Since becoming pregnant, Alice has not been given any long-term, cutting-edge projects; rather she has been given short-term assignments that don't allow for learning new areas. Her manager says he believes short-term is better due to her starting a family. This situation demonstrates
A. effective diversity management.
B. necessary prioritization of business goals over employee needs.
C. discrimination in violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
D. fairly distributing the workload.
E. the inevitable trade-offs that working mothers face.
Answer: C
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a. “Should I place my own success in my career above the safety of those around me?” b. “Should all people late for important meetings ignore crosswalk signals?” c. “Is the traffic law that dictates one must wait for a crossing signal an ethical or reasonable one?” d. “Would most people sympathize with my decision to rush across before the signal?”
Describe the reasons for increasing business globalization.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is NOT listed as a factor in favoring adoption of transnational strategies?
a. Market b. Language c. Competition d. Technology e. Cost
The initials GAAP stand for:
A) General Acceptance of Accounting Procedures. B) Generally Accepted Accounting Plans. C) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. D) Generally Accepted Accounting Practices.