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Bryan has been asked by his manager to directly contact the CEO of the foreign company they are trying to do business. However, Bryan knows that this is not a socially acceptable practice there, and it is better to wait for the company to contact him. Which aspect of culture is guiding Bryan’s decision?

Which activity engaged in by DenimExpress best exemplifies innovation?

Managers at the Blue Dragon Inc., an international company with operations in China and the United States, are often heard complaining about the difficulties in achieving synergy and cooperation between the employees of both the countries. After extensive research it was concluded that the cultural differences between these countries, which resulted in different work-related values, caused the lack of cooperation. In order to effectively tackle this problem, Blue Dragon Inc. should

Cheryl Peterson, a U.S.-based business executive, paid the equivalent of $20 to an official of the country of Murundi to expedite the overnight delivery of critical documents. When questioned, Cheryl Peterson claimed this was a way to facilitate the performance of an obligation that was already agreed upon. The $20 is an example of

The country of Morson has decided to privatize the state-owned cable television company. How can the country help this newly privatized industry succeed?

Zhen is writing a list of tasks that need to be done to create a prototype of his company’s new product. Some of these items can be accomplished only by certain departments, such as Design or Production, so instead of writing one long list, he breaks it down into a series of shorter lists that are separated by headings that name the department responsible for completing each list. Zhen is using the design principle of

Which of the following sentences uses technical words?

Ivar is writing an email to Paola, a long-time customer, to inform her that Ivar’s company will not be able to fulfill her recent order of 18-gauge silver wire. What should Ivar do to make this email effective?

Ending a message with a phrase such as “as soon as possible” helps in building goodwill.

When designing a corporate website, Brianne assigns a different color to each section heading on the home page, such as “About Us” (blue), “Products” (green), and “Locations” (orange). When visitors click on links for those sections, they land on pages designed using the assigned theme colors. This is an example of alignment.