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- 1.Hofstede’s cultural paradigm emphasizes
- A.
Disruptive cultural change.
- B.
Ecological change.
- C.
Cultural stability.
- D.
Ecological stability.
- 2.Brannen and Thomas (2010) introduce the concept of Bicultural Identity Integration (BII). Individuals with a high BII differ from those with a low BII, in/because
- A.
They respond to cultural cues in culturally coregent ways, because they suppress one identity, depending on the context.
- B.
They switch between their cultural identities.
- C.
They have less internal conflicts, because they keep their cultural identities separate.
- D.
They perceive their two identities as compatible and complementary.
- 3.According to Brannen & Thomas (2010) bicultural individuals identify with
- A.
One (or more) distinct cultures because of having internalized more than one set of cultural schemas
- B.
Two (or more) distinct cultures because of having internalized more than one set of cultural schemas.
- C.
Three (or more) distinct cultures because of having internalized more than one set of cultural schemas.
- D.
Multiple-level distinct cultures because of having internalized more than one set of cultural schemas.
- 4.According to Chen & Miller (2010) business reality has transformed from
- A.
West meets East” to “East meets West”.
- B.
“West leads East” to “East leads West”.
- C.
“West leads East” to “West meets East”.
- D.
“West meets East” to “East faces West”.
- 5.According to Chen & Miller (2010)
- A.
The West leads East in development
- B.
The East leads West in development
- C.
The East develops its own ways of doing business
- D.
The East follows the West’s way of doing business
- 6.According to Chen & Miller (2010) the ideal ambicultural manager of the 21st century is characterized by qualities such as:
- A.
The ability to innovate continuously in globalized economy.
- B.
The ability to develop reverse innovation in emerging economies.
- C.
The ability to recruit talented work force from emerging markets.
- D.
The ability to transcend divisions around the globe.
- 7.According to Eriksen (2007) globalization
- A.
Is really not recent, and began already in the 18th century.
- B.
Is really not recent, and began already in the early 19th century.
- C.
Is really quite recent, and began roughly at the end of the 20th century.
- D.
Is really recent, and began actually in the beginning of 21st century.
- 8.According to Eriksen (2007) globalization is significant because
- A.
It is imposing a homogenization of the world never seen before.
- B.
It is only an economic and technological process
- C.
It is a process that involves only the so-called core and periphery nations.
- D.
It standardizes, modernizes, deterritorializes and, by dialectical negation, localizes people
- 9.Fang & Chimenson’s (2017) Thunderbird International Business Review paper describes that
- A.
Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2006–2010 but positive since the end of 2010.
- B.
Swedish media had an overwhelmingly positive tone under 2007–2011 but negative since the middle of 2011.
- C.
Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2009–2012 but positive since the end of 2012.
- D.
Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2008–2013 but positive since the middle of 2013.
- 10.Fang & Chimenson’s (2017) Thunderbird International Business Review paper describes that
- A.
Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2006–2010 but positive since the end of 2010.
- B.
Swedish media had an overwhelmingly positive tone under 2007–2011 but negative since the middle of 2011.
- C.
Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2009–2012 but positive since the end of 2012.
- D.
Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2008–2013 but positive since the middle of 2013.
- 11.Fang & Chimenson’s (2017) Thunderbird International Business Review paper what is the biggest fear that Volvo and media expressed?
- A.
Geely would cut down employment in Sweden
- B.
Volvo would lose their status as a high class automotive manufacturer
- C.
The Chinese government would steal and copy technical innovations for other purposes
- D.
All the above a, b, c.
- 12.Fang & Chimenson (2017) pointed out
- A.
The media’s inability to analyze in terms of size, speed, paradox, and philosophy.
- B.
The media’s inability to analyze in terms of vision, speed, context, and history.
- C.
The media’s inability to analyze in terms of strategy, tradition, culture, and philosophy.
- D.
The media’s inability to analyze in terms of history, situation, culture, and religion.
- 13.According to Fang (2001) “Culture as a driving force”
- A.
Fairness is at the core of this case study.
- B.
Cooperation is basic to Chinese negotiation style.
- C.
