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Strategies for Professional Growth · Quiz 2 · 16 Mar 2025 · January 2025 term

Question 16: [Cultural Dimensions] Parag, a senior project manager, r…

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[Cultural Dimensions] Parag, a senior project manager, recently moved to the UK for a global assignment. In India, he was used to a workplace where decisions were largely driven by senior leaders, and team members typically followed instructions without much debate. However, in the UK, he noticed that junior employees openly questioned their managers' decisions and participated equally in discussions. Parag initially found this surprising, as he was accustomed to a more hierarchical work culture in India. Curious about these differences, he explored Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and found that workplace structures and authority dynamics vary significantly across cultures.
[Cultural Dimensions] Which cultural dimension best explains Parag’s observation about differences in workplace hierarchy between India and the UK?

  1. A

    Power distance

  2. B

    Individualism

  3. C

    Uncertainty avoidance

  4. D

    Motivation towards success

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  • A

    Power distance

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Question 16 of 21 in the IIT Madras BS Strategies for Professional Growth (SPG) Quiz 2 paper sat on 16 Mar 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 16 Mar 2025). It carries 1 mark.

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