Which of the Following Is True

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) employers who discriminate against blacks and other minorities will have lower costs than rival firms that hire employees strictly on the basis of productivity.
• B) after adjusting for factors such as education, experience, and location, the earnings of black men are almost identical to the earnings of white men.
• C) if minority and white employees in a skill category are equally productive, the profit motive provides employers with a strong incentive to hire minority employees if they are available at a lower wage.
• D) the empirical evidence indicates that the earnings gap between whites and blacks is entirely the result of worker preference.

Recognize the significance of setting specific and challenging goals to enhance performance.

Explain the role of classical and operant conditioning in behavior modification within organizations.

Describe the importance of performance measurement and the common issues associated with it.

Understand the concept of self-efficacy and its sources.

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Definitions:

Random Variable

A variable whose possible values are numerical outcomes of a random phenomenon.

Standard Deviation

An indicator that quantifies the extent to which values in a collection differ from the average, showcasing the degree of spread or divergence among the data points.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, found by adding them together and dividing by the number of terms.

Normal Distribution

Data points nearest to the mean occur more frequently in this symmetric probability distribution, with diminishing occurrences of data points as they deviate from the mean.