DEI: Definitions
Real or perceived differences among people in identity-based attributes
Diversity
After several years of strong performance, Jamal notices that employees from minority backgrounds in his company are frequently promoted into middle management roles. However, senior executive positions remain almost entirely filled by employees from the majority group, despite many qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds.
Glass ceiling
An interdisciplinary field focused on the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of employees in relation to their work
Occupational health
A supervisor tells the team that employees who complete the new training program ahead of schedule will be allowed to leave early on Fridays for the rest of the month.
Reward power
Fairness in access, treatment, and opportunity across people
Equity
After several losing seasons and public criticism of the organization, a professional sports team hires its first female head coach. Commentators suggest that the position may be unusually difficult because the team is already under intense pressure to improve quickly.
Glass cliff
A physiological or psychological response to perceived threatening or challenging job demands
Occupational stress
During a complicated data migration, the team follows one analyst’s recommendations because she has years of experience working with the company’s database systems.
Expert power
Degree to which individuals feel safe, valued, and able to be authentic at work
Inclusion
Women are well represented in the workforce but are underrepresented in top leadership positions
Is all job stress bad? Why or why not?
Job stress can be good in situations where it motivates employees and promotes action
A manager reminds staff that failure to submit required safety reports could result in disciplinary action according to company policy. Employees quickly submit the reports to avoid consequences.
Coercive power
According to contingency and path-goal theories, effective leadership depends on:
Leaders adapting their style to fit the situation and followers
A situation in which members of a protected group are selected for employment at a lower rate than the majority group, often evaluated using the 4/5ths rule.
Adverse impact
Executive Order 14168, which establishes federal policy for only recognizing two biological sexes, puts which protected group at risk?
Gender identity
According to the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, when is burnout most likely to occur?
When job demands are high and resources are low
Employees volunteer to support a new initiative because they strongly admire their department leader and want to emulate the leader’s approach to work.
Referent power
Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory focuses on:
The relationships between leaders and individual followers
Tendency to elevate women/ minorities into positions of power when things are going poorly
Glass cliff
Name all of the protected class
Race, gender, religion, national origin, color, age, pregnancy, mental & physical disabilities
Do employees perceive stressors the same way? How does this affect their appraisal of stressors.
Employees can perceive the same stressors differently, which can lead to different appraisals (e.g. one employee may be stressed by having to do a presentation, while another may not be)
A supervisor directs an employee to complete required compliance training before the deadline. The employee complies because the supervisor has formal authority to enforce company policies.
Legitimate power