Exam 5: Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

The tendency to perceive individuals differently based on their position or job is called:

Increasingly,organizations are insisting that their suppliers demonstrate diversity in their own workforces.

A female manager says to a male subordinate who is up for promotion,"Spend the weekend with me working on this project and we'll get to know each other much better.Then I can give you a great recommendation." This manager is exhibiting:

Overt discrimination by a manager violates the principle of distributive justice.

Effectively managing diversity is a necessity on:

Stereotypes are usually based on a visible characteristic such as a person's age,gender,or race.

The idea that a manager has a tendency to judge people based on how conspicuous they are is called:

It has been said that,"Managing diversity makes good business sense." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your argument either pro or con.

Steve tends to think Bill is more responsible and capable than Gus because Bill is a member of the management team and Gus is the maintenance supervisor,this is a type of bias known as:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of all but one of the following.Which one?

Following the distributive justice principle means that all members of an organization receive identical or similar outcomes.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires that men and women be paid equally if they are performing equal work.

In order to avoid costly lawsuits,companies like Coca-Cola are managing diversity by doing all the following except:

Define diversity.Explain the reasons why diversity is such a pressing concern and issue for managers and organizations.

The Hispanic and Asian populations of the U.S are predicted to triple between 2000 and 2050.

The tendency for a manager to use information about subordinates in ways that result in inaccurate perceptions of these subordinates is known as:

On average,the U.S population is projected to become younger.

In the U.S. ,which of the following groups are expected to grow the most?

At the annual Human Resource International conference,Bob,CEO of TateCo,accepts the award for his company's efforts in diversification.Bob is acting as:

Samantha runs her own small business.She treats all her employees,customers,and suppliers fairly,regardless of their age,gender,or ethnicity.She is acting in the _________ role by doing this.