Question 1

Which of the following is incorrect about diversity consciousness?

 a.Diversity Consciousness is the understanding, awareness, and skills in handling the ways people are different

 b.Diversity consciousness does not exist

 c.Enhances diversity skills; expands horizons and empowerment

 d.Promotes personal growth and social network

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Question 2

 

 

Synergy means

Answer

 a.The sum of the decision outcome of the group is higher than the individual efforts

 b.Teams outperform the simple aggregation of individuals’ decisions

 c.The concept that a team’s effort could perform at 2+2 = 5

 d.All of the above

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Question 3

 

 

Strategies for developing diversity consciousness include the following, except:

Answer

 a.Take an active role in educating yourself

 b.Put yourself in a learning mode in any multicultural setting

 c.Following through

 d.Life experiences is a source of knowledge; and move beyond your personal comfort zone

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Question 4

 

 

Balance in the membership of a team gives the company the differing perspectives of several stakeholders. Variety of opinion makes for more complete discussion of issues and, eventually, better decision making.

Answer

 True

 False

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Question 5

 

 

Culture is defined as

Answer

 a.A set of values, beliefs, rules, and institutions held by a specific group of people

 b.A detailed knowledge about a culture that enables a person to function efficiently within it

 c.The belief that one’s own ethnic group is superior to that of others

 d.A group of people who share a unique way of life within a larger, dominant group

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Question 6

 

 

Globalization refers to:

Answer

 a.The use of computer networks to purchase, sell, or exchange goods and services, service customers, collaborate with partners, and transact within a company

 b.Goods and services produced or based in one country that are sold abroad

 c.The trend toward greater economic, cultural, political, and technological interdependence among national institutions and economies

 d.Goods and services brought into a country that are acquired from organizations located abroad

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Question 7

 

 

Qualitative research

Answer

 a.Examines the relationship between variables.

 b.Focuses on events that occur in the present.

 c.Studies phenomena within the social and cultural context in which they occur

 d.None of the above

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Question 8

 

 

A sample is

Answer

 a.A smaller group from a large population that most closely matches the characteristics of that population

 b.Representative and generalizable

 c.All of the above

 d.None of the above

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Question 9

 

 

Unethical decision making is a bias towards decisions that unduly benefit the decision maker(s). The following are enabling conditions, except:

Answer

 a.The rational man model – max self utility

 b.Pluralistic ignorance; accountability lapses; reward system flaws

 c.Diversity myths; cultural landscape; globalization and technology

 d.Appropriate role models missing; Elimination of conflict of interest; Culture of integrity missing

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Question 10

 

 

Correlational research

Answer

 a.Examines the relationship between variables.

 b.Focuses on events that occur in the present.

 c.Studies phenomena within the social and cultural context in which they occur

 d.None of the above

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Question 11

 

 

Which one of the following is not one of the strategies for developing diversity consciousness?

Answer

 a.Checking up

 b.Be modest

 c.Don’t be too hard on yourself in misunderstandings

 d.Realize that you are not alone; and never stop learning

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Question 12

 

 

Dependent variable

Answer

 a.Is that which is examined as the outcome of an experiment or a research

 b.Is that which is manipulated or changed to examine its effect upon the dependent variable

 c.All of the above

 d.None of the above

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Question 13

 

 

A model of scientific inquiry begins with a question and ends with new questions.

Answer

 True

 False

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Question 14

 

 

Research

Answer

 a.Is an intensive activity that is based on the work of others and generates new ideas to pursue and questions to answer

 b.Can be replicated; is generalizable; is based on logical rationale & tied to theory; is doable; is cyclical; is incremental; is apolitical – for the betterment of society.

 c.All of the above

 d.None of the above

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Question 15

 

 

What is Affirmative Action? What is the Civil Rights Act?

