Which of the following is an example of a barrier in cross-cultural communication?
A. You are trying to get through to a colleague on the telephone, but you keep getting a buy signal.
B. Men are less likely than women to indicate that they are unsure about an issue.
C. The "OK" hand symbol means "all right" or fine in the United States, but is considered an insult in parts of Europe.
D. Those over the age of 70 are significantly less likely to use any form of social media.
E. Due to a hurricane affecting the East Coast, all Internet connections are down for thousands of miles.
C. The "OK" hand symbol means "all right" or fine in the United States, but is considered an insult in parts of Europe.
The "OK" hand symbol means "all right" or fine in the United States, but is considered an insult in parts of Europe. In other words, gestures, words, expressions, and jokes often have different meanings in different cultures or countries.
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A. summary commitment technique B. probing commitment technique C. success story commitment technique D. balance sheet commitment technique E. alternative choice commitment technique
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A. encouraging employees to generate ideas. B. the desire to grow at a slow and controlled pace. C. focusing on opportunities. D. being creative.
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A. promissory bill. B. royalty. C. franchise. D. patent.
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a. Collect eight additional samples and then decide. b. Wait and collect more data by increasing the sample size. c. Investigate assignable causes because four observations are above the center line. d. Investigate assignable causes because there is a bad trend (run).