Which One of the Following Was a Feature of the Period

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following was a feature of the period from the late 1980s to the late 1990s in terms of workplace diversity?

• A) shifting from compliance and focusing only on women and minorities to including everyone
• B) focusing on complying with laws and regulations, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• C) seeing workplace diversity as a core business issue, important to achieve business success, profitability, and growth
• D) developing corporate programs to help improve self-confidence and qualifications of diverse individuals so they can "fit in"

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Definitions:

One-Factor Design

A type of experimental design where only one independent variable is manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Independent Variable

The factor or condition that researchers manipulate in an experiment to explore its impact on a dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In research and experiments, it is the outcome factor that is measured to see if it changes as a result of the manipulation of the independent variable.

Experimental Research

A systematic and scientific approach to research in which the researcher manipulates one or more variables to determine their effect on a certain outcome.