Walmart ran afoul of Canadian and Mexican consumers because of ________

A) cultural insensitivity
B) a failure to observe local language laws
C) low wages
D) A and B
E) All of the above.


Answer: D

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The tendency to view one’s own group as the standard against which all other groups should be measured or judged is called _____

a. stereotyping b. labeling c. ethnocentrism d. prejudice

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