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Management chap 5
questions
Question | Answer |
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Glass ceiling. | alludes to the invisible barriers that prevents minorities and women from being promoted to top corporate positions. |
Diversity. | Dissimilarities/differences among people in age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and capabilities/disabilities. |
Median age in the United States. | is 36.2 years. |
by 2030 20 per cent of the population will be. | over 65. |
1967. | Age Discrimination in Employment Act. |
U.S. workforce is. | 46% percent female. |
Women’s median weekly earnings are. | $572. |
Women hold only. | 15% of corporate officer positions. |
Census Bureau distinguishes between the following races. | American Indian, Asian, African-American, Native Hawaiian and White. |
The racial and ethnic diversity of the U.S. population is. | increasing at an exponential rate. |
Accommodation for Religious Beliefs. | critical meetings,time off for holy days Posting holy days for different religions on the company calendar. |
Disability Issues. | Providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Promoting a nondiscriminatory workplace environment Educating the organization about disabilities and AIDS |
Socioeconomic background. | refers to a combination of social class and income-related factors. |
Socioeconomic diversity. | requires that managers be sensitive and responsive to the needs and concerns of individuals who might not be as well off as others. |
Top-management commitment and rewards for the support of diversity are critical ingredients. | for the success of diversity management initiatives. |
Distributive Justice. | A moral principle calling for the distribution of organizational resources to be based on meaningful contribution that individuals have made and not personal characteristics over which they have no control. |
Procedural Justice. | A moral principle calling for the use of fair procedures to determine how to distribute outcomes to organizational members. |