Question 1

Corporations that shatter the glass ceiling have many practices in common; however, these practices do NOT include:

Accepted Answer

A) upper-management support for the advancement of women 
B) women representation on committees that address strategic business issues 
C) targeting women for participation in executive education 
D) systems that identify women for advancement with certain quotas in place 
A) upper-management support for the advancement of women 
B) women representation on committees that address strategic business issues 
C) targeting women for participation in executive education 
D) systems that identify women for advancement with certain quotas in place D

Question 2

Match the following:
-Distributive Justice

Accepted Answer

A) An organizational informant or someone who reports corporate wrongdoing. 
B) Fairness of the process and/or criteria used to allocate outcomes. 
C) A credo or recorded set of accepted and ethical behavior. 
D) An organization's obligation to behave ethically in its social environment. 
E) Fairness of outcomes individual receive. 
A) An organizational informant or someone who reports corporate wrongdoing. 
B) Fairness of the process and/or criteria used to allocate outcomes. 
C) A credo or recorded set of accepted and ethical behavior. 
D) An organization's obligation to behave ethically in its social environment. 
E) Fairness of outcomes individual receive. E

Question 3

An expatriate manager is one who:

Accepted Answer

A) has left a transnational organization to work for a competitor 
B) works within a foreign-owned company within their own country 
C) works in a country other than his or her home country 
D) has given his or her allegiance to a transnational type of organization over a more national/domestic perspective 
A) has left a transnational organization to work for a competitor 
B) works within a foreign-owned company within their own country 
C) works in a country other than his or her home country 
D) has given his or her allegiance to a transnational type of organization over a more national/domestic perspective C

Question 4

Match the following:
-Whistle-blower

Accepted Answer

A) An organizational informant or someone who reports corporate wrongdoing. 
B) Fairness of the process and/or criteria used to allocate outcomes. 
C) A credo or recorded set of accepted and ethical behavior. 
D) An organization's obligation to behave ethically in its social environment. 
E) Fairness of outcomes individual receive. 
A) An organizational informant or someone who reports corporate wrongdoing. 
B) Fairness of the process and/or criteria used to allocate outcomes. 
C) A credo or recorded set of accepted and ethical behavior. 
D) An organization's obligation to behave ethically in its social environment. 
E) Fairness of outcomes individual receive.

Question 5

Which of the following is considered a key benefit of diversity?

Accepted Answer

A) cohesiveness 
B) flexibility and adaptation 
C) less time in making decisions 
D) less thinking that is considered critical 
A) cohesiveness 
B) flexibility and adaptation 
C) less time in making decisions 
D) less thinking that is considered critical

Question 6

Match the following:
-Code of Ethics

Accepted Answer

A) An organizational informant or someone who reports corporate wrongdoing. 
B) Fairness of the process and/or criteria used to allocate outcomes. 
C) A credo or recorded set of accepted and ethical behavior. 
D) An organization's obligation to behave ethically in its social environment. 
E) Fairness of outcomes individual receive. 
A) An organizational informant or someone who reports corporate wrongdoing. 
B) Fairness of the process and/or criteria used to allocate outcomes. 
C) A credo or recorded set of accepted and ethical behavior. 
D) An organization's obligation to behave ethically in its social environment. 
E) Fairness of outcomes individual receive.

Question 7

Emphasizing the use of inclusive language such as "partner" instead of "spouse" would be directed at what type of diversity?

Accepted Answer

A) culture 
B) social status 
C) sexual orientation 
D) age 
A) culture 
B) social status 
C) sexual orientation 
D) age

Question 8

A female employee is issued a written reprimand when returning late from lunch. A male employee in the same department returns late and is not disciplined. This issue represents a question of:

Accepted Answer

A) sexual harassment 
B) procedural justice 
C) uniform standards 
D) distributive justice 
A) sexual harassment 
B) procedural justice 
C) uniform standards 
D) distributive justice

Question 9

Globalization implies all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) the world is free from national boundaries 
B) a borderless world 
C) competition between workers from other countries 
D) an organization's nationality is held strongly in consciousness 
A) the world is free from national boundaries 
B) a borderless world 
C) competition between workers from other countries 
D) an organization's nationality is held strongly in consciousness

Question 10

A cultural orientation where people belong to a loose social framework and their primary concern is for themselves and their families is based on power distance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which statement best captures the spirit of managing diversity?

