SageVantage MARK3330 Business Ethics Chapter 8 Test

Creating a strategic diversity plan is a crucial step in successfully implementing a diversity initiative.

True

Employment-at-will refers to an employer's ability to discharge employees at will as long as no contracts or laws have been broken.

True

One way to emphasize diversity is to link manager bonuses and promotion to diversity goals.

True

The first step a company should take to enhance diversity is to conduct an assessment of how deeply diversity is engrained in an organization.

True

The permanent dimension of diversity is the primary focus of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

True

Undocumented workers generally meet labor needs by performing low-skill, low-paying jobs others are disinterested in performing.

True

Diversity workshops are aimed at achieving what goal?

self-awareness and discussion

Members of a dominant group are often aware of their status relative to others.

False

Temperature controls in an office being set to maintain the comfort level of those with the metabolic rate of a forty-year-old male regardless of the others in the office demonstrates what kind of discrimination?

gender

Physical attributes people are born with is discussed under the ______ dimension of diversity.

permanent

Three key gender discrimination issues for businesses are pay inequality, the glass ceiling, and ______.

pregnancy

Which law made many aspects of at-will employment illegal?

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Self-categorization theory refers to how individuals define themselves based on ______.

a social identity factor

Reed is a manager about to have a medical procedure that will require him to be gone for a week or more. What should he do to ensure his absence does not cause undue hardship for his company?

cross-train employees to spread his responsibilities around

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against ______ with a disability.

qualified workers