Q&A L3 Flashcards
When asked “why are you recruiting for diversity?” a manager said: we are looking to reach broader markets and attract more human capital. The motivation is…
The “business” case
True or false: female applicants interviewed by male recruiters were more attracted to the firm than male applicants
False, the other way around
True or false: informal ways of recruiting for diversity is considered superior to attract similar individuals, but not minorities
True
A company shows off their diversity awards, minority leadership representation and they highlight successful mentoring programs. What kind of tactic are they using?
Promotion
A company has a poor diversity reputation and they need a tactic to attract personnel. What kind of tactic should they use?
Defensive tactics (disclaimers, apologies, pro-social behavior)
When should a company use targeted recruitment?
When the identity salience/threat is high among minority members
A company constrains decisions in a trivial way, by forbidding discrimination against minorities. What kind of AAP is this?
Equal opportunity
True or false: Higher prescriptiveness of AAPs leads to increased support of AAPs
False, higher prescriptiveness leads to decreased support
Which one of these statements is true:
1. Recruiter gender was unrelated to job acceptance intentions
2. Gender similarity between recruiter and applicant positively influences organizational attraction among male but not female job seekers
Both are true
A team lead says “sorry, my team hasn’t slept in days so lower your expectations for their presentation today”. What kind of direct defensive tactic is that?
Organizational handicapping: efforts to minimize expectations or organizational success in order to make failure appear less undesirable
True or false: Participants in the study perceived the environmental motive as more greenwashing than the economic motive, and dispositional skepticism acted as a mediator
True
True or false: Participants who evaluated fictious company websites carrying CSP content viewed pro-envioronmental practices more favorably than community involvement
False, the other way ariound
A company offers some sort of compensation to victims of a negative event. What defensive tactic is this?
a. Accounts
b. Prosocial behavior
c. Restitution
d. Apologies
c)
Which one of these is least likely to support AAPs?
a. Underrepresented minorities
b. Democrats
c. Individuals with high self-interest
d. People who are sexist
d)
