The core courses provide rigorous grounding in the discipline of management and the understanding of business in their proper relief. The core courses are taught in the First year, which is divided into three Terms a Term is typically of 10 weeks of classes and at most 2 weeks of examinations.
Elective courses begin from Term-3 onwards. Thus, while Term-1 and Term-2 have only core courses, Term-3 has both core and elective courses. The second year of the programme, from Term-4 to Term-6 consists only of elective courses.
These electives comprise courses offered by different Areas, courses of independent study, exchange programmes, and mandatory International Immersion Programme IIP.
The International Immersion Programme is a part of the full time course curriculum held after Term-3 for students to have an exposure to international business scenario and global best practices in their respective area of specialization. The immersion involves 15 hours of in-class course in an elective of choice along with industrial and corporate visits at any one of the international partner institutions abroad.
The credits earned in the IIP accrue in Term Programme Structure and Credits The institute uses the concept of credits to indicate the number of in-class contact hours in a course. One credit equals 10 in-class contact hours. The 3. A student at FORE is required to do Out of the required credits, The It is subject to the safe International traveling conditions during the said period of time and Institute reserves the right to cancel the same in a pandemic like situation.
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B Cultural diversity is most successful when domestic and foreign firms establish joint ventures. C Cultural diversity may help a company gain deeper knowledge about products and services. D The process of bringing people of different national cultures together is often difficult. A A company implements practices that are less effective than intended. B Local employees are overlooked for promotions by home country managers.
C Expatriate managers rely too heavily on local employees for negotiating business deals. D Foreign and domestic companies make adjustments for the local culture and legal environment.
A Cultural variables can easily be isolated from other factors such as economic and political conditions. B Although most cultural variables are universal, the forms these variables take differ from culture to culture. C Most cultural variables are superficial and can easily be influenced by environmental factors.
D Within a culture, everyone responds to particular cultural variables the same way. Answer: B Diff: 3 Skill: Concept Objective: Explain why culture, especially national culture, is important in IB, but tricky to assess AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 6 Businesspeople seeking to understand more about another culture in order to successfully conduct business within that culture would be best advised to do which of the following?
A Cultures are static, which leads researchers to draw false conclusions from old data. B It is impossible to compare countries because of differences in data. C Responses are reported in averages, which can lead to a belief in unrealistic stereotypes. D People are reluctant to complain about their own cultures, so they present only positive opinions to researchers.
Answer: C Diff: 3 Learning Outcome: Explain how differences in culture affect the international business environment Skill: Concept Objective: Explain why culture, especially national culture, is important in IB, but tricky to assess AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 8 Many firms gain a global competitive advantage by fostering cultural diversity.
Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Skill: Concept Objective: Explain why culture, especially national culture, is important in IB, but tricky to assess AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 10 The lack of cultural guidebooks and research specifically for international managers poses a significant problem for global firms.
Answer: The nation, as opposed to the State, provides a workable definition of a culture for international business because basic similarity among people is both a cause and an effect of national boundaries.
The laws governing business operations also apply primarily along national lines. Within the bounds of a nation are people who largely share essential attributes, such as values, language, and race. However, these shared attributes do not mean that everyone in a country is alike, nor do they suggest that each country is unique in all respects.
A nations fail to mediate the different interests within their boundaries B self-stereotypes tend to fall along national lines C such an approach tends to be polycentric D variations tend to be great within a country state Answer: D Diff: 2 Skill: Concept Objective: Grasp the major causes of national cultural formation and change AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 20 Certain attitudes can link groups, such as managers, from different nations more closely than managers within a given nation.
A modified significantly between childhood and adulthood B altered during adulthood through imposition C affected primarily by teenage peer pressure D acquired mainly during early childhood Answer: D Diff: 2 Skill: Concept Objective: Grasp the major causes of national cultural formation and change AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 23 Which of the following is a reason for global companies to NOT take religious beliefs into account?
A Religion has an impact on almost every business function. B A company could get in trouble with local religious authorities. D Religion may influence consumer behavior. A The largest portion of global output is in English-speaking countries. C English is the official national language in most countries where FDI is encouraged.
