Managing Diversity
What are the three types of paradigms?
Discrimination-and-fairness paradigm
Access-and-legitimacy paradigm
Learning-and-effectiveness
One downside of social diversity in teams?
It can lead to discomfort or conflict due to differing perspectives.
What year was the "Making differences matter" article published?
What is 1996?
What teams are still in the NFL playoffs?
Washington Commanders
Philadelphia Eagles
Kansas City Chiefs
Buffalo Bills
What was the main paradigm being used at the company when conflict came up in the Iversen case?
Discrimination-and-fairness paradigm
What is one benefit of diversity in working groups?
It promotes better decision-making and more thoughtful preparation.
What university was David A. Thomas affiliated with when he co-wrote “Making Differences Matter”?
What is the Harvard Business School?
What year was Howard University Founded?
1867
Key limitation of the access-and-legitimacy paradigm?
It focuses too narrowly on specific markets and does not fully integrate diversity into the organization’s core functions
From the reading, what was one lesson mentioned about social diversity?
It drives innovation, creativity, and stronger performance across industries. Or When we hear dissent from someone who is different from us, it provokes more thought than when it comes from someone who looks like us.
Katherine Phillips, author of “How Diversity Makes Us Smarter”, was a prominent faculty member at which Ivy League university?
What is Columbia University?
In 2023, which tech company launched its first fully electric vehicle, signaling a move toward greener transportation?
Apple
Though the organizations differed in many ways in the Making Differences Matter reading, what was one similarity their leaders realized?
Their leaders realize that increasing demographic variation does not in itself increase organizational effectiveness
According to Phillips (2014), why does diversity make individuals prepare more?
Diversity forces individuals to think more critically and consider multiple perspectives, leading to better preparation and improved outcomes
In the 1990s, this workforce trend was forcing companies to rethink how they approached diversity.
What is globalization?
In 2023, which U.S. state passed legislation that made it the first in the nation to ban artificial intelligence use in hiring decisions?
New York
Where does motivation for diversity usually emerge in the access-and-legitimacy paradigm?
The very immediate and often crisis-oriented needs for access and legitimacy
Why did the more diverse jury have less errors and take more time considering the facts?
They were happened mainly because the white jurors changed their behavior in the presence of black jurors (more open-minded and diligent)
This policy, linked to workplace diversity debates, aims to address inequality but is often criticized for focusing on fairness over outcomes.
What is affirmative action?
His first featured role was playing the scarecrow in the 1985 film “The Wiz”.
Who is Michael Jackson?