Exam 1: Basic Concepts

What is the difference between performance appraisal and job evaluation?

Factors in development of the diversity movement wer?

Give an example of how diversity is important for each of the following: Job analysis; Employee selection; Training; Performance appraisal; Designing compensation plans; Group processes; Organizational Change?

Keon, a heavyset black man, has recently been hired by a company. His main function is in the finance department but he works on a committee with people from other departments in the company. He often hangs out with other members of the committee after work where he finds out that most of them are married while he is single. Which of his attributes would help the diversity of the committee, based on the narrow definition?

The wage gap results from?

The broad definition of diversity reminds us that all differences are _______.

In a grocery store chain, Bendick and colleagues found?

Planned programs and structures to turn differences into sources of strength rather than weakness are called?

Define the following terms: diversity, diversity management, inclusion, valuing diversity?

Which of these sets of differences would fall under the narrow definition of diversity?

What was Workforce 2000? Why is it significant in the development of interest in diversity management?

What is the ideal way a company would design a job?

What is meant by the business case for diversity and why is it important? What evidence supports the business case?

A local company is looking into increasing their diversity and inclusion management and are trying to determine which department would best benefit from a larger focus on diversity. Which of the four departments would most benefit from diversity efforts?

List two ways in which good diversity management should increase revenue, and two ways in which it should reduce costs?

HR staff should be concerned about diversity because

A tech company has recently hired several new customer service representatives. Before their first official day of work, the group of new employees are brought into the office and given a tour and history of the company. They are also given company t-shirts and a packet with information about the company culture to take home. These activities are part of the overall process of_______________?