MANA 4326 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Diversity Ans✓✓✓Real or perceived differences among people in race,
ethnicity, sex, age, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation,
religion, work and family status, weight and appearance, and other
identity-based attributes that affect their interactions and relationships
Identity Groups Ans✓✓✓Collectives people use to categorize
themselves
Employment or Labor Market Discrimination Ans✓✓✓When personal
characteristics of applicants and workers that are unrelated to
productivity are valued in the labor market
Access Discrimination Ans✓✓✓When people are denied employment
opportunities, or "access" to jobs
Treatment Discrimination Ans✓✓✓When people are employed but are
treated differently once employed, receiving fewer job-related rewards,
resources, or opportunities than they should receive based on job-related
criteria
Inclusion Ans✓✓✓The degree to which "different voices of a diverse
workplace are respected and heard"
, Primary Labor Market Ans✓✓✓Includes jobs in large organizations,
with more opportunities for advancement and retirement, vacation, and
medical benefits;
Whites more likely to work
Secondary Labor Market Ans✓✓✓Low-skilled, low-paid, insecure jobs;
Blacks and hispanics more likely to work
Reasons to Value Diversity Ans✓✓✓Cost: Mismanagement of diversity
can result in increased costs through employee turnover and litigation as
well as lost business;
Resource Acquisition: Attracting and retaining employees from different
backgrounds increases the ability to compete in tight labor markets;
Marketing: Having a reputation for valuing all types of workers affects
the ability to market to different types of consumers;
Creativity and Problem Solving: Including groups from different
backgrounds and experiences results in greater creativity and problem
solving ability;
System Flexibility: The diverse life experiences of people helps them to
develop cognitive flexibility and openness to experience;
Other Areas Where Diversity Can Be Advantageous: Cooperative
behaviors; Interaction effects with organizational strategy; Financial
returns
Moral and social reasons can coincide with business reasons for
supporting diversity
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Diversity Ans✓✓✓Real or perceived differences among people in race,
ethnicity, sex, age, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation,
religion, work and family status, weight and appearance, and other
identity-based attributes that affect their interactions and relationships
Identity Groups Ans✓✓✓Collectives people use to categorize
themselves
Employment or Labor Market Discrimination Ans✓✓✓When personal
characteristics of applicants and workers that are unrelated to
productivity are valued in the labor market
Access Discrimination Ans✓✓✓When people are denied employment
opportunities, or "access" to jobs
Treatment Discrimination Ans✓✓✓When people are employed but are
treated differently once employed, receiving fewer job-related rewards,
resources, or opportunities than they should receive based on job-related
criteria
Inclusion Ans✓✓✓The degree to which "different voices of a diverse
workplace are respected and heard"
, Primary Labor Market Ans✓✓✓Includes jobs in large organizations,
with more opportunities for advancement and retirement, vacation, and
medical benefits;
Whites more likely to work
Secondary Labor Market Ans✓✓✓Low-skilled, low-paid, insecure jobs;
Blacks and hispanics more likely to work
Reasons to Value Diversity Ans✓✓✓Cost: Mismanagement of diversity
can result in increased costs through employee turnover and litigation as
well as lost business;
Resource Acquisition: Attracting and retaining employees from different
backgrounds increases the ability to compete in tight labor markets;
Marketing: Having a reputation for valuing all types of workers affects
the ability to market to different types of consumers;
Creativity and Problem Solving: Including groups from different
backgrounds and experiences results in greater creativity and problem
solving ability;
System Flexibility: The diverse life experiences of people helps them to
develop cognitive flexibility and openness to experience;
Other Areas Where Diversity Can Be Advantageous: Cooperative
behaviors; Interaction effects with organizational strategy; Financial
returns
Moral and social reasons can coincide with business reasons for
supporting diversity
