1. Jim discovers that the company has never been sued for discrimination and has never had negative PR as a result of a gender-related HR issue. Should diversity still be a concern?

Select an option

OPTION 1

No, everything looks fine.

OPTION 2

Yes, because there may be a lawsuit in the future.

OPTION 3

Yes, because the company may be losing out on the potential benefits of a diverse workforce.

2. You see that there are potential advantages of having a diverse workforce. Which benefits would a company like HentonCast gain from having a workforce that included more gender diversity?

OPTION 1

Diversity is common at other businesses.

OPTION 2

A diverse workforce may help find ways to attract a more diverse customer base.

OPTION 3

Companies with a more diverse workforce have a greater chance of receiving bank loans.

3. In addition to HentonCast's past history with employee lawsuits, Jim wants to look at the makeup of the workforce. Records show also that over 80%+ of employees are male, and that all managerial employees are male. Considering this information, is there anything Jim should do?

OPTION 1

Nothing. Since fly fishers tend to be men, we should just expect this kind of result.

OPTION 2

Insist that 50% of all new hires must be female.

OPTION 3

Gather more information, as there may be something here that needs to be brought to Winston's attention.

Jim decides that he needs more information on how employees feel about diversity. Jim creates a paper and pencil survey on employee attitudes toward diversity and asks managers to distribute it to current employees. To keep track of all of the surveys and ensure that everyone responds, employees are asked to put their worker ID on the survey.

Two weeks later almost everyone has responded. The findings from the survey show that men are very strongly supportive of gender equality. The women report no significant problems with the current situation. Jim is skeptical of these findings. What could explain these results? Choose the two most likely explanations.

OPTION 1:

Employees are telling the company what they think it wants to hear.

OPTION 2:

Jim did not include in the survey the possible negative views of people who left the company.

OPTION 3:

Jim did not include the views of customers.

OPTION 4:

The study is a failure because it does not confirm that discrimination is a problem.