Chapter : Management and Diversity
“Know How Management Concepts Relate.”
1. When managing people, describe the significance of understanding both “minority” and “majority” groups as they exist in an organization.
2. Explain how average annual percentage changes in the U.S. population by race from 1995 to 2050 should influence today’s diversity planning for organizations of the future.
3. Assume you are ethnocentric. List three specific beliefs about your own culture that you might possess. Would such beliefs be a hindrance or a help in your becoming a successful manager? Explain.