BUS FINAL EXAM|Organizational Behavior and Workforce Management
Mastery: Affirmative Action, Multicultural Organizations, Faultlines, Age
Discrimination, Social Identity, Global Strategy, Multidomestic vs. Global
Product Structures, Expatriates, Hofstede Cultural Dimensions, Power Distance,
Feminine vs. Masculine Cultures, Ethnocentrism, Personality Traits (Big 5,
Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Openness, Locus of Control, Self-Monitoring),
Halo Effect, Fundamental Attribution Error, Stereotyping, Brainstorming,
Nominal Group Technique, Brainwriting, Delphi Technique, Devil’s Advocacy,
Diversity-Based Infighting, Team Roles (Socioemotional, Liaison) Exam
Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest
Updated 2026
What is true of the workforce in the US
Women who are mothers
companies in the US have the option of requiring employees to retire once they hit 65
False
all companies in the US must have affirmative action programs
False
When a company adopts an Affirmative Action Program, it sets hiring quotas to ensure that the
percentages of women and minority group members in the company reflect the percentages in the local
population.
False
,The purpose of an Affirmative Action Program is to ensure that you get the best out of all of your
employees by training people to work well together and live up to their potential
False
According to federal guidelines for Affirmative Action Programs, companies should consider lowering
their standards for hiring and promotion to ensure better representation of women and minorities.
False
With an Affirmative Action Program, a company takes extra steps to try to recruit, promote, and retain
individuals in disadvantaged groups, such as racial minorities, women, and people with disabilities.
True
What name is given to organizations that work to ensure that employees of all backgrounds feel valued,
learn to work well together, and are empowered to do reach their potential?
Multicultural organizations
The group consists of 3 employees, all over age 50, from the production department plus 5 employees,
all under age 30, from the marketing department.
Faultline
Which of the following individuals would have a good chance of succeeding in an age discrimination law
suit?
A 52-year-old job candidate who is told "Sorry, we think someone younger than you would probably do
better in this position."
, Your textbook discusses a study in which white participants made judgments about white and black job
candidates based on the person's credentials. The results indicated that the participants tended
to make similar decisions about whether to hire white and black candidates except when the
qualifications were ambiguous, in which case they chose white candidates at higher rates than black
candidates.
Your "social identity" is based on the groups to which you belong, where your membership in that group
has emotional significance. One's racial identity is likely to be more important for the social identity of
blacks and Asians than it is for whites.
True
The boards of directors that oversee corporations are required by law to have at least 25% of members
be women, Hispanics, and/or racial minorities
False
Some members of corporate boards of directors belong to the boards of multiple corporations. This is
especially the case for
African American Males
believes that his or her own culture is better than other cultures
Ethnocentric
is on a work assignment in another country
Expatriate
Mastery: Affirmative Action, Multicultural Organizations, Faultlines, Age
Discrimination, Social Identity, Global Strategy, Multidomestic vs. Global
Product Structures, Expatriates, Hofstede Cultural Dimensions, Power Distance,
Feminine vs. Masculine Cultures, Ethnocentrism, Personality Traits (Big 5,
Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Openness, Locus of Control, Self-Monitoring),
Halo Effect, Fundamental Attribution Error, Stereotyping, Brainstorming,
Nominal Group Technique, Brainwriting, Delphi Technique, Devil’s Advocacy,
Diversity-Based Infighting, Team Roles (Socioemotional, Liaison) Exam
Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest
Updated 2026
What is true of the workforce in the US
Women who are mothers
companies in the US have the option of requiring employees to retire once they hit 65
False
all companies in the US must have affirmative action programs
False
When a company adopts an Affirmative Action Program, it sets hiring quotas to ensure that the
percentages of women and minority group members in the company reflect the percentages in the local
population.
False
,The purpose of an Affirmative Action Program is to ensure that you get the best out of all of your
employees by training people to work well together and live up to their potential
False
According to federal guidelines for Affirmative Action Programs, companies should consider lowering
their standards for hiring and promotion to ensure better representation of women and minorities.
False
With an Affirmative Action Program, a company takes extra steps to try to recruit, promote, and retain
individuals in disadvantaged groups, such as racial minorities, women, and people with disabilities.
True
What name is given to organizations that work to ensure that employees of all backgrounds feel valued,
learn to work well together, and are empowered to do reach their potential?
Multicultural organizations
The group consists of 3 employees, all over age 50, from the production department plus 5 employees,
all under age 30, from the marketing department.
Faultline
Which of the following individuals would have a good chance of succeeding in an age discrimination law
suit?
A 52-year-old job candidate who is told "Sorry, we think someone younger than you would probably do
better in this position."
, Your textbook discusses a study in which white participants made judgments about white and black job
candidates based on the person's credentials. The results indicated that the participants tended
to make similar decisions about whether to hire white and black candidates except when the
qualifications were ambiguous, in which case they chose white candidates at higher rates than black
candidates.
Your "social identity" is based on the groups to which you belong, where your membership in that group
has emotional significance. One's racial identity is likely to be more important for the social identity of
blacks and Asians than it is for whites.
True
The boards of directors that oversee corporations are required by law to have at least 25% of members
be women, Hispanics, and/or racial minorities
False
Some members of corporate boards of directors belong to the boards of multiple corporations. This is
especially the case for
African American Males
believes that his or her own culture is better than other cultures
Ethnocentric
is on a work assignment in another country
Expatriate
