UCSD MGT 18 MIDTERM EXAM 2025\26 WITH GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
Diversity is considered by what perspectives? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Identity
Domestic/global
Cognitive
What does Goldsmith say about diversity tension as a positive? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Produces valuable brainstorming sessions
,Imaginative problem-solving/decision-making
Unique perspectives on strategic planning
Inventive product development ideas
What is super-additivity? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Where the
product is greater than the sum of its parts: 1+1=3
Who do we tend to be biased towards? (as in, who do we prefer to be
with?) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ People who are very similar to
ourselves. Often look/think/speak the same way, are from similar
backgrounds, etc. This is also known as in-group favoritism or
homophily.
What are the different circles that make up identity? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Primary: age, gender, ethnicity, etc.
Secondary: religion, education, working style, if you're married or not,
etc.
Organizational: industry, tenure, network, division, department, location,
etc.
, Cultural: flexible v structured, individual v team, power views, body
language, time, etc.
What are Page's 4 conditions for diversity to trump ability? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1: the problem must be hard
2: the people must be smart
3: the people must be diverse
4: teams have to be reasonably large and were chosen from a large and
diverse pool of candidates
What does Goldsmith call the stress created by having a mix of cultural
differences and similarities? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Diversity
tension
Banaji at al. calls attention what factor that can impact decision making
in the workplace? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Implicit biases
According to Page, which team do we think we would we enjoy more
and find more fun? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A homogenous team