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M: Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition by Steven McShane, Mary Von Glinow

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077801960
book M: Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition by Steven McShane, Mary Von Glinow cover

M: Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition by Steven McShane, Mary Von Glinow

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077801960
Exercise 59
Scenario: ABC Airlines
ABC Airlines is recruiting new employees and places an ad in a trade newsletter saying they were looking for "young dynamic" employees. Out of 37 applicants, not a single one was over 40. Sheila, the interviewer, questions each applicant and assigns the qualified ones to a department she feels is suitable for further interviews. Sheila does not believe that men should be stewards, so all of the qualified male applicant's resumes are forwarded to the corporate headquarters for other positions.
When Sheila determined job assignments based on gender, she was practicing:
A) Systemic discrimination.
B) Role identification.
C) Intentional discrimination.
D) Attribution process.
E) Confirmation bias.
Explanation
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