MGT360 Final

MGT 360: Managing Cultural Differences and Diversity in a Global Economy

Take-Home Final Exam: 200 Points Possible

Due by Tuesday, November 17th by the end of the day (11:59pm EST)

via Bb and SafeAssign

Dr. Pisani Fall 2020

You will be required to answer TEN (10) identifications and SIX (6) short answers. The identifications are worth up to 5 points each and the short answers are worth up to 25 points each. The entire final exam is worth up to 200 points. The final is due November 19th by the end of the day.

Please write in proper essay form. You must turn this exam in through Blackboard via Assignments and SafeAssign (a plagiarism software). Use your own words, do not plagiarize. Plagiarism may result in a zero grade for the exam and possible further university-level disciplinary actions.

The exam covers lecture, discussion, course readings, videos, and other coursework with an emphasis since the midterm. You are expected to integrate this course information as well as appropriate examples (including lifelong learning, Haitian/Honduran/Paraguayan group interactions, etc.) into your answers; the best answers will do so.

Part I: Identifications (who, what, when, where, and why [as appropriate] in relation to the course):

You are required to identify TEN (10) of the following terms. Cleary indicate which terms you are answering. Each identification is worth up to 5 points apiece (as a guideline, about 1 robust paragraph (5-6 sentences) in length with appropriate examples).

<50 Points possible>

1968 Edcouch-Elsa High School Walkout

Anchoring

BATNA/WATNA

Chinese names/titles

Chiu le ma? (Have you eaten?)

Class collective

Danwei (work unit)

Generation Score

Gift giving

Harmony

Honor culture

Integrative & distributive deal making

Laoshi (teacher)

Li (decorum)

No-Spanish rule

Reservation price

Resilience

Transnationalism and assimilation

White racial frame

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Part II: Short Answer Questions

You are required to write short answers to ALL SIX (6) of the following short answer questions below. (As a guideline, roughly 4 to 6 robust paragraphs in length with appropriate examples). Each short answer is worth up to 25 points apiece. <150 points possible>

Answer ALL of the following questions. Clearly indicate the question you are answering.

1. From your study of Chinese, Latino (South Texas, including structural and cultural bias), and cultures of the Americas (e.g., Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay), compare and contrast the connection between culture and education. What are the implications for business? Explain.

2. Assess this statement within the context of course learning: “Minority status depends more on the treatment a population receives and how much wealth and power they have. Sociologists generally define a minority group as a category of people who control less power and wealth relative to their population size and who are subjected to negative stereotypes and discriminatory treatment” (Batos, p. 265)

3. What cultural navigation/agility tools have you developed throughout this course? How have you and your group been able to employ these tools (or not) within your cultural navigation virtual teams? How might you use these new tools/skills in the workplace? Explain. Use multiple examples as appropriate.

4. Compare and contrast the various definitions of culture offered throughout the course (see course readings [i.e., Hall, Hofstede, Brett, Adler]). What are (and are not) the critical elements of culture? How ought this knowledge be employed in managing cultural differences and diversity in a global economy? Explain. Use multiple examples as appropriate.

5. How are guanxi, face, and trust intertwined in Chinese culture? In Chinese business culture? In cross-cultural interactions between Chinese and other cultures? Explain. Use multiple examples as appropriate.

6. From your study of culture, what motivation strategies, decision-making models, and management styles might work best in various cultural work settings we have studied (e.g., China, Mexico, South Texas, USA, Haiti/Honduras/Paraguay) and elsewhere? Explain (illustrate your answer with specific workplace examples).