law 531 knowledge check

1. Score: /8 9Week 6 Knowledge Check Study Guide
Concepts Mastery Questions
Five Reasons Why
Diversity Has Become
Dominant in Managing
Human Resources
100%
1 2 3
Differences Between
EEO/AA and Diversity
67%
4 5 6
Characteristics of four
generations of workers
100%
7 8 9
Concept: Five Reasons Why Diversity Has Become Dominant in Managing Human
Resources
Mastery 100% Questions 1 2 3

2. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: D.
Organizations must be positioned to their global markets. Having employees that are
multicultural can assist in working with a diverse network of suppliers, customers,
and strategic partners.
1.
Diversity in organizations makes good business sense because
A. diversity is the new trend
B. diverse organizations are popular
C. diverse organizations have less legal problems
D. a diverse organization can be helpful when expanding
into global markets
2.

3. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: D.
By 2040, an estimated 70% of American workers will be either women or members
of other races or nationalities.
The demographics of the United States are changing so dramatically that over the coming
decades it will be impossible for employers to fill their ranks with members of the
traditional workforce, __________.
A. white females
B. males under forty
C. baby boomers
D. white males
3.
To manage diversity, you should replace inflexibility and intolerance with
care and concern

4. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: C.
Diversity can help organizations expand into global markets; build brand equity;
increase consumer purchasing and grow the business; support the organization’s
human asset and resource strategies; build the corporate image among consumers;
and enhance operational efficiency.
A.
B. fear and distance
C. adaptability and acceptance
D. discipline and segregation
Concept: Differences Between EEO/AA and Diversity
Mastery 67% Questions 4 5 6
4.

5. Incorrect:
The Correct Answer is: A.
Affirmative action refers to government initiated actions taken to overcome the
effects of past or present practices, policies, or other barriers to equal employment
opportunity.
Which of the following describes affirmative action rather than diversity?
A. Legally driven
B. Assumes integration
C. Proactive
D. Opportunity focused
5.
Which of the following is true?
A. Diversity is problem focused, while affirmative action is
opportunity focused.

6. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: C.
Diversity is a proactive action to define and develop the new workplace. Affirmative
action reacts to previous inequalities in the workplace.
B. Diversity is government initiated, while affirmative
action is voluntary.
C. Diversity is proactive, while affirmative action is
reactive.
D. Diversity is quantitative, while affirmative action is
qualitative.
6.
Which of the following is a characteristic of affirmative action?
A. Affirmative action is qualitative.
B. Affirmative action is externally focused.
C. Affirmative action is proactive.
Affirmative action is problem focused.

7. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: D.
Affirmative action seeks to redress problems.
D.
Concept: Characteristics of four generations of workers
Mastery 100% Questions 7 8 9
7.
Which generation was born in the middle of the Great Depression?
A. The silent generation
B. Generation Y
C. The baby-boom generation
D. Generation X

8. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: A.
The silent generation is the oldest generation of the four in our workplaces today.
One of the most significant events of their lifetime was the Great Depression.
8.
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

9. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: C.
Due to the loyalty that the baby-boomer learned from their silent generation parents,
many do not change jobs frequently and would be happy to spend their entire
careers with one organization.
9.
Hurt more by parental divorce and having witnessed corporate downsizing firsthand, this
generation tends to be independent and cynical and does not expect the security of
long-term employment.
A. The baby-boom generation
B. Generation X
C. Generation Y
D. The silent generation

10. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: B.
Generation X workers have seen their parents downsized and do not share the
loyalty that many baby-boomers had.