Business Ethics ch 15

When a mother or father is granted time off when children are born or adopted and during the early months of a child's development, this is called: a. The parent track. b. Baby care. c. Parental leave. d. Family leave.

c. Parental leave.

A study by Catalyst found that companies with three or more female directors had: a. Significantly lower returns on equity than those with no female directors. b. Significantly higher returns on equity than those with no female directors. c. Significantly more family-friendly policies than those with no female directors. d. Significantly less family-friendly policies than those with no female directors.

b. Significantly higher returns on equity than those with no female directors.

The growing diversity in the U.S. workforce is due to: a. Millennials entering the workforce. b. Immigration from other countries. c. Shifting patterns of work and retirement. d. All of the above.

d. All of the above.

Women have entered the workforce: a. To earn income to support their families. b. Due to the inadequacies of retirement plans and health care programs. c. To sustain an accustomed standard of living. d. All of the above.

d. All of the above.

Which of the following is not a benefit of managing diversity effectively? a. These businesses get tax breaks from the federal government. b. These businesses can often more effectively serve customers. c. These businesses are better able to attract and retain workers from a variety of backgrounds. d. None of the above. Each of these is a benefit of managing diversity effectively.

a. These businesses get tax breaks from the federal government.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created in: a. 1932. b. 1964. c. 1972. d. 1990.

b. 1964.

By 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that what percentage of all workers will be women? a. 25 percent. b. 47 percent. c. 57 percent. d. 65 percent.

b. 47 percent.

"Glass walls" refers to: a. Fewer opportunities for upward advancement. b. Fewer opportunities to move sideways into jobs that lead to the top. c. Reliance on word of mouth by recruiters for top positions -- "the old boys' network" from which women are excluded. d. A company's lack of commitment to diversity.

b. Fewer opportunities to move sideways into jobs that lead to the top.

Age, ethnicity, gender, mental or physical abilities, race, and sexual orientation are what dimensions of diversity? a. Primary. b. Secondary. c. Tertiary. d. None of the above.

a. Primary.

Racial harassment is illegal under: a. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. b. The Third Amendment to the Constitution. c. The Equal Pay Act. d. The Family Medical Leave Act.

a. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.