Unilever
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, there were no women 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 everything needs diversity to grow. 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 Unilever. To focus on deep-level diversity, Unilever would need to use the ____________paradigm.
A) equity and legitimacy
B) access and fairness
C) equity and fairness
D) learning and effectiveness
E) access and legitimacy

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The learning and effectiveness paradigm is focused on understanding and valuing individual differences through learning and skill development, and optimizing the fit between individuals and work systems to maximize effectiveness. This approach goes beyond simply addressing issues of access and fairness and seeks to create a culture of inclusion that values and leverages diversity to improve performance. Unilever's establishment of an executive committee to examine practical ways to overcome barriers to women's promotion aligns with this paradigm.

Unilever Unilever Has Operations in 150 Countries. Recently, Unilever Took 100