When an Organization Ignores Diversity Issues

question 118

Multiple Choice

When an organization ignores diversity issues

• A) it enables employees to get along with one another because no employees are being singled out for preferential treatment on the basis of their race, gender or other non-job-related attributes.
• B) the amount of conflict within the organization is reduced, because disputes based on non-job-related characteristics are resolved internally.
• C) it is exposed to potential lawsuits by protected class employees.
• D) the organization can focus on strategic issues that enhance the organization's sustainable success.

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Definitions:

Positive Aspects

The beneficial or advantageous features of a situation, person, or object.

Unbalanced Relationship

A relationship where there is an unequal distribution of effort, emotion, or power between the parties involved.

Married Couple

Two individuals united by marriage, forming a legal and social partnership recognized by various institutions.

Festinger

Refers to Leon Festinger, known for cognitive dissonance theory, which suggests that we have an inner drive to hold all our attitudes and beliefs in harmony and avoid disharmony or dissonance.