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management ch3
Management 11th ed, ch 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| workforce diversity | ways in which people in the workforce are different and similar to each other. |
| 60s-70s attitudes | focuses on complying with laws and regulations. |
| early 80s attitudes | assimilating women and minorities into corporate setting |
| late 80s attitudes | concept of workplace diversity expanded from compliance to an issue of workplace survival |
| late 80s to late 90s attitudes | focus on fostering sensitivity |
| New Millennium attitudes | focus on diversity and inclusion for business success |
| surface level diversity | easily perceived differences that may trigger certain stereotypes but do not necessarily reflect the way people think or feel |
| deep-level diversity | |
| 6 protected types of diversity | age, sex, gender, religion, race, disabilities, ethnicity |
| race | biological heritage |
| ethnicity | social traits shared by a human population |
| bias | tendency or preference towards a particular perspective or ideology |
| prejudice | preconceived belief, opinion, or judgement toward a person or group of people |
| stereotyping | judging a person on the basis of one's perception of a group which that person belongs |
| discrimination | when someone acts out their prejudicial attitudes towards people who are the object of their prejudice. |
| glass ceiling | invisible barrier that separates women and minorities from top management positions |
| mentoring | a process whereby experienced organizational member provides advice and guidance to a less experienced member (protege). |
| diversity skills training | specialized training to educate employees about the importance of diversity and to teach them skills for working in a diverse workplace. |
| employee resource groups | groups made up of employees connected by some common dimension of diversity. |