A junior accountant at a manufacturing company was laid off from the job because the accountant rejected multiple requests from the company’s chief financial officer to engage in a physical relationship with them. In the context of employment legislation, this scenario best illustrates:

Organizations that fail to uphold affirmative action laws may be required to:

A specific gender worker is working late hours at the office. Their manager approaches the worker on the pretext of inquiring about work updates. Manager casually turn the conversation into a personal one and starts touching the worker and making explicit remarks about worker’s body. The worker reacts furiously and warns the manager of taking this issue to the human resources department. The manager feels intimidated and threatens, if worker files any complaints, their appraisal will be affected. This case is an example of:

A popular cell phone company is known for its diverse workforce. Whenever the company has to make a decision on product positioning in a new market, managers of different ethnic groups have different views due to cultural differences. Such conflicts are common in several decision-making situations, and it has become a critical issue in the company. To streamline the decision-making process and to manage the company efficiently, the company should encourage which of the following among its employees?

The owner of a successful publishing firm feels that the company’s success can be attributed to the hard work and dedication with which the employees execute their work. The employees have a good rapport with each other. They always work together and make sure that they get their job done on time. The good relationship that the owner’s employees share displays:

A software firm that caters to the requirements of its clients, it’s work teams have access to all vital and confidential data that is normally accessible only to managers. This helps motivate teams and keep them well informed. In this scenario, the employee-friendly workplace culture is most likely to increase:

A person owns a chain of tattoo studios. The studios are managed by a group of employees. Despite personality differences, the employees are able to work together effectively. The employees display:

A manager at a leading publishing house was approached by a client who wanted to publish a book in six different languages and requested the first 100 copies within 30 days. The manager formed a team to work on this publishing project and put one team member in charge of translation. After three weeks, all other team members finished their share of the work except the translator, who had been procrastinating and had not completed the task. As a result, the project was indefinitely delayed. In this scenario, the translator’s actions exemplify:

A manufacturer of home appliances received consumer complaints about its product demonstration and installation services. The company’s chief executive officer ordered an investigation to determine the reasons behind these complaints. It was found that the employees who were hired to demonstrate and install the products lacked experience. The CEO immediately formed and trained a team with better skills. Eventually, the company’s service ratings and sales showed improvement. In this scenario, the work team improved:

In the context of autonomy, which of the following is a similarity between traditional work groups and employee involvement teams?