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.
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An ombudsman
A.hears all formal employee complaints.
B.is part of the human resources department.
C.is a consultant hired by a company to chair hearing procedures.
D.investigates reported complaints and helps to achieve equitable settlements.
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An ethics screen is
A.a set of select standards against which the proposed action is compared.
B.a set of financial criteria which must be met before the proposed action is evaluated
ethically.
C.a set of investment criteria used by ethical investors.
D.a set of ethical standards against which job candidates are evaluated.
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Which of the following is not one of the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics?
A.Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
B.Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
C.Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
D.Thou shalt not use a computer to spy on fellow employees.
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Which of the following is not a requirement of a due process system?
A.It must follow rules and not be arbitrary.
B.It must be well documented.
C.It must be predictably effective.
D.It must be perceived as equitable.
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The problem with PACs is
A.their lack of acceptance within the business sector.
B.the growing dependence of politicians on PAC money to get elected.
C.their reliance on bribery to influence politicians.
D.their ability to avoid paying taxes.
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The affirmative action posture that involves a willingness to treat races and sexes alike
is called
A.passive nondiscrimination.
B.pure affirmative action.
C.affirmative action with preferential hiring.
D.hard quotas.
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Which of the following is not an FDA congressional milestone?
A.The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
B.The Kefauver-Harris Amendments of 1962
C.The Medical Device Amendments of 1976
D.The Civil Rights Act of 1964
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All of the following are arguments in support of bribery except
A.everybody does it.
B.it is normal practice in many countries.
C.it is a form of commission, tax, or compensation for doing business between cultures.
D.it is a way of providing needy foreigners with money they need.
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The method by which shareholders elect boards of directors is known as
A.distributive voting.
B.cumulative voting.
C.the proxy process.
D.direct balloting.
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The effects on employees of being monitored include
A.low morale.
B.decreased productivity.
C.a sense of job security.
D.distrust of co-workers.
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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 does not cover which of the
following?
A.ATVs
B.labeling of toys
C.cotton
D.lead
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With regard to employee monitoring, websites of concern to employers include all of
the following except
A.gorilla sites.
B.adult sites.
C.gaming sites.
D.social networking sites.
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Which of the following is not a type of justice mentioned in the textbook?
A.distributive justice
B.compensatory justice
C.procedural justice
D.utilitarian justice
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Which of the following is not a strategic step toward successful stakeholder
management?
A.integrating stakeholder management into the firm’s governing philosophy
B.setting goals for stakeholder inclusion
C.creating a stakeholder-inclusive values statement
D.implementing a stakeholder performance measurement system
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The concept that preferential treatment for minorities and women leads to harms to
other groups is called
A.compensatory justice.
B.reverse discrimination.
C.”what goes around comes around.”
D.legalized discrimination.
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One recommendation to make cyberadvocacy more effective is for advocates to
A.make their e-mails targeted to the recipient and specific in nature.
B.send their e-mails to all members of Congress.
C.include attention-grabbing subject lines in their e-mails.
D.provide no identifying information in order to protect their privacy.
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The collection of individual donations that are then delivered to candidates in a lump
sum is called
A.cumulative contributions.
B.mass donations.
C.bundling.
D.collectivism.
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Which of the following is not a reason that PAC money is so influential?
A.It is easy for politicians to get.
B.The cost of getting elected is rising quickly.
C.Politicians are dependent on it.
D.There are no strings attached to it.
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An approach by which corporate giving is designed in a way that best fits with the
firm’s overall mission and goals is called
A.strategic philanthropy.
B.mission-driven giving.
C.goal-directed philanthropy.
D.directed giving.
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Corporate-level strategy decisions include all of the following except
A.mergers
B.acquisitions
C.divestitures
D.broad or narrow markets
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Which of the following practices is not a modification of the classical economic model?
A.philanthropy
B.community obligations
C.owner control
D.paternalism
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Which of the following is not mentioned as a frustration executives have with
government officials, according to the 2010 McKinsey survey?
A.Concerns that regulators do not understand the economics of their industry
B.Concerned that government often blames business for society’s problems
C.Difficulty in determining the best way to work with government
D.Concerned that government aims to redistribute the balance of wealth
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Which of the following is not a symptom of technological intoxication?
A.We favor the quick fix.
B.We fear and worship technology.
C.We become satisfied with the level of available technology.
D.We blur the distinction between what is real and what is fake.
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The part of corporate social responsibility that focuses on business’s voluntary activities
which are not normally expected of a firm is
A.economic.
B.legal.
C.ethical.
D.philanthropic.
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The three attributes of being a moral person include all of the following except
A.traits.
B.behaviors.
C.attitudes.
D.decision making.
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Which of the following is not an umbrella organization?
A.Chamber of Commerce
B.National Association of Manufacturers
C.Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
D.Business Roundtable
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The Yankelovich approach to issues identification is
A.well suited to spotting short-term trends.
B.based on spotting and interpreting fads as they become popular.
C.based on extensive interviews and surveys.
D.made available to non-profit organizations free of charge.
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Business lobbyists do all of the following things for their clients except
A.establish communications channels with regulatory bodies.
B.protect firms against surprise legislation.
C.audit the effects of passed legislation.
D.help draft legislation.
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A mixture of wet and dry deposited material from the atmosphere causing higher than
normal amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids is
A.acid rain.
B.smog.
C.ozone impact.
D.waste deposits.
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The EEOC has filed suit in all of the following types of discrimination cases except
A.banks whose loan departments redline poor areas.
B.polluters who dump their waste in minority neighborhoods.
C.job-related discrimination by major employers.
D.colleges whose housing policies segregate students by race and ethnicity.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe the main issues related to using psychological appeals in advertising.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Explain how the ranking and prioritization of issues would occur.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Distinguish between producing a service and providing a service. Why is this
distinction important in the debate over privatization?
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
The authors state, “the philosophy of victimization is intimately related to and
sometimes inseparable from the rights movement and the entitlement mentality.”
Explain how these three concepts are related.
Answer:
Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions.
Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content
from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
Explain Porter and Kramer’s perspective that interdependence between business and
society takes two forms.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
One view of the public affairs function is that it serves as a window. Explain why this
analogy is used to describe public affairs.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Which of the four categories of technology’s undesirable side effects is most
worrisome? Why?
Answer:
Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions.
Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content
from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
Lobbyists have been identified as having very narrow self-interests. Apparently some of
these interests go no further than lining their own pockets, with no regard for their
clients’ needs. Research the activities of Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon in
connection with their representation of several Native American tribes and their
gambling casinos.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
What reasons to corporate executives use to justify corporate giving to the arts?
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Discuss the likelihood that the United States can develop a planned, successful
industrial policy.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe socially responsible investing.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Some people argue that we are experiencing a “proliferation of rights claims,” in which
more and more people are claiming more and more rights. Do you agree with this
argument? What are the implications for our society, if it is true?
Answer:
Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions.
Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content
