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Terms in this set (75)____ is the set of values that helps its members understand what the organization considers important Organizational culture ____ is defined as the broad issues associated with differences in values, beliefs, behaviors, customs, and attitudes held by people in different cultures. Multiculturalism can be conceptualized as a continuum Diversity demographic differences among people within a culture Diversity companies with federal gov. contracts must have a workforce that represents the demographics of their specific regions. This is an example of how ____ has(have) affected diversity. legislation when a group's members differ from each other by ethnicity they have diversity which of the following statements about the nature of an organization is true? diversity within an organization should be conceptualized as a continuum which statements about organization culture is true? all of these choices which of the following does not typically shape an organization culture? the organization design which of the following describes a determinant of organizational culture? all of these choices which of the following is not a method managers can use to change organizational culture? reward people who behave in a manner consistent with the existing culture which of the following is not a reason for rising diversity? international travel Which of the following factors contributed to the diversity of San Francisco County, California? changing demographics Princeton Alliance Church attendance appears to be 30% white, 30% asian, 25% black, & 15% latino. The congregation appears to be diverse Over the past ten years, more than 50% of the promotions to partner at the law firm of Smithers and Johnson have been giving to women. This trend could be explained by All of these choices there are many reasons the median age of workers in the US is increasing. Which of the following is not one of them? younger workers attending college the growth of multinational corporations has left little room for distinction. any perceived competitive advantage is quickly copied. however, an area for competitive advantage remains in the level of _____ organizations attract, motivate, and retain. talent which of the following is not a dimension of diversity? astrological sign which of the following statements most accurately describes the average age of the american workforce? it is increasing the overall age of the workplace is growing older because the number of new entrants into the workforce is decreasing, and the baby boomers are movie into the over-45 age which of the following is not a reason for the increasing in the age of the american workforce? globalization which of the following statements does not describe one of the results of the declining pool of younger workers? a greater number of older workers mean that a company's workforce will be less stable which of the following statements is not a reason why managers should pay attention to the aging workers? older workers are less able to learn new skills and adapt more slowly to new technology a gender-related problem that many organizations face today is called the glass ceiling Debra Lee was COO at Black Entertainment Television before she became CEO. however, only 1% of black female executives reach top management. what are many of them experiencing? glass ceiling one cause of the glass ceiling is that men are less likely to recognize and appreciate the contributions and qualifications of women as potential top executives which of the following ethnic groups is expected to experience a drop in the percentage of workers in the workforce by the year 2015? whites the biggest predicted change with respect to ethnicity will be for whites and hispanics members of the ____ group are generally overrepresented in the executive ranks of most organizations today white male which of the following is not an argument that has been proposed for how much multiculturalism contributes to competitiveness? management argument when an organization manages diversity, absenteeism decrease, turnover is reduced, and productivity increases. these results are suggested by the ____ argument cost
which of the following statements about the cost argument for diversity is true? a manager can reduce employee absenteeism and turnover by learning how to manage diversity and multiculturalism pepsico consistently ranks as a great place for minorities to work. pepsico is thus better able to attract qualified employees. this illustrates the ____ argument resource acquisition which of the following statements about the resource acquisition argument for diversity is true? organizations that manage diversity and multiculturalism effectively are better able to attract qualified employees from women to minorities the maker of Zestra question... marketing
working mother magazine recognized general mills as one of the top ten companies for working families question... all of these choices which of the following statements about the marketing argument for diversity is true? organizations with diversity and multiculturalism are better able to understand different market segments than are less diverse organizations the ____ argument for diversity suggest that diverse and multicultural workforces are generally more innovative that other organizations creativity which of the following arguments for diversity are related? problem solving and creativity a change in the demographics around Detroit question.... system flexibility eric, an american, is executive coach at Boeing. one of the executives he coaches is from india. their diverse backgrounds add variety and create more solutions for management challenges. this illustrates the ____ argument