Question

In order to achieve equality of opportunity within its organization, Clarkson Company has taken steps such as active recruitment, the elimination of prejudicial interview questions, and establishment of minority hiring goals. Clarkson's efforts can be BEST described as _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Affirmative Action

Explanation:

Affirmative action involves favoring individuals known to have been previously discriminated in recruitment process. It involves focusing on equality within an organization. It is a form of positive discrimination in that it tries to make up previous discrimination in the the recruitment process. With affirmative action, individuals color, race, religion, sex and so on are taken into account in order to increase the opportunities or the chances of identified discriminated minority groups and individuals. In this case, efforts or actions taken by Clarkson company are affirmative actions.