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. Which paradigm would Unilever need to use to focus on deep-level diversity?
A)equity and legitimacy
B)access and fairness
C)equity and fairness
D)learning and effectiveness

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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. Which paradigm would Unilever need to use to focus on deep-level diversity?
A)equity and legitimacy  
B)access and fairness  
C)equity and fairness  
D)learning and effectiveness

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Unilever would need to use the learning and effectiveness paradigm to focus on deep-level diversity, as this paradigm emphasizes creating a culture of learning and ongoing development to improve organizational effectiveness. This approach is more holistic and goes beyond just promoting access and fairness or achieving equity and legitimacy. It involves examining recruitment and promotion practices to ensure that they are effective in promoting diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the organization. Therefore, D is the best choice.

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