Question :
31. Assume you the manager of a department with a : 1265050
31. Assume you are the manager of a department with a diverse work group, but white males comprise the largest subgroup. Many of the white males resent having to work alongside female and minority employees who have less seniority and work experience but are paid the same. Several conflicts and incidents have taken place between the white males and others that have disrupted the workplace. Which of the following approaches would be more appropriate and effective in dealing with this situation?
a.Fire the white male perpetrators.
b.Extend preferential treatment to female and minority employees.
c.Urge female and minority employees to take legal action against those who have caused problems.
d.Indicate that discriminatory and other inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated and initiate a series of meetings to address the problems and encourage open and frank discussion of the issues.
32. Which statement best captures the spirit of managing diversity?
a.It is being a good corporate citizen.
b.It is complying with affirmative action.
c.It is assimilating women and minorities into a dominant male culture.
d.It is a painful examination of hidden assumptions that employees hold.
33. Which of the following is considered a key benefit of diversity?
a.cohesiveness
b.flexibility and adaptation
c.less time in making decisions
d.less thinking that is considered critical
34. Which of the following is NOT a classification for ethical theories?
a.humanitarian
b.rule-based
c.consequential
d.cultural
35. An ethical theory that emphasizes the nature and characteristics of an act is:
a.cultural based
b.motive-based
c.consequence-based
d.rule-based
36. A well-known consequential theory which suggests that right and wrong is determined by the consequence of the action and that we should maximize the most good for the greatest number of people is:
a.cultural relativism
b.universal moralism
c.utilitarianism
d.rule-based theory
37. Corporations and business enterprises tend to subscribe to:
a.cultural relativism
b.universal moralism
c.consequential ethics
d.rule-based ethics
38. Crude comments or sexual jokes and behaviors that disparage someone’s sex or convey hostility is considered which type of sexual harassment?
a.sexual coercion
b.exploitation
c.gender harassment
d.sexual abuse
39. The implicit or explicit demands for sexual favors by threatening negative job-related consequences or promising job-related rewards is considered:
a.gender harassment
b.biased sexual force
c.sexual coercion
d.sexual exploitation
40. Which of the following would not be considered sexual harassment?
a.A male department head is propositioned by a female employee who has bid for a different job that carries a high rate of pay.
b.When congratulating employees for their good work, a male supervisor pats male workers on the shoulder and female workers on their behinds.
c.A female office employee frequently, in a joking fashion, suggests to certain male co-workers that they go to a motel during the lunch hour.
d.In trying to make an important point when issuing job instructions, a male supervisor puts his hand on the employee’s shoulder. He does this with both male and female employees.
41. A female employee is issued a written reprimand when returning late from lunch. A male employee in the same department returns late and is not disciplined. This issue represents a question of:
a.sexual harassment
b.procedural justice
c.uniform standards
d.distributive justice
42. When the Japanese questioned the salaries of American CEOs during a time when many companies were having difficulty and laying off workers, they were making their judgments based upon:
a.utilitarian justice
b.distributive justice
c.procedural justice
d.rule-based justice
43. Whistle-blowing is:
a.an example of white-collar crime
b.a powerful influence on corporate America
c.an illustration of distributive justice
d.unethical
44. The obligation of an organization to behave in ethical ways is known as:
a.social environmentalism
b.organizational morality
c.social responsibility
d.ethical imperative
