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1. Fang & Chimenson's (2017) Thunderbird International Business Review paper describes that

Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2006–2010 but positive since the end of 2010.

Swedish media had an overwhelmingly positive tone under 2007–2011 but negative since the middle of 2011.

Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2009–2012 but positive since the end of 2012.

Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2008–2013 but positive since the middle of 2013.

2. According to Chen & Miller (2010)

The West leads East in development

The East leads West in development

The East develops its own ways of doing business

The East follows the West’s way of doing business

3. Fang & Chimenson's (2017) Thunderbird International Business Review paper what is the biggest fear that Volvo and media expressed?

Geely would cut down employment in Sweden

Volvo would lose their status as a high class automotive manufacturer

The Chinese government would steal and copy technical innovations for other purposes

All the above a, b, c.

4. According to Chen & Miller (2010) the ideal ambicultural manager of the 21st century is characterized by qualities such as:

The ability to innovate continuously in globalized economy.

The ability to develop reverse innovation in emerging economies.

The ability to recruit talented work force from emerging markets.

The ability to transcend divisions around the globe.

5. According to Eriksen (2007) globalization

Is really not recent, and began already in the 18th century.

Is really not recent, and began already in the early 19th century.

Is really quite recent, and began roughly at the end of the 20th century.

Is really recent, and began actually in the beginning of 21st century.

6. According to Eriksen (2007) globalization is significant because

It is imposing a homogenization of the world never seen before.

It is only an economic and technological process

It is a process that involves only the so-called core and periphery nations.

It standardizes, modernizes, deterritorializes and, by dialectical negation, localizes people

7. Fang (2001) "Culture as a driving force" contributes to theory by adding

A social metaphor.

A technocultural metaphor.

A cultural ecological metaphor.

A cultural metaphor.

8. In Fang's (2005-2006) paper on culture the author talked about

Finnish sauna.

Finnish sauna and sisu

Finnish sauna in the Winter War.

Finnish sauna and song.

9. In Fang's (2005-2006) paper on culture the author talked about

Swedish stugor and folkhemmet.

Swedish fika and IKEA.

Swedish fika and folksong.

Swedish “hon”, “han”, and “hen”.

10. In Fang's (2005-2006) paper on culture the author suggested that

We perceive culture as having a life of its opposites.

We perceive culture as having a life of its own.

We perceive culture not having a life of its own.

We perceive culture only having a life of its opposites.

11. According to Fang (2012) "Yin Yang: A new perspective on culture" the principles of Yin Yang are:

Dynastic, dialectic, holistic.

Dynastic, dualistic, harmonistic.

Dynamism, dialectical, harmonistic.

Dynamic, dialectical, holistic.

12. 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?

Because of prevailing cognitive system

Because of formal logic

Could be A or B, or both

None of them are correct

13. What are the characteristics of Hofstede's static cultural paradigm according to Fang (2012) "Yin Yang: A new perspective on culture"?

Capturing culture through simplification, nationality/nation as the basis of analysis, focus on cultural difference.

Bipolar cultural dimension, value as the most crucial component of culture, culture stability over time.

All of the above characteristics

None of the above characteristics

14. 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

They respond to cultural cues in culturally coregent ways, because they suppress one identity, depending on the context.

They switch between their cultural identities.

They have less internal conflicts, because they keep their cultural identities separate.

They perceive their two identities as compatible and complementary.

15. Fang & Chimenson's (2017) Thunderbird International Business Review paper describes that

Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2006–2010 but positive since the end of 2010.

Swedish media had an overwhelmingly positive tone under 2007–2011 but negative since the middle of 2011.

Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2009–2012 but positive since the end of 2012.

Swedish media had an overwhelmingly negative tone under 2008–2013 but positive since the middle of 2013.

16. According to Chen & Miller (2010) business reality has transformed from

West meets East” to “East meets West”.

“West leads East” to “East leads West”.

“West leads East” to “West meets East”.

“West meets East” to “East faces West”.

17. Fang & Chimenson (2017) pointed out

The media’s inability to analyze in terms of size, speed, paradox, and philosophy.

The media’s inability to analyze in terms of vision, speed, context, and history.

The media’s inability to analyze in terms of strategy, tradition, culture, and philosophy.

The media’s inability to analyze in terms of history, situation, culture, and religion.

18. According to Fang (2001) "Culture as a driving force"

Fairness is at the core of this case study.

Cooperation is basic to Chinese negotiation style.

Reciprocity is at the core of this case study.

Competition is at the center of Chinese negotiation propensity.

19. Which of the following characteristics of culture is connected to the bipolar paradigm of culture described in Fang (2005-2006)?

Culture changes over time.

Culture is negotiated.

Culture is learned and passed on.

Culture is variable.

20. According to Fang (2012) "Yin Yang: A new perspective on culture

Culture is a unique inherited portfolio of globally-selected value orientations as a consequence of that culture’s five-dimensional learning over time.

Culture is a unique strategic portfolio of globally-selected value orientations as a consequence of that culture’s all-dimensional learning over time.

21. 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:

They learned from their counterparts.

They made sure they didn’t lose face.

They got back at those who did them wrong at all cost.

They were teaching their counterparts.

22. 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

Because the new and old NOR managers are private friends.

Because the new NOR manager was appointed by the old NOR manager.

The Chinese negotiator’s actual intention was to give the Shanghai assistant a lesson.

The Chinese negotiator’s true intention was to give the Swedish assistant a lesson.

23. According to Brannen & Thomas (2010) bicultural individuals identify with

One (or more) distinct cultures because of having internalized more than one set of cultural schemas

Two (or more) distinct cultures because of having internalized more than one set of cultural schemas.

Three (or more) distinct cultures because of having internalized more than one set of cultural schemas.

Multiple-level distinct cultures because of having internalized more than one set of cultural schemas.

24. Fang et al (2004)'s "Why did the Telia-Telenor merger fail" challenges

Hofstede’s cultural paradigm through a historical angle.

Hofstede’s cultural paradigm through a paradoxical angle.

Hofstede’s cultural paradigm through a philosophical angle.

Hofstede’s cultural paradigm through a Yin Yang angle.

25. Hofstede's cultural paradigm emphasizes

Disruptive cultural change.

Ecological change.

Cultural stability.

Ecological stability.

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