Diversity Flashcard

Front

What is diversity?

Back

Involving people from a range of ethnic/religious background

Front

What is one way diversity benefits a business?

Back

It reduces the likelihood for groupthink.

Front

What is one way diversity benefits an organization?

Back

It increases employee retention.

Front

What would be an example of diversity? Options: Having small # of employees, Having a very large # of employees, Having a variety of ethnicity employed within an organization, Having a couple of different ethnicity employed within an organization

Back

Having a variety of ethnicity employed within an organization

Front

How much more likely is an organization to have financial returns above national industry median when they are diverse?

Back

35%

Front

Bonus: What law made Ethnic discrimination illegal in the hiring process?

Back

Civil Rights Act of 1964