Research on diversity in the workplace has not substantiated which of the following benefit to firms?

Goodwill Industries is an advocate for ________.

a. survival of the fittest

b. sales tax

c. using interviews to weed out diverse applicants

d. diversity

(d) Easy/Comprehension

47. A total of $3.23 _______ was invested into employment programs in 2008 by Goodwill Industries.

a. billion

b. million

c. thousand

d. dollars

(a) Easy/Comprehension

Section I: Demographic Diversity

48. The ways in which people are similar or different from one another is

a. culture.

b. diversity.

c. stereotypes.

d. faultlines.

(b) Easy/Knowledge

49. Which of the following laws prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex or national origin?

a. Age Discrimination Act

b. Americans with Disabilities Act

c. Family and Medical Leave Act

d. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

(d) Easy/Comprehension

50. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of effective management of diversity?

a. greater creativity in decision making

b. better service to customers

c. higher productivity of operations

d. more satisfied workers

(c) Medium/Comprehension

51. Which of the following statements on the benefits of effective management of diversity is INCORRECT?

a. Diverse workforces lead to higher-quality decisions.

b. Diverse workforces create cheaper products.

c. Diverse workforces lead to lower litigation costs.

d. Diverse workforces have led to higher stock prices for firms.

(b) Difficult/Synthesis

52. Research on diversity in the workplace has not substantiated which of the following benefit to firms?

a. Diversity, and the presence of faultlines, increases cohesiveness at work.

b. Award-winning diversity management programs lead to higher stock prices for their companies.

c. In companies with a growth strategy, there is a positive correlation between racial diversity in the firm and company performance.

d. Diverse teams make higher quality decisions.

(a) Difficult/Comprehension

53. The similarity/attraction phenomenon may explain which of the following?

a. Minorities are hired as often as their Caucasian counterparts.

b. Disabled individuals are hired as often as those who are not disabled.

c. Women do not earn salaries as high as that of their male counterparts.

d. Women and men have equal access to mentoring opportunities.

(c) Medium/Evaluation

54. Demographic traits make up

a. deep-level diversity.

b. cultural diversity.

c. collective diversity.

d. surface diversity.

(d) Easy/Knowledge

55. Surface diversity traits include

a. values.

b. gender.

c. attitudes.

d. beliefs.

(b) Easy/Knowledge

56. Deep-level diversity traits include

a. gender.

b. age.

c. attitudes.

d. race.

(c) Easy/Knowledge

57. Which of the following is a surface-level diversity trait?

a. aggressiveness

b. Type A personality

c. being smart

d. being Asian

(d) Easy/Application

58. Which of the following is a deep-level diversity trait?

a. middle-aged

b. Caucasian

c. aggressiveness

d. amputee

(c) Medium/Application