IMT managers should know that employees from cultures with a high power distance are more likely to:

A) use their existing power to gain more power.
B) encourage consensus-oriented decision making.
C) avoid people in positions of power.
D) readily accept the high status of other people in the organization.
E) give their power to others as a sign of friendship.

Consensus-oriented Decision Making

A collective decision-making process that seeks agreement and acceptance from all members of a group before proceeding.

Power Distance

A cultural dimension that describes the extent to which individuals in a society accept that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally.

Cultural Differences

Variations in the values, beliefs, practices, and rituals among groups of people from different backgrounds.