1. The "American melting pot" is a myth because a. employees often abandoned their ethnic and cultural distinctions while at work to keep their jobs and get ahead. b. diverse European groups entered the mainstream in America. c. the U.S. workforce is really a mosaic. d. there are more similarities than differences and characteristics overlap between any two groups.
2. Which of the following is not true of the SWOT analysis? a. SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. b. Strengths and weaknesses are found in the internal analysis of the firm. c. The SWOT analysis tells the firm what strategies to pursue. d. The objective is to analyze factors from both inside and outside the organization that may influence success.
3. According to equity theory, when workers perceive an inequity, they will A. try to reestablish an equitable feeling in a number of ways. B. leave for a similar job in a different organization. C. always increase their efforts in the future. D. generally be mistaken in their perceptions.