Ke Guiwen is visiting the United States from China. As he visits several companies and talks to both workers and managers, he is surprised to realize that although U.S. workers seem to have more autonomy than the employees in his company, they also tend not to work together to complete tasks. In this scenario, Ke Guiwen's surprise is probably due to a(n) ________ in his culture.

A. high power distance
B. collectivist orientation
C. communist orientation
D. individualist orientation


Answer: B

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