A it is less frequently used than French in international business B there is a growing disagreement over which version of English to use, e. A cultural diffusion is a two-way process B cultural trends come from emerging nations C existing national borders are shifting D material cultures are becoming universal Answer: A Diff: 2 Skill: Application Objective: Grasp the major causes of national cultural formation and change AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 32 American hamburgers, Japanese sushi, Italian pizza, Mexican tacos, and Middle Eastern pita bread are now commonly found in most countries.
A people in the port cities have more contact with foreigners B the coastal area has to trade with countries using different religious holidays C the coastal area has a culture with a higher uncertainty avoidance D the coastal area is secular, whereas the interior of Saudi Arabia has a state religion Answer: A Diff: 2 Learning Outcome: Explain how differences in culture affect the international business environment Skill: Concept Objective: Grasp the major causes of national cultural formation and change AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 34 Cultural change may come by choice or imposition.
Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Learning Outcome: Explain how differences in culture affect the international business environment Skill: Concept Objective: Grasp the major causes of national cultural formation and change AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 37 Change agents intentionally cause or accelerate social and cultural change.
How do such cultural differences affect business practices for international firms? Answer: Cultures such as those in Northern Europe are called monochronic. People prefer to work sequentially, such as finishing with one customer before dealing with another. Conversely, polychronic Southern Europeans are more comfortable working simultaneously with all the tasks they face. Such cultural differences affect the degree of multitasking with which people are comfortable.
International companies and individuals must evaluate their business and personal practices to ensure that their behavior may fit with the culture.
A a desire to convert productivity gains into more leisure time B an adherence to some attributes that lead to economic growth C the belief that material success is related to salvation D the degree of ethnocentrism exhibited in a culture Answer: B Diff: 2 Skill: Concept Objective: Discuss major behavioral factors influencing countries' business practices AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 42 Which of the following is an example of an acquired group membership?
A power distance B fatalism C individualism D self-actualization Answer: A Diff: 2 Learning Outcome: Explain how differences in culture affect the international business environment Skill: Concept Objective: Discuss major behavioral factors influencing countries' business practices AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 47 Which of the following is characterized by low dependence on an organization and a desire for personal time, freedom, and challenges?
Which of the following would most likely motivate the firm's Japanese employees? A low uncertainty avoidance B high future orientation C low masculinity D high power distance Answer: B Diff: 2 Learning Outcome: Explain how differences in culture affect the international business environment Skill: Application Objective: Discuss major behavioral factors influencing countries' business practices AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 53 Raj, an engineer, works long hours and takes full responsibility for both his good and bad work performance.
A pragmatic B idealistic C fatalistic D high-context Answer: D Diff: 1 Learning Outcome: Explain how differences in culture affect the international business environment Skill: Concept Objective: Discuss major behavioral factors influencing countries' business practices AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 55 A culture in which people prefer to finish one task before starting another is most accurately characterized as which of the following?
A relativism B monochronic behavior C pragmatism D uncertainty avoidance Answer: C Diff: 1 Learning Outcome: Explain how differences in culture affect the international business environment Skill: Concept Objective: Discuss major behavioral factors influencing countries' business practices AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 58 National origin is an acquired group membership.
Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Skill: Concept Objective: Discuss major behavioral factors influencing countries' business practices AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 59 There is a strong correlation between the intensity of religious belief and attributes that lead to economic growth, such as obeying laws and thriftiness. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Skill: Concept Objective: Discuss major behavioral factors influencing countries' business practices AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 60 In a country with a high masculinity score, people have a tendency to feel sympathy towards individuals who are unemployed or homeless.
Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Learning Outcome: Explain how differences in culture affect the international business environment Skill: Concept Objective: Discuss major behavioral factors influencing countries' business practices AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 63 In societies where trust is high, there tends to be a lower cost of doing business. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Learning Outcome: Explain how differences in culture affect the international business environment Skill: Concept Objective: Discuss major behavioral factors influencing countries' business practices AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 64 A culture in which people prefer to handle tasks sequentially is a polychronic culture.
Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Learning Outcome: Explain how differences in culture affect the international business environment Skill: Concept Objective: Discuss major behavioral factors influencing countries' business practices AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments 65 Although countries are similar in terms of having a mandatory retirement age, they differ in what that age is.
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