Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s classic study of organizational structure indicated that
A. there is no indication that the hierarchical structure of the bureaucracy negatively impacts on minorities or women.
B. while race and gender play a major role determining people’s place within the organization, social class does not.
C. the stressful effects of tokenism on women and minorities can have very negative consequences.
D. in modern organizations, token minorities and/or women hires no longer exist; persons are hired and fired strictly on their own merit.
Answer: C
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