

True

False

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As we discussed in class, Cynt Marshall, Dallas Mavericks CEO, set a global diversity and inclusion policy for the organization's leadership team of 50% women and 47% people of color.

As we discussed in class, Cynt Marshall, Dallas Mavericks CEO, set a global diversity and inclusion policy for the organization's leadership team of 50% women and 47% people of color.

True

False

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Our article on nurturing global leadership talent underscored the fact that most global firms are moving to more geocentric mindsets.

Our article on nurturing global leadership talent underscored the fact that most global firms are moving to more geocentric mindsets.

True

False