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 among different groups. What follows are twenty five statements about various cultural issues. Read each statement and indicate at which level you agree or disagree with the statement. Please answer all of the questions. 1. Age _____ 2. Gender: MALE FEMALE 3. Which best describes your Spanish language abilities: A non-speaker of Spanish A non-native speaker of Spanish A completely bilingual speaker of Spanish and English A native speaker of Spanish 4. Which best describes your ethnic background: White Black Hispanic Other 5. Are you now or have you ever been enrolled in a Spanish course? Yes No 1 Strongly Agree Agree 2 4 3 5 Generally Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

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

2. If a Latin American were to come see me professionally here in the United States, I would expect that person to be able to speak English, at least well enough to conduct business. _____ 3. If an executive from Latin America came to see me professionally here in the United States, I would want to speak in Spanish with this person. _____ 4. If I were in Latin America, I feel confident enough about my Spanish abilities to be able to conduct business in Spanish. _____ 5. When dealing with Latin Americans professionally, I believe that North Americans who are Hispanic have inherent advantages. ______ 6. I believe that in professional settings it is important to get everything out on the table as quickly and directly as possible. _______ 7. The little extra touch that is added to a person's office is important in making a statement about the professionalism with which he or she will conduct business. _______ 8. It is important for me to know how someone feels about general topics and 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 who conducts business professionally. _____ 11. I do not believe that race should ever be considered a determining factor in who conducts business professionally. ______

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

13. If a foreign female executive from another country were to come to the United States to represent her company, I could deal with her as I would a male executive. ______ 14. I believe that a woman from an American company can work with Latin Americans in the same way as male executives do. ______ 15. I believe in being loyal to my company, even if it means that my own personal and professional development might be delayed. ______ 16. I believe in being loyal to my family, even if it means that my own personal 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't think that work should infringe on my personal time. _______ 19. I prefer to use people's first names in professional settings. It creates a more informal atmosphere and it seems artificial to use titles ______ 20. I think that it is important to keep your professional and personal life separate. ______ 21. Where someone studied and where he or she got their degrees tells a lot about their education. ______ 22. Wearing professional attire helps establish a level of formality in a work 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 is important be open and honest and tell someone when their work isn't up

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