Busn 4650 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Plays up differences between people; defining trait Use diversity to get a leg up within their industry, felt certain groups feel exploited Removes people from the corporate ladder to a niche market that is directly related to the diversifying characteristics Better for the customer perspective not for employees

__% of Baby Boomers will continue to work part-time after retirement - 80% 3 U.S Laws surrounding age - 1. IRS Regulations 2. ERISA 3. ADA Average age of workers at VitaNeedle is___. The oldest employee is ___ years old. - 74; 100 Why does VitaNeedle like hiring older employees? - 1. They are more loyal 2. They pay more attention to detail 3. Fewer days absent

Common Law Historically - Permitted employers to hire and fire virtually at will, unless restrained by contract or statute First significant federal constraint on employment law - Labor law in the 1920's and 1930's Most important statue eliminating discriminatory employment practices - The federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Apply to employers with 15 or more employees, labor unions, and certain other employers On the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or natio...

Ms. Reeves worked for city councilman, she decided to run against him, took time off work due to medical issues and he thought she was campaigning so fired her - Title VII says nothing about medical discrimination - Court ruled: NOT a violation of Title VII - Reeves v. City of Yonkers - Mr. Harrell was a letter carrier, had to work rotating Saturdays but couldn't because he is a Seventh Day Adventist, they offered him a few hours off but he declined - granting Harrell leave for Saturday s...

ero-risk bias - preferring the choice that provides certainty of a smaller benefit as opposed to an alternative with more risk and greater potential benefit example: search committees may seek to avoid risk by hiring a "safer" candidate with a greater perceived likelihood of success rather than taking a reasonable amount of risk the Caste System involves three types of discrimination: - class, ethnic, national origin IBM - - has a history of progressiveness and promoting equal rights - G...

BUSN4650 Day Final Exam|194 Questions with 100% Solutions (Verified Answers) the Child's assignment with stars and praise example- The Culture Map - in the United States, the authors son received his assignments back with gold stars and positive comments; in France, his assignments were covered in red lines and fat Xs and comments like "skills not acquired" the disastrous conference example- The Culture Map - a conference had gone completely wrong (icy rainstorm causing low attendance,...

Sexual Orientation Discrimination - Not covered by Title VII Race Norming - the practice of setting different passing scores for different races or other protected groups; race-norming is prohibited by Title VII. Affirmative Action - A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities Reverse Discrimination - When minorities or women with lower qualifications or less seniority than white...