LSUS MBA 704 UPDATED EXAMS 2026 SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are three key problems women may experience in the workplace? -
✔✔Earnings gap, the glass ceiling, and sexual harassment
✔✔What three important pieces of legislation prohibit sex discrimination at work? -
✔✔The Equal Pay Act (1963), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 91964), and the Lily
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
✔✔What does the "human capital" view state and why? - ✔✔That men and women
bring different investments to work; women tend to work shorter hours, are
underrepresented in high-paying occupations such as engineering and overrepresented
in low-paying occupations such as kindergarten teacher, and have more gaps in their
resumes due to parenthood (individual choice).
✔✔What does "individual choice" sound like? - ✔✔Reflect choice, but also reflect
necessity and lack of alternatives (i.e. school closures during COVID-19 forced many
women to leave the workforce to assume the role of primary caretaker)
✔✔What is a commonly used explanation for the pay gap? - ✔✔Women are less likely
to negotiate; tendency to negotiate and success in negotiating
, ✔✔What is a glass/bamboo ceiling? - ✔✔The situation in which some qualified
employees are prevented from advancing to higher level positions due to factors such
as discrimination; often encountered by women and minorities
✔✔What is a glass cliff? - ✔✔Tendency of women and minority members to be
promoted to leadership positions in poor performing, struggling firms; higher risk of
failure
✔✔What are some negative effects of sexual harassment? - ✔✔Depression even a
decade later, poor job attitude, job satisfaction, higher levels of absenteeism, and
tendency to quit an occupation all together
✔✔What estimates are suggested for race discrimination in the workplace? - ✔✔When
compared to white employees, black employees are four times more likely and latinx
are three times more likely
✔✔For every dollar made... - ✔✔For every $1 a white male made, black men made
$0.79, latinx men made $0.74 and asian men made $1.32
✔✔What are some positive age correlated workplace behaviors? - ✔✔Higher
compliance with safety rules, lower work injuries, volunteering, lower counterproductive
behaviors, and lower rates of tardiness or absenteeism
✔✔What is respect supposed to mean in a workplace setting? - ✔✔Starting from top
management and including the lowest levels in the hierarchy, each person understands
the importance of respecting other (If this respect is not part of an organization's culture,
no amount of training or other programs are likely to be effective)
✔✔What is a strong work culture? - ✔✔Where people have a sense of shared values,
loyalty to the organization is rewarded, and team performance is celebrated
✔✔How can vocabulary unconsciously affect the attraction of a job posting? -
✔✔"Competitive' and "dominate" may attract men, while "supportive" may attract
women
✔✔What are I-deals? - ✔✔Negotiated arrangements between employees and
managers that benefit the employee and the organization (i.e. if an employee can be
scheduled to be off more so they can take care of their home, they are more likely to be
more effective at work)
✔✔What is affirmative action? - ✔✔Policies designed to recruit, promote, train, and train
employees belonging to a protected class; usually negative because of targeting certain
groups
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are three key problems women may experience in the workplace? -
✔✔Earnings gap, the glass ceiling, and sexual harassment
✔✔What three important pieces of legislation prohibit sex discrimination at work? -
✔✔The Equal Pay Act (1963), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 91964), and the Lily
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
✔✔What does the "human capital" view state and why? - ✔✔That men and women
bring different investments to work; women tend to work shorter hours, are
underrepresented in high-paying occupations such as engineering and overrepresented
in low-paying occupations such as kindergarten teacher, and have more gaps in their
resumes due to parenthood (individual choice).
✔✔What does "individual choice" sound like? - ✔✔Reflect choice, but also reflect
necessity and lack of alternatives (i.e. school closures during COVID-19 forced many
women to leave the workforce to assume the role of primary caretaker)
✔✔What is a commonly used explanation for the pay gap? - ✔✔Women are less likely
to negotiate; tendency to negotiate and success in negotiating
, ✔✔What is a glass/bamboo ceiling? - ✔✔The situation in which some qualified
employees are prevented from advancing to higher level positions due to factors such
as discrimination; often encountered by women and minorities
✔✔What is a glass cliff? - ✔✔Tendency of women and minority members to be
promoted to leadership positions in poor performing, struggling firms; higher risk of
failure
✔✔What are some negative effects of sexual harassment? - ✔✔Depression even a
decade later, poor job attitude, job satisfaction, higher levels of absenteeism, and
tendency to quit an occupation all together
✔✔What estimates are suggested for race discrimination in the workplace? - ✔✔When
compared to white employees, black employees are four times more likely and latinx
are three times more likely
✔✔For every dollar made... - ✔✔For every $1 a white male made, black men made
$0.79, latinx men made $0.74 and asian men made $1.32
✔✔What are some positive age correlated workplace behaviors? - ✔✔Higher
compliance with safety rules, lower work injuries, volunteering, lower counterproductive
behaviors, and lower rates of tardiness or absenteeism
✔✔What is respect supposed to mean in a workplace setting? - ✔✔Starting from top
management and including the lowest levels in the hierarchy, each person understands
the importance of respecting other (If this respect is not part of an organization's culture,
no amount of training or other programs are likely to be effective)
✔✔What is a strong work culture? - ✔✔Where people have a sense of shared values,
loyalty to the organization is rewarded, and team performance is celebrated
✔✔How can vocabulary unconsciously affect the attraction of a job posting? -
✔✔"Competitive' and "dominate" may attract men, while "supportive" may attract
women
✔✔What are I-deals? - ✔✔Negotiated arrangements between employees and
managers that benefit the employee and the organization (i.e. if an employee can be
scheduled to be off more so they can take care of their home, they are more likely to be
more effective at work)
✔✔What is affirmative action? - ✔✔Policies designed to recruit, promote, train, and train
employees belonging to a protected class; usually negative because of targeting certain
groups
