Question 1

What four elements are the points of focus for a company culture that enhances retention of diverse employees?​

Accepted Answer

​a.Mission: The company is pursuing a la

Question 2

Cutting off older workers from job-related training and career development opportunities is a form of subtle discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Imagine you or your friend or coworker is being discriminated against at work.What comprehensive advice would you offer him or her?

Accepted Answer

If discrimination occurs over a secondar

Question 4

Clashes related to ethnocentrism are more likely to arise in a workplace with increased diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Affirmative action initiatives have helped increase the number of minority students enrolled at top U.S.universities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What does it mean to value diversity?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Recognizing that everyone has differences 
B)  ​Behaving as though individual and cultural differences don't exist 
C)  ​Having an ethnically diverse management team in the organization 
D)  ​Anticipating that workforce diversity will provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace 
A)  ​Recognizing that everyone has differences 
B)  ​Behaving as though individual and cultural differences don't exist 
C)  ​Having an ethnically diverse management team in the organization 
D)  ​Anticipating that workforce diversity will provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace

Question 7

Case 15.1
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Topco,Inc.is a manufacturer of electric fans and other low-tech cooling devices.Joan is the HR director.She is conducting a workshop for her managers on valuing diversity and inclusion.In an open discussion about the managers' concerns on this topic,Bob says,"I don't care what someone's race or gender,or whatever,is.I just have a tough time with the soft,fat,college-educated kids who come in here and tell me how to do my job." Jane chimes in,"The real issue here is men's inability to relate to women,each other,and minorities.I've yet to meet a male manager who can really understand someone who's not one of his drinking buddies." After a few more comments,Joan continues with the training program.
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Joan spends some time demonstrating that highly skilled and talented people will leave their company if not valued,how an inappropriate joke creates tension,and how failure to value individual employees could even lead to lower productivity.She then moves on to brainstorming what each manager can do as an individual to enhance diversity.She closes the day's session with a discussion of how diversity and inclusion management must be seen as a process,have clear business objectives that permit assessment,and be supported by managers at all levels if it is to succeed.
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-Refer to Case 15.1.Joan's presentation on the possibility of people leaving,tension,and reduced productivity can all be grouped under the heading of

Accepted Answer

A)  ​diversity conflict resolution and teambuilding. 
B)  ​subtle forms of discrimination and their consequences. 
C)  ​the economics of valuing diversity and inclusion. 
D)  ​the need for affirmative action. 
A)  ​diversity conflict resolution and teambuilding. 
B)  ​subtle forms of discrimination and their consequences. 
C)  ​the economics of valuing diversity and inclusion. 
D)  ​the need for affirmative action.

Question 8

The implementation of affirmative action policies eliminated the publication of job announcements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How does the state of the economy affect prejudice? In what way does wealth inequity cause tension in America?

Accepted Answer

The state of the economy can have a sign

Question 10

Based on the Americans with Disabilities Act,organizations may be deemed discriminatory to those with disabilities if they​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​make special accommodations for accessing the workplace. 
B)  ​reject disabled applicants who,with or without accommodations,cannot perform essential job duties. 
C)  ​draw attention to various disabilities in a diversity training session. 
D)  ​terminate high-performing alcoholic employees. 
A)  ​make special accommodations for accessing the workplace. 
B)  ​reject disabled applicants who,with or without accommodations,cannot perform essential job duties. 
C)  ​draw attention to various disabilities in a diversity training session. 
D)  ​terminate high-performing alcoholic employees.

Question 11

Over recent years,the American economy has slipped into a recession.During an economic slump,people's prejudices​

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A)  ​tend to decrease as they work together to try to restore the economy. 
B)  ​may be rooted in their basic survival needs and therefore hard to eliminate. 
C)  ​surface only when heightened by an election or other significant political event. 
D)  ​are directed at those of a different socioeconomic class and do not involve race or ethnicity. 
A)  ​tend to decrease as they work together to try to restore the economy. 
B)  ​may be rooted in their basic survival needs and therefore hard to eliminate. 
C)  ​surface only when heightened by an election or other significant political event. 
D)  ​are directed at those of a different socioeconomic class and do not involve race or ethnicity.

