Kenneth Hill Inc. claims to be an employee-centered company. It has created a management system in which supervisors will have a specific number of employees under them. Lately, however, this practice has led to favoritism. Managers have promoted only those employees who had similar interests as them. This has resulted in a huge disparity in the income and statuses of workers and has created a negative workplace environment. This type of organizational behavior is explained by _____.
A. functionalist theory
B. exchange theory
C. conflict theory
D. feminist theory
E. contingency theory
Answer: C
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a. true b. false
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A. acculturation. B. ethnocentrism. C. ethnicity. D. cultural identity development.
The immigration to the U.S. of skilled workers, professionals, and technicians who are desperately needed in their home countries is referred to as
A. medicalization. B. techno-flow. C. brain drain. D. golden opportunity.
Which of these statements regarding the judgments people make about others is false?
A. People make quick assessments and judgments about others in order to save time. B. The judgments people make enable them to process a great deal of information very quickly. C. Quickly categorizing the people one meets is a very common and widespread practice. D. Most of the time the quick judgments that people make are remarkably comprehensive and accurate.