problem solving historically african americans have voted more for democrats. Michael Steele, chairman of the republican nat. committee, is a.a. as the leader of the party he is in a position to address concerns of all segments of the population. this illustrates the ____ argument. marketing which of the following statements regarding diversity in organizations is false? heterogeneous groups tend to be more cohesive than homogeneous groups Suranga Chandratillake started Binkx question.... system flexibility the ____ argument supports the idea that if managers work effectively with a diverse group the organization as a whole will respond more effectively to its changing environment system flexibility lynn is an extrovert. kyle is an introvert. lynne has been trying to "bring kyle out of his shell" kyle is happy the way he is and wishes lynn would demonstrate more___ for others. empathy the election of obama shows that personal ____ is(are) decreasing among people today bias and prejudices paula is an american working in a german company. she gets frustrated with the german tendency to really analyze decisions. the company has been very successful for over 100 yrs, so paula is practicing tolerance the staff as Nassau Swim Club question..... empathy which of the following statements does not describe a reason why interpersonal communication can be difficult in a diverse workforce? employees with different backgrounds may encode and decode messages similarly which of the following practices indicates an organization that does not value diversity? policies and procedures follow the letter of the EEO law the starting point for managing diversity in an organization is organizational policies which of the following is not a strategy for managing diversity? selective recruitment which of the following is an organizational approach used to manage diversity? all of these choices the major policy through which an organization can reflect its stance on diversity is its mission statement merrill lynch question.... organizational policies schools in new jersey are closed on rosh hashanah, yom kippur, Christmas, and Easter among other holidays. this is an example of which of the organizational approaches to managing diversity? organizational practices princeton high school question... an organizational policy organizational practices used to manage diversity include all of these choices at a meeting last week, steve had to pretend he was a woman during a group discussion. this was probably part of which of the following? diversity training Jill, a helicopter pilot in the Army question.... a willingness to communicate holiday casinos provide foreign language training for employees who will come into contact with casino patrons who speak a language other than english. this is an example of diversity training the ultimate test of an organizations commitment to managing diversity and multiculturalism is its organizational culture an organization that has achieved high levels of diversity with few problems and that can capitalize on the advantages of being diverse is called a _____ organization multicultural ____ is not a characteristic of a truly multicultural organization isolation of informal networks pluralism means that every group represented in the organ. works to better understand every other group when every individual has the opportunity to influence the organizations culture and norms,____ has occurred pluralism a pluralistic organization is one that has heterogeneous membership and takes steps to achieve full _____ of people who are different from the dominant group integration when external labor market's composition is reflected by that of an organization, ____ has occurred
full structural integration when a team is chosen for an important assign. the composition of the group will be noted by employees. it can indicated if the organization has full structural integration some public schools require uniforms for students. one of the benefits is it evens the playing field socially for kids from different economic backgrounds. this is an example of integration of the informal network there are no problems at XYZ corp. arising from age, gender, or ethnicity. it is characterized by low levels of intergroup conflict when people use stereotypes they demonstrate a gap in identification based on cultural identity group an organization could have a high level of intergroup conflict if the management uses a close-door policy an example of a gap in organizational identification based on cultural identity would be asians being stereotyped as great in math Sets with similar termsff70 terms ttwynn12 Chapter 6 Questions33 terms jjahns11 Management Chapter 1178 terms juniormiss2005 Management Final81 terms hannahcamille14 Sets found in the same folderTW MGMT 371 Chap 5105 terms stew12summers TW MGMT Chap 862 terms stew12summers TW Mgmt 371 Chap. 1280 terms stew12summers TW MGMT 371 Chp. 1391 terms stew12summers Other sets by this creatorPraxis 5081 - Social Studies305 terms stew12summers Mgmt 383 Test 1114 terms stew12summers Finance 34241 terms stew12summers MKTG 367 Ch. 25 terms stew12summers Recommended textbook solutionsHuman Resource Management15th EditionJohn David Jackson, Patricia Meglich, Robert Mathis, Sean Valentine 249 solutions Information Technology Project Management: Providing Measurable Organizational Value5th EditionJack T. Marchewka 346 solutions Service Management: Operations, Strategy, and Information Technology7th EditionJames Fitzsimmons, Mona Fitzsimmons 103 solutions
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The correct answer is C) A dominant culture expresses the core values shared by most of the organization's members.
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