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Narrative 11-1 Unilever Has Operations in 150 Countries. Recently,Unilever Took 100 of 100

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Narrative 11-1
Unilever has operations in 150 countries. Recently,Unilever took 100 of these top managers on a jungle retreat to Costa Rica. To the dismay of Unilever's chair,no women were in the group. Upon investigation,he learned that only one woman had even been invited. As the retreat progressed,its participants commented on the richness of diversity in nature and how for anything to grow,there needs to be diversity. These comments caused Unilever's chair to establish an executive committee to examine practical ways to overcome barriers to women's promotion. They decided to avoid setting numerical targets because they encourage positive discrimination and instead examined recruitment and promotion practices.
-Refer to Narrative 11-1. Which type of diversity did the retreat in Costa Rica reveal a need to be concerned about?

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Cognitive Component

Part of an attitude that consists of a person's knowledge and perception of the attributes of an object or concept.

Altering

The process of making changes to something, often to tailor or modify it to fit a particular need or requirement.

Perception

The process by which individuals select, organize, and interpret sensory information to form a meaningful picture of the world.

Love/Belonging

A fundamental human need for deep interpersonal relationships and a sense of community.