What is affirmative action

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Questions:

1. What is affirmative action? What exactly do you think of when you hear this term?

2. Is it important to promote the diversity of the work force through the hiring and promotion of women and minorities? What about people with disabilities or veterans? If so, why? If not, why not?

3. How appropriate are each of the following types of affirmative action?

Recruiting from minority or all-female colleges and universities.
Advertising job openings in minority-oriented or female-oriented publications.
Providing additional training and development opportunities for minorities and women.
Having goals for the hiring of women and/or minorities. Hiring a certain "quota" of women and/or minorities.
Adjusting test scores (e.g., race norming) to allow for more minorities to be hired.

4. What are the positive consequences of having an affirmative action program? What are the negative consequences?

5. If a firm wanted to engage in some type of affirmative action, what are some steps they could take?

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