Exam 3: Managing Diversity

Today the greatest religious diversity issue in Canada revolves around ________.

Older workers are often viewed as not being flexible or adaptable,and being resistant to new technology.

Trends observed in the shifting world population indicate that the average age of the world population in increasing.Also,population over 80 is expected to more than double by the year 2040.Which of the following is a likely implication of such population trend?

________ are organizations made up of employees connected by some common dimension of diversity.

Diversity awareness training increases ________ those who are different from us.

A study of male mentors to women has found that men who impede or are indifferent to the progress of women view the workplace as ________.

Discrimination is part of normal ________.

In Canada the indigenous population is growing faster than the population in general and represents a future opportunity in the workplace.

A diverse workforces can be a source of competitive advantage through flexibility and creativity.

Race is a social and cultural characteristic maintained by a shared heritage.

Today's competitive marketplace places high importance on making ________ part of the organization's ________.

Which of the following benefits of workplace diversity contributes to organizational performance?

Findings suggest that stock prices of companies with more progressive LGBT policies outperform competitors that don't have such policies.

Most people identify themselves as part of a(n)________ which forms an integral part of a country's cultural,social,and legal environments.

A diverse workforce can be a powerful source of ________ because innovation thrives in such an environment.

Discrimination or Stereotyping? (Scenario) Jeremy, Amanda, Taylor, and Omar work in the design department at Casuarina which makes casual and fitness related clothing for the local market. The company has been up and running for over five years and is making profit. Now they are in the process of expanding to the Japanese market where Canadian brands and quality are highly valued. The company has from the beginning embraced diversity as the founders were from Ireland and Turkey. As the company expanded, more diverse and multicultural employees were brought in. There are one or two pockets of the company where talented Caucasian employees at times seem standoffish and keep themselves apart from the rest of the employees during breaks or social occasions. -Taylor is the newest hire to the design department.He is a newly-graduated Millennial who is also gay.He is comfortable with his sexual orientation which now forms his ________.

iversity Drive at FinnTech (Scenario) Management at FinnTech think the company is doing well. They have grown from the original 8 employees to the current 26. In the last year the business has been booming and they quickly needed more employees. Now the company has a comfortable mix of the original 8 men, some women and visible minorities. The original 8 run the company from executive positions. Because employment laws in Canada have changed considerably, the executives at FinnTech have made a concerted effort to bring in more women and visible minorities. The women work in less important positions in the company and most of the factory floor workers are recent immigrants and visible minorities. They know that Asians are good with figures so they brought in Anna Li to head the two-person accounting department. They even hired one of the newly arrived Syrian refugees as he was highly recommended for his technical skills. The company lounge and lunch room is a popular place for employees to mix and get to know one another although it seems that there are closed groups that are drawn to one another all the time. Tom Harrington is the HR manager and often drops in, visibly for coffee and doughnuts, but in reality to observe and listen how the employees get along. -Adnan Massri,the newly hired Syrian refugee speaks passable English.He does not speak about his religion and tries hard to emulate the Canadian employees in order to fit in.He knows he is currently on a six month probation to see how he performs.Although he is not aware of it,it is a common finding that individuals in workplaces tend to ________ in hiring decisions and performance evaluations.

________,whether intentional or not,can lead to serious negative consequences for employers.

Diversity must be integrated into every aspect of the business including ________.

Discrimination or Stereotyping? (Scenario) Jeremy, Amanda, Taylor, and Omar work in the design department at Casuarina which makes casual and fitness related clothing for the local market. The company has been up and running for over five years and is making profit. Now they are in the process of expanding to the Japanese market where Canadian brands and quality are highly valued. The company has from the beginning embraced diversity as the founders were from Ireland and Turkey. As the company expanded, more diverse and multicultural employees were brought in. There are one or two pockets of the company where talented Caucasian employees at times seem standoffish and keep themselves apart from the rest of the employees during breaks or social occasions. -Jeremy has been with the company since the beginning.He was one of the original investors having retired from his 20 year career in banking and wanting a new challenge.He has risen to be the head of the design department because his original degree was in fine arts and he still has an itch to do something creative.Jeremy looks his age and feels a bit out of place among the mostly very young workforce,but he has the knowledge and even the technical skills to compete with most.Jeremy's coworkers view him with mixed feelings.Some of them see his contribution positively and ________.