Scenario D

question 83

Multiple Choice

Scenario D. Alfredo is a manager from the U. S. who believes that every person is responsible for him/herself. Bernie is the employee who questions everything - not just the decision made but whether or not the decision-maker should have made the decision. In the U.S., where Ed works, he and his teammates value the amount of money they each make as a sign of success. Sarah took a leave of absence from her job to become a stay-at-home mom for a few years. Once her child is in school, she plans to return to work, even if it is in a job that is not at the level she was before becoming a mother.
-Bernie can be best described as viewing cultural differences along Hofstede's dimension of

• A)high power distance.
• B)low power distance.
• C)individualist.
• D)collectivist.
• E)high uncertainty avoidance.

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