MIB Master of International Business: Cross Culture Management 5

Question 1

A multinational corporation creates a code of ethics that applies uniformly across all countries. This approach reflects which cross-cultural strategy?

Accepted Answer

Ethical universalism

Answer

Ethical universalism holds that core ethical standards should apply globally regardless of local cultural practices, establishing a consistent moral baseline across operations.

Question 2

Which phenomenon occurs when expatriate managers who have successfully adapted abroad return home and find it difficult to reintegrate into their home culture?

Accepted Answer

Reverse culture shock (re-entry shock)

Answer

Reverse culture shock occurs when repatriates return home after abroad assignments and find that their own culture now feels foreign due to changed expectations and perspectives.

Question 3

When Hofstede's masculinity dimension is HIGH in a culture, business environments typically emphasize:

Accepted Answer

Assertiveness, material success, and competitive achievement

Answer

High masculinity cultures value competitiveness, achievement, and material rewards, whereas feminine cultures prioritize quality of life, cooperation, and caring for others.

Question 4

The 'Bennett Model of Intercultural Sensitivity' (DMIS) describes a progression from ethnocentrism to ethnorelativism. Which stage represents the midpoint transition?

Accepted Answer

Minimization

Answer

Minimization is the last ethnocentric stage where one acknowledges cultural differences but minimizes their importance, believing all humans are essentially the same.

Question 5

A Japanese company implements nemawashi before a major organizational change. This practice involves:

Accepted Answer

Consensus-building through informal consultations before formal approval

Answer

Nemawashi is the Japanese practice of building consensus through quiet, one-on-one consultations with all stakeholders before a formal decision is announced.

MIB - Master of International Business Practice Test

MIB - Master of International Business Practice Test

MIB Master of International Business: Cross Culture Management 5