Topic 3: Workplace Diversity

Which of the following benefits of workplace diversity is categorized as strategic?

• A) Better use of talent.

• B) Improved system flexibility.

• C) Potential to improve market share.

• D) Reduced costs associated with high turnover.

Which one of the following demographic characteristics reflects surface-level diversity?

• A) Differences in values

• B) Ethnicity

• C) Personality

• D) Values

When the VP of marketing selected the new product development team members, she made sure there was a mix of ages, genders, and ethnicities on the team. This VP was most concerned with ________.

• A) people management

• B) organization performance

• C) organization strategy

• D) legal compliance

Kathleen likes cats. She believes people who own cats are independent and free spirits. She finds out Linda has a cat. Therefore, Linda is independent and free-spirited. In order, what is happening here?

• A) Prejudice, stereotyping, bias

• B) Stereotyping, bias, prejudice

• C) Bias, stereotyping, discrimination

• D) Bias, prejudice, stereotyping

Workers in the Millennial generation prefer ________.

• A) inclusion and acceptance

• B) fairness and integration

• C) teamwork and connection

• D) work-life balance and opportunity for advancement

Which of the following statements is true of gender diversity in workplaces?

• A) No consistent male-female differences exist in problem-solving ability, analytical skills, competitive drive, motivation, sociability, or learning ability.

• B) Today, men make up nearly two-thirds of the workforce, while women account for the remaining third.

• C) Affirmative action policies have resulted in women, generally, starting their careers at higher levels than men.

• D) Despite the disparity in representation in the workforce, women earn nearly as much as men do on a median basis.

What type of discrimination usually involves jokes or negative stereotypes being perpetrated about fellow employees?

• A) Mockery and insults

• B) Discriminatory policies

• C) Exclusion

• D) Intimidation

What type of discrimination is said to have occurred when certain actions taken by representatives of an organization deny equal opportunity to perform or unequal rewards for performance?

• A) Exclusion

• B) Discriminatory practices or policies

• C) Incivility

• D) Intimidation

The ways in which people in an organization are different from and similar to one another is known as ________.

• A) business etiquette

• B) work culture

• C) workplace diversity

• D) organizational democracy

Soon after Jeff was hired as a company accountant, his company developed corporate programs to help improve the self-confidence and qualifications of diverse employees so they could "fit in." During which period of time did Jeff start working for his employers?

• A) New millennium

• B) 1960s to 1970s

• C) Early 1980s

• D) Late 1980s to late 1990s