Management Leading and Collaborating in a Competitive World 12th Edition Bateman – Test Bank

Management Leading and Collaborating in a Competitive World 12th Edition Bateman – Test Bank

Chapter 11
Managing the Diverse Workforce

True / False Questions

1. A multicultural workforce can provide a company with a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace.

True False

2. Women make up about 47 percent of the workforce.

True False

3. One possible explanation for the wage gap between men and women is that women are not negotiating pay as effectively as men seeking the same positions.

True False

4. Workers today, both women and men, are trying to achieve a balance between career and family.

True False

5. The affirmative action programs were initiated in part to correct the past exclusion of women and minorities from the business world.

True False

6. A diverse workforce often tends to inhibit organizational flexibility.

True False

7. Cohesiveness refers to how tightly knit a group is and the degree to which members of a group act independently of each other.

True False

8. Monolithic organizations have a more diverse employee population and take steps to involve persons from different cultural backgrounds.

True False

9. To support diversity efforts, top management can set an example for other organization members by participating in diversity programs and making participation mandatory for all managers.

True False

10. Nationwide, turnover rates have been decreasing as more people are staying with their organizations for a longer period.

True False