At Milton Farms, Where a Large Part of the Management

question 31

Multiple Choice

At Milton farms, where a large part of the management comes from the same sociocultural background, many employees of diverse ethical or cultural origins are hired only to ensure legal compliance with laws relating to diversity at the workplace. The company's day-to-day functioning leaves much to be desired in terms of promoting diversity. Recently, the owner's cousin was promoted to the post of a branch manager while three suitable candidates hailing from a different cultures were blatantly overlooked. This is an example of ________.

• A) social exchange
• B) contrast bias
• C) in-group favoritism
• D) groupthink
• E) social loafing

Understand the value and impact of corporate social responsibility on a business's reputation and societal expectations.

Evaluate the ethical considerations involved in using online information for job applicant evaluation.

Link the concept of corporate social responsibility with the broader principles of business strategy and citizenship.

Identify the ethical considerations in business decisions, including outcome-based ethics and duty-based ethics.

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Definitions:

Dewpoint

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and dew can form.

Categorical Variable

A type of variable that can take on one of a limited, and usually fixed, number of possible values, representing distinct categories or groups.

Response Variable

The outcome variable of interest in a study or experiment, which is hypothesized to depend on one or more independent variables.

Boxplot

A graphical representation used in statistics to show the distribution of numerical data and highlight the mean, median, quartiles, and outliers.