Chapter 3: Discrimination, Equality and Fairness in Employment: Social Policies and Affirmative/Positive Action Programs
Multiple Choice
1. An excerpt in the July 1943 issue of Mass Transportation was written by male supervisors to:
A) Complain about the productivity of women in the workpl...
, Managing Diversity Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace, Third Edition
Michalle E. Mor Barak
Chapter 1: Introduction and Conceptual Framework
Multiple Choice
1. Hai Ha-Kotobuki, a joint venture company between Vietnamese Corporation (Vinataba) and the Kotobuki Group of
Japan, is a food manufacturing company located in Hanoi, Vietnam. The company partnered with the Vietnam
Chamber of Commerce and Industry to work on a joint project to promote:
A) Education Programs
B) Human Trafficking Prevention
C) Employment Opportunities
D) HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control
Ans: D
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2. The classification offered by Bartlett and Ghoshal (1998, 2002) is helpful as a general framework for understanding
the unique corporate culture that is relevant to global workforce diversity. Which answer below is not one of the
typologies that Bartlett and Ghoshal used for their framework?
A) Global Companies
B) National Companies
C) International Corporations
D) Multinational Companies
Ans: B
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3. The rising number of homeless people at the facilities of Port Authority in New York and New Jersey (Case Example
– 1.2) caused increasing problems for the delivery of quality transportation services as well as for its image. In 1988,
what action did the Port Authority take to address this issue?
A) Developed a food bank for the homeless
B) Spent $3 million on educational programs for the homeless to obtain a high school education
C) Relocated the Port Authority
D) Formed a homeless project team and spent $2.5 million to fund homeless centers
Ans: D
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4. Successful management of today’s increasingly diverse workforce is among the most important global challenges
faced by:
A) Corporate Leaders
B) Human Resource Managers
C) Management Consultants
D) All of the above
Ans: D
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,5. La Siembra Co-op (Case Example – 1.4) was incorporated in 1999 in Ottawa, Canada as the first North American
importer, manufacturer, and distributer of:
A) Fair Trade Fruits
B) Fair Trade Coffee
C) Fair Trade Cocoa Products
D) Fair Trade Cigars
Ans: C
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6. Diversity management paradigms, the inclusive workplace model, and case studies demonstrating how corporations in
different parts of the world can apply the model, are either solutions or practical intervention approaches in what
conceptual framework dimension?
A) Macro
B) Mezzo/Micro
C) Practice Applications
D) Large Systems
A) Companies need to take positive steps to ensure a balanced racial and ethnic workforce
B) It is against the law to discriminate in hiring among applicants for employment
C) Companies are proactive and aim to achieve a diverse and heterogeneous workforce that values employee differences
D) Companies contribute to local as well as global community
Ans: B
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8. Given the growing acceptance of (though not necessarily adherence to) human rights as a value around the globe,
promoting __________ and ____________________ for disfranchised members is perceived as the right and ethical
thing to do.
A) Fairness; Economic Advancement
B) Justice; Empowerment
C) Acceptance; Jobs
D) Equality; Education
Ans: A
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9. An exclusionary workplace misses the connection between ______ and _______ because it focuses solely on its
responsibility to its financial stakeholders.
A) Profits; Community
B) Quality; Economic Advancement
C) Relationships; Image
D) Leadership; Relationships
Ans: A
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10. The global economy moves ____________ to the top of the agenda.
A) Diversity
B) Similarity
C) Creativity
D) Innovations
Ans: A
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11. Which of the following is not one of the four classes of a good manager according to the Chinese tradition?
A) Scholars
B) Merchants
C) Farmers
D) Tradesmen
Ans: D
Page: 1
12. Global demographic trends, legislation, and public policies in different countries describe ____________ dimensions.
A) Macro
B) Mezzo/Micro
C) Practice Applications
D) Smaller Systems
Ans: A
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13. What type of company has its central corporate office making dominant decisions, though each national or regional
operation has some autonomy in business decision-making? These companies also develop strategic capabilities that
allow them to be sensitive and responsive to differences in national environments around the world.
A) Global Companies
B) International Corporations
C) Multinational Companies
D) National Companies
Ans: C
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14. Hai Ha-Kotobuki (Case Example – 1.1), a joint venture company between Vietnamese Corporation (Vinataba) and the
Kotobuki Group of Japan, is a food manufacturing company located in Hanoi, Vietnam. With the support of top
management and the involvement of a large number of company staff, Hai Ha-Kotobuki developed a workplace
policy that included:
A) Discrimination prevention
B) Implementation of prevention programs
C) Confidential testing and nondisclosure of results
D) Flexible working conditions for HIV staff
E) Care responsibility for HIV staff
F) All of the above
Ans: F
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