Question 1

You are an advisor for international business students.You are meeting with freshmen business students this afternoon.What are some recommendations you could make to these students to prepare them for global careers?

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Question 2

One of the explanations for the wage gap between men and women is that women pursue occupations that are lower-paying than those pursued by men.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

While the American workforce is becoming more diverse,the world's workforce is not.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

____________ refers to the ways in which people are similar or different form each other.

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The answer of ____________ refers to the ways in which...

Question 5

Reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities may require the firm to purchase equipment for the disabled employees' use but does not require any schedule or job duty modifications.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

IBM is a pioneer in programming for a diverse workforce.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An expatriate is an employee who is temporarily assigned to work in a foreign country.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Research on diversity in the workplace substantiated all of the following benefits to firms EXECPT:

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A)  The presence of faultlines increases cohesiveness at work.
B)  Award-winning diversity management programs lead to higher stock prices for their companies.
C)  In companies with a growth strategy,there is a positive correlation between racial diversity in the firm and company performance.
D)  Diverse teams make higher quality decisions.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

A culture that values maintaining good relationships,caring for the weak and quality of life is most likely a

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A)  a low power distance culture.
B)  a masculine (aggressive) culture.
C)  a high power distance culture.
D)  a feminine (nurturing) culture.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

In the United States,the workforce is becoming increasingly multicultural.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The similarity/attraction phenomenon suggests that individuals are attracted to those who are similar to them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of effective management of diversity?

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A)  Greater creativity in decision making.
B)  Better service to customers.
C)  Higher productivity of operations.
D)  More satisfied workers.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The belief that one's own culture is superior to other cultures is

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A)  geocentrism.
B)  ethnocentrism.
C)  monocentrism.
D)  polycentrism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Research suggests that some employees may be stigmatized if they were hired under an affirmative action program.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If a collectivist was told,"Tell me about yourself.",he might say

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A)  I want to be a doctor when I graduate.
B)  I like playing video games.
C)  I am a black belt in karate.
D)  I am the third child of a doctor and a lawyer.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Define and give an example of deep-level diversity.

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Question 17

Which of the following statements regarding the similarity/attraction phenomenon is INCORRECT?

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A)  Surface-level traits affect interpersonal interactions only after people have known each other for a long time.
B)  Early in an employee's tenure,age,race and gender dissimilarity with colleagues are strong predictors of turnover.
C)  Employees who feel different from other employees in a firm may feel isolated.
D)  Surface-level traits are attended to because they are assumed to be related to deep-level diversity traits.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Collectivistic cultures are

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A)  cultures where people tend to define themselves as individuals and form looser ties with their groups.
B)  cultures that tend to value achievement and competitiveness as well as acquisition of money and other material objects.
C)  cultures where people tend to have strong bonds to their groups and group membership forms a person's self-identity.
D)  cultures that tend to value maintaining good relationships,caring for the weak and quality of life.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A culture categorized by high uncertainty avoidance is

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A)  Denmark.
B)  Jamaica.
C)  Greece.
D)  China.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following statements regarding race diversity in the American workplace is correct?

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A)  Highly-paid minority managers indicate that they have experienced very few situations in the workplace where race was an issue.
B)  A majority of American employees surveyed indicate that their firms are quite effective at hiring and promoting minorities.
C)  Ethnic minorities experience a slight wage gap but no glass ceiling.
D)  Overt discrimination against ethnic minorities still occurs in many workplaces.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 2: Managing Demographic and Cultural Diversity

____________ refers to the ways in which people are similar or different form each other.

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A culture that values maintaining good relationships,caring for the weak and quality of life is most likely a

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Define and give an example of deep-level diversity.

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In the United States,the workforce is becoming increasingly multicultural.

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Reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities may require the firm to purchase equipment for the disabled employees' use but does not require any schedule or job duty modifications.

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While the American workforce is becoming more diverse,the world's workforce is not.

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Collectivistic cultures are

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If a collectivist was told,"Tell me about yourself.",he might say

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Research suggests that some employees may be stigmatized if they were hired under an affirmative action program.

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You are an advisor for international business students.You are meeting with freshmen business students this afternoon.What are some recommendations you could make to these students to prepare them for global careers?

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Research on diversity in the workplace substantiated all of the following benefits to firms EXECPT:

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Which of the following statements regarding race diversity in the American workplace is correct?

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Which of the following is NOT a benefit of effective management of diversity?

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The belief that one's own culture is superior to other cultures is

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IBM is a pioneer in programming for a diverse workforce.

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One of the explanations for the wage gap between men and women is that women pursue occupations that are lower-paying than those pursued by men.

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Which of the following statements regarding the similarity/attraction phenomenon is INCORRECT?

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An expatriate is an employee who is temporarily assigned to work in a foreign country.

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The similarity/attraction phenomenon suggests that individuals are attracted to those who are similar to them.

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