Question 12

Which of the following is a point that supports affirmative action policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Affirmative action creates preferences. 
B)  ​Affirmative action does not involve employment selection tests. 
C)  ​The purpose of affirmative action is to promote equal consideration. 
D)  ​These policies require extensive training for interviewing prospective employees. 
A)  ​Affirmative action creates preferences. 
B)  ​Affirmative action does not involve employment selection tests. 
C)  ​The purpose of affirmative action is to promote equal consideration. 
D)  ​These policies require extensive training for interviewing prospective employees.

Question 13

Case 15.1
​
Topco,Inc.is a manufacturer of electric fans and other low-tech cooling devices.Joan is the HR director.She is conducting a workshop for her managers on valuing diversity and inclusion.In an open discussion about the managers' concerns on this topic,Bob says,"I don't care what someone's race or gender,or whatever,is.I just have a tough time with the soft,fat,college-educated kids who come in here and tell me how to do my job." Jane chimes in,"The real issue here is men's inability to relate to women,each other,and minorities.I've yet to meet a male manager who can really understand someone who's not one of his drinking buddies." After a few more comments,Joan continues with the training program.
​
Joan spends some time demonstrating that highly skilled and talented people will leave their company if not valued,how an inappropriate joke creates tension,and how failure to value individual employees could even lead to lower productivity.She then moves on to brainstorming what each manager can do as an individual to enhance diversity.She closes the day's session with a discussion of how diversity and inclusion management must be seen as a process,have clear business objectives that permit assessment,and be supported by managers at all levels if it is to succeed.
​
-Refer to Case 15.1.What might be an economic cost for the company due to Bob's comment regarding "soft,fat,college-educated kids" who might be participating in the workshop?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Comments received as an insult will create tension among these workers. 
B)  ​These employees will attempt to refute his statement by excelling in their work. 
C)  ​A possible loss of highly skilled workers from the company could occur. 
D)  ​There will be no economic cost as a result of his statement. 
A)  ​Comments received as an insult will create tension among these workers. 
B)  ​These employees will attempt to refute his statement by excelling in their work. 
C)  ​A possible loss of highly skilled workers from the company could occur. 
D)  ​There will be no economic cost as a result of his statement.

Question 14

To develop a culture that values and enhances diversity,organizations need ____________________ that give managers and employees the tools they need to work more effectively with one another regardless of their backgrounds.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To develop a culture that values and...

Question 15

Diversity training programs are most effective when they are mandatory and emphasize the consequences of discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Throughout life,we most often prejudge people based on their primary dimensions of diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A bias in the workplace in favor of heterosexuality is motivated by homophobia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is good example of subtle discrimination?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Several 50- to 60-year-old employees are given early retirement packages so that the organization can grow by hiring double the number of young job applicants. 
B)  ​Management neglects to respond to an African-American employee's complaints about receiving harassing e-mails. 
C)  ​The department manager expects Dan,who is obese,to be slower and less accurate than other workers,and thus requires more frequent project updates from Dan. 
D)  ​The rest of Janice's management team is composed of men who schedule important meetings without her and limit her access to important documents. 
A)  ​Several 50- to 60-year-old employees are given early retirement packages so that the organization can grow by hiring double the number of young job applicants. 
B)  ​Management neglects to respond to an African-American employee's complaints about receiving harassing e-mails. 
C)  ​The department manager expects Dan,who is obese,to be slower and less accurate than other workers,and thus requires more frequent project updates from Dan. 
D)  ​The rest of Janice's management team is composed of men who schedule important meetings without her and limit her access to important documents.

Question 19

Diversity consists of primary and secondary dimensions.Define these two terms,and offer three examples of each.Which dimensions and characteristics do you believe contribute most strongly to stereotypes?​

Accepted Answer

​Primary dimensions are those core eleme

Question 20

What is unconscious bias,and how does it affect the workplace?

Accepted Answer

Unconscious bias is hidden bias that res

What four elements are the points of focus for a company culture that enhances retention of diverse employees?

Cutting off older workers from job-related training and career development opportunities is a form of subtle discrimination.

Imagine you or your friend or coworker is being discriminated against at work.What comprehensive advice would you offer him or her?

Clashes related to ethnocentrism are more likely to arise in a workplace with increased diversity.

Affirmative action initiatives have helped increase the number of minority students enrolled at top U.S.universities.

What does it mean to value diversity?

