In Surveying Workplace Demographics Across Locations,Latisha Gibbons,the Swish HR Manager,observes

question 17

Multiple Choice

In surveying workplace demographics across locations,Latisha Gibbons,the Swish HR manager,observes that new female and minority hires are much more likely to be hired away by Swish's rivals than nonminority hires.She is concerned and suspects that minority employees are reacting to a chilly climate for them in the workplace.Charles Clarke,Swish's CEO,is less concerned,attributing the attrition to Swish's rivals' stronger visibility among markets serving women and minorities. Which of the following,if true,would support Clarke's position that the firm does not have a diversity problem?

• A)The corporation's code of ethics specifically prohibits any form of employment discrimination.
• B)Statistical analysis of middle- and top-management levels reveals no evidence of gender or ethnic bias.
• C)The firm's vice-president for operations,the CEO's most powerful associate,is a visible minority.
• D)The firm recently instituted a system-wide voluntary training program in diversity sensitivity.
• E)The newest advertising campaign creates catchy versions of brand slogans in Spanish as well as English.

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