Affirmative Action Refers to Special Efforts to Recruit and Hire

question 85

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action refers to special efforts to recruit and hire qualified members of groups that were discriminated against in the past,whereas managing diversity means

• A)ensuring that the organization complies with government mandates regarding minority quotas in hiring.
• B)going beyond legal requirements to embrace a proactive business philosophy that values differences positively.
• C)selecting people according to their ethnicity or other demographic qualities,rather than their job qualifications.
• D)creating a system of competition between diverse groups,because differences enhance productivity.
• E)taking account of the company's makeup in terms of race and other categories to ensure that it is diverse enough.

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