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Chapter 5 DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: An Introduction to Workplace Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
1. The identity-based differences include such things as race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and
age.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: An Introduction to Workplace Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
2. The term managing diversity is often used to reflect ways in which organizations show appreciation for
diversity among job applicants, employees, and customers.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Diversity and the Workforce LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
3. Women constitute approximately 53% of the workforce compared to approximately 47% for men.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Diversity and the Workforce LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
4. If employees are penalized for refusing to respond to repeated sexual advances, quid pro quo sexual
harassment has taken place.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Diversity and the Workforce LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
5. Although Blacks do not make up the largest share of the workforce for racial minorities, research studies
show they face discrimination more often than other racial minorities.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Diversity and the Workforce LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
6. Due to the fact that multiracial births have risen tenfold between 1970 and 2013, their participation in
the labor force is around 20%.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Diversity and Its Impact on Companies LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
7. Two of the advantages of diversity include cost advantages and improved resource acquisition.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Diversity and Its Impact on Companies LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
8. Studies show that women and minorities have greater job-pursuit intentions and higher attraction
toward organizations that promote workplace diversity in their recruitment materials compared to
organizations that do not.
, Organizational Behavior
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Diversity and Its Impact on Companies LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
9. One downside of diverse teams, according to research, is that they enhance groupthink.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Challenges of Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 4
10. Discrimination is a term that has been used to describe a situation in which dominant group members
perceive that they are experiencing discrimination based on their race or sex.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Challenges of Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 4
11. The EEOC was created by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the primary goal of making it
illegal to discriminate against someone in the workplace due to their race, national origin, sex, disability,
religion, or pregnancy status.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Challenges of Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 4
12. Access discrimination involves discrimination that manifests itself in ways that are not visible or readily
identifiable, yet is serious because it can impact interpersonal interactions between employees, employees
and customers, and other important workplace relationships.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Key Diversity Theories LEARNING OUTCOME: 5
13. Researchers contend that physical diversity characteristics such as race, age, or sex positively influence
performance because team members contribute unique cognitive attributes based on their experiences
stemming from their demographic background.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Key Diversity Theories LEARNING OUTCOME: 5
14. The similarity-attraction paradigm explains how diversity can have positive outcomes for an
organization.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Benefits and Challenges of Workplace Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 6
15. The integration-and-learning perspective posits that the different life experiences, skills, and
perspectives that members of diverse cultural identity groups possess can be a valuable resource in the
context of work groups.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Recommendations for Managing Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 7
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attributed to OpenStax, Rice University and any changes must be noted.
Chapter 5 DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: An Introduction to Workplace Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
1. The identity-based differences include such things as race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and
age.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: An Introduction to Workplace Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
2. The term managing diversity is often used to reflect ways in which organizations show appreciation for
diversity among job applicants, employees, and customers.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Diversity and the Workforce LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
3. Women constitute approximately 53% of the workforce compared to approximately 47% for men.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Diversity and the Workforce LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
4. If employees are penalized for refusing to respond to repeated sexual advances, quid pro quo sexual
harassment has taken place.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Diversity and the Workforce LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
5. Although Blacks do not make up the largest share of the workforce for racial minorities, research studies
show they face discrimination more often than other racial minorities.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Diversity and the Workforce LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
6. Due to the fact that multiracial births have risen tenfold between 1970 and 2013, their participation in
the labor force is around 20%.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Diversity and Its Impact on Companies LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
7. Two of the advantages of diversity include cost advantages and improved resource acquisition.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Diversity and Its Impact on Companies LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
8. Studies show that women and minorities have greater job-pursuit intentions and higher attraction
toward organizations that promote workplace diversity in their recruitment materials compared to
organizations that do not.
, Organizational Behavior
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Diversity and Its Impact on Companies LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
9. One downside of diverse teams, according to research, is that they enhance groupthink.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Challenges of Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 4
10. Discrimination is a term that has been used to describe a situation in which dominant group members
perceive that they are experiencing discrimination based on their race or sex.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Challenges of Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 4
11. The EEOC was created by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the primary goal of making it
illegal to discriminate against someone in the workplace due to their race, national origin, sex, disability,
religion, or pregnancy status.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Challenges of Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 4
12. Access discrimination involves discrimination that manifests itself in ways that are not visible or readily
identifiable, yet is serious because it can impact interpersonal interactions between employees, employees
and customers, and other important workplace relationships.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Key Diversity Theories LEARNING OUTCOME: 5
13. Researchers contend that physical diversity characteristics such as race, age, or sex positively influence
performance because team members contribute unique cognitive attributes based on their experiences
stemming from their demographic background.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Key Diversity Theories LEARNING OUTCOME: 5
14. The similarity-attraction paradigm explains how diversity can have positive outcomes for an
organization.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Benefits and Challenges of Workplace Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 6
15. The integration-and-learning perspective posits that the different life experiences, skills, and
perspectives that members of diverse cultural identity groups possess can be a valuable resource in the
context of work groups.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Recommendations for Managing Diversity LEARNING OUTCOME: 7
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