Accepted Answer

A) It is being a good corporate citizen. 
B) It is complying with affirmative action. 
C) It is assimilating women and minorities into a dominant male culture. 
D) It is a painful examination of hidden assumptions that employees hold. 
A) It is being a good corporate citizen. 
B) It is complying with affirmative action. 
C) It is assimilating women and minorities into a dominant male culture. 
D) It is a painful examination of hidden assumptions that employees hold.

Question 12

Which of the following would not be considered sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

A) A male department head is propositioned by a female employee who has bid for a different job that carries a high rate of pay. 
B) When congratulating employees for their good work, a male supervisor pats male workers on the shoulder and female workers on their behinds. 
C) A female office employee frequently, in a joking fashion, suggests to certain male co-workers that they go to a motel during the lunch hour. 
D) In trying to make an important point when issuing job instructions, a male supervisor puts his hand on the employee's shoulder. He does this with both male and female employees. 
A) A male department head is propositioned by a female employee who has bid for a different job that carries a high rate of pay. 
B) When congratulating employees for their good work, a male supervisor pats male workers on the shoulder and female workers on their behinds. 
C) A female office employee frequently, in a joking fashion, suggests to certain male co-workers that they go to a motel during the lunch hour. 
D) In trying to make an important point when issuing job instructions, a male supervisor puts his hand on the employee's shoulder. He does this with both male and female employees.

Question 13

Match the following:
-Transnational

Accepted Answer

A) A cultural orientation in which individuals belong to tightly knit social frameworks. 
B) The concept of borderless marketplace. 
C) The acceptance of unequal distribution of power. 
D) A business firm that operates in numerous countries and employs a multicultural workforce. 
E) An American business official who works for a U.S. subsidiary in Spain. 
A) A cultural orientation in which individuals belong to tightly knit social frameworks. 
B) The concept of borderless marketplace. 
C) The acceptance of unequal distribution of power. 
D) A business firm that operates in numerous countries and employs a multicultural workforce. 
E) An American business official who works for a U.S. subsidiary in Spain.

Question 14

A manufacturer of products for outdoor enthusiasts offers flextime and the opportunity to take up to four months of unpaid leaves of absence. This type of organization would most appeal to which generation?

Accepted Answer

A) post Vietnam War babies 
B) baby boomers 
C) depression era generation 
D) Generation X 
A) post Vietnam War babies 
B) baby boomers 
C) depression era generation 
D) Generation X

Question 15

Match the following:
-Utilitarianism

Accepted Answer

A) A collection of rule-based guides to ethical behavior. 
B) An ethical perspective that focuses on results of behavior. 
C) The collective ethical conduct of an organization. 
D) The theory of ethics that argues for local standards on a set of standards for each individual. 
E) Fairness of outcomes received by organizational members.
F)Suggests that right and wrong is determined by the consequences of the action. 
A) A collection of rule-based guides to ethical behavior. 
B) An ethical perspective that focuses on results of behavior. 
C) The collective ethical conduct of an organization. 
D) The theory of ethics that argues for local standards on a set of standards for each individual. 
E) Fairness of outcomes received by organizational members.
F)Suggests that right and wrong is determined by the consequences of the action.

Question 16

Attention to diversity has particularly increased in recent years because of:

Accepted Answer

A) the use of telecommunications 
B) the opportunity for use of lower cost labor in other countries 
C) the changing demographics of the working population 
D) legislation 
A) the use of telecommunications 
B) the opportunity for use of lower cost labor in other countries 
C) the changing demographics of the working population 
D) legislation

Question 17

Gifts are not usually a requirement in business dealings, though presenting a small gift will generally be appreciated as gesture of goodwill in which of the following cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) Japan 
C) Saudi Arabia 
D) Canada 
A) Mexico 
B) Japan 
C) Saudi Arabia 
D) Canada

Question 18

Globalization implies that the world is free from national boundaries and that it is really a borderless world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the major challenges that managers must deal with in order to remain competitive?

