Cultural Quiz Answers

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Karina Rodriguez – Cultural Quiz Answers

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	1			The French are more interested in immediate agreements than long term objectives.		False		True

	2			The French negotiating style is more emotional than logical.		False		False

	3			French bosses are very egalitarian.		False		True

	4			In France, status is based on achievement and results.		False		True

	5			The French stick rigidly to agendas.		False		True

	6			The French tend to believe they are intellectually superior to others.		True		True

	7			The French do not consider protocol important in work situations.		False		False

	8			The French are good compromisers.		False		True

	9			French people would rather be right than popular.		True		True

	10			The French prefer facts to ideas.		False		False

	11			The French prefer inefficient, charismatic leaders to efficient, mediocre ones.		True		False

	12			Communication in French organisations is horizontal rather than vertical.		False		False

	13			French business is very Americanized.		False		False

	14			Napoleon has been discredited in modern French society.		False		False

	15			Erroneous decisions by French managers are rarely forgiven and often result in the manager being fired.		False		True

	16			In France, attainment of immediate objectives is secondary to the reputation of the organisation and its socio-political goals		True		True

	17			There is little 'paternalism' in French companies.		False		False

	18			The French government protects large national companies more than most Europeans do.		True		True

	19			French middle managers, like those in Japan, make more decisions than top management.		False		True

	20			French senior administrators share information as much as possible with their staff to motivate them.		False		True

	21			Money is the best tool for motivating staff in France.		False		False

	22			French people have great respect for the law and rarely seek to get round regulations.		False		True

	23			French people rarely interrupt a speaker in a business meeting.		False		True

	24			French meetings begin promptly without any preliminary small talk.		False		True

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