Global Leadership
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Global Leadership explores the essential skills and competencies required to lead effectively in a complex, interconnected world. This course examines cross-cultural communication, ethical decision-making, and strategic thinking within international and multicultural contexts. Students will analyze global trends, study diverse leadership styles, and evaluate case studies involving multinational organizations. Through interactive assignments, teamwork, and reflective exercises, participants will develop their capacity to inspire, influence, and manage teams globally, preparing them to address the challenges and opportunities of leadership in a rapidly evolving global environment.
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Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace 5th Edition by Iris Varner
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Chapter 1: Culture and Communication
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Q1) Values in a culture:
A)are what that culture thinks is important
B)are the same in all cultures
C)are attitudes about power
D)are the result of attitudes
Answer: A
Q2) Culture,for purposes of business communication,is:
A)a soft add-on that is not always relevant
B)values,attitudes and behavior
C)unnecessary to investigate
D)constantly changing
Answer: B
Q3) You are born with your culture in your genes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Every culture is coherent and complete within itself.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Role of Language in Intercultural Business
Communication
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Q1) English is the most widely accepted language for business;therefore,native English speakers do not need to learn a foreign language.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The writing of dates can be confusing in intercultural communication.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) In polycentric staffing,managers of the subsidiary are natives of the country in which the subsidiary is located.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) More than 6500 different languages are spoken around the world.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Getting to Know Another Culture
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Q1) Discuss how a culture's view toward knowing and knowledge is related to how people learn to learn. Use examples to illustrate your discussion.
Answer: Knowing comes from concepts and from experiences;cultures tend more toward one than the other. Learning comes from mastering what is taught,formally and informally,and learning also comes from practical,hands-on,trial-and-error. Again,cultures tend toward one or the other. Obvious correlations exist between cultures that privilege learning from teachers,books,and other authorities and knowledge from concepts. Similarly,knowledge that is based in experience correlates with practical learning from experience.
Q2) Being cultures
A) stress the importance of human beings
B) value stillness,collectedness,and serenity
C) view activity as important for its own sake
D) prefer to fill emptiness with talk and action
Answer: B
Q3) Members of a culture are not necessarily the best authorities on that culture.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: The Self and Croups
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Q1) In some cultures,to pay back a favor to clear the indebtedness is to terminate the relationship.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the value of age/seniority and attitudes toward age in two cultures. Use specific examples.
Q3) Self-construal is either interdependent or co-dependent
A)True
B)False
Q4) The way women are viewed in different cultures can partly be understood by looking at their roles.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Collectivist cultures see group membership as permanent,while individualist cultures see group membership as potentially temporary. Discusses the implications of temporary versus permanent group membership upon communication with regard to a)face,b)emotion,and c)shame or guilt.
Q6) Why is form an important issue in intercultural communication? Use two cultures to give examples.
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Chapter 5: Organizing Messages to Other Cultures
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Q1) Discuss the issue of culture in the conventional communication model.
Q2) One way to communicate about a solution to a problem is through narrative.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Japanese communicators value "hearing one and understanding ten."
A)True
B)False
Q4) Framing is explaining a context of a message before delivering it.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Indirect plan is
A) preferred by cultures that value individual responsibility--both credit and blame B) preferred by cultures that communicate about results
C) preferred by low-context cultures for persuasion
D) preferred by high-context cultures only for persuasion
Q6) Channel choice (email,face-to-face,telephone)for communication is not affected by culture.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Nonverbal Language in Intercultural Communication
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Q1) Which of the following does not help in examining the timing of spoken exchanges?
A)Who initiates the communication?
B)What language do the speakers use?
C)What is acceptable behavior for interrupting the speaker?
D)What are the patterns for frequency of exchange?
Q2) The size and location of the office are symbols of status and power. This statement is most appropriate for
A)Japan
B)China
C)The United States
D)Egypt
Q3) Discuss at least three aspects of nonverbal communication and give specific examples illustrating their use in different cultures.
Q4) Which of the following statements is not true?
