Question

If Black Diamond has teams of employees working on projects from nations around the world with varying cultural backgrounds and differing outdoor interests, then this is an example of:
a. Generational differences
b. Surface-level diversity
c. Stereotypes
d. Deep-level diversity

Use your knowledge of the different organizational concepts to classify each of the following statements.

If Black Diamond were to have different contracts for its workers such that some people are paid $15.10 an hour and others are paid $9.25 an hour to perform the same job then this would be an example of:______

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Deep-level diversity

Explanation:

The term diversity includes the differences that are possessed by the individuals and that distinguishes them from each other. The variation in physical attributes, beliefs, nationality, religion and other such aspects helps in building what is termed to be diversity.  

Deep-level diversity is characterized with the attributes that are non-observable. The beliefs, ideas, values and religion are the attributes of deep-level diversity.  

According to the given excerpt, the cultural backgrounds and outdoor interests are the aspects that are unobservable and therefore grouped under deep-level diversity.