QUESTION A person seeking and receiving help through a guanxi network is: A. liable to a social sanction if he or she does not reciprocate when called upon. B. considered to be disloyal to his or her superiors. C. free from reciprocal obligations. D. not a follower of Confucian ethics. E. hesitant to commit to […]
QUESTION Which of the following Confucian ethics is central to the Chinese concept of guanxi? A. Holding all material possessions in trust for God B. Renunciation of the material world C. Devoting life to a spiritual quest D. Reciprocal obligations E. Individual progress ANSWER D
QUESTION Which of the following is the most widely spoken language in the world, and is increasingly becoming the language of international business? A. Chinese B. French C. English D. Spanish E. German ANSWER C
QUESTION Chinese is the mother tongue of the largest number of people, but English is the most widely spoken language in the world. This indicates that: A. many people speak English as a second language. B. many native English speakers are learning Chinese. C. the population of native English speakers exceeds that of China. D. […]
QUESTION Which of the following is an aspect of nonverbal communication? A. Grammar B. Punctuation C. Speech tone D. Personal space E. Voice modulation ANSWER D
QUESTION When schools emphasize respect for others, obedience to authority, honesty, neatness, being on time, and use a grading system, they are: A. teaching children to be noncompetitive. B. impinging on fundamental freedoms and values. C. indirectly teaching cultural values and norms. D. indirectly creating a rigid caste system. E. unnecessarily deviating from formal education. […]
QUESTION Which of the following statements best defines personal space? A. It is the amount of distance to be maintained from the audience in order to be audible to them. B. It is a psychological phase wherein a person has free flowing thoughts. C. In ergonomics, it is the minimum amount of space required by […]
QUESTION Which of the following is a religion that prohibits the payment or receipt of interest, as it is considered to be usury? A. Hinduism B. Buddhism C. Christianity D. Confucianism E. Islam ANSWER E
QUESTION Which of the following statements is true about Buddhism? A. Buddhism was founded in the fifth century B.C. by K’ung-Fu-tzu, in China. B. The emphasis on wealth creation that is embedded in Protestantism is not found in Buddhism. C. Buddhism advocates the kind of extreme ascetic behavior that is encouraged by Hinduism. D. Like […]
QUESTION Muslim countries are likely to be receptive to international businesses as long as those businesses: A. behave in a manner that is consistent with Islamic ethics. B. do not hold affiliations with supranational organizations like the WTO or IMF. C. adopt western ideologies of doing business. D. generate income in the form of interest […]