managing across cultures (English for Business studies)

Question 1

the process of organizing a business or industry so that its main activities happen in local areas rather than nationally or internationally

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localization

Question 2

knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing

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aware

Question 3

to invent or make something, such as a speech or a device, at the time when it is needed without already having planned it

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improvise

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understanding or knowing without consciously using reason

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intuition

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the condition of being dealt with before other things or of being considered more important than other things

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precedence

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face to face disagreement or argument

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confrontation

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reducing demands or changing opinions in order to agree

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compromise

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to cut into someone else’s turn to speak

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interrupt

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courteous, amiable, accommodating, compromiser, good listener

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reactive

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a long, thin stick of wood or metal, often used standing straight up in the ground to support things

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poles

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thought based on reason and judgement rather than feelings and emotions

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logic

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people of influence or importance with whom you are associated

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connections

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respect, prestige or importance given to someone

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status

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believing that group is more important than individual

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collectivist

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to be humiliated or disrespected in public

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lose face

Question 16

looking directly at the people you are taking or listening to

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eye contact

Question 17

When a judge sums up towards the end of a trial, he or she makes a speech to the jury telling them again of the main matters they should consider in the case

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sum up

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to take or move out or back, or to remove

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withdraw

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If something you have done pays off, it is successful

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pay off

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(of water or air) not flowing or moving, and smelling unpleasant

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stagnant

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to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually

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evolve

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a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this

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attitude

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an answer or reaction

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response

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an arrangement in which two or more things are positioned in a straight line or parallel to each other

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alignment

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slowly over a period of time or a distance

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gradually

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the fact of someone behaving exactly according to rules, beliefs, etc.

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Adherence

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the situation when the members of a group or society are united

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cohesion

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the action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve it or prevent it from getting wors

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Intervention

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to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone:

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rejecting

Question 30

an occasion when someone tries to interfere in a situation

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interference