The implementation of affirmative action policies eliminated the publication of job announcements.

How does the state of the economy affect prejudice? In what way does wealth inequity cause tension in America?

Based on the Americans with Disabilities Act,organizations may be deemed discriminatory to those with disabilities if they

Over recent years,the American economy has slipped into a recession.During an economic slump,people's prejudices

Which of the following is a point that supports affirmative action policies?

To develop a culture that values and enhances diversity,organizations need ____________________ that give managers and employees the tools they need to work more effectively with one another regardless of their backgrounds.

Diversity training programs are most effective when they are mandatory and emphasize the consequences of discrimination.

Throughout life,we most often prejudge people based on their primary dimensions of diversity.

A bias in the workplace in favor of heterosexuality is motivated by homophobia.

Which of the following is good example of subtle discrimination?

Diversity consists of primary and secondary dimensions.Define these two terms,and offer three examples of each.Which dimensions and characteristics do you believe contribute most strongly to stereotypes?

What is unconscious bias,and how does it affect the workplace?

Introduction to Human Relations

Improving Personal and Organizational Communications

Understanding Your Communication Style

Building High Self-Esteem

Personal Values Influence Ethical Choices

Attitudes Can Shape Your Life

Motivating Yourself and Others

Improving Interpersonal Relations With Constructive Self-Disclosure

Achieving Emotional Balance in a Chaotic World

Building Stronger Relationships With Positive Energy

Developing a Professional Presence

Team Building: a Leadership Strategy

Resolving Conflict and Dealing With Difficult People

Responding to Personal and Work-Related Stress

The Changing Roles of Men and Women

A Life Plan for Effective Human Relations

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Exam 15: Valuing Workforce Diversity and Inclusion

What four elements are the points of focus for a company culture that enhances retention of diverse employees?​

Cutting off older workers from job-related training and career development opportunities is a form of subtle discrimination.

Imagine you or your friend or coworker is being discriminated against at work.What comprehensive advice would you offer him or her?

Clashes related to ethnocentrism are more likely to arise in a workplace with increased diversity.

Affirmative action initiatives have helped increase the number of minority students enrolled at top U.S.universities.

What does it mean to value diversity?​

The implementation of affirmative action policies eliminated the publication of job announcements.

How does the state of the economy affect prejudice? In what way does wealth inequity cause tension in America?

Based on the Americans with Disabilities Act,organizations may be deemed discriminatory to those with disabilities if they​

Over recent years,the American economy has slipped into a recession.During an economic slump,people's prejudices​

Which of the following is a point that supports affirmative action policies?

To develop a culture that values and enhances diversity,organizations need ____________________ that give managers and employees the tools they need to work more effectively with one another regardless of their backgrounds.

Diversity training programs are most effective when they are mandatory and emphasize the consequences of discrimination.

Throughout life,we most often prejudge people based on their primary dimensions of diversity.

A bias in the workplace in favor of heterosexuality is motivated by homophobia.

Which of the following is good example of subtle discrimination?​

Diversity consists of primary and secondary dimensions.Define these two terms,and offer three examples of each.Which dimensions and characteristics do you believe contribute most strongly to stereotypes?​

What is unconscious bias,and how does it affect the workplace?

Introduction to Human Relations

Improving Personal and Organizational Communications

Understanding Your Communication Style

Building High Self-Esteem

Personal Values Influence Ethical Choices

Attitudes Can Shape Your Life

Motivating Yourself and Others

Improving Interpersonal Relations With Constructive Self-Disclosure

Achieving Emotional Balance in a Chaotic World

Building Stronger Relationships With Positive Energy

Developing a Professional Presence

Team Building: a Leadership Strategy

Resolving Conflict and Dealing With Difficult People

Responding to Personal and Work-Related Stress

The Changing Roles of Men and Women

A Life Plan for Effective Human Relations

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What four elements are the points of focus for a company culture that enhances retention of diverse employees?

What does it mean to value diversity?

Based on the Americans with Disabilities Act,organizations may be deemed discriminatory to those with disabilities if they

Over recent years,the American economy has slipped into a recession.During an economic slump,people's prejudices

Which of the following is good example of subtle discrimination?

Diversity consists of primary and secondary dimensions.Define these two terms,and offer three examples of each.Which dimensions and characteristics do you believe contribute most strongly to stereotypes?