People from Cultures That Are High in Uncertainty Avoidance

question 57

Multiple Choice

People from cultures that are high in uncertainty avoidance

• A) rely on the word of people they trust rather than contractual arrangements.
• B) prefer formality in the majority of interpersonal business interactions.
• C) are less concerned with documentation and maintenance of meeting records.
• D) feel unbound by formalized policies, procedures, and rules when discussing work decisions.
• E) are less resistant to change and more tolerant of breaking rules.

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The scientific study of society, social relationships, and social institutions, examining the ways in which human actions and consciousness shape, and are shaped by, surrounding cultural and social structures.

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