Janet needs to assign a very important advertising account to one ...

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Janet needs to assign a very important advertising account to one of her writers.
 
  First she reviewed each writer's work load, then she studied the sales data of the products for the last three campaigns of each writer, then she reviewed each writer's annual review to familiarize herself with their goals. Finally, she gave the account to Paula, a very creative, efficient, writer who has had high sales results with her last three clients' products. Janet's management style is based on ________.
  A) intuition or gut feeling
  B) organizational behavioral studies
  C) subjective assessments
  D) preconceived notions
  E) systematic study

Question 2

Although discrimination has come under great legal and public scrutiny over the past years, still thousands of cases of discrimination occur every year. Which action would not be considered a form of discrimination?
 
  A) exclusion
  B) conflict
  C) incivility
  D) profiling
  E) All are forms of discrimination.

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Answer to Question 1

E
Explanation: E) Systematic study means looking at relationships, attempting to attribute causes and effects, and basing our conclusions on scientific evidence, that is, on data gathered under controlled conditions and measured and interpreted in a reasonably rigorous manner.

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: B) Simply because two or more parties do not agree does not constitute that discrimination has taken place.