Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Among cultural patterns of which one should be aware is the importance of making direct eye contact most of the time with Japanese businesspeople. 
2. Globalization is defined as the elimination of all trade barriers worldwide. 
3. Great communications systems have been a hallmark of great civilizations. 
4. Air travel and electronic media have made the global village phenomenon possible. 

Answer 1

1. FALSE
Before you travel and conduct business abroad, spend some time learning about patterns of interpersonal communication. In Japan, for instance, it is considered rude to look directly into the eye for more than a few seconds.
2. FALSE
Globalization is the trend of the world economy toward becoming a more interdependent system.
3. TRUE
The hallmark of great civilizations has been their great systems of communications.
4. TRUE
The global village refers to the "shrinking" of time and space as air travel and the electronic media have made it easier for the people of the globe to communicate with one another.