Session:12 Diversity in Organizations
Chapter Review Questions
Principles of Management | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session
Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-management
- Define the three types of diversity and compare them using examples for each type.
- How are demographics of the workforce changing?
- What are some major challenges that women face in organizations?
- What is the model minority myth? How does it compare to how Black people and Hispanic people are stereotyped?
- What are some benefits of hiring older workers?
- Why would an employee “pass” or “reveal” at work? What are the positive and negative consequences of doing so?
- Explain the six benefits of workplace diversity described by Cox and Blake’s business case for diversity.
- Compare how the cognitive diversity hypothesis and the similarity-attraction paradigm relate to diversity outcomes.
- Based on the justification-suppression model, explain why individuals act on their prejudicial beliefs.
- Describe challenges that managers must face when managing diversity.
- How can employees ensure they are compliant with the laws and legislation enforced by the EEOC?
- What are some recommendations for managing diversity?