The "Psychic Distance Paradox" Causes Performance Failures Because

question 28

Multiple Choice

The "psychic distance paradox" causes performance failures because:

• A) Negotiators who are working in a similar culture to their own perceive the two cultures as being significantly different.
• B) When doing business in cultures that are perceived to be similar, managers prepare less and do not realize the cultures are actually quite different.
• C) Expatriate managers are unable to connect with the local culture after moving from a similar culture.
• D) Managers do not understand the culture's behavior despite language proficiency.

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Definitions:

Entorhinal Cortex

The entorhinal cortex is a region of the brain located in the medial temporal lobe, playing a critical role in memory, navigation, and the processing of time and space.

Perirhinal Cortex

A region of the brain within the medial temporal lobe associated with memory and recognition of objects.

Parahippocampal Cortices

Regions of the brain associated with memory encoding and retrieval, situated adjacent to the hippocampus.

Cell Death

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