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Discrimination or Stereotyping? (Scenario)

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Discrimination or Stereotyping? (Scenario)
Jeremy, Amanda, Taylor, and Omar work in the design department at Casuarina which makes casual and fitness related clothing for the local market. The company has been up and running for over five years and is making profit. Now they are in the process of expanding to the Japanese market where Canadian brands and quality are highly valued. The company has from the beginning embraced diversity as the founders were from Ireland and Turkey. As the company expanded, more diverse and multicultural employees were brought in. There are one or two pockets of the company where talented Caucasian employees at times seem standoffish and keep themselves apart from the rest of the employees during breaks or social occasions.
-What the other employees do not know about Omar is that he is a devout Muslim.He prefers to keep his religious beliefs out of the workplace,and arranges his daily prayers to be conducted in private because he feels this might generate misconceptions and negative feelings.If the other workers knew that Omar is a practicing Muslim,they might ________ by judging him based on their perception of Muslims in general.

Definitions:

Controller

A senior executive responsible for the accounting operations and financial reporting of a company.

Board of Directors

A group of individuals elected by shareholders to oversee the management and make key decisions for a corporation.

Declare Dividends

Declare dividends refers to the action by a company's board of directors to distribute a portion of the earnings to shareholders, typically in the form of cash or stock.

Execute Policy

The act of implementing or carrying out a set of directives or procedures laid down by an organization or government.