Author Question: How can culture shock be attenuated? a. The company should provide frequent trips back home. b. The ... (Read 63 times)

plus1 · **on:** Jun 29, 2018

How can culture shock be attenuated?
a. The company should provide frequent trips back home.
b. The company should increase the salesperson's salary.
c. The company should help the employee know what to expect in the new environment.
d. The company should administer personality tests.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of Hispanic American consumers?
A) They sometimes resist assimilation out of a desire to maintain their ethnic identity.
B) They are likely to believe that people should feel free to live and look the way they want to.
C) They have more positive attitudes toward ads than other ethnic consumers.
D) They are the third largest and fastest growing subculture in the United States.
E) They are more likely than other consumers to check prices and products on the Internet.

ryhom · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 29, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Culture shock can be diminished when employees know what to expect in their new environment. Some familiarity with the physical and social environment needs to be provided to the prospective expatriate to attenuate culture shock.

Answer to Question 2

A