Question

Uncertainty avoidance

A. The extent to which people accept as normal an unequal distribution of power Power distance
B. Characterized by tight social frameworks in which people tend to base their identities on the group or organization to which they belong Collectivism
C. The extent to which people feel threatened by unknown situations and prefer to be in clear and unambiguous situations Masculinity
D. The extent to which the dominant values in a society emphasize aggressiveness and the acquisition of money and other possessions as opposed to concern for people, relationships among people, and overall quality of life
Chinese executives who come to work in the United States may slowly begin to act more like U.S. managers and less like Che managers
a. Culture
b. Cultural etiquette
c. Globalization
d. Internationalization

Answer 1

Uncertainty avoidance

• C. The extent to which people feel threatened by unknown situations and prefer to be in clear and unambiguous situations Masculinity

Uncertainty avoidance represents how societies or groups do not like to deal with uncertainty or ambiguous situation, i.e. the unknown. The higher the uncertainty avoidance, the lower the risks that a society or group is willing to take. Societies or groups with high uncertainty avoidance will develop strong cultures and norms, authority will be rarely questioned and people will follow established procedures and rules.

Chinese executives who come to work in the United States may slowly begin to act more like U.S. managers and less like Chinese managers

• d. Internationalization

Internationalization takes place when individuals that migrate to other countries start losing their national cultural habits and start acting like the individuals of the country or countries that they move to. This process takes place when immigrants are assimilated by the new culture and they themselves /the immigrants) assimilate the new culture as their own or blend some aspects of the new culture with aspects of their national culture.