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In Gardenswartz and Rowe's fourlayer model explaining the complexity of diversity which of the following is considered an external dimension affecting diversity? () a. Seniority ) b. Cognitive ability () c. Physical ability () d. Relational status () e. Gender identity When an advertising agency creates a work group to develop an ad campaign for a client, which contains a writer, an art designer, and a marketing manager, this is an example of which type of group? (O a. Cross-cultural team O b. Cross-functional team () c. Virtual team O d. Top-management team () e. Standing committee All of the following are 'best practices' for ensuring gender equity, except: QO a. O b. O c QO d. O e. Offering job rotation opportunities Highlighting role models and communicating success Ensuring ongoing measurement Enhancing self-perception of their abilities as effective leaders Setting up mentoring and coaching programs When Chrysler Corp. tests applicants for autoworker positions on their mechanical dexterity in an attempt to determine if they have the capability of performing an assembly-line job, this is an example of: () a. role-play testing () b. situational testing () . personality testing () d. unstructured testing () e. performance testing All of the following are examples of an intangible reward, which can be given by a manager to a subordinate except: () a. A choice job assignment ) b. "A pat on the back\" ) c. Appreciation ) d. Verbal praise () e. Respect When the CEO of Intel, who has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and is very knowledgeable about microprocessors which Intel produces, advises an R&D scientist about a possible new product idea, we say that this CEO has which type of power? O a. Expert power O b. Relationship-oriented power O c. Empowerment power O d. Consideration power O e. Deferential powerIt seemed to Hamid that his group had become preoccupied with achieving a sense of agreement at the expense of more accurately assessing the information needed for the job at hand. Hamid's group appears to be developing: () a. Task roles ) b. Groupthink () . Harmonizing roles ) d. Synergy () e. Social loafing According to Fiedler, when conditions are either very favourable or very unfavourable, a relationship-oriented leadership is best suited. ) True () False The wisecompassionleader. O a. Scores low on compassion, has high levels of indifference, and high levels of wisdom O b. Scores high on compassion and low on indifference O c. Scores high on compassion and wisdom O d. Scores high on both ignorance and indifference O e. Scores high on the dimensions of compassion and ignoranceA test, which measures the ability of a job applicant for the position of trash collector to lift heavy objects, is a type of: () a. unstructured interview test ) b. paper-and-pencil test () c. personality test () d. performance test () e. structured interview test