Kinetic Solutions Is a Software Firm

question 94

Multiple Choice

Kinetic Solutions is a software firm. The management strictly complies with the equal employment opportunity laws. It recruits minorities and women in its workforce, and it advocates equitable treatment of all its employees. The company is regarded as successful as it has a high retention rate of women employees and employees from minority groups. In the context of diversity paradigms, the management of Kinetic Solutions uses the _____.

• A) discrimination and fairness paradigm
• B) access and legitimacy paradigm
• C) learning and effectiveness paradigm
• D) access and effectiveness paradigm

---

Definitions:

Legitimizing Myths

Beliefs or narratives that are constructed to maintain and justify power dynamics or social inequalities within a society.

Optimal Distinctiveness

A theory that suggests people are motivated to achieve an ideal balance between inclusion within groups and differentiation from others.

Deindividuated

A psychological state in which an individual loses self-awareness and the sense of individuality, often leading to uncharacteristic behavior, usually within a group context.

Duplex Mind

The duplex mind is a concept in psychology that suggests the human mind operates on two levels: an automatic, unconscious level and a controlled, conscious level.