A)When German businesspeople meet,they shake hands.
B)Businesspeople from Latin America touch each other frequently while speaking.
C)The Japanese avoid personal contact when speaking to one another.
D)The Maori from New Zealand kiss each other when meeting
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Q5) In what ways can nonverbal communication signals indicate power and status?
Chapter 7: Cultural Rules for Establishing Relationships
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Q1) Cultures with a large power distance are hierarchical cultures.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the impact of philosophical orientations on ethics and business practices
Q3) The Japanese language illustrates the hierarchical orientation of the society.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Multinational companies can best ensure fair treatment of all employees in all subsidiaries by having the same evaluation standards and reward structures in all subsidiaries.
A)True
B)False
Q5) People in Latin America are loyal to an individual;in Japan people are loyal to a group.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are symbols of authority in various cultures?
Q7) Discuss several aspects of how people demonstrate power distance.
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Chapter 8: Information, Decisions, and Solutions
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Q1) Discuss the statement "Information is power." Choose two different cultures and use specific examples.
Q2) Informal information sources are not very reliable.
A)True B)False
Q3) Information management in companies today requires technology to capture and store information.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Collaborating is a conflict management mode that is encouraged in individualist cultures.
A)True B)False
Q5) The possession of information leads to an advantage in all cultures. Explain how information might be an advantage in an individualist culture and then compare how it might be an advantage in a collectivist culture. Be sure to mention similarities and differences.
Q6) A problem is a problem,defined the same way no matter what the culture.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 9: Intercultural Negotiation Teams
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Q1) Cultures that emphasize relationships may negotiate differently from cultures that emphasize results.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Note-taking and keeping a record of all that has been said and decided is not as important in collectivist teams.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Translators do not need to know the terminology of an industry,as long as they have a general competence in the country's official language.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Chinese had an interdependent self-construal;team members viewed themselves as part of a single unit made up of the individual people on the team,who in turn represented a larger unit. They believed themselves to be part of a collective.Canadians had an independent self-construal and came from an individualist culture. They acted as independent spokesmen for their company,and each had a viewpoint that was expressed.
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Chapter 10: Legal and Governmental Considerations in
Intercultural Business
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Q1) Compare and contrast various cultural attitudes towards trademarks and patents.
Q2) Major Japanese firms have company unions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Why do the conventions and rules for financial communication vary between cultures? After all,financial information is based on facts.
Q4) Because banking has become so international,all countries follow the same banking rules.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Lifetime employment emphasizes individual achievements.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The best thing for an international manager to do is to call in a lawyer from headquarters for all disputes.
A)True
B)False
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Q7) Why does a manager need to have a basic understanding of the law in order to be an effective intercultural communicator?
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Chapter 11: The Influence of Business Structures and
Corporate Culture on Intercultural Business
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Q1) The global structure emphasizes that there is a clear distinction between domestic and international communication.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The global structure does away with the separation between domestic and international operations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The international division structure is the most effective way for subsidiary managers to contact managers of functional areas at headquarters.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The international division structure
A)May encourage unhealthy competition between domestic and international operations
B)Fosters direct communication between subsidiaries and functional areas at headquarters
C)Is an outdated organizational structure
D)Encourages intercultural communication training for all employees.
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Chapter 12: Intercultural Dynamics in the International Company
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Q1) Mapping of differences is the first step in building effective team dynamics.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which is true? The traditional business communication model
A)Illustrates the complexity of the relationship between people.
B)Shows the basics of team dynamics .
C)Indicates that communication is an interactive two-way process.
D)Is useless because it does not show the role of technology in modern communication.
Q3) Culturally diverse teams will make better decisions than culturally homogeneous teams.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the case,Hana,a Joint Venture Between Health Snacks and Toka Foods,in view of the cultural knowledge you have gained during the semester.Use the questions at the end of the case as a guide in your analysis.
Q5) Once a merger is completed,the work of intercultural teams is completed.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the stages in the development of effective diverse teams.
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