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This questionnaire has been designed to help students who are enrolled in Spanish 315 to

identify how opinions on certain cultural issues related to business practices compare amongdifferent groups.

What follows are twenty five statements about various cultural issues. Read eachstatement and indicate at which level you agree or disagree with the statement. Please answer allof the questions.

1. Age _____

2. Gender:MALEFEMALE

3. Which best describes your Spanish language abilities:

A non-speaker of SpanishA non-native speaker of SpanishA completely bilingual speaker of Spanish and EnglishA native speaker of Spanish

4. Which best describes your ethnic background:WhiteBlackHispanicOther

5. Are you now or have you ever been enrolled in a Spanish course?YesNo

1 2 34 5

Strongly Generally Neutral Disagree

StronglyAgree Agree Disagree

1. If a foreigner were to come to see me professionally here in theUnited States, I would expect that person to be able to speak English, atleast well enough to conduct business. _____

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2. If a Latin American were to come see me professionally here in theUnited States, I would expect that person to be able to speak English, atleast well enough to conduct business. _____

3. If an executive from Latin America came to see me professionallyhere in the United States, I would want to speak in Spanish with thisperson. _____

4. If I were in Latin America, I feel confident enough about my Spanishabilities to be able to conduct business in Spanish. _____

5. When dealing with Latin Americans professionally, I believe thatNorth Americans who are Hispanic have inherent advantages. ______

6. I believe that in professional settings it is important to get everythingout on the table as quickly and directly as possible. _______

7. The little extra touch that is added to a person's office is important inmaking a statement about the professionalism with which he or she willconduct business. _______

8. It is important for me to know how someone feels about general topicsand current events before getting down to business. ______

9. It is unfair to focus on one's connections more than one's ability. ______

10. I do not believe that gender should ever be considered a determining factor in whoconducts business professionally. _____

11. I do not believe that race should ever be considered a determiningfactor in who conducts business professionally. ______

12. I do not believe that age should ever be considered a determiningfactor in who conducts business professionally. ______

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13. If a foreign female executive from another country were to come tothe United States to represent her company, I could deal with her as Iwould a male executive. ______

14. I believe that a woman from an American company can work withLatin Americans in the same way as male executives do. ______

15. I believe in being loyal to my company, even if it means that my ownpersonal and professional development might be delayed. ______

16. I believe in being loyal to my family, even if it means that my ownpersonal and professional development might be delayed. ______

17. I believe that being punctual is a sign of respect and professionalism. _____

18. I don't mind putting in a full day of work, but when work time is through, I don'tthink that work should infringe on my personal time. _______

19. I prefer to use people's first names in professional settings. Itcreates a more informal atmosphere and it seems artificial to use titles ______

20. I think that it is important to keep your professional and personallife separate. ______

21. Where someone studied and where he or she got their degrees tellsa lot about their education. ______

22. Wearing professional attire helps establish a level of formality in awork environment.______

23. Among professional colleagues, I believe it is better to avoid talking

about politics and religion. _______

24. Even if somebody doesn't necessarily like it, I believe it isimportant be open and honest and tell someone when their work isn't up

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to standard. _______

25. You can talk about things forever, but until you see it in writing, itprobably doesn't mean all that much. __________