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1. A growing number of countries have institiuted legislation in the 21st century affecting the workplace.
What protections are they trying to provide their citizens?
a. protections against long work hours
b. protections against discrimination and harrasment
c. protections against unfair supervisory practices
d. protections against unionization
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Diversity Legislation in a Global Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Managing in a global context
2. What is the underlying premise of The United Nations 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
a. Wider protections of the rights of individuals of diverse backgrounds transcends national context
b. Nations should limit their protections to those appropriate to their dominant culture
c. Discrepancies between laws and common practices need to be documented and rationalized
d. Religious rights and freedoms are the only fundamental rights that should be protected
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Diversity Legislation in a Global Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Managing in a global context
3. Why is it important that managers understand the social policy practices of countries in which they are
doing business.
a. To assure adherence to employment laws and regulations
b. To understand the business context they operate within
c. To understand the underlying value system in the country
d. To assure adherence to local customs and practices
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Diversity Legislation in a Global Perspective
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Managing in a global context
5. Where can one find an authoritative representative body that can speak to the value system of the
majority of people on earth?
a. The United Nations
b. International Association for Human Rights
c. World Health Organization
d. International Labour Organization
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The International Bill of Human Rights and Employment Rights
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Managing in a global context
6. What human rights are addressed within the International Bill of Human Rights
a. Economic, social and cultural rights
b. Economic, legal, and national
c. Social, religious and moral
d. Religious, social and ethical
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The International Bill of Human Rights and Employment Rights
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Managing in a global context
7. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights consists of a preamble and how many articles?
a. 20
b. 30
c. 15
d. 25
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The International Bill of Human Rights and Employment Rights
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Managing in a global context
8. According to Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human beings are entitled to
certain rights and freedoms that other creatures do not enjoy. What is the basis for this distinction?
a. Human beings are rational and moral
b. Human beings have superior intellect
c. Non human beings have no need for societal rules
d. Non human beings automatically follow the laws of nature
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The International Bill of Human Rights and Employment Rights
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Managing in a global context
9. In what year did the United Nation’s General Assembly adopt the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights?
a. 1945
b. 1940
c. 1948
d. 1950
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The International Bill of Human Rights and Employment Rights
Difficulty Level: Easy
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10. Legislation and social policy stem from a value system that is shared by a people and thus represent
their collective wish to enforce these values. This is especially true in what type of country?
a. Undeveloped
b. Developing
c. Conservative
d. Democratic
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The International Bill of Human Rights and Employment Rights
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Contexts of organizations in a global society
11. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights assures every person, as a member of the human
society, specific economic, social, and cultural rights. All of the following rights listed in the declaration are
most relevant to employment except the following:
a. The right to social security
b. The right to economic prosperity
c. The right to a standard of living adequate for health and well-being
d. The right to rest and leisure
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The International Bill of Human Rights and Employment Rights
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Contexts of organizations in a global society
12. Although the different articles under the declaration were designed to fit together harmoniously, there
is potential tension between the articles that assure freedom of cultural and religious expression and
those that assure equality, particularly as they apply to the workplace. Which item below is an example of
the potential tension between multiculturalism and human rights.
a. debate over standards of living adequate for health and well-being
b. debate over equal pay for equal work
c. debate over the ban on wearing religious attire in schools and in the workplace
d. debate over personnel laws requiring employment tests
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The International Bill of Human Rights and Employment Rights
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Contexts of organizations in a global society
13. Turkey is not the only country where hijabs, burkas, and other religious attire were or are prohibited. A
number of other countries have generated controversy in bans on wearing head coverings in public
places. Why have national and international human rights organizations criticized the practice?
a. They believe religious practices should be done in private not public places
b. They believe it is an archaiac practice which should be ended
c. They believe it is a human rights violation
d. They believe the clothing is too restrictive and prohibits movement
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The International Bill of Human Rights and Employment Rights
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Contexts of organizations in a global society
14. Based on what principle did Turkey historically ban women from wearing hijabs in schools,
workplaces, and other public locations?
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