Question 1

Employment discrimination occurs when personal characteristics of applicants and workers that are related to productivity are valued in the labor market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In their 1987 research on the changes that would occur in the nature of work and in the demographic background of workers in the 21?? century, Johnston and Packer stated that

Accepted Answer

A)  by the year 2000, 85% of the workforce would be women and minorities. 
B)  by the year 2000, 65% of the workforce would be women and minorities. 
C)  by the year 2000, 85% of the net new entrants to the workforce would be women and minorities. 
D)  by the year 2000, White men would be a very small minority of the workforce. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 3

People who are not personally affected by discrimination may still find overt discrimination offensive and choose to spend their dollars in organizations that do not discriminate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The number of discrimination charges filed with the EEOC averages nearly 500,000 per year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The term "ethnicity" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  differences between Hispanics and Asians. 
B)  a shared national origin or cultural heritage among people. 
C)  biological differences identifiable by scientists. 
D)  race 
E)  All of the above.

Question 6

Which of the following is not true of group membership categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  White men have no reason to be concerned about diversity issues. 
B)  Because White men are more likely to occupy leadership positions than others, they are more likely to have the power to implement organizational level changes. 
C)  Multiple group memberships make diversity important to everyone. 
D)  Some categories are immutable, but some may change over one's lifetime. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 7

Costs of doing a poor job in integrating workers from different backgrounds can be quite high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What demographic and employment changes have happened now that the year 2000 has passed and the year 2020 is approaching?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manufacturing jobs are increasing. 
B)  The current workforce is more diverse than it was in the past, but Whites remain the largest numerical group. 
C)  Increasing globalization has little effect on interactions, because many employees communicate solely by e-mail and phone, rather than face to face. 
D)  In the U.S. and Canada, workforce growth is increasing.

Question 9

Developing nations are increasingly being seen as sources of new workers for many countries, many of which had historically resisted immigration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Diversity is beneficial only to women and minorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Education levels, employment levels, and income levels provide information on the status of different groups because

Accepted Answer

A)  education levels affect whether and where people are employed, their income levels, and their opportunities for and actual advancement. 
B)  some differences in employment levels between groups are not completely explained by differences in education levels. 
C)  comparisons may be made between racial and ethnic groups and between men and women to determine the education to income relationship for each group. 
D)  education levels have a limited effect on people's employment and income levels. 
E)  A, B, and C above.

Exam 1: Introduction to the Study of Diversity in Organizations

Employment discrimination occurs when personal characteristics of applicants and workers that are related to productivity are valued in the labor market.

In their 1987 research on the changes that would occur in the nature of work and in the demographic background of workers in the 21?? century, Johnston and Packer stated that

People who are not personally affected by discrimination may still find overt discrimination offensive and choose to spend their dollars in organizations that do not discriminate.

The number of discrimination charges filed with the EEOC averages nearly 500,000 per year.

The term "ethnicity" refers to

Which of the following is not true of group membership categories?

Costs of doing a poor job in integrating workers from different backgrounds can be quite high.

What demographic and employment changes have happened now that the year 2000 has passed and the year 2020 is approaching?

Developing nations are increasingly being seen as sources of new workers for many countries, many of which had historically resisted immigration.

Diversity is beneficial only to women and minorities.

Education levels, employment levels, and income levels provide information on the status of different groups because