Business Chapter 14

Question 1

Bureaucracy

Answer 1

The system of rules

Question 2

Cultural dimensions

Answer 2

A set of characteristics that form the international context of business culture

Question 3

Infrastructure

Answer 3

The basic physical and organisational structures and facilities (e.g.buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of society or enterprise

Question 4

Multinational

Answer 4

A business organisation operating in several countries

Question 5

Organisational culture (also organisation, corporate or business culture)

Answer 5

The values, attitudes, beliefs meanings and norms that are shared by people and groups within an organisation

Question 6

Strong culture

Answer 6

A culture where the values, beliefs and ways of working one deeply fixed within the business and its employees

Question 7

Labour turnover

Answer 7

The rate at which employees leave a business

Question 8

Weak culture

Answer 8

A culture where workers are not fully aligned to the values, beliefs and ways of working of an organisation