Reciprocity is at the core of this case study.
- D.
Competition is at the center of Chinese negotiation propensity.
- 14.According to Fang (2001) “Culture as a driving force” What is true about the conduct of the Chinese shipyard C in the case of shipbuilding negotiations:
- A.
They learned from their counterparts.
- B.
They made sure they didn’t lose face.
- C.
They got back at those who did them wrong at all cost.
- D.
They were teaching their counterparts.
- 15.Fang (2001) “Culture as a driving force” contributes to theory by adding
- A.
A social metaphor.
- B.
A technocultural metaphor.
- C.
A cultural ecological metaphor.
- D.
A cultural metaphor.
- 16.In Fang (2001): “Culture as a driving force”, why did the Chinese negotiator retaliate the new NOR manager who didn’t seem to have made any mistake
- A.
Because the new and old NOR managers are private friends.
- B.
Because the new NOR manager was appointed by the old NOR manager.
- C.
The Chinese negotiator’s actual intention was to give the Shanghai assistant a lesson.
- D.
The Chinese negotiator’s true intention was to give the Swedish assistant a lesson.
- 17.In Fang’s (2005-2006) paper on culture the author talked about
- A.
Finnish sauna.
- B.
Finnish sauna and sisu
- C.
Finnish sauna in the Winter War.
- D.
Finnish sauna and song.
- 18.Which of the following characteristics of culture is connected to the bipolar paradigm of culture described in Fang (2005-2006)?
- A.
Culture changes over time.
- B.
Culture is negotiated.
- C.
Culture is learned and passed on.
- D.
Culture is variable.
- 19.In Fang’s (2005-2006) paper on culture the author talked about
- A.
Swedish stugor and folkhemmet.
- B.
Swedish fika and IKEA.
- C.
Swedish fika and folksong.
- D.
Swedish “hon”, “han”, and “hen”.
- 20.In Fang’s (2005-2006) paper on culture the author suggested that
- A.
We perceive culture as having a life of its opposites.
- B.
We perceive culture as having a life of its own.
- C.
We perceive culture not having a life of its own.
- D.
We perceive culture only having a life of its opposites.
- 21.According to Fang (2012) “Yin Yang: A new perspective on culture” the principles of Yin Yang are:
- A.
Dynastic, dialectic, holistic.
- B.
Dynastic, dualistic, harmonistic.
- C.
Dynamism, dialectical, harmonistic.
- D.
Dynamic, dialectical, holistic.
- 22.According to Fang (2012) “Yin Yang: A new perspective on culture” what is the reason for the lack of duality thinking in cross-cultural management in the Western society?
- A.
Because of prevailing cognitive system
- B.
Because of formal logic
- C.
Could be A or B, or both
- D.
None of them are correct
- 23.What are the characteristics of Hofstede’s static cultural paradigm according to Fang (2012) “Yin Yang: A new perspective on culture”?
- A.
Capturing culture through simplification, nationality/nation as the basis of analysis, focus on cultural difference.
- B.
Bipolar cultural dimension, value as the most crucial component of culture, culture stability over time.
- C.
All of the above characteristics
- D.
None of the above characteristics
- 24.According to Fang (2012) “Yin Yang: A new perspective on culture
- A.
Culture is a unique dynamic portfolio of self-selected globally available value orientations as a consequence of that culture’s all-dimensional learning over time.
- B.
Culture is a unique inherited portfolio of globally-selected value orientations as a consequence of that culture’s five-dimensional learning over time.
- C.
Culture is a unique strategic portfolio of globally-selected value orientations as a consequence of that culture’s all-dimensional learning over time.
- D.
Culture is a unique stable portfolio of self-selected globally available value orientations as a consequence of that culture’s all-dimensional learning over time.
- 25.Fang et al (2004)’s “Why did the Telia-Telenor merger fail” challenges
- A.
Hofstede’s cultural paradigm through a historical angle.
- B.
Hofstede’s cultural paradigm through a paradoxical angle.
- C.
Hofstede’s cultural paradigm through a philosophical angle.
- D.
Hofstede’s cultural paradigm through a Yin Yang angle.
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