INTB 3355 MODULE 3 HOMEWORK EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
/. We are each born with a knowledge of our culture. - Answer-✅False; One of the
critical aspects of culture is that it is learned, not inherent.
/.Anthropologist E. T. Hall suggests that the best way to learn about another culture is to
read about it. - Answer-✅False; Hall suggests either spending a lifetime in it or
undergoing extensive training, including language.
/.History shows that businesses make few costly mistakes when making product
introductions into foreign markets. - Answer-✅False; Actually, businesses make many
costly mistakes in the marketing area, especially in design, ad copy, and pricing.
/.Cultural attitudes toward change do not affect the acceptance of new production
methods. - Answer-✅False; Cultural attitudes affect the acceptance of new products.
/.Desired leadership traits are consistent among cultures. - Answer-✅False; Leadership
traits vary by culture and desired leadership traits also vary.
/.Although some business areas, such as accounting and finance, are quantitative, they
are at the same time affected by culture. - Answer-✅True; Both accounting and finance
are influenced by the culture's notion of the basic nature of people. Are controls needed
to keep people honest?
/.When we use cultural frameworks to build our understanding of another culture, we
enter a values-free zone. - Answer-✅False; By their very nature, these frameworks are
comparative to our own culture.
/.In Hall's use, context is relevant in a communication act. - Answer-✅True; Context is
relevant in a communication act.
/.In low-context cultures, people tend to form long-lasting relationships that endure over
time. - Answer-✅False; High-context cultures tend to have many long-term
relationships.
/.Hofstede's individualism-collectivism dimension measures the degree to which
economic activity is socialist (communal) or capitalist (independent). - Answer-✅False;
This dimension measures the degree to which people tend to be integrated into groups.
AND ANSWERS
/. We are each born with a knowledge of our culture. - Answer-✅False; One of the
critical aspects of culture is that it is learned, not inherent.
/.Anthropologist E. T. Hall suggests that the best way to learn about another culture is to
read about it. - Answer-✅False; Hall suggests either spending a lifetime in it or
undergoing extensive training, including language.
/.History shows that businesses make few costly mistakes when making product
introductions into foreign markets. - Answer-✅False; Actually, businesses make many
costly mistakes in the marketing area, especially in design, ad copy, and pricing.
/.Cultural attitudes toward change do not affect the acceptance of new production
methods. - Answer-✅False; Cultural attitudes affect the acceptance of new products.
/.Desired leadership traits are consistent among cultures. - Answer-✅False; Leadership
traits vary by culture and desired leadership traits also vary.
/.Although some business areas, such as accounting and finance, are quantitative, they
are at the same time affected by culture. - Answer-✅True; Both accounting and finance
are influenced by the culture's notion of the basic nature of people. Are controls needed
to keep people honest?
/.When we use cultural frameworks to build our understanding of another culture, we
enter a values-free zone. - Answer-✅False; By their very nature, these frameworks are
comparative to our own culture.
/.In Hall's use, context is relevant in a communication act. - Answer-✅True; Context is
relevant in a communication act.
/.In low-context cultures, people tend to form long-lasting relationships that endure over
time. - Answer-✅False; High-context cultures tend to have many long-term
relationships.
/.Hofstede's individualism-collectivism dimension measures the degree to which
economic activity is socialist (communal) or capitalist (independent). - Answer-✅False;
This dimension measures the degree to which people tend to be integrated into groups.
