Measuring the benefits of diversity

Which of the following statements best describes diversity?

Diversity is desirable for social reasons but not beneficial for business performance

Diversity is usually beneficial for business performance

Diversity is best thought of an indicator of the extent to which an organisation is comprised of enough people from minority groups (eg ethnic minorities and women) who may traditionally have been underrepresented in the workforce

Diversity is a term that can refer to many types of human differences

How will organisations be affected by recruiting the vast majority of their employees from a small number of elite universities?

They are likely to observe lower team performance than organisations that recruit from a wider number of universities

They will likely hire more high performers than organisations that recruit from a broader range of universities

They are likely to observe higher team performance than organisations that recruit from a wider number of universities

They will likely hire a higher proportion of men than women than organisations that recruit from a larger variety of universities

Which of the following is a problem when discussing diversity within organisations?

Businesses can spend so much time trying to recruit employees from minority groups that they stop focusing on more important business performance indicators

The term can refer to many different types of human differences, all of which may have different effects on team and organisational performance

The majority of employees may feel unhappy that minorities are being given too many opportunities

The idea of increasing diversity is mainly of benefit in Western countries in which the majority group consists of white men

What is the aim of inclusion?

To help employees from minority backgrounds to feel happier at work

To deliver higher organisational performance by changing how employees perceive their relationships with their colleagues and the organisation

To increase the lower productivity of minority groups

To make employees feel happier at work

How is inclusion within a team likely to be best measured?

By asking the leader to rate the extent to which employees behave in an inclusive manner

By asking the leader to rate the extent to which he or she behaves in an inclusive manner

By inviting an external consultant to observe for at least several hours the behaviour of the leader

By asking employees to rate the extent to which the leader behaves in an inclusive manner

From the article, which of the following can we conclude?

None of the other conclusions is true

Women are likely to be more inclusive leaders than men due to their higher innate levels of compassion

Leaders who reprimand employees for stupid ideas are likely to be less successful at creating inclusive team climates than leaders who are more constructive in their criticism of the same ideas

Employees from ethnic minority backgrounds are likely to be more inclusive leaders due to their own experience of having been discriminated against

What does the statement 'this team provides safe ways for all employees to voice their grievances' indicate?

It is likely unrelated to the concept of inclusive leadership

It is likely inversely related to the extent to which a team is perceived as inclusive by its members

It is probably a measure of the extent to which a team has established equitable employment practices

It is probably a measure of the degree to which a team or organisation can be said to comprise sufficient deep-level diversity

Which of the following statements is most likely to be included in a questionnaire measuring the extent to which employees feel that a leader has created an inclusive team climate?

'I feel that I have at least one good friend in the workplace who supports me'

'I feel that the team is a non-threatening environment in which we can speak about our mistakes and weaknesses'

'I am given the training and resources that are necessary to do my job properly'

'My line manager often behaves in a threatening manner when members of the team make major mistakes'

Which of the following statements is least likely to be included in a questionnaire measuring the degree to which a team is perceived as properly inclusive?

'Senior managers genuinely believe that problems can be more successfully solved when input is gathered from different roles and functions'

'Employees within this organisation are valued for who they are as people, and not just as workers'

None of the other answers is correct

'Our team has a very high proportion of employees from minority backgrounds'

In the article, what is the analogy about weight loss meant to suggest?

Many leaders are lazy and do not care enough about the topic of diversity, equality and inclusion

Most leaders would like to create more inclusive teams but do not have the skills to do so

Leaders should make a plan and monitor its implementation in order to accrue proper business benefits

Most leaders should seek the advice of a qualified coach in order to realise the benefits of becoming a more inclusive leader

Measuring the benefits of diversity

Which of the following statements best describes diversity?

How will organisations be affected by recruiting the vast majority of their employees from a small number of elite universities?

Which of the following is a problem when discussing diversity within organisations?

What is the aim of inclusion?

How is inclusion within a team likely to be best measured?

From the article, which of the following can we conclude?

What does the statement 'this team provides safe ways for all employees to voice their grievances' indicate?

Which of the following statements is most likely to be included in a questionnaire measuring the extent to which employees feel that a leader has created an inclusive team climate?

Which of the following statements is least likely to be included in a questionnaire measuring the degree to which a team is perceived as properly inclusive?

In the article, what is the analogy about weight loss meant to suggest?

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