LSUS MBA 704 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL CONTENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS COMPLETE SET
◉ What is inclusion?
Answer: Involves allowing individuals to bring aspects of themselves
that make then unique, while also being treated as insiders
(organizations ensure that all individuals are allowed to participate
in the organizational life fully, their voices are heard, and concerted
efforts are made to remove barriers to the fair treatment of
everyone)
◉ What are the benefits of diversity?
Answer: Increased creativity in decision making because of higher
quality decisions; appeal to a broader customer base (i.e. apple
having a sodium intake metric, but reproductive health; image
recognition software to recognize black face) more advantage in the
stock market because of diversity programs
◉ What are some positive reasons for organizations to have
diversity?
Answer: Trust of the employees; without it, employees feel injustice
and higher levels of abandonment
, ◉ What two things outlawed discrimination based on age, gender,
race, national origin, or religion?
Answer: The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964
◉ What act prohibits the discrimination of otherwise capable
employees based on physical or mental disabilities?
Answer: Americans with Disabilities; 1990
◉ What tends to be true about groups that are more diverse?
Answer: Lower levels of cohesiveness, higher levels of conflict, lower
levels of team performance, and higher turnover
◉ When is diversity more positive?
Answer: When paired with inclusion
◉ What correlation does the Similarity-Attraction Phenomenon have
with organizations?
Answer: If an individual shows a preference toward similar others,
they will allocate greater resources to them when given the chance;
may explain some of the potentially unfair treatment based on
demographic traits
FULL CONTENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS COMPLETE SET
◉ What is inclusion?
Answer: Involves allowing individuals to bring aspects of themselves
that make then unique, while also being treated as insiders
(organizations ensure that all individuals are allowed to participate
in the organizational life fully, their voices are heard, and concerted
efforts are made to remove barriers to the fair treatment of
everyone)
◉ What are the benefits of diversity?
Answer: Increased creativity in decision making because of higher
quality decisions; appeal to a broader customer base (i.e. apple
having a sodium intake metric, but reproductive health; image
recognition software to recognize black face) more advantage in the
stock market because of diversity programs
◉ What are some positive reasons for organizations to have
diversity?
Answer: Trust of the employees; without it, employees feel injustice
and higher levels of abandonment
, ◉ What two things outlawed discrimination based on age, gender,
race, national origin, or religion?
Answer: The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964
◉ What act prohibits the discrimination of otherwise capable
employees based on physical or mental disabilities?
Answer: Americans with Disabilities; 1990
◉ What tends to be true about groups that are more diverse?
Answer: Lower levels of cohesiveness, higher levels of conflict, lower
levels of team performance, and higher turnover
◉ When is diversity more positive?
Answer: When paired with inclusion
◉ What correlation does the Similarity-Attraction Phenomenon have
with organizations?
Answer: If an individual shows a preference toward similar others,
they will allocate greater resources to them when given the chance;
may explain some of the potentially unfair treatment based on
demographic traits
