Narrative 11-1
Unilever has operations in 150 countries. Recently,Unilever took 100 of these top managers on a jungle retreat to Costa Rica. To the dismay of Unilever's chair,no women were in the group. Upon investigation,he learned that only one woman had even been invited. As the retreat progressed,its participants commented on the richness of diversity in nature and how for anything to grow,there needs to be diversity. These comments caused Unilever's chair to establish an executive committee to examine practical ways to overcome barriers to women's promotion. They decided to avoid setting numerical targets because they encourage positive discrimination and instead examined recruitment and promotion practices.
-Refer to Narrative 11-1. Why is Unilever's initiative an example of a diversity program?
A)It is a punitive approach to employee relations.
B)It is done voluntarily.
C)It has been dictated by affirmative action legislation.
D)It is designed to compensate for past discrimination.

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Narrative 11-1
Unilever has operations in 150 countries. Recently,Unilever took 100 of these top managers on a jungle retreat to Costa Rica. To the dismay of Unilever's chair,no women were in the group. Upon investigation,he learned that only one woman had even been invited. As the retreat progressed,its participants commented on the richness of diversity in nature and how for anything to grow,there needs to be diversity. These comments caused Unilever's chair to establish an executive committee to examine practical ways to overcome barriers to women's promotion. They decided to avoid setting numerical targets because they encourage positive discrimination and instead examined recruitment and promotion practices.
-Refer to Narrative 11-1. Why is Unilever's initiative an example of a diversity program?
A)It is a punitive approach to employee relations. 
B)It is done voluntarily. 
C)It has been dictated by affirmative action legislation. 
D)It is designed to compensate for past discrimination.

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Unilever's initiative to examine ways to overcome barriers to women's promotion was done voluntarily, making it an example of a diversity program. It was not done as a punishment for past discrimination, nor was it dictated by affirmative action legislation. Additionally, the company chose to avoid setting numerical targets, which often accompany affirmative action programs, and instead examined recruitment and promotion practices.

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