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Plural organizations tolerate diversity and do not foster or value it.

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_____________are where the variety of team experiences, attitudes and viewpoints leads to better team performance.


A) Synergistic effects
B) Collaborative staging effects
C) Brainstorming staging effects
D) Perceptive collaborative efforts
E) Both B and C

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.________can be a roadblock to establishing an effective diversity environment.


A) The willingness to openly disagree
B) The way agreement is defined
C) Communication
D) The willingness to speak assertively
E) Both A and D

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________of human resource managers at Fortune 1000 companies said they believed that successfully managing diversity improves their organizations.


A) 10 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 25 percent
D) Under 25 percent
E) Over 79 percent

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Having diverse teams allows for:


A) homogeneous effects
B) synergistic effects
C) inconsistent effects
D) unpredictable effects
E) Both C and D

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Unintentional discrimination against individuals who have religious practices that differ from those of the majority is most likely to occur in plural organizations.

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Power differentials based on ascribed status improve an organization's ability to develop an inclusive workplace environment.

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AAPs represents:


A) American Association of Programs
B) Associated Action Programs
C) Affirmative Action Programs
D) Affirmative Association Programs
E) None of the above

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Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits organizations from discriminating against individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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Having diverse teams may allow for synergistic effects.

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Employees whose social identity is different from the majority in their workplace are likely to feel pressured to behave in ways that are unnatural for them.

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Belief in principles of kindness and fairness are __________ reasons for fostering diversity.

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A multicultural organization fosters and values differences.

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_________refers to unfair negative attitudes we hold about people who belong to social or cultural groups other than our own.


A) stereotypes
B) prejudice
C) discrimination
D) Both A and C
E) Both A and B

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Andrea is very proud of the fact that she is a Black woman. She becomes angry if someone, especially another Black woman, makes a derogatory remark about people of her race. Andrea has a strong ______________.

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Jennifer believes that members of a certain ethnic group are more intelligent than members of other groups. Jennifer's belief is an example of _________________.

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All of the following are dimensions of diversity except:


A) social class
B) age
C) geographical background
D) personality
E) all of the above are dimensions of diversity

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._____________is defined as a person's knowledge that he belongs to certain social groups, where belonging to those groups has emotional significance.


A) Individual identity
B) Social identity
C) Intra-group identity
D) Inter-group identity
E) Both A and C

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Which of the forces of change is most responsible for the increasing rate at which U.S. employees working outside the U.S. must develop skills in working effectively with people who speak different languages? ______________

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Differences in communication preferences is seldom a roadblock to establishing an effective diversity environment.

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