Cultural Quizz Answer

Assessment Analysis Mary Anne Castro Aguilar – Cultural Quiz Answers No Question Correct answer Your answer Marks 1 The French are more interested in immediate agreements than long term objectives. False False 2 The French negotiating style is more emotional than logical. False False 3 French bosses are very egalitarian. False False 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 True 12 Communication in French organisations is horizontal rather than vertical. False True 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 False 19 French middle managers, like those in Japan, make more decisions than top management. False False 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 False Total: 15