A Company Has a Goal to Maintain the Current Employment

question 30

Multiple Choice

A company has a goal to maintain the current employment level, but places more importance on laying employees off than on hiring new employees. In other words, the company would rather hire than lay off employees. If the company assigns a "penalty weight" of 4 for the amount under the employment goal (goal 2) and a weight of 2 for the amount over the employment goal, how would this be expressed in the objective function?

• A) Min 4P₂d₂^- + 2P₂d₂⁺
• B) Min 2P₂d₂^-+ 4P₂d₂⁺
• C) Max 4P₂d₂^- + 2P₂d₂⁺
• D) Min 4P₂d₂+ ⁺2P₂d₂^-

Identify the components and significance of both primary and secondary diversity.

Recognize the impact of diversity trends in the United States workforce.

Understand how prejudice and stereotypes affect organizational behavior and decisions.

Differentiate between prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory actions in the workplace.

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Definitions:

Entity Theorists

Individuals who believe traits and abilities are fixed and unchangeable.

Incremental Theorists

People who believe that abilities and intelligence can grow and change through effort and experience.

Feedback

Information given to someone about their performance or behavior intended to guide future improvements.

Preference

An individual's choice or inclination towards a certain object, idea, or action over another.