managing people session 9

In the case, who is facing an international assignment opportunity but is subject to assumptions based on race?

• Laura Wollen

• Frank Billings

   

• Charles Lewis

• David Abbott

• Ralph Jordan

In the case, what is the job title of David Abbott?

• Group marketing director in the London office

   

• Group marketing director in the Columbus, Ohio office

• The divisional vice president of housewares in the London office

• The divisional vice president of home workshop in the London office

• Product manager of home workshop in the London office

In the case, who took a chance by putting a woman product manager in the home workshop division for the first time?

• Laura Wollen

• Frank Billings

   

• Charles Lewis

• David Abbott

• Ralph Jordan

In the case, what is the professional relationship between David Abbott and Charles Lewis?

• Abbott is the director who is doing the hiring in the London office and Lewis is the recommended candidate by a director in the Columbus, Ohio office.

• Abbott is the group marketing director in the Columbus, Ohio office and Lewis is his recommended candidate for the new position in the London office.

• Abbott is the divisional vice president of housewares in the Columbus, Ohio office and Lewis is the group marketing director.

• Abbott is the group marketing director in the Columbus, Ohio office and Lewis is his counterpart in the London office.

In the case, had Abbott explicitly mentioned anything about race as a factor that disqualifies Lewis?

• Yes

• No

In the case, what is the strategy that Abbott used to disqualify Lewis? [more than one answer]

• Abbott explicitly stated Lewis’s race would be a problem

• Abbott tried to use normative arguments rather than instrumental arguments to explain why Billings would be a better candidate.

• Abbott tried to insinuate the situation is too personal for Wollen to make an objective recommendation.

• Abbott tried to use the company’s policy to justify why Billings would be a better candidate.

• Abbott tried to make a business case out of why Billings would be a better candidate.

Based on Maj (2015), what is the definition of diversity management?

• A process of creating a working environment that is both diverse and inclusive.

• The model that is situated around affirmative action drawing from equal opportunity employment objectives implemented in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• voluntary organizational actions that aim to promote greater inclusion of employees from various backgrounds into an organization’s structure through deliberate policies and programs.

• Negotiating interaction across culturally diverse groups and contriving to get along in an environment characterized by cultural diversity.

Based on Maj (2015), which of the following statements is true?

• Diversity management strategy is only ethically justifiable but not at all profitable to companies that implement it.

• Context setters are a group of stakeholders with power and direct interest in the issue. They should be involved in the decision-making.

• According to the diversity circle scheme proposed by Anita Rowe and Lee Gardenswartz, personality element belongs to the internal dimension.

• Canvassing opinions could be a way of engaging the Context Setters.

• Shareholders belong to the economic stakeholders group for diversity management.

How do you spell Liliane's last name?

• Keopraseuth

• Kauprosauth

• Keoproseuth

• Koeproseuth

• Keuproseoth

Which country does Joerg come from?

• Switzerland

• Germany

• USA

• Canada