Accepted Answer

A) globalizing the firm's operations to compete in the global village 
B) managing ethical behavior, good character, and personal integrity 
C) managing a diverse workforce 
D) anticipating changes in foreign currency valuations 
A) globalizing the firm's operations to compete in the global village 
B) managing ethical behavior, good character, and personal integrity 
C) managing a diverse workforce 
D) anticipating changes in foreign currency valuations

Question 20

With respect to the multiple roles assumed by women, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Men have been favorably predisposed to adopt the sharing of domestic responsibilities. 
B) Working women often find themselves in the position of caring for the elderly parents. 
C) Arranging for child care is typically the woman's responsibility. 
D) Women have been quick to adopt the provider role. 
A) Men have been favorably predisposed to adopt the sharing of domestic responsibilities. 
B) Working women often find themselves in the position of caring for the elderly parents. 
C) Arranging for child care is typically the woman's responsibility. 
D) Women have been quick to adopt the provider role.

Corporations that shatter the glass ceiling have many practices in common; however, these practices do NOT include:

Match the following: -Distributive Justice

An expatriate manager is one who:

Match the following: -Whistle-blower

Which of the following is considered a key benefit of diversity?

Match the following: -Code of Ethics

Emphasizing the use of inclusive language such as "partner" instead of "spouse" would be directed at what type of diversity?

A female employee is issued a written reprimand when returning late from lunch. A male employee in the same department returns late and is not disciplined. This issue represents a question of:

Globalization implies all of the following except:

A cultural orientation where people belong to a loose social framework and their primary concern is for themselves and their families is based on power distance.

Which statement best captures the spirit of managing diversity?

Which of the following would not be considered sexual harassment?

Match the following: -Transnational

A manufacturer of products for outdoor enthusiasts offers flextime and the opportunity to take up to four months of unpaid leaves of absence. This type of organization would most appeal to which generation?

Match the following: -Utilitarianism

Attention to diversity has particularly increased in recent years because of:

Gifts are not usually a requirement in business dealings, though presenting a small gift will generally be appreciated as gesture of goodwill in which of the following cultures?

Globalization implies that the world is free from national boundaries and that it is really a borderless world.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major challenges that managers must deal with in order to remain competitive?

With respect to the multiple roles assumed by women, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Organizational Behavior and Opportunity

Personality, Perception, and Attribution

Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics

Motivation at Work

Learning and Performance Management

Stress and Well-Being at Work

Communication

Work Teams and Groups

Decision Making by Individuals and Groups

Power and Political Behavior

Leadership and Followership

Conflict and Negotiation

Jobs and the Design of Work

Organizational Design and Structure

Organizational Culture

Career Management

Managing Change

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Exam 2: Challenges for Managers

Corporations that shatter the glass ceiling have many practices in common; however, these practices do NOT include:

Match the following: -Distributive Justice

An expatriate manager is one who:

Match the following: -Whistle-blower

Which of the following is considered a key benefit of diversity?

Match the following: -Code of Ethics

Emphasizing the use of inclusive language such as "partner" instead of "spouse" would be directed at what type of diversity?

A female employee is issued a written reprimand when returning late from lunch. A male employee in the same department returns late and is not disciplined. This issue represents a question of:

Globalization implies all of the following except:

A cultural orientation where people belong to a loose social framework and their primary concern is for themselves and their families is based on power distance.

Which statement best captures the spirit of managing diversity?

Which of the following would not be considered sexual harassment?

Match the following: -Transnational

A manufacturer of products for outdoor enthusiasts offers flextime and the opportunity to take up to four months of unpaid leaves of absence. This type of organization would most appeal to which generation?

Match the following: -Utilitarianism

Attention to diversity has particularly increased in recent years because of:

Gifts are not usually a requirement in business dealings, though presenting a small gift will generally be appreciated as gesture of goodwill in which of the following cultures?

Globalization implies that the world is free from national boundaries and that it is really a borderless world.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major challenges that managers must deal with in order to remain competitive?

With respect to the multiple roles assumed by women, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Organizational Behavior and Opportunity

Personality, Perception, and Attribution

Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics

Motivation at Work

Learning and Performance Management

Stress and Well-Being at Work

Communication

Work Teams and Groups

Decision Making by Individuals and Groups

Power and Political Behavior

Leadership and Followership

Conflict and Negotiation

Jobs and the Design of Work

Organizational Design and Structure

Organizational Culture

Career Management

Managing Change

Filters