Steven, a new employee, just attended his first staff meeting. He noticed the st

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Steven, a new employee, just attended his first staff meeting. He noticed the staff were mostly listening, nodding in agreement and smiling whenever the department head spoke. However, during lunch, he heard some of the staff disagreeing with everything the department head had set out during the meeting. As a cross-cultural communication expert, you would explain to Steve that this behaviour is typical of a(n)___________culture.

western

small power distance

large power distance

collectivistic

individualistic

Explanation / Answer

Answer:large power distance

Explanation : Large power distance culture include cultures where the individuals in this group confirm to an hierarchical distribution of power and believe that power is distributed unequally. In groups of such cultures individuals refrain from expressing their own opinions and avoid disagreeing with the person in power. Therefore the correct answer in this example is large power culture.

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