In a Technology Company Named X-Core Inc

question 39

Multiple Choice

In a technology company named X-Core Inc., the managers are friendly with their team members and everyone is on a first-name basis with each other. The work environment is open, and team members are encouraged to discuss ideas with their managers. The teams often go on informal lunches with their managers, and the conversations are free and friendly. In the context of studies of national culture and its influence on behavior at work conducted by Dutch scholar Geert Hofstede, X-Core Inc. is most likely to score:

• A) low on individualism.
• B) high on masculinity.
• C) low on power distance.
• D) high on assertiveness.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where learning happens by linking an external stimulus with a naturally existing stimulus.

Cognitive Map

A mental representation of one's physical environment, enabling an individual to navigate and understand the spatial attributes of their surroundings.

Insight

A sudden and often novel realization of the solution to a problem, representing a leap in understanding that goes beyond the step-by-step logical process.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.