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Ananya has been working for a Fortune 500 company for over a decade; she is being vetted for a senior management position. When she is invited to meet with the CEO and president of the board of the company, Ananya mentions that she plans to marry soon and that family is her priority. Which of the following perceptions will most likely affect her superior's decision?

. Women tend to make incremental decisions based on future plans.

Which of the following is a dividend of workplace diversity?

d. Increased understanding of the marketplace

The tendency to view people who are different as being deficient is known as:

d. prejudice.

The greatest disadvantages of women leaders stem largely from attitudes centered on ethnorelativism.

false

Which of the following behaviors indicate the Serena does not value diversity in the workplace?

Serena frequently ignores her male team members and pays more attention to her female team members.

Which of the following statements is not an example of an implicit attitude about women?

Women should be in senior management positions.

In the context of diversity initiatives and programs, an effective way to eliminate the glass ceiling is:

b. developing mentoring relationships in companies.

Which of the following is a reason that some managers in technology companies cite for the dearth of minority employees holding higher level positions?

c. The pool of skilled, nonwhite, nonmale candidates is small.

If you sue your company because you should have been paid overtime and were not, and the court awards you back pay, this is an example of .

compensatory justice

Some people hold all the following opinions about men except

men are too emotional.

A(n) is a higher-ranking organizational member who is committed to providing upward mobility and support to a protégé's professional career.

mentor

A is a culture that accepts only one way of doing things and one set of values and beliefs.

monoculture

Some people prefer to have a man as the pilot of their airplane because

pilots have traditionally been men.

Ajay, a young employee working for an online startup company, was recently promoted to the post of a manager. He was asked to help two senior managers understand the applications of a new web-based software that the company had adopted. This is an example of:

reverse mentoring

Which of the following is true of employee affinity groups?

they are a powerful way to reduce social isolation for women and minorities.

Managing diversity means creating a climate in which the potential advantages of diversity for organizational performance are maximized, while the potential disadvantages are minimized.

true

Someone who says, "Concepts like what's 'good' or what's 'right' are too abstract for me. I just look at how others in my position behave and make sure I could explain my actions to my kids," is using the approach to ethics.

practical

Which of the following is a similarity between the inclusive model and the traditional model of diversity?

Both include inborn differences that are immediately observable.

Which of the following behaviors indicate that Jenn values diversity in the workplace?

Jenn enjoys working with people from different backgrounds, departments, and political viewpoints.

Kesha has been described by her colleagues as having positive values toward diversity and not tolerating bias in the workplace. Which of the following traits would best describe Kesha?

Kesha enjoys welcoming all new employees to the company and seeks to get to know them personally.

The automotive industry has been the subject of several recent ethical breaches. GM knowingly sold cars with faulty ignition switches which led to the death of over 100 people, Volkswagen installed software that hid diesel emissions during testing by the EPA, and Takata, which supplied airbags for several automobile manufacturers, knew about defects in their airbags for four years before testing them. Which of the following are effective ways for managers at automobile companies to set the ethical climate in their organizations? Check all that apply.

Reward employees for the results they achieve, but also for how they are able to achieve them Communicate with subordinates about their own ethical behavior and expectations about what is appropriate Ensure that the strategies set by management align with the mission and values of the company

Elise, an introvert, joins Berries'n'Desserts, a frozen yogurt company, where staff members sing popular songs while making customers' treats. The majority of Elise's coworkers are extroverted, loud, and outgoing, whereas Elise is shy and reserved. Despite these differences, Elise's peers and supervisors appreciate Elise for her creativity and personality. Which of the following statements is true about the company for which Elise works?

The company embraces the inclusive model of diversity.

A senior citizen possesses the qualifications and experience necessary for a position in a company and is interviewed by a panel of young managers. He loses the job opportunity to a younger, inexperienced candidate. This is due to:

a. age discrimination.

Ryan, a white manager, thinks that his knowledge of management and marketing is greater than Anil's, a nonwhite colleague. Ryan always demeans Anil's suggestions and terms his ideas as mediocre and useless. Ryan believes that his race and consequently, his ideas, are superior to Anil's. Given this information, Ryan believes in _____.

a. ethnocentrism

Tasha works on the sales floor at a major electronic retailer. She faces , because she knows that the customer she is working with only needs a basic laptop but the company makes more money when she sells more expensive computers. Plus, she earns a higher commission on the pricier devices.

an ethical dilemma

The United States, and indeed almost all nations, holds that businesses have the right to make money if there's a market for their products and services. It would not be right for the government to take the ability to earn a profit away from me or my company.

justice approach

In the context of diversity initiatives and programs, an organization can expand recruitment efforts by:

offering internship programs to give people opportunities.

I'm interviewed by news organizations like The New York Times all the time, and I'm completely comfortable explaining Facebook's policies to them and to their readers

practical approach

As a manager, I have to think about the interests of a large number of stakeholders. While a few individuals may be concerned about Facebook's privacy policies, far more people benefit from those same policies because they don't have to see a bunch of ads that aren't relevant to them.

utilitarian approach