Which of the Following Statements About Managing in the Global

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about managing in the global arena is true?

• A) Managers have to realize that culture shapes the preferences and behaviors of their stakeholders.
• B) A successfully managed company can export its method of management to another culture and correctly expect to be successful there.
• C) A good manager will still make good decision even if he is working in a culture he does not understand.
• D) Managers in a culture that is individualistic must only give indirect feedback if they want to be accepted in a supervisory position.
• E) Managers need to realize that as soon as an individual crosses from one country to another, the culture has changed.

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Definitions:

Adoptive Parents

Individuals who legally adopt and raise a child or children who are not biologically their own.

Epigenetic View

Theory that development is the result of an ongoing, bidirectional interchange between heredity and environment.

Heredity

The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

Interchange

The act of reciprocally exchanging ideas, goods, or services between parties.