Question 1 of 20

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__________ refers to actions taken to overcome the effects of pastor present practices, policies, or other barriers to equalemployment opportunity.

A. Affirmative action

B. Managing diversity

C. Voluntarism

D. ROWE

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Question 2 of 20

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Which of the following observations is correct?

A. Diversity is problem focused, while affirmative action isopportunity focused.

B. Diversity is government initiated, while affirmative action isvoluntary.

C. Diversity is proactive, while affirmative action isreactive.

D. Diversity is quantitative, while affirmative action isqualitative.

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Question 3 of 20

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Family patterns, customs, social classes, religions, politicalsystems, clothing, music, food, literature, and laws are all partof a person’s:

A. employment history.

B. culture.

C. genetic makeup.

D. personality.

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Question 4 of 20

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Which of the following would NOT be considered a key forceaccounting for women today aiming for high-level business jobs?

A. Changes in education

B. Changes in corporate restructuring

C. Changes in the economy

D. Changes in technology

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Question 5 of 20

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The baby-boom generation:

A. represents approximately 50 million Americans.

B. was born in the middle of the Great Depression.

C. does not change jobs frequently.

D. is a computer-literate generation.

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Question 6 of 20

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Hurt more by parental divorce and having witnessed corporatedownsizing first-hand, this generation tends to be independent andcynical and does not expect the security of long-termemployment.

A. The baby-boom generation

B. Generation X

C. Generation Y

D. The silent generation

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Question 7 of 20

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All of the following are true about Generation Y EXCEPT:

A. inability to handle numerous projects.

B. the constant need for stimulation/entertainment.

C. a blurring of the lines between work and leisure time while onthe job.

D. short attention spans.

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Question 8 of 20

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The steps undertaken by organizations to attract and retain racialand ethnic minorities include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. focus on bringing in the best talent.

B. establish mentoring programs.

C. hold minority employees accountable for meeting diversitygoals.

D. promote minorities to decision-making positions.

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Question 9 of 20

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In terms of job-performance requirements for older workers, whichof the following is true?

A. To meet the needs of the workforce remaining on the job, firmsneed to develop training programs to avoid mid-career plateaus.

B. Executives should look at the age distribution across jobs tosee what career paths for older workers might open in thefuture.

C. Clear job specifications must serve as the basis for improvedstaffing.

D. Mental abilities generally remain stable well into a person’s90s.

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Question 10 of 20

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In the course of their five-year research project on the effects ofdiversity on business performance, researchers offered all of thefollowing implications for practice EXCEPT:

A. modify the business case.

B. experiment and evaluate.

C. look beyond the business case.

D. adopt a more synthetical approach.

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Question 11 of 20

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A(n) __________ corporation is one that has become an “insider” inany market or nation where it operates and is thus competitive withdomestic firms operating in local markets.

A. global

B. multinational

C. international

D. transnational

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Question 12 of 20

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Efficient-__________ indexes assume that a person is not completelynew to a situation and has learned about some local brands andother outlets and therefore pays prices that are lower than someonewho is not familiar with the location.

A. purchaser

B. retailer

C. seller

D. vendor

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Question 13 of 20

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Managers with a __________ perspective are sensitive to culturaldifferences, respect the distinctive practices of others, and makeallowances for such factors when communicating with representativesof different cultural groups.

A. provincial

B. local

C. regional

D. cosmopolitan

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Question 14 of 20

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Which of the following is NOT a broad classification that helpsmanagers assess any culture and examine its peoplesystematically?

A. Food and feeding habits

B. Values and norms

C. Local laws and regulations

D. Mental processes and learning

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Question 15 of 20

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In terms of scope, international operations as compared to domesticoperations have all of the following EXCEPT:

A. more HR activities.

B. similar approaches to management.

C. more involvement in employees’ personal lives.

D. broader external influences.

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Question 16 of 20

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__________ corporations use geo-diversity to great advantage,placing their top executives and core corporate functions indifferent countries to gain a competitive edge. What makes themdifferent is that even the executive suite is virtual.

A. International

B. Domestic

C. Transnational

D. Regional

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Question 17 of 20

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The recruitment strategy of seeking the best person for the jobregardless of nationality is called:

A. ethnocentrism.

B. polycentrism.

C. geocentrism.

D. egocentrism.

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Question 18 of 20

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The final aspect of overseas orientation, called postarrivalorientation, consists of all of the following EXCEPT:

A. orientation toward the environment.

B. cultural briefing orientation.

C. orientation toward the work unit.

D. an actual job orientation.

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Question 19 of 20

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__________ refers to the practice of paying expatriates on the samescale as local nationals in the country of assignment.

A. Base-line equity

B. Localization

C. Native balance

D. Resident equality

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Question 20 of 20

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The __________ approach is by far the most common method used byNorth American, European, and, increasingly, Japanese globalorganizations to compensate expatriates.

A. localization

B. home-cost

C. balance-sheet

D. multinational