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The United States’ global economic leadership is demonstrated by the fact that more than half of the world’s largest MNCs are based in America. Answer: Which of the following is not a law that addresses information disclosure issues? A.Equal Credit […]

PACs allow labor to organize their giving. Answer: Public affairs evolved from public relations. Answer: TRUE The Say on Pay movement evolved from concerns over low executive compensation. Answer: FALSE Employers’ monitoring of workers is not limited to their use […]

The technology related to the Internet has shifted the burden onto individual employees to monitor their own workplace activities. Answer: Federal privacy protections were eroded after the 9/11 attacks. Answer: TRUE From a managerial point of view, a crisis is […]

The number one ethical issue in doing business over the Internet is A.intellectual property. B.pornography. C.possible invasion of privacy. D.security of financial information. Answer: An ombudsman A.hears all formal employee complaints. B.is part of the human resources department. C.is a […]

One of the ethical issues that is exacerbated by operating in an developing countries is that the host nation’s citizens often do not understand the technology being used, nor do they recognize its potential dangers. Answer: Current approaches seem to […]

The FCPA has had a significant impact on the way American firms do business globally. Answer: Many government regulations over business have been created by the efforts of special interest groups. Answer: TRUE The trend toward using Alternative Dispute Resolution […]

Which of the following is not a commonly recognized benefit of advertising? A.It stimulates competition. B.It provides information useful in comparison shopping. C.It provides competitors with information. D.It lowers the price of goods and services. Answer: Employees might consider their […]

The view of the firm that recognizes just suppliers and customers as stakeholders is the A.production view. B.managerial view. C.ownership view. D.stakeholder view. Answer: Philanthropy, as it is used in the textbook, means A.donations of corporate employees’ time and talents. […]

Business involvement in the community represents enlightened self-interest. Answer: Virtually all companies that exhibit moral management have had that outlook since they were founded. Answer: FALSE Advertising hard liquor on television used to be illegal in the United States. Answer: […]

Which of the following is not a major approach that business uses to influence government? A.lobbying B.PACs C.coalition building D.vigilance Answer: Which of the following is not a strategy or action alternative in best addressing stakeholders? A.Deal directly or indirectly […]

All of the following are in the top ten principles of safety except A.fully investigate product safety incidents. B.encourage customers to try out the product before purchasing it. C.report product safety defects promptly. D.track your product’s safety performance. Answer: Planning […]

Corporate social responsibility emphasizes A.obligation and accountability. B.action and activity. C.outcomes and results. D.socially responsible investing. Answer: The narrow view of corporate citizenship focuses solely on A.ecological issues. B.employee relations. C.corporate community relations. D.stakeholder management. Answer: C. Manufacturing companies especially […]

The most important factor in ethical leadership is A.what leaders talk about. B.the code of ethics. C.what leaders do. D.discipline of ethics violators. Answer: The crisis resolution stage is A.the first stage of managing a crisis B.cannot overlap other stages […]

OSHA’s budget has generally been tight, but adequate to fully carry out its mission. Answer: The ethical issues encountered in underdeveloped countries are often more difficult than those found in industrialized nations. Answer: TRUE Although companies have begun to extensively […]

Advocates of privatization base their positions on the need for efficiency and overall performance. Answer: Corporate philanthropy involves primarily the giving of financial resources, and managerial time and talent. Answer: FALSE Proponents of privatization want government to be a producer […]

Society’s moral climate does not have a direct impact on organizational ethics. Answer: In most businesses, the manufacturing department is the only source of environmental pollution. Answer: FALSE One of the reasons that public affairs departments have seen extensive growth […]

Individual managers, through ethical leadership, can have a direct effect on business ethics at the societal and global levels. Answer: To be effective, grassroots lobbying must be genuine, or at least appear to be genuine. Answer: TRUE Companies have given […]

One of the factors that has helped make issues management and crisis management more important to business is instant global communication. Answer: Secondary, or passive, smoke can cause death of lung cancer even in non-smokers. Answer: TRUE Market share liability […]

Few applications of biotechnology will come in the fields of A.health care. B.sports medicine. C.pharmaceuticals. D.agriculture. Answer: Due diligence means that a company A.has done sufficient preparatory work to produce a safe product. B.the company has successfully passed an OSHA […]

A limited warranty means that the company guarantees all parts of the product and all types of defects, but only for a limited period of time. Answer: Enterprise-level strategy and societal-level strategy are synonymous. Answer: TRUE Power is only manifest […]

The most important stakeholders of a business are typically its A.employees. B.government. C.consumers. D.owners. Answer: The most important thing in issue identification is A.selection of the proper sources to scan. B.assigning the right person to scan the environment. C.identification of […]

In Carroll’s four-part definition of corporate social responsibility, ethical responsibilities are required of business by society. Answer: Issues selling is the process by which stakeholders convince managers to pay attention to the stakeholders’ particular interests. Answer: FALSE The corporate system […]

The board committee responsible for assessing the adequacy of internal control systems and the integrity of financial statements is the A.finance committee. B.monetary policy committee. C.arbitrage committee. D.audit committee. Answer: The position that advocates that an MNC should continue to […]

Sexual harassment A.is a worldwide problem. B.affects men and women in equal numbers. C.is relatively easy to prove in courts. D.is clearly defined in the law. Answer: Only about half of Americans say that they are worried about the moral […]

Legal challenges to the employment-at-will doctrine include all the following except A.public policy exceptions. B.contractual actions. C.firing exceptions. D.breach of good faith actions. Answer: According to research done by David Callahan, all of the following are reasons why cheating is […]

Common consumer complaints include all of the following except A.poor quality of products. B.lack of consumer credit. C.high prices. D.misleading packaging or labeling. Answer: The belief that employees should only be discharged for good reasons is the A.justice as fairness […]