International Business (Cultures Enviornment) Discussion Questions

Please answer each of the following questions:

Part I. (Basic Concepts)

1.What is culture? Socialization? Acculturation?

2.Explain the three cultural orientations of ethnocentrism, polycentrism and geocentrism? Give an example of each.

3.What is meant by corporate culture, professional culture and national culture? Give an example of each.

4.Define in your own words and give one example of each of the following: Metaphors, Stereotypes, and Idioms.

5.What are the different orientations to time? Give an example for each.

6.What are the main differences between high context and low context cultures?

7.What is Individualism-collectivism? Give an example of how it affects business practices across cultures.

8.What is Power distance? Give an example of how it affects business practices across cultures.

9.What is Uncertainty avoidance? Give an example of how it affects business practices across cultures.

10.What is Masculinity-femininity? Give an example of how it affects business practices across cultures.

11.What is Long-term/Short-term orientation? Give an example of how it affects business practices across cultures.

12.Indulgence versus restraint? Give an example of how it affects business practices across cultures.

13.How can managers succeed when operating in a culture that is very different from that of their own country?

Part II. (Critical Thinking)

1.How does globalization affect culture? Give at least one detailed and clear example.

2.Do you think technology affects culture and vice-versa?

Part III. (Case Questions) ( Will attach this in a message) 3 questions

Read and answer the questions at the end of the Closing Case: Hollywood and Global Culture.

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International Business

Part I. (Basic Concepts)

Question 1

Culture is an approach of engaging in activities, that is centered on a set of principles and norms, unique to a particular environment. Consequently, culture is always a result of socialization, in which case different people interact within a particular environment, and based on the existing set of principles, they eventually adopt similarities in their approaches to issues such they are distinguishable when in the company of others. Ultimately, it would be possible for different cultures to interact and share objectives within one environment. Under such circumstances, acculturation occurs, which includes a situation in which different cultures blend to become one culture.

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