Midterm 1 part 2 reviews Flashcards
the culinary models of diversity and what they represent :
Jelly Bean Model
Tossed Salad Model
Bowl of Stew Model
Tomato Sauce Model
What are the three strategies according to Thomas, for incorporating women and minorities into the business world?
Managing Diversity
Affirmative Action
Valuing Difference
Know the three paradigms of organizational leaders (Thomas and Ely) and what they each mean :
Learning & Effectiveness
Access & Legitimacy
Discrimination & Fairness
- What is “Acculturation?”
Refers to change in norms, expectations, and other aspects of the cultures of two or more groups as they combine and adjust.
Know the four organization types (according to Cox) and their descriptions :
Separation
Assimilation
Decultuartion
Mutual Adaptation
When discussing “Internal Diversity Climate,” what is the difference between informal and structural integration?
informal integration :
Refers to social and casual inclusion of different others into the organization.
structural integration :
Refers to their placement in a variety of areas (e.g. departments, jobs. Levels) within the larger entity.
What is the difference between surface level and deep-level diversity?
Surface-Level Diversity :
Refers to visible differences among people (e.g. age, disability status).
Deep-Level Diversity :
Concerns the differences that become apparent as individuals interact with each other, such as personality, cognitive skills, attitudes or values. When people work together longer, the effect of surface diversity declined and deep-level diversity became more important in understanding work group cohesion.
Know the three different diversity climates within organizations and the characteristics of each :
Monolithic Organizations
Plural Organizations
Multicultural organizations
According to Harrison & Klein, there are three types of diversity.
Know what these are and when they occur :
Separation
Disparity
Variety
What are macro legacy issues?
Legacy issues arise from the history of a relationship between racio-ethnic groups. (e.g. Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East).
What are micro legacy issues?
Come from each person’s unique history of interracial relationships.
(What experiences has an employee had personally with different ethnic groups?)
Why are legacy issues relevant?
First, co-workers with a strong racio-ethnic identity, experience work interactions through the lens of historical and cultural issues.
Second, contemporary and historical conflicts between groups can affect relations among individuals.
Third, rightly or wrongly, some ethnicities are seen as associated with particular religions. Those with limited knowledge may confuse nationality, ethnicity, and religious faith.
As a diversity manager, is it important to know about the historical and cultural contexts of the different groups that employees belong to?
Understanding history is perhaps most important when considering present day ideas about racio-ethnicity. To manage an ethnically diverse workforce successfully, one should have some knowledge of historical and cultural contexts of interactions involving members of different groups represented among employees and applicants.
Historically speaking, who made up the societal rules?
Whites, especially male landowners, based the new US on their own social and cultural values. Whites operated to their benefit and were critical to the development of the middle class. Many historically established policies have become accepted as normal.
How are minorities represented today at various levels of organizational hierarchy?
Today people of color are generally underrepresented in high-level positions and desirable occupations and overrepresented in departments and positions with low pay and authority, in part because of historical policies of exclusion.
