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BUSM 2011 - MindTap Questions With SolutionsAfter working with his team for a while, Patrick realizes that his team is more
diverse than he initially thought. The members come from a variety of
functional backgrounds and have a wide variety of work experiences.
A) Separation diversity
B) Deep-level diversity
C) Disparity diversity
D) Variety diversity Right Ans - A) Separation diversity
GE's Jack Welch paired younger employees with older and higher-ranking
executives to transfer technology knowledge to higher organizational levels.
This is an example of Right Ans - Reverse mentoring
Research has found that firm performance increases when employees have
Right Ans - more positive attitudes toward diversity
Functional backgrounds and work experience are not observable. They
contribute to variety diversity. Deep-level diversity is also unobservable, but it
is not related to functional backgrounds and work experiences. Separation
diversity involves differences in opinions among group members, while
disparity refers to differences in social assets such as rank or pay. Right
Ans - Deep-level diversity vs Separation diversity
The five central environmental forces for change faced by today's
organizations are new employment Right Ans - relationships, diversity,
globalization, technology, and ethics and corporate governance
pairs a senior employee with a junior employee, but unlike the top-down
focus of traditional mentoring, the focus is on transferring the skills of the
junior employee to the senior employee. Socializing and on-boarding have to
do with getting new employees up to speed and proficient at their jobs. (*)
Right Ans - Reverse mentoring (*)
As Laura looks around the room, she realizes that although all of her
teammates are white females, they have many differences of opinion about
the goals of the group and the way those goals should be achieved.
A) Surface-level diversity
B) Personality diversity
, C) Deep-level diversity
D) Separation diversity Right Ans - A) Surface-level diversity
the largest generation since the baby boomers (*) Right Ans - The
Millennial Generation (*)
is related to differences of opinion among team members. can be seen directly.
Surface-level diversity is observable, and includes differences in race, age, and
gender. Deep-level diversity refers to individual differences that cannot be
seen directly, including goals, values, personalities, decision-making styles,
knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes. Right Ans - Separation diversity
is the largest generation since the baby boomers. Most experts characterize
today's workforce as comprising four generations. According to date of birth,
they are: seniors (1922-1943); baby boomers (1943-1963); Generation X
(1964-1980); and the Millennial Generation (1980-2000). Right Ans - The
Millennial Generation
are forecast to rise globally Right Ans - Talent shortages
Michael's new work team has people of a variety of races and ages.
A) Personalities
B) Disparity diversity
C) Surface-level diversity
D) Deep-level diversity Right Ans - C) Surface-level diversity
Increasing conscientiousness and knowledge counteract some of the negative
effects of _________ that result from reductions in information processing speed
and motivation to learn. Right Ans - aging
refers to observable differences in people, including race, age, ethnicity,
physical abilities, physical characteristics, and gender. Race and age are
observable characteristics. Race and age are not personality constructs. Deep-
level diversity refers to individual differences that cannot be seen directly,
including goals, values, personalities, decision-making styles, knowledge,
skills, abilities, and attitudes. Disparity diversity refers to differences in social
assets such as rank or pay. Right Ans - Surface-level diversity
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