Assignment
1. Cultural Anthropology is _______________.
a. Similar to Archaeology
b. Difficult to understand
c. The study of people
d. A primary requirement for global business
2. According to Tylor, culture includes "knowledge, belief, laws, customs, and ______?
a. Morals
b. Values
c. Family structure
d. Human nature
3. Counter cultures are in opposition to the sub-cultures.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
4. What are two primary sources of cultural change?
a. New products and the introduction of new restaurants
b. Discoveries and inventions
c. Integration of emigres and corresponding laws that allow for foreign workers
d. The Internet and cheaper technology
5. A value system describes what is expected or hoped for in a culture, not what actually occurs.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
6. According to Hofstede, what factors describe the degree to which people in a society are integrated into groups?
a. Power Distance
b. IDV (Individualism vs. Collectivism
c. UA (Uncertainty Avoidance)
d. MAS (Masculinity vs. Femininity)
e. LTO (Long-term Orientation vs. Short-term Orientation)
7. High-context communication is more precise than low-context communication.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
8. What are the primary means of non-verbal communication according to the lecture?
a. Visual, auditory, hands, and tactile
b. Visual, smell, hearing, and kinesthetic
c. Hearing, sight, smell, feel
d. Visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic
9. In non-verbal communication, if decoding is interpreting the information received from the encoder, what is encoding?
a. The act of generating information including facial expressions, gestures, tone of voice, and postures
b. The act of generating information including speaking, gestures, tone of voice, and postures
c. The generation of sounds
d. Writing everything on paper
10. In spoken language, ____________ replace words that are forbidden or inappropriate.
a. Slang
b. Euphemisms
c. Accents
d. Funny words
Section 2 (Short Answer/Essay).
1. Describe the differences between high-context and low-context communications. In your opinion, which type of communication (high-context or low-context) would be better to use when communicating with your project team? Use the Grading Rubric for Essays to guide your response.
2. Describe "the problem with interpreters". Provide an example of a situation where you might have to rely on an interpreter to help you conduct business in an international setting.
3. According to the text, non-verbal communication can represent almost 2/3 of all communication, and can be more meaningful than verbal communication. Why do you think this is true?
4. One strategy for negotiating is described in Lecture 6 as "distributive or hard-bargaining" where you would take an extreme position on something and only give up as little as possible to reach a deal. Describe your negotiating style. How would your negotiating style compare to the "distributive or hard-bargaining" negotiating style? Use the Grading Rubric for Essays to guide your response.
5. Provide a comparison of a custom from your home country (cultural characteristic) with a similar custom in the United States. If your home country is the United States, compare one of your customs with one from another country. Use the Grading Rubric for Essays to guide your response.
Section 3 (Long Answer/Essay) 50 points.
1. In a minimum of three to four paragraphs, describe why project managers should care about the effects of culture on their projects. First, provide an introduction on the topic to establish your baseline knowledge of the subject. For your primary topic response, discuss the effects of culture from both a business perspective and a management (of the project team) perspective. Use the Grading Rubric for Essays to guide your response.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.