Exam 2: Diversity in Organizations

Although discrimination has come under great legal and public scrutiny over the past years, still thousands of cases of discrimination occur every year. Which action would not be considered a form of discrimination?

Hiba leads a team of interior decorators. Her job requires her to visualize various positions of objects in space. Which of the following dimensions of intellectual ability does this skill accurately refer to?

Describe the characteristics of the United States workforce. Summarize the two major forms of workforce diversity.

One of the most controversial aspects of the ADA is the provision that requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for people with ________.

Which of the following biological characteristics is a potent variable in explaining turnover?

________ is the ability to exert force against external objects.

Which of the following is not a part of the nine basic physical abilities identified by research to be needed in the performance of physical tasks?

Saad, an Arab-American employee, has been asked if he is a terrorist. Which of the following terms accurately explains the type of discrimination he has been subjected to?

Which of the following statements is not an accurate representation of research findings on the impact of disabilities on employment outcomes?

Which of the following is not an example of a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities?

Diane and Clarke are two employees in an organization who recently started working together. Diane is an older, long-tenured woman raised in rural Kansas, who achieved her current level in the organization by starting as a high school graduate and working her way up the hierarchy. Clarke is a young, recently hired male college graduate with a business degree, raised in a Spanish-speaking neighborhood in Miami. However, both are deeply committed to their families, share a common way of thinking about important work problems, like to work collaboratively, and are interested in international assignments in the future. Which of the following describes the diversity between these two?

Age, gender, race, disability, and length of service are surface-level characteristics.

Research shows a strong connection between tenure and absenteeism.

The Tent Prine Inc. wishes to enhance its workforce diversity by targeting recruiting messages to specific demographic groups underrepresented in the workforce. If it wants to maximize its results, which of the following options should it not resort to?

Hiring managers should automatically preclude a candidate with a disability if they appear to be unable to do the job.

Overall abilities are essentially made up of two sets of factors: intellectual and psychological.

In ________ cultures, similarity to peers is more important for predicting career advancement.

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?

Which of the following statements is not an accurate representation of important differences between men and women affecting job performance?

Martha claims that she has been assigned marginal job roles or light workloads that do not lead to promotion. Which of the following terms accurately explains the type of discrimination she has been subjected to?