1. A high-context culture is one in which:
a. people's actions are more a result of environmental pressures than of personal convictions
b. the words used by the speaker explicitly convey the speaker's message to the listener
c. the circumstances of a conversation are more important than the words actually spoken
d. people's actions are more a result of personal convictions than of environmental pressures
2. Hinduism is a religion:
a. that prohibits payment of interest on debt
b. based on the work ethic
c. without a god
d. taught through stories that are not believed to be real
3. Reporting higher profits to shareholders and lower profits to the government's tax-collection authority is a common practice of:
a. German firms
b. French firms
c. U.S., German, and French
d. firms U.S. firms
4. One of the following is a strategic imperative of firms:
a. acquiring resources
b. engaging in foreign direct investments
c. seeking new partnerships
d. advancing technology