Veronica Has Been Recruited as a Human Resource Manager in a Firm

question 159

Multiple Choice

Veronica has been recruited as a human resource manager in a firm based in China. She soon realizes that the work culture at her new office is entirely different from that of her previous firm, which was based in the U.S. In her new office, she could not question an order passed by a higher authority. What kind of a culture is Veronica facing in her new office?

• A) individualistic culture
• B) loose culture
• C) polychronic culture
• D) high-power-distance culture
• E) low-context culture

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