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the participation of different ages, genders, races, ethnicity, nationalities, and abilities in the workplace |
diversity |
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the primary characteristics of diversity are: |
age, gender, race, ethnicity, abilities, and sexual orientation |
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the secondary characteristics of diversity are: |
work background, income, marital status, military experience, religious beliefs, geographic location, parental status, and education |
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Secondary characteristics are |
malleable |
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each person is defined by the |
interrelation of all characteristics |
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Workforce managers must consider |
the complete person |
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By 2042, minorities will make up how much of the U.S population? |
50 percent |
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More and more companies are trying to improve |
human resource management |
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You must ______ its benefits and ______ its problems to effectively manage diversity |
cultivate, minimize |
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The benefits of workforce diversity are: |
more productive use of company's humans resources, reduction of conflict over differences, more working relationships among diverse employees, increased commitment to and sharing of organizational goals, increased innovation, and increased ability to serve the needs of diverse customers |
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legally mandated plans that try to increase job opportunities for minority groups by establishing specific hiring and promotion goals |
affirmative action programs |
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when a company's policies force it to consider only minorities or women instead of hiring who is best qualified |
Reverse discrimination |
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the number one ethical issue |
the of time |
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human resources managers bust be aware of |
legal issues regarding workers rights |
