Deck 12: Managing Individuals and a Diverse Work Force: Part B

Question 1

The Big Five dimensions of personality are autonomy, Machiavellianism, empathy, locus of control, and affectivity.

Answer 1

False
The Big Five personality dimensions are extraversion, emotional stability, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.

Question 2

Organizational plurality is consistent with:

A) the paradigm of commonality
B) the determination and fairness paradigm
C) the learning and effectiveness paradigm
D) the access and legitimacy paradigm
E) none of these

Answer 2

C

Question 3

__________ is the degree to which group members are psychologically attracted to working with each other to accomplish a common objective.

A) Social integration
B) Norm cohesiveness
C) Social cohesiveness
D) Integrative focus
E) Social attraction

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following statements explains why diversity actually makes good business sense?

A) Diversity increases an organization's retained earnings.
B) Diversity helps companies attract and recruit talented employees.
C) Diversity makes individuals whole by returning them to the condition or place they would have been had it not been for discrimination.
D) Diversity allows a company to act with economic responsibility.
E) Diversity eliminates glass ceilings.

Question 5

Conscientiousness is:

A) the degree to which someone is organized, hardworking, responsible, and achievement oriented
B) the degree to which someone is curious
C) the degree to which someone is active and gregarious
D) the degree to which someone is cooperative, flexible, good-natured, tolerant, and trusting
E) defined by none of these

Question 6

Affirmative action is required by law for all private employers, and diversity is voluntary.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality dimensions?

A) emotional stability
B) extraversion
C) conscientiousness
D) empathy
E) agreeableness

Question 8

__________ consists of differences communicated through verbal and nonverbal behaviors, such as personality and attitudes that are learned only through extended interaction with others.

A) Organizational plurality
B) Behavioral diversity
C) Surface-level diversity
D) Deep-level diversity
E) Ego-driven heterogeneity

Question 9

Which of the following is a paradigm for managing diversity?

A) the paradigm of organizational diversity
B) the Machiavellian paradigm
C) the learning and effectiveness paradigm
D) the affirmative action paradigm
E) the sociocultural paradigm

Question 10

The _________ paradigm focuses on the acceptance and celebration of differences to ensure that the diversity within the company matches the diversity found among primary stakeholders.

A) Discrimination and fairness
B) Fairness and effectiveness
C) Access and legitimacy
D) Business growth
E) Learning and effectiveness

Question 11

Research has shown that performance capabilities decline with age.