Global Mindset

Question 1

Civil law

Answer 1

Legal system based on written codes (laws, rules, or regulations).

Question 2

Common law

Answer 2

Legal system in which each case is considered in terms of how it relates to legal decisions that have already been made; evolves through judicial decisions over time.

Question 3

Cultural intelligence

Answer 3

Capacity to recognize, interpret, and behaviorally adapt to multicultural situations and contexts.

Question 4

Culture

Answer 4

Basic beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors, and customs shared and followed by members of a group, which give rise to the group’s sense of identity.

Question 5

Due process

Answer 5

Concept that laws are enforced only through accepted, codified procedures.

Question 6

Global mindset

Answer 6

Ability to take an international perspective, inclusive of other cultures’ views.

Question 7

High-context cultures

Answer 7

Societies or groups characterized by complex, usually long-standing networks of relationships; members share a rich history of common experience, so the way they interact and interpret events is often not apparent to outsiders.

Question 8

Jurisdiction

Answer 8

Right of a legal body to exert authority over a given geographical territory, subject matter, or persons or institutions.

Question 9

Low-context cultures

Answer 9

Societies in which relationships have less history; individuals know each other less well and don’t share a common database of experience, so communication must be very explicit.

Question 10

Rule of law

Answer 10

Concept that stipulates that no individual is beyond the reach of the law and that authority is exercised only in accordance with written and publicly disclosed laws.