The Manager of a Multinational Corporation in the U

question 54

Multiple Choice

The manager of a multinational corporation in the U.S. thinks that following U.S. management practices is best for its operations in New Zealand because U.S. management practices are better than the management practices prevalent in New Zealand. This manager is said to have a(n) ________ attitude.

• A) ethnocentric
• B) polycentric
• C) geocentric
• D) xenocentric
• E) gynocentric

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Definitions:

Mental Representations

Internal cognitive symbols that represent external reality, which are used in the process of thinking and understanding the world.

Violation-of-Expectation

A method used in developmental psychology research to study infants' understanding of physical and social world by evaluating their reactions to surprising or unexpected events.

Stimulus

Something that causes a response in an organism, sensory system, or psychological process.

Physical Laws

The fundamental principles that describe the forces and properties of nature, governing the behavior of the physical universe.