Chap 2 Diversity

Steve and Dave are two unmarried, white, male college graduates from Ontario who recently started working together. However, Steve is highly introverted, prefers to avoid risks, solicits the opinions of others before making decisions, and likes the office quiet. Dave is extroverted, risk-seeking, and assertive, and likes an active, energetic work environment. Which of the following describes the diversity between these two?

• lateral-level diversity

• deep-level diversity

• surface-level diversity

• individual-level diversity

• hierarchical-level diversity

________ is the additional set of cultural characteristics which often overlaps with race.

• Ethnicity

• Civilization

• Diversity

• Anthropology

• Acculturation

Which of the following describes the main goal of the multiculturalism policy of Canada?

• It ensures that all citizens maintain their identities, acknowledge and celebrate their ancestry.

• It ensures that all citizens get equal pay for equal work.

• It ensures that all citizens can refuse to work in an unsafe work environment.

• It ensures that all citizens have freedom of speech.

• It ensures that all citizens have freedom of conscience and religion.

Which of the following is not an example of common accommodations for mental, sensory, and psychiatric disabilities?

• software such as voice recognition

• scheduling flexibility

• darkened rooms

• being able to work in a quiet, private workspace without distractions for people with attention deficit disorder

• social accommodation such as creating understanding among coworkers about communication-style differences associated with autism

All of the following describe the benefits of effective diversity management except ________.

• increasing an organization's access to the widest possible pool of skills, abilities, and ideas

• helping an organization innovate more effectively

• helping an organization reduce its operation costs

• helping an organization address diverse customer needs more appropriately

• allowing an organization to recognize and capitalize on employee differences

Which of the following statements is an accurate representation of the relationship between age and productivity?

• Employee productivity declines with age.

• Employee productivity increases with age.

• Employee productivity and age are unrelated.

• Employee productivity increases to the maximum at age 30.

• Employee productivity increases to the maximum at age 65.

Which of the following situations would not be considered a faith-based employment issue?

• Monday-to-Friday workweek

• leaving early on Christmas Eve

• wearing of a Hijab in the office

• refusing to work on Saturday

• refusing to work the night shift

Carol is over 55 years of age and is targeted for layoff because she is highly paid and has lucrative benefits. Which of the following terms explains what she has been subjected to?

• recessionary practice

• mockery and insult

• discriminatory practice

• exclusion

• incivility

________ is an individual's current capacity to perform the various tasks in a job.

• Inductive reasoning

• Ability

• Dynamic strength

• Deductive reasoning

• Social intelligence

All of the following efforts could enhance workplace diversity except ________.

• confirming that interview questions and selection tests are free from subtle cultural or gender biases

• having multiple interviewers to minimize the impact of individual biases

• ensuring that the same level of training and support is offered to all new hires

• using subjective scoring sheets to rank job candidates instead of objective ones

• confirming that performance criteria are clearly communicated and objectively measured