 

List at least 8 (eight) impacts of Affirmative Action and the Civil Rights Act on workplace diversity

Answer

 

Affirmative Action was an Executive Order (EO#11246) by President Johnson in 1965. It was not a law, but a set of expected actions designed to “right the wrongs” of past employment discriminations in the workplace. The Civil Rights Act was a social legislation passed into law in 1964 – Title IV prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing, compensation, apprenticeships, training, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of race, religion, creed, sex, or national origin. 1) Both promote diversity, equal opportunity, and zero tolerance for discrimination in the workplace. 2) They promote the use of experiences of other cultures and nationalities in problem solving and decision making. 3) They promote equality and career advancement in the workplace. 4) A diverse workplace has allowed for growth and advancement. 5) They have provided job opportunities for all and strengthened the quest to bridge the wide gap in the social class. 6) They created the challenge of having to spend considerable time to accomodate workers of diverse backgrounds. 7) Enormous resources are needed for enforcement. 8) Cultural assimilation and the urge to conform have also increased the challenges posed by CRA and AA.

 

 

 

 

 

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Question 16

 

 

Which is not one of the areas we could develop our diversity consciousness?

Answer

 a.Realize that you are not alone

 b.Examining ourselves and our world (our nature and nurture – the environment  that mold and shape us)

 c.Expanding our knowledge of others and their world

 d.Stepping outside of ourselves

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Question 17

 

 

Statistical significance

Answer

 a.Is a measure of how much risk we are willing to take when reaching a conclusion about the relationship between variables

 b.Represents how important the research topic is

 c.Is a measure of how valuable the researcher is to the field of knowledge

 d.Represents all related concepts in statistics

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Question 18

 

 

Review of the literature

Answer

 a.Helps you review for your exam

 b.Allows critics to examine your research work

 c.Is far removed from the research

 d.Provides a framework for the research proposal

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Question 19

 

 

The dependent variable is that which is manipulated or changed to examine its effect upon the independent variable.

Answer

 True

 False

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Question 20

 

 

In individual versus group decision making, which of the following statements is incorrect?

Answer

 a.The sum of the decision outcome of the group is higher than the individual efforts

 b.Teams outperform the simple aggregation of individuals’ decisions

 c.     Team Performance Equation could be represented as:

 

Actual Prod’tv (AP) = Potential Prod’tv (PP) + Synergy (S) – Performance Threats (T)

 

 d.Groupthink occurs when team members place good judgment above consensus as a priority

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Question 21

 

 

Which of the following is the correct sequence of steps in the model of scientific inquiry:

Answer

 a.Ask the question – Identify the important factors – Formulating a hypothesis – Collecting relevant information – Testing the hypothesis – Working with the hypothesis – Reconsidering the theory – Asking new questions.

 b.Collecting relevant information – Reconsidering the theory – Ask the question – Identify the important factors – Formulating a hypothesis –Testing the hypothesis – Working with the hypothesis –Asking new questions.

 c.Identify the important factors – Ask the question –Formulating a hypothesis – Collecting relevant information – Testing the hypothesis – Working with the hypothesis – Reconsidering the theory – Asking new questions.

 d.Reconsidering the theory – Ask the question – Identify the important factors – Collecting relevant information – Formulating a hypothesis –Testing the hypothesis – Working with the hypothesis – Asking new questions.

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Question 22

 

 

Cultural  encapsulation is

Answer

 a.A lack of contact with other cultures

 b.Insensitivity to cultural differences

 c.It is dynamic, and acquired through socialization – a lifelong process of social interaction

 d.All of the above

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Question 23

 

 

Decision making refers to

Answer

 a.Two or more people grouped for a defined goal

 b.All of the ways in which people are different

 c.An integrated sequence of activities that lead to a choice of action

 d.None of the above

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Question 24

 

 

Diversity refers to all of the ways in which people are different.

Answer

 True

 False

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Question 25

 

 

Which of the following is the correct sequence of steps in a rational model of group decision making?

Answer

 a.Discussion – Orientation – Decision Making – Implementation

 b.Orientation – Discussion – Decision Making – Implementation

 c.Decision making – Orientation – Discussion – Implementation

 d.Implementation – Discussion – Orientation – Decision Making

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Question 26

 

 

True experimental research

Answer

 a.Examines direct cause-and-effect relationships

 b.Focus on cause and effect, but are pre-assigned

 c.All of the above

 d.None of the above

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Question 27

 

 

A variable is

Answer

 a.Neither dependent nor independent

 b.Cannot be measured

 c.Only of the control, extraneous, and moderator variety

 d.Represents a class of outcomes that can take on more than one value

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Question 28

 

 

Quasi-experimental research

Answer

 a.Examines direct cause-and-effect relationships

 b.Focus on cause and effect, but are pre-assigned

 c.All of the above

 d.None of the above

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Question 29

 

 

E-business (E-commerce) refers to:

Answer

 a.The use of computer networks to purchase, sell, or exchange goods and services, service customers, collaborate with partners, and transact within a company

 b.Goods and services produced or based in one country that are sold abroad

 c.The trend toward greater economic, cultural, political, and technological interdependence among national institutions and economies

 d.Goods and services brought into a country that are acquired from organizations located abroad

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Question 30

 

 

International business involves commercial transactions that cross the borders of two or more states in the USA.

Answer

 True

 False

0.2 points   

Question 31

 

 

Descriptive research

Answer

 a.Examines the relationship between variables.

 b.Focuses on events that occur in the present.

 c.Studies phenomena within the social and cultural context in which they occur

 d.None of the above

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Question 32

 

 

Imports are:

Answer

 a.The use of computer networks to purchase, sell, or exchange goods and services, service customers, collaborate with partners, and transact within a company

 b.Goods and services produced or based in one country that are sold abroad

 c.The trend toward greater economic, cultural, political, and technological interdependence among national institutions and economies

 d.Goods and services brought into a country that are acquired from organizations located abroad

0.2 points   

Question 33

 

 

Historical research

Answer

 a.Examines the relationship between variables.

 b.Focuses on events that occur in the present.

 c.Studies phenomena within the social and cultural context in which they occur

 d.None of the above

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Question 34

 

 

Descriptive research describes the characteristics of an existing phenomenon

Answer

 True

 False

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Question 35

 

 

A hypothesis

Answer

 a.Results when the questions are transformed into statements that express the relationships between variables

 b.Is an educated guess

 c.Should posit a clear relationship between different factors, reflect the general problem statement, or the research question

 d.All of the above statements are correct

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Question 36

 

 

Developing our diversity consciousness could also include the following, except:

Answer

 a.Gauging the level of the playing field

 b.Checking up

 c.Following through

 d.Take an active role in educating yourself

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Question 37

 

 

A hypothesis is an educated guess.

Answer

 True

 False

0.2 points   

Question 38

 

 

Research refers only to scientific laboratory experiments that gather and analyze data.

Answer

 True

 False

0.2 points   

Question 39

 

 

Exports are:

Answer

 a.The use of computer networks to purchase, sell, or exchange goods and services, service customers, collaborate with partners, and transact within a company

 b.Goods and services produced or based in one country that are sold abroad

 c.The trend toward greater economic, cultural, political, and technological interdependence among national institutions and economies

 d.Goods and services brought into a country that are acquired from organizations located abroad

0.2 points   

Question 40

 

 

Independent variable

Answer

 a.Is that which is examined as the outcome of an experiment or a research

 b.Is that which is manipulated or changed to examine its effect upon the dependent variable

 c.All of the above

 d.None of the above

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Question 41

 

 

While a research hypothesis is a statement of equality, a null hypothesis is a statement of inequality.

Answer

 True

 False

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Question 42

 

 

Which of the following is out of sequence in the formal steps of the decision making process?

Answer

 a.Gathering, interpreting, and exchanging information on the situation or problem

 b.Choosing among alternatives

 c.Creating and identifying alternative courses of action

 d.Implementing a choice and Monitoring its consequences

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Question 43

 

 

Correlational research is a non-experimental type of research

Answer

 True

 False

0.2 points   

Question 44

 

 

Non-experimental research

Answer

 a.Examines the cause-and-effect relationship between variables

 b.Examines direct cause-and-effect relationships

 c.Examines the relationship between variables, without any attention to cause-and-effect relationships.

 d.Focus on cause and effect, but use pre-assigned groups.

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Question 45

 

 

Which of the following is not a group decision making pitfall?

Answer

 a.Devil’s advocate

 b.Escalation of commitment

 c.Abilene paradox

 d.Group polarization

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Question 46

 

 

Experimental research

Answer

 a.Examines the cause-and-effect relationship between variables

 b.Examines direct cause-and-effect relationships

 c.Examines the relationship between variables, without any attention to cause-and-effect relationships.

 d.Focus on cause and effect, but use pre-assigned groups.