Asian
Brusque and
firm;
repeated on
arrival and
departure
British
Light and
quick;
repeated on
arrival and
departure;
not offered
to superiors
French
Soft
North
American
Gentle
German
Firm
Middle
Eastern
Gentle;
repeated
frequently
Match the stages of personal
diversity awareness with their
descriptions.
Answer Options:
Stage of
personal
diversity
awarene
ss
Description
Minimizi
ng
differenc
es
Uses negative
stereotyping
Integrati
on
Recognizes
validity of
other ways of
thinking and
perceiving the
world
Adaptati
on
Able to shift
from one
cultural
perspective to
another
Defense
Multicultural
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attitude
Accepta
nce
Focuses on
similarities
among all
individuals
Drag-and-drop the given
leadership qualities and their
definitions in the correct
boxes.
Answer Options:
Inspirational motivation/It
means each follower is
treated as an individual but
Leadership
qualities
Definitions
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Topic
Category
Which of the following
scenarios is an example of the
glass ceiling?
a. Amy works in a company
where she takes important
decisions and handles
important projects.
b. Roger works in an
organization that pays men
and women equally.
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Which of the following is a
benefit of a diverse
workforce?
a. Every employee in a diverse
group has the same level of
job motivation.
b. It is easy to communicate in
diverse groups than
individuals.
c. It encourages the dominant
groups to lead a company.
d. It encourages creativity and
innovation in an organization.
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Which of the following
scenarios exemplifies diversity
in an organization?
a. George provides equal
employment opportunities for
women in his organization.
b. Carol employs people from
a single cultural and ethnic
background in her
organization.
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d. Kevin employs a
workforce made up of only
young undergraduates
Pre-Test Questions
Topic
Category
Which of the following
statements best describes
discrimination?
a. It involves treating people
differently based on
prejudicial attitudes.
b. It implies involving
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Robert lives and works with
the Mexican community in his
town, but he privately believes
that British culture is superior
to Mexican culture. This
example illustrates:
a. stereotyping.
b. prejudice.
c. ethnocentrism.
d. the glass ceiling
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A stereotype is:
a. the belief that one’s own
culture and subculture are
inherently superior to other
cultures.
b. an adverse feeling or
opinion formed without regard
for the facts.
c. an invisible barrier that
separates women and
minorities from top leadership
positions.
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a. a rigid, exaggerated,
irrational, and typically
negative belief or image
associated with some people.
b. the belief that one’s own
culture and subculture are
inherently superior to other
cultures.
c. an invisible barrier that
separates women and
minorities from top leadership
positions.
d. an adverse feeling or
opinion formed without regard
for the facts.
Ethnocentrism is:
a. an adverse feeling or
opinion formed without regard
for the facts.
b. the belief that one’s own
culture and subculture are
inherently superior to other
cultures.
c. a rigid, exaggerated,
irrational, and typically
negative belief or image
associated with some people.
d. an invisible barrier that
separates women and
minorities from top leadership
positions.
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Which of the following
dimensions is a part of the
traditional model of diversity?
a. Competency
d. Personality
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_____, a leadership quality,
means questioning current
methods and challenging
employees to think in new
ways.
a. Intellectual stimulation
b. Individual consideration
c. Idealized influence
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d. Inspirational motivation
_____, a leadership quality,
means that followers identify
with and want to emulate the
leader and the leader is
trusted.
a. Intellectual stimulation
b. Individual consideration
c. Idealized influence
d. Inspirational motivation
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Which of the following is an
example of diversity in an
organization?
a. Rebecca provides equal
employment opportunities for
background in his
organization.
c. Garcia markets a single and
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Which of the following
statements is true of male
leaders?
a. They tend to be more
collaborative.
b. They are highly concerned
about relationship building.
c. They are willing to share
power.
d. They prefer working in
vertical hierarchies.
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Ryan is a manager at Sunshine
Corp who handles all the
important projects of the
organization. His team
members do not have the
power to take any decisions on
their own. They work strictly
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according to the instructions
issued by Ryan. According to
Hofstede’s social value
systems, this scenario
exemplifies:
Kevin heads a company
known as Qwerty Corp. and
he believes in an open-door
policy. Employees address
their bosses by their first
name. Junior executives are
also assigned important
assignments depending on
their capability. According to
Hofstede’s social value
systems, this scenario
exemplifies:
a. high power distance.
b. low power distance.
c. high uncertainty avoidance.
d. low uncertainty avoidance.
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During the _____ stage of
personal diversity awareness,
people focus on similarities
among all individuals.
a. integration
b. adaptation
c. acceptance
d. minimizing differences
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During the _____ stage of
personal diversity awareness,
people empathize with those
of other cultures.
a. integration
b. adaptation
c. acceptance
d. minimizing differences
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Which of the following
statements is true of employee
affinity groups?
a. They increase the social
isolation of minorities.
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b. They discourage members
to advance in their careers.
c. They enable junior
Post-Test Questions
Topic
Category
Which of the following
scenarios is an example of
discrimination?
a. A manager denies
promotion to a physically-
challenged employee
believing that he would be
incapable of performance.
b. A manager encourages an
employee from a minority
group to be part of important
meetings.
c. An organization insists on
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Timothy believes that all
Mexicans are uptight and cold;
and he refuses to listen to or
accept any evidence that
contradicts his belief. This
scenario illustrates:
a. stereotyping.
b. ethnocentrism.
c. prejudice.
d. the glass ceiling
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Which of the following is an
example of ethnocentrism?
a. A person’s assumption that
other countries are
intellectually inferior to his
country
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b. An ace football team’s
notion that it is better than the
other competing teams
c. A person’s impression that
Europeans are more
technically advanced
opportunities
Hannah and Henry joined
Diamond Corp. at the same
time and at the same level.
Hannah is intelligent and
works harder as compared to
Henry. However, after the
appraisal meeting, Henry was
promoted to an executive
position while Hannah’s
efforts went unrecognized.
The given scenario
exemplifies:
a. stereotyping.
b. ethnocentrism.
c. the glass ceiling.
d. the self-serving bias.
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Which of the following
scenarios is an example of the
glass ceiling?
a. An ace football team
considers itself better than the
other competing teams.
b. A woman fails to advance
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According to Hofstede’s
social values system, _____
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reflects a value for a loosely
knit social framework in
which people are expected to
take care of themselves.
a. high power distance
b. individualism
c. collectivism
d. low power distance
_____, a leadership quality,
means each follower is treated
as a separate entity but all are
treated equitably.
d. Inspirational motivation
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_____, a leadership quality, is
derived from the leader who
appeals emotionally and
symbolically to employees’
desire to do a good job and
help achieve organizational
goals.
a. Intellectual stimulation
b. Individual consideration
c. Idealized influence
d. Inspirational motivation
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Which of the following
statements is true of women
leaders?
a. They prefer to work in less
competitive environments.
b. They prefer working in
vertical hierarchies.
collaborative.
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Which of the following
statements is true of male
leaders?
a. They tend to be more
collaborative.
b. They are highly
individualistic by nature.
c. They are willing to share
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power.
d. They are more concerned
with relationship building with
co-employees.
According to Hofstede’s
social values system, _____
means that people have a high
tolerance for the unstructured,
the unclear, and the
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According to Hofstede’s
social values system, _____
reflects a preference for
achievement, heroism,
assertiveness, work centrality,
and material success.
a. masculinity
b. femininity
c. high uncertainty avoidance
d. low uncertainty avoidance
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During the _____ stage of
personal diversity awareness,
people perceive threat against
their comfortable world view.
a. integration
b. adaptation
c. acceptance
d. defense
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During the _____ stage of
personal diversity awareness,
people acknowledge
behavioral differences and
underlying differences in
values.
a. integration
b. adaptation
c. acceptance
d. minimizing differences
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Which of the following
statements is true of employee
affinity groups?
a. They decrease the social
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isolation of minorities.
b. They discourage members
to advance in their careers.
c. They involve junior leaders
to involve and collaborate in
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Which of the following
qualities represents the
leadership value of capacity
for collaboration?
a) Being action-oriented
b) Being resourceful
c) Being responsible
d) Being tactful
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Which of the following
behaviors indicates that a
person has high cognitive
cultural intelligence?
a) The person understands the
major religions and how they
impact other cultures.
b) The person seeks out
opportunities to interact with
people from different cultures.
c) The person can adapt to
living in a different culture
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with relative ease.
d) The person is confident that
he or she can befriend locals
in a culture that is unfamiliar
to him or her.
Which of the following
behaviors indicates that a
person has high emotional
cultural intelligence?
a) The person knows about the
geography, history, and
cultural leaders of several
countries.
b) The person seeks out
opportunities to interact with
people from different cultures.
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Which of the following
behaviors indicates that a
person has high behavioral
cultural intelligence?
a) The person thinks about
how he or she is going to
relate to people from a
different culture before
meeting them.
b) The person regularly
discusses world events with
family and friends.
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