Paul Was Pleased to See That the Members of His

question 92

Multiple Choice

Paul was pleased to see that the members of his new team were a mix of different gender, demographic, and cultural characteristics.He saw this as a positive, but he was concerned that it could also lead to a disadvantage.Research would suggest this concern would be true if

• A)Paul's workplace is in a traditional, female-dominated industry.
• B)Paul's workplace is in a traditional, male-dominated industry.
• C)Paul's workplace is in a nontraditional industry, with no dominant gender.
• D)Paul's workplace is in a society that values diversity.
• E)Paul's workplace has norms of greater openness to new ideas.

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