Power distance describes the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. the extent to which the society is organized around individuals or the group. the extent to which cultures hold values that were traditionally perceived as masculine or feminine. the extent to which a culture programs its members to feel either uncomfortable or comfortable in unstructured situations. None of the above describes power distance.

Erika is a human resource manager at bluetel inc., a software company. she receives a call from an hr manager at another software company asking about marshall, a software engineer who used to work at bluetel and has applied for a job at the caller's company. erika checks the company's records and sees that a coworker had accused marshall of racial discrimination, but an investigation did not turn up any evidence to support the charge. marshall left the company two months later, saying he was no longer comfortable there. erika is concerned about sharing the details of this situation with the caller. if telling the information to the caller leads to the other company not hiring marshall, what potentially unlawful behavior could marshall accuse bluetel of engaging in?

Situation #2: imagine that you are a newspaper editor in columbus, oh in 1863. the civil war has been dragging on for more than two years already and shows no signs of ending soon. you are aware that many black males are willing to enlist in the union army but you fear that they may be mistreated and abused by the majority of soldiers on either side in this war. write a one-page letter (double spaced) editorial for tomorrow's edition of the newspaper. the topic is military service in the union army by free african american males. in your editorial, take a clear position for or against having black men join the fight. be sure to give reasons for whatever position you choose to take.

What greek scientist created a screw to move water for irrigation?