Exam 5: Managing Diversity

Employee A prefers to work flexible hours and to work from home as often as practical. According to research, Employee A is likely to be ________.

The total world population is forecast to hit 9 billion by 2050, at which point the United Nations predicts the total population will either stabilize or peak after growing for centuries at an ever-accelerating rate. The main reason for this major shift is the ________.

U.S. federal law does not prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of ________.

Which of the following benefits of workplace diversity is categorized as strategic?

An important impact that workplace diversity has on organizational performance is through the increase in employee turnover.

Kathleen likes cats. She believes people who own cats are independent and free spirits. She finds out Linda has a cat. Therefore, Linda is independent and free-spirited. In order, what is happening here?

The concept of workforce diversity expanded from compliance to an issue of business survival during the early 1980s.

In which of the following areas are consistent male-female differences observed?

Workplace diversity refers exclusively to the differences between employee characteristics.

Deep-level diversity refers to easily perceived differences that may trigger certain stereotypes, but that do not necessarily reflect the ways people think or feel.

Which of the following examples would be considered appropriate stereotyping?

Which one of the following statements is true of employing disabled employees?

By 2050, ________ percent of the population of the United States will be ________

What positive perception do employers typically have of older employees?

Define "workplace diversity." Provide a brief description of the evolution of workplace diversity over the last five decades.