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What are parochialism and simplification and how do they hinder effective cross-cultural management? What is the difference between stereotypes and generalizations? Illustrate your arguments with examples.

What are G. Hofstede’s cultural dimensions? What are some of their consequences?

Explain the issues surrounding the mining and use of cobalt in modern digital products. Be sure to consider different perspectives on the matter.

How do companies adjust their products and services for sales in other countries? Please provide concrete examples.

How is globalization defined? What kind of business processes does it involve? How has globalization affected different world regions? What are some of the benefits and costs of globalization for different sectors of society (companies, workers, communities)?

Describe France’s national culture and ways of doing business.

Write any 5 common French phrases of greeting, parting and/or thanking, appropriate for a business meeting, and their English equivalents.

Explain Trompenaars’s matrix of organizational cultures.

What is corporate social responsibility? Briefly discuss its theoretical roots and cultural perspectives. How does this trend impact the way multinational corporations do business? Illustrate with examples.

Imagine you’re a doctor and you discover that your patient, a recently born infant, has thrush. You order genetic sequencing and find that the RAG-1 gene doesn’t produce a functional enzyme.  From what you have learned in this class and with this information at hand, you can conclude that: