Questions and Answers of Behavior In Organizations

Be aware of different characteristics that can intersect, including social class, religion, and sexual orientation, among others AppendixLO1
Name a few things companies can do to be inclusive toward employees who experience intersections of various dimensions, especially those that can be stigmatizing.AppendixLO1
Anida Yoeu Ali is a performing artist who believes art can help people understand religion, identity, and minority status. Ali is a Muslim Khmer woman who was born in Cambodia but raised in Chicago
In November 2015, Leslie Miley, an African-American engineering manager at Twitter, posted a note about the company’s diversity profile prior to his departure from the social media firm. Miley
Understand why team diversity presents both opportunities and challenges AppendixLO1
Describe phenomena that may help explain why team diversity can have either positive or negative effects in teams including information elaboration, diversity beliefs of the team members, and complex
Know that diversity effects in teams tend to be nuanced and affected by the power of the individual team members as well as the differences between team members AppendixLO1
Understand that bias in teams may be subconsciously driven AppendixLO1
Be aware of the effects of team longevity on the performance of demographically diverse teams AppendixLO1
List a few tips for managing team diversity.AppendixLO1
A couple of days after Leslie Miley posted his message about the lack of demographic diversity at Twitter (described in the opening case of this chapter), the senior vice president of engineering,
Have you ever driven home from work or school and arrived at the driveway of your home only to realize you have no recollection of the drive home?Perhaps you were distracted and thinking about the
Define subconscious/implicit bias AppendixLO1
Know where subconscious/implicit bias comes from AppendixLO1
Understand that subconscious/implicit bias is triggered automatically and that most of people’s daily activities are subconsciously driven AppendixLO1
Know what the Implicit Association Test is and where one can go to take it AppendixLO1
Realize that the majority of the population in the United States holds implicit biases for the majority groups and against the minority groups AppendixLO1
Understand conditions that can exacerbate biased reactions including having power and being tired AppendixLO1
List some things that combat subconscious/implicit bias, including:• Directions from leaders to focus on job-related qualifications• People with a motivation to respond without prejudice•
The Iowa District Court ruled in favor of the State of Iowa in Pippen v. Iowa(Haas, 2014). The decision brings an end to the first part of a class-action lawsuit claiming that the State of Iowa did
An increasing number of women are traveling to Saudi Arabia due to their careers. As they do so, they are encountering some laws and traditions that limit their physical mobility while in Saudi
Define diversity management AppendixLO1
Explain the arguments behind the business case for diversity AppendixLO1
Define diversity climate and the research findings associated with it AppendixLO1
Understand different approaches to diversity management and some pros and cons of each AppendixLO1
Know about diversity training and when it is most effective AppendixLO1
Describe best practices for managing diversity.AppendixLO1
Research on diversity management focuses on diversity in organizations.But what does diversity management mean at the country level? More importantly, what should it mean at the country level?
understand human nature and indicate why people behave in different ways,
realize what the major conception of multicultural training programs are,
understand the general means and ends to an expatriate training program,
understand the various theoretical and practical foundations of international behavioral adaptability, adjustment, and integration in host countries,
understand the psychosocial effect of religious cultural travelers,
describe the nature of individual learning potential in multicultural training programs,
analyze managerial styles on the basis of sociocultural, psychological, and behavioral orientation programs for an expatriate employee,
discuss how managers should cope with the home and host countries’cultural values, beliefs, expectations, and traditions, and
understand the efficacy of multicultural training theories.
Define sojourners, expatriates, and repatriates.
What do we mean by cross-cultural contacts, assimilation, integration, and adaption to the host culture?
List the situations in which expatriates are challenged in remaining in host countries.
List the major negative factors which cause expatriates to quit their jobs and return to the home country.
Describe characteristics of MNCs’ employee profiles.
Describe different types of expatriate groups who could be assigned to foreign jobs.
Describe the stages of predeparture training programs.
Describe five theories of cross-cultural training theories.
Describe repatriates’ readjustment difficulties.
Assess the effectiveness of different training techniques.
develop conceptual skills to understand different philosophies and practices of cultural diversity models and multicultural paradigm management systems,
identify the three groups of cultural diversity models,
indicate the principal concerns of multicultural paradigm management systems, and
describe how multiculturalism can enhance multinational organizational operations.
What is cultural diversity?
What is multiculturalism?
State the difference between cultural diversity and multiculturalism.
What is a melting pot culture?
What is a salad bar culture?
What is a civic culture?
With which set of cultural values, ethical and moral virtues, are we raised?
Discuss what is meant by cultural synergy?
Do you think all organizations have identical cultural characteristics?
How does cultural diversity affect majority and minority groups?
Which set of values, cultural diversity models, and multicultural paradigm management systems have been viewed? Describe philosophical and practical foundations of each model.
There is a trend today toward multicultural cooperation in multinational organizations. Discuss what this means in terms of the multidomestic, multiregional, and multinational value outcomes.
There is also an international trend in today’s multinational corporations concerning innovation toward synergistic organizational management. Discuss how this might affect someone from a domestic
Do you think all multinational organizations have identical missions and cultures? What does it mean for the stakeholders and stockholders?
three branches of the common body of knowledge: philosophy, science, and technology,
indication of the principle concerns of philosophical inquiries,
indication of the scientific concerns of human behavior, and
illustration of the technological effectiveness on human behavior.
How can the common body of knowledge facilitate better understanding of human culture?
How does philosophy differ from sciences?
How do natural sciences differ from social and behavioral sciences?
Why is scientific study of multicultural behavior important to multinational organizations?
Briefly summarize the various schools of thought in psychology.
Briefly summarize the various branches of anthropology.
define the concept of needs and describe the basic motivational process,
describe several historical and contemporary perspectives of needs and motivation theories,
discuss three important need theories, and
discuss three important theories of motivation.
Briefly define needs, motivations, and drives. What are some examples of each?
In your own words, briefly explain Maslow’s theory of motivation.Relate it to work motivation and Alderfer’s ERG model.
What are the major criticisms of the two-factor theory of Herzberg?
In the McClelland needs theory, how do you perceive the needs for achievement, affiliation, power, and minimization of pain?
How is the Murray’s manifest needs theory different from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
How does Alderfer’s existence, relatedness, and growth theory compare with Parhizgar’s existence dynamic needs theory?
How do you compare the deontic theory of motivation with the eudaemonistic theory?
How do you compare the equity theory with the expectancy theory of motivation?
understand fundamental principles of multicultural philosophies,
describe what is meant by a cultural philosophy of a human’s image,
identify the mainstream of key thoughts in perceptual paths of cultural philosophies,
conceptualize the multicultural civilization,
discuss the cultural resources fitness of a culture,
describe the knowledge-based wealth of a civilization, and
identify structural dimensions of cultural philosophy.
How does gender dominate over males and females in all societies?
How similar are gender roles throughout the world?
Do males and females in the same culture perceive things differently?
How do you explain cultural philosophies of different nations?
How can cultural knowledge contribute to the style and function of cultural perception?
What is cultural philosophy?

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