Question 1

Conscientiousness is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the degree to which someone is organized, hardworking, responsible, and achievement oriented 
B)  the degree to which someone is curious 
C)  the degree to which someone is active and gregarious 
D)  the degree to which someone is cooperative, flexible, good-natured, tolerant, and trusting 
E)  defined by none of these 
A)  the degree to which someone is organized, hardworking, responsible, and achievement oriented 
B)  the degree to which someone is curious 
C)  the degree to which someone is active and gregarious 
D)  the degree to which someone is cooperative, flexible, good-natured, tolerant, and trusting 
E)  defined by none of these A

Question 2

The ____________paradigm focuses on the acceptance and celebration of differences to ensure that the diversity within the company matches the diversity found among primary stakeholders.

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination and fairness 
B)  Fairness and effectiveness 
C)  Access and legitimacy 
D)  Business growth 
E)  Learning and effectiveness 
A)  Discrimination and fairness 
B)  Fairness and effectiveness 
C)  Access and legitimacy 
D)  Business growth 
E)  Learning and effectiveness C

Question 3

Which of the following is a paradigm for managing diversity?

Accepted Answer

A)  the paradigm of organizational diversity 
B)  the Machiavellian paradigm 
C)  the learning and effectiveness paradigm 
D)  the affirmative action paradigm 
E)  the sociocultural paradigm 
A)  the paradigm of organizational diversity 
B)  the Machiavellian paradigm 
C)  the learning and effectiveness paradigm 
D)  the affirmative action paradigm 
E)  the sociocultural paradigm C

Question 4

Which of the following statements explains why diversity actually makes good business sense?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diversity increases an organization's retained earnings. 
B)  Diversity helps companies attract and recruit talented employees. 
C)  Diversity makes individuals whole by returning them to the condition or place they would have been had it not been for discrimination. 
D)  Diversity allows a company to act with economic responsibility. 
E)  Diversity eliminates glass ceilings. 
A)  Diversity increases an organization's retained earnings. 
B)  Diversity helps companies attract and recruit talented employees. 
C)  Diversity makes individuals whole by returning them to the condition or place they would have been had it not been for discrimination. 
D)  Diversity allows a company to act with economic responsibility. 
E)  Diversity eliminates glass ceilings.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional stability 
B)  extraversion 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  empathy 
E)  agreeableness 
A)  emotional stability 
B)  extraversion 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  empathy 
E)  agreeableness

Question 6

The Big Five dimensions of personality are autonomy, Machiavellianism, empathy, locus of control, and affectivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

____________consists of differences communicated through verbal and nonverbal behaviors, such as personality and attitudes that are learned only through extended interaction with others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational plurality 
B)  Behavioral diversity 
C)  Surface-level diversity 
D)  Deep-level diversity 
E)  Ego-driven heterogeneity 
A)  Organizational plurality 
B)  Behavioral diversity 
C)  Surface-level diversity 
D)  Deep-level diversity 
E)  Ego-driven heterogeneity

Question 8

Affirmative action is required by law for all private employers, and diversity is voluntary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

____________is the degree to which group members are psychologically attracted to working with each other to accomplish a common objective.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social integration 
B)  Norm cohesiveness 
C)  Social cohesiveness 
D)  Integrative focus 
E)  Social attraction 
A)  Social integration 
B)  Norm cohesiveness 
C)  Social cohesiveness 
D)  Integrative focus 
E)  Social attraction

Question 10

Research has shown that performance capabilities decline with age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Organizational plurality is consistent with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the paradigm of commonality 
B)  the determination and fairness paradigm 
C)  the learning and effectiveness paradigm 
D)  the access and legitimacy paradigm 
E)  none of these 
A)  the paradigm of commonality 
B)  the determination and fairness paradigm 
C)  the learning and effectiveness paradigm 
D)  the access and legitimacy paradigm 
E)  none of these

Exam 11: Section 3: Managing Human Resource Systems

Conscientiousness is:

The ____________paradigm focuses on the acceptance and celebration of differences to ensure that the diversity within the company matches the diversity found among primary stakeholders.

Which of the following is a paradigm for managing diversity?

Which of the following statements explains why diversity actually makes good business sense?

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality dimensions?

The Big Five dimensions of personality are autonomy, Machiavellianism, empathy, locus of control, and affectivity.

____________consists of differences communicated through verbal and nonverbal behaviors, such as personality and attitudes that are learned only through extended interaction with others.

Affirmative action is required by law for all private employers, and diversity is voluntary.

____________is the degree to which group members are psychologically attracted to working with each other to accomplish a common objective.

Research has shown that performance capabilities decline with age.

Organizational plurality is consistent with:

Section 1: Management

Section 2: Management

Section 3: Management

Section 1: History of Management

Section 2: History of Management

Section 3: History of Management

Section 1: Organizational Environments and Cultures

Section 2: Organizational Environments and Cultures

Section 3: Organizational Environments and Cultures

Section 1: Ethics and Social Responsibility

Section 2: Ethics and Social Responsibility

Section 3: Ethics and Social Responsibility

Section 1: Planning and Decision Making

Section 2: Planning and Decision Making

Section 3: Planning and Decision Making

Section 1: Organizational Strategy

Section 2: Organizational Strategy

Section 3: Organizational Strategy

Section 1: Innovation and Change

Section 2: Innovation and Change

Section 3: Innovation and Change

Section 1: Global Management

Section 2: Global Management

Section 1: Designing Adaptive Organizations

Section 2:designing Adaptive Organizations

Section 1: Managing Teams

Section 2: Managing Teams

Section 3: Managing Teams

Section 1: Managing Human Resource Systems

Section 2: Managing Human Resource Systems

Section 1: Managing Individuals and a Diverse Work Force

Section 2: Managing Individuals and a Diverse Work Force

Section 3: Managing Individuals and a Diverse Work Force

Section 1: Motivation

Section 2: Motivation

Section 3: Motivation

Section 1: Leadership

Section 2: Leadership

Section 3: Leadership

Section 1: Managing Communication

Section 2: Managing Communication

Section 1: Control

Section 2: Control

Section 3: Control

Section 1: Managing Information

Section 2: Managing Information

Section 3: Managing Information

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