Business across cultures 1

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Across
  1. 1. not emotionally close; maintaining formality or status-based separation
  2. 5. culture a workplace environment dominated by aggressive, traditionally masculine traits
  3. 7. core principles or standards considered important by individuals or cultures
  4. 10. the process of reducing the number of management levels in an organization
  5. 12. culture an environment that promotes risk-taking and innovation
  6. 14. not easily accessible; emotionally or physically removed from others
  7. 17. power–distance culture a culture that accepts strong hierarchies and authority gaps
  8. 18. of address ways of speaking to or naming others based on formality and hierarchy
  9. 19. culture the shared values, attitudes, and practices within a specific company
  10. 21. power–distance culture a culture where hierarchy is minimized and power is more equally shared
  11. 23. differences variations in norms, values, and behaviors across cultures
  12. 24. easy to reach or communicate with, regardless of status
  13. 25. accepted ideas or convictions held by a person or group
  14. 27. culture an organizational focus on achieving sales performance and targets
  15. 28. informal or friendly in tone; lacking strict formality
  16. 29. culture the norms and practices that shape behavior in a business setting
Down
  1. 2. friendly and open to feedback or interaction
  2. 3. the shared customs, values, and behaviors of a group or organization
  3. 4. the process of choosing between different courses of action
  4. 6. culture a work environment where working long hours is the norm
  5. 8. organized in levels of rank or authority
  6. 9. culture a workplace that encourages continuous knowledge development
  7. 11. of equals a group where all members are treated and heard equally
  8. 13. polite submission or respect shown to superiors
  9. 15. culture the overall culture of a large organization or corporation
  10. 16. dimensions key aspects used to compare and understand cultures (e.g., Hofstede’s model)
  11. 20. the extent to which less powerful members accept unequal power distribution
  12. 22. oversimplified and fixed ideas about a particular group or culture
  13. 26. layers the number of levels in a company’s organizational structure