Discrimination by a Manager in the Hiring Process May Be

question 192

Multiple Choice

Discrimination by a manager in the hiring process may be consistent with the decision to maximize profits if

• A)customers are willing to pay higher prices in order to maintain the discrimination.
• B)the discrimination is based on race but not gender.
• C)the discrimination is based on gender but not race.
• D)Discrimination is never consistent with profit maximization.

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Definitions:

Variation

The occurrence of differences or changes in characteristics within a population, process, or system, often leading to diversity or discrepancies in results.

Regression Toward

A psychological defense mechanism involving a return to an earlier stage of development when faced with stress.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, obtained by adding them together and dividing by the count of those numbers.

Correlation Coefficients

Statistical measures that describe the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.