Exam 5: Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

Women and men are almost equally represented in the U.S.workforce.

Compared to other types of employees,Hispanics are more likely to be assumed to have less education.

The process through which selection,organization,and interpretation of experiences occurs is called:

In signing Stanley up for the company basketball team,Michael inaccurately assumes that Stanley is a great player just because he is African-American.Michael is exhibiting:

Paying close attention to performance evaluations is one way to effectively manage diversity.Managers should do all of the following EXCEPT:

A female subordinate is offended by posters in her supervisor's office that she feels are degrading to women.This supervisor has exhibited:

The Supervisor of medical billing at a hospital has been establishing a rubric that helps her to be objective when she decides whom to promote to a new position within her department.This is based upon which principle?

Personal characteristics such as openness to experience are unlikely to affect perceptions.

Which of the following is NOT an important area for a manager to exercise distributive justice within the organization?

The increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the workforce and the population as a whole underscores the importance of effectively managing diversity.

Janice is in the process of hiring a new assistant.As she reviews the credentials of all the applicants,she pays special attention to a young woman who comes from a very distinguished family in the area.Janice is exhibiting:

A sexual harassment policy should contain all EXCEPT:

Schemas are abstract knowledge structures stored in memory that allow people to organize and interpret information about a person,an event,or a situation.

What is the purpose of community internship program at United Parcel Service (UPS)?

It is unnecessary for top management to give rewards in order to have a successful diversity management initiative.

Federal law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The term "diversity" refers to differences in gender,age,and socioeconomic background,but not in sexual orientation.

Diversity is an important organizational resource but doesn't contribute to an organization's competitive advantage.

There is a strong ethical imperative in many societies that diverse people must receive equal opportunities and be treated fairly and justly.

When a manager knowingly and willingly denies a subordinate an opportunity for promotion within the organization because that subordinate is "different from" the manager,what has occurred?