Khadija is a very competent and resilient person with ten years of work experience and a highly impressive resume However, her promotion request was rejected becau a woman won't be able to fulfill the responsibilities of the position she has requested for. Which type of workplace diversity-related issues does this scenario represent? the manager thought that a. Tokenism b. Ethnocentrism Majority c. Majority against the minority d. Prejudice

Khadija is a very competent and resilient person with ten years of work experience and a highly impressive resume However, her promotion request was rejected becau a woman won't be able to fulfill the responsibilities of the position she has requested for. Which type of workplace diversity-related issues does this scenario represent? the manager thought that a. Tokenism b. Ethnocentrism Majority c. Majority against the minority d. Prejudice

Principles of Management

OER 2019th Edition

ISBN:9780998625768

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter12: Diversity In Organizations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7CRQ: Explain the six benefits of workplace diversity described by Cox and Blakes business case for...

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