$1.$ A proactive approach to developing and managing a diverse workforce has become a fundamental business requirement.

True False

$2.$ "Managing diversity" simply means hiring women and minorities and making sure they are treated equally and encouraged to succeed.

True False

$3.$ A multicultural workforce can provide a company with greater knowledge of the preferences and consuming habits in this diverse marketplace.

True False

$4.$ The traditional American image of diversity has been one of assimilation.

True False

$5.$ Diversity today includes differences in religious affiliation, age, disability status, military experience, economic class and educational level.

True False

$6.$ "Managing diversity" simply means accommodating all sorts of differences.

True False

$7.$ By definition, managing diversity means that all individuals are to be treated the same.

True False

$8.$ It is expected that the pace of labor force growth will substantially slow down during the $2006-2016$ period.

True False

$9.$ Women make up about $47$ percent of the workforce.

True False

$10.$ Nearly $80$ percent of marriages are dual$-$earner marriages.

True False

$11.$ One of every four married women in two$-$income households earns more than her husband does.

True False

$12.$ A recent study found that the earnings gap between college$-$educated women and men decreases after they spend $10$ years in the workforce.

True False

$13.$ The average full$-$time working woman earns only about $80$ percent as much as a man in the same job.

True False

$14.$ The glass ceiling is an invisible barrier that makes it difficult for women and minorities to move beyond a certain level in the corporate hierarchy.

True False

$15.$ "Hostile Environment" is a metaphor for an invisible barrier that makes it difficult for women and minorities to rise above a certain level in the organization.

True False

$16.$ Hostile environment harassment occurs when submission to or rejection of sexual conduct is used as a basis for employment decisions.

True False

$17.$ Workers today, both women and men, are trying to achieve a balance between career and family.

True False

$18.$ Black, Asian, and Hispanic workers hold approximately one out of every four jobs in the U$.$S$.$

True False

$19.$ Frequently, employers have found that disabled employees tend to be more dependable than other employees, miss fewer days of work and exhibit lower turnover.

True False

$20.$ Today, entry$-$level workers for some positions are in short supply.

True False

$21.$ The first affirmative action programs were initiated in part to correct the past exclusion of women and minorities from the business world.

True False

$22.$ Affirmative action means special efforts to recruit and hire members of groups that have been discriminated against in the past even if they are not as qualified as others.

True False

$23.$ Managing diversity means treating all people equally, meaning exactly the same.

True False

$24.$ A diverse workforce inhibits organizational flexibility because an organization's culture cannot tolerate different styles and approaches.

True False

$25.$ Effectively managing a diverse workforce requires overcoming challenges such as unexamined assumptions, lower cohesiveness and communication problems.

True False

$26.$ Cohesiveness refers to how tightly knit a group is and how much they act in mutually agreed$-$upon ways.

True False

$27.$ Monolithic organizations have a more diverse employee population and take steps to involve persons from different cultural backgrounds.

True False

$28.$ Pluralistic organizations have a more diverse employee population and take steps to involve persons from different gender, racial or cultural backgrounds.

True False

$29.$ In multicultural organizations diversity not only exists but is valued.

True False

$30.$ Cultivating diversity is absolutely successful when organizations set up formal diversity training programs.

True False

$31.$ To ensure a diverse organization, top management can set an example for other organization members by participating in diversity programs and making participation mandatory for all managers.

True False

$32.$ Employers that have adopted on$-$site childcare report decreased turnover, decreased absenteeism and improved morale.

True False

$33.$ Diversity training has two components: awareness building and skill building.

True False

$34.$ Skill building is basically teaching effective interpersonal skills to all employees.

True False

$35.$ Nationwide, turnover rates have been decreasing as more people are staying with their organizations for a longer period.

True False

$36.$ One way to increase retention of minority workers is to form support groups.

True False

$37.$ Mentors are older people who help