QUESTION When compared to American society, Japanese society lacks: A. commitment to lifetime employment. B. emphasis on group memberships. C. self-managing work teams. D. close cooperation between individuals. E. dynamism and entrepreneurship. ANSWER E Just as U.S. society is characterized by a great deal of dynamism and entrepreneurship, reflecting the primacy of values associated […]
QUESTION Which of the following statements is true about the business implications of Japanese society? A. The determination of social status of an individual is independent of the standing of the group to which he or she belongs. B. It is difficult to find self-managing work teams within Japanese organizations. C. It is more successful […]
QUESTION Which of the following is a possible downside of emphasizing the primacy of group identification over individualism? A. It encourages managerial mobility between companies. B. It leads to a lack of dynamism and entrepreneurship. C. It hampers team building and cooperation. D. It raises the costs of doing business due to its adverse impact […]
QUESTION Which of the following statements is true about social stratification? A. The most rigid system of social stratification is a class system. B. Individuals are born into a particular social stratum. C. It is not possible for people to move between social strata. D. Britain is an example of a society where the caste […]
QUESTION If a society emphasizes the group as the primary unit of social organization, it is most likely to: A. encourage competition between the members of the group. B. expose managers to different ways of doing business. C. foster dynamism and entrepreneurship. D. discourage employees from moving from company to company. E. fail to facilitate […]
QUESTION Which of the following is a closed system of stratification in which social position is determined by the family into which a person is born, and change in that position is usually not possible during an individual’s lifetime? A. Caste B. Merit C. Class D. Economic E. Bureaucratic ANSWER A A caste system […]
QUESTION Mountland Republic follows a system of social stratification that allows for flexibility in terms of social mobility. In this system of open stratification the status of a person is solely determined by his or her own socioeconomic achievements. Mountland Republic is most likely to be following what type of system of social stratification? A. […]
QUESTION Under the Islamic banking method of mudarabah, when an Islamic bank lends money to a business, rather than charging that business interest on the loan, it takes a share in the profits that are derived from the investment. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER TRUE The Islamic banking method of […]
QUESTION Which of the following exemplifies violation of folkways best? A. Committing a financial fraud B. Practicing cannibalism under the belief that it leads to superpowers C. Failing to greet a person you know D. Stealing an author’s or an inventor’s intellectual property E. Murdering a business partner ANSWER C Folkways are the routine […]
QUESTION Islam is not just a religion; it is also the source of law, a guide to statecraft, and an arbiter of social behavior. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER TRUE Islam makes no distinction between church and state. It is not just a religion; Islam is also the source of […]
