Question 1

Which of the following factors hold women back in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A) Lack of the right type of job experience 
B) Being excluded from informal networks 
C) Family and household responsibilities 
D) All of the above

Question 2

Male privilege still exists

Accepted Answer

A) Because males are still more powerful than females in most of the world. 
B) There are simply more men than women in the population. 
C) Masculinity is more visible than femininity. 
D) A & B.

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the boards of the major corporations in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The members are still predominately male and white 
B)  The membership is racially proportionate to that of the general population 
C) Women hold 40% of the board seats on the Fortune 500 company boards 
D) All of the above are true

Question 4

A worker's sexual orientation

Accepted Answer

A) Is treated the same as any other difference in the workplace. 
B) Can be a more controversial because it may make others more uncomfortable than racial or other differences. 
C) Is always easily identified by his/her dress and demeanor. 
D) Is a choice of a lifestyle.

Question 5

Which of the following is not true about well-managed supplier diversity programs?

Accepted Answer

A) Corporations should buy from women and minority owned businesses even if these companies charge more and produce inferior products. 
B) The ownership of the supplying business should be verified by an external independent agency. 
C) Well run supplier diversity programs can benefit the purchasing organization by providing inroads to new markets and ideas for new products. 
D) There should be ongoing assessment of policies and procedures.

Question 6

Many people believe that everyone who works hard has an equal chance to advance in social class because

Accepted Answer

A) That is always true in the United States. 
B) We see examples of famous people who have done this. 
C) Social class in the United States is fluid. 
D) Merit contributes the most to class mobility.

Question 7

Multicultural markets provide business opportunities because

Accepted Answer

A) They are growing in size and number. 
B) These markets have increasing disposable income. 
C) People are living longer. 
D) All of the above are reasons that these markets are attractive to businesses

Question 8

Under the Canadian Employment Equity legislation

Accepted Answer

A) Employees are encouraged to sue employers who discriminate against them. 
B)  LGBT employees are given equal rights in the workplace. 
C) Covered employers submit their diversity data to the government which assigns grades of A, B, C, etc., to reports and then makes these data public. 
D) The government always heavily fines employers who do not make progress in terms of diversifying their workforce.

Question 9

Applying the Kubler-Ross Model of Death and Dying to the study of racial identity theory can help one to understand racial identity formation because

Accepted Answer

A) It is so different from the other models in this reading and may be a better fit with some students' experiences. 
B) Everyone is going to die, so it applies to all. 
C) The author feels that this model is superior to the others discussed in the article. 
D) B &C

Question 10

Minority media such as television and newspapers targeted to specific groups has increased because

Accepted Answer

A) Today's minorities are better educated than in the past 
B) Minority news items were often ignored by mainstream media 
C)  The financial potential of these markets are now being recognized as lucrative by advertisers. 
D) All of the above have contributed to the growth of minority media.

Question 11

According to the author, incorporating diversity into an organization can

Accepted Answer

A) Increase costs 
B) Reduce conflict 
C) Cause conflict 
D) A & C

Question 12

Workers who are consider as part of the Veterans age cohort (1922- 1943) are characterized as

Accepted Answer

A) Having a preference for working in a team format 
B) Appreciating diversity 
C) Respecting authority and hard work 
D) Being the most flexible age cohort

Question 13

Best Buy's corporate culture is built upon what they call their three pillars which are

Accepted Answer

A) Employees, customers and the community 
B) Employees, profits and shareholders 
C) Profits, customers and management 
D) Diversity, retailing and sales

Question 14

How can religion make a positive contribution to organizational culture in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A) It provides a framework of commonly held shared beliefs and values. 
B) It assures that all people adhere to the same ethical beliefs. 
C) It prevents conflicting views. 
D) It ensures that employees will not steal from the company.

Question 15

More and more mature workers desire flexible work arrangements because

Accepted Answer

A) Even if they are employed, they no longer have Social Security deducted from their paychecks after sixty-six years of age. 
B) They want more time for travel, family, hobbies, and volunteer work. 
C) They want to make room in the workforce for younger employees. 
D) All of the above are reasons that mature workers want flexible work arrangements.

Question 16

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2008 what percentage of the population between 21 and 64 years old had a disability?

Accepted Answer

A) 10.5% 
B) 5% 
C) 16.5% 
D) 20%

Question 17

In low context cultures

Accepted Answer

A) Print media tends to be less important than in low context cultures. 
B) Low and high context cultures exhibit little differences in terms of media usage. 
C) Print media tends to be more important than in high context cultures. 
D) None of the above

Question 18

To have emotional intelligence, one must possess

Accepted Answer

A) Self-awareness 
B) Ability to recognize personal emotions 
C) Ability to control emotions when necessary 
D) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about managing people with different perspectives in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A) All people want and are motivated by the same things because we are all alike. 
B) Differences need to be considered as a manageable process rather than as a problem. 
C) The less contact you have with diverse people the easier they are to understand. 
D) Dealing with differences doesn't evoke emotions.

Question 20

Cultures enrich and change each other through all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Electronic media 
B) Immigration 
C) Emigration 
D) Print media

Introduction