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evelyn o bentley

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on: Jul 6, 2018
Managers with a parochial view of the world tend to see things from the point of view of a foreign culture.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

Cultures with a high assertiveness rating tend to have people who are timid and shy.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Parochialism is a narrow, rather than a broad, point of view. A manager with a parochial view sees things only through his or her own culture and does not try to understand the perspective of a person from another culture.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A high assertive rating is the opposite of being timid and shy. Assertive people are confrontational and not reluctant to demand what they want.


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