57. When Suzanne Pogell wanted to learn to sail, she could find no one to teach

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57. When Suzanne Pogell wanted to learn to sail, she could find no one to teach her because men were the ones who sailed, and women were their crew. She finally did convince someone to teach her to sail, and after mastering sailing, she started an all-woman sailing school called Womanship as a sole proprietorship. By creating her own while creating a different version of the same business, Pogell overcame problems associated with problem. b. extermal locus of control c. age discrimination d. male introversion c. sex discrimination On October 25, 2011, IBM announced that Virginia Rometty would succeed Sam Palmisano as IBM's president to prevent women from 58. and CEO. From this statement, one can assume that IBM does not have a(n) rising to leadership positions. a. organizational roadblock b. diversity bottleneck c. missing key d. missing rung e. glass ceiling The Survivor reality show series has different people each season, but there are always certain types of people present. In the 2005 season, there was a former NFL quarterback who was cooperative, unfailingly polite, forgiving, good-natured, and tolerant of the different people who made up his team. In terms of the Big Five Personality Dimensions, he represented a personality that ranked high in: a. conscientiousness b. agreeableness c. emotional stability d. extraversion e. openness to experience 59. 60. In an essay, Singing Woman wrote, "I am a member of the Nehiyow (Cree) Nation and many of our beliefs are based on the idea of predestination. This means that upon conception my life was already predetermined, dependent on what purpose I would serve in this lifetime. It also meant how I treated the environment (Mother Earth) would largely determine the outcome of my purpose." Singing Woman has indicated she has: a. high Mach b. internal locus of control c. Type B personality d. external locus of control e. low Mach the following is an example of a diversity principle that will help managers do a better job of managing company diversity programs? a. Treat group differences as important, but not special. b. Set high but realistic goals. c. Tailor opportunities to individuals, not groups d. Find the common ground e. All of these are examples of diversity principles 10

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57. Sex discrimination:

- it is also called as gender based discrimination

- a mind set that only male can perform certain kind of work and female cannot excel in that area

- in this case, she overcomes the problem by starting the school but then again it was only for women which was again sex discrimination

58. Diversity bottleneck:

- Bottlenecks are problems that arise during diversity

- Since IBM has promoted a female it states that there is no diversity bottleneck

59.Conscientious:

- People with this personality are organised, disciplined and Efficient

- In this case, he represents the same behaviour

60. External locus of control:

- People who think that their success depends upon external influencing factors and always point out others for their success or failure

- in this case, she states that everything is predetermined and depending on her activities she would obtain results

61. Set high but realistic goals:

- A manager in order to handle diversity in an organisation, has to have a diversity goal in place and then it has to be a realistic one

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