Management Fundamentals 5th Edition by Robert Lussier

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Objective
To become more aware of and sensitive to diversity.
Skills
The primary skills developed through this exercise are:
1. Management skill - decision making (conceptual, diagnostic, analytical, and critical-thinking skills are needed to understand diversity)
2. AACSB competency - multicultural and diversity understanding
3. Management function - organizing
Answer the following questions
Race and Ethnicity
1. My race (ethnicity) is __________________.
2. My name, __________________, is significant because it means __________________. [or]
My name, __________________, is significant because I was named after __________________.
3. One positive thing about my racial/ethnic background is __________________.
4. One difficult thing about my racial/ethnic background is __________________.
Religion
5. My religion is __________________.
6. One positive thing about my religious background is __________________.
7. One difficult thing about my religious background is __________________.
Gender
8. I am ______________ (male/female).
9. One positive thing about being (male/female) is ______________.
10. One difficult thing about being (male/female) is ______________.
Age
11. I am ______________ years old.
12. One positive thing about being this age is ______________.
13. One difficult thing about being this age is ______________.
Other
14. One way in which I am different from other people is ______________.
15. One positive thing about being different in this way is ______________.
16. One negative thing about being different in this way is ______________.
Prejudice, Stereotypes, Discrimination
17. If you have ever been prejudged, stereotyped, or discriminated against, describe what happened.
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Apply It
What did I learn from this experience? How will I use this knowledge in the future
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Your instructor may ask you to do this Skill Builder in class in a group. If so, the instructor will provide you with any necessary information or additional instructions.