Tutorial 4

The term ____ alludes to the invisible barriers that prevent minorities and women from being promoted to top corporate positions.

Overt discrimination

Stereotype

Glass ceiling

Bias

A manager in the leader role manages diversity in an organization by:

Conveying that the effective management of diversity is a valued goal and objective

Evaluating the extent to which diverse employees are being treated fairly.

serving as a role model and instituting policies and procedures to ensure that members are treated fairly

Enabling diverse individuals to coordinate their efforts and co-operate with one another

Which of the following is NOT a key concept analyzed by the article “Lean in Versus the Literature: an Evidence-Based Examination”:

“Women must be authentic”

“Women should seek support from other to achieve success”

“Women can count on their feminine sixth sense”

“Women leave before they leave”

____ is a moral principle calling for the use of fair procedures to determine how to distribute.

Distributive justice

Practical justice

Diversified justice

Procedural justice

Bad decisions concerning diversity for reasons of age, ethnicity, or sexual orientation do NOT include:

Giving recognition to employees, solely because of their capabilities

Promoting poorly performing managers

Not hiring qualified people

Failing to promote top-performing subordinates

Expectations or preconceived notions contained in schemas derive from:

Past experience and knowledge

Common sense and cultural background

Intuition and sixth sens

Friends and coworkers

What is the major cause and Idea behind the “salience effect”?

Biases towards minorities

Shifting the attention towards the majority

Standing out from the crowd leading to increased attention

Preferences towards employees with equal background

The term “Overt Discrimination” refers to:

Unconsciously denying diverse individuals the opportunities they deserve

Prejudices towards the managers actions

Preventing communication with diverse others inside the work-space

Knowingly denying diverse individuals' the opportunity to advance in the corporation

How to effectively support and integrate diversity in the Workspace

Encourage flexibility

Reward managers for applying Salience effect

Managers should focus on Schemas

Simply increase diversification

Which specific managerial role informs employees about diversity policies and initiatives and the intolerance of discrimination.

Spokesperson

Disseminator

Monitor

Liaison