Question

Prior to departure on an overseas assignment, employees should receive language and cross-cultural training. For Alex’s training, his company has sent him to the nearby Chinatown neighborhood to talk to residents there about cultural differences. This type of training is known as:
A. cultural simulation.
B. documentary training.
C. field simulation.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Cultural simulation.

Explanation:

Prior to departure on an overseas assignment, employees should receive language and cross-cultural training. For Alex’s training, his company has sent him to the nearby Chinatown neighborhood to talk to residents there about cultural differences. This type of training is known as cultural simulation where individuals are given training and constructive encounters of the culture where they have to work, with the help of providing an environment almost similar to that place where they will be sent. An approximate imitation of the real culture is being created to impart training to the employees so they can easily perform better in the real environment and they can easily adjust in the new culture by taking less time.