An organization that has a relatively diverse employee population and makes an effort to involve employees from different gender, racial, or cultural backgrounds is a(n) ________ organization.
A) monolithic
B) ethnocentric
C) pluralistic
D) bureaucratic
E) homogeneous
C) pluralistic
Explanation: A pluralistic organization is one that has a relatively diverse employee population and makes an effort to involve employees from different gender, racial, or cultural backgrounds. These organizations use an affirmative action approach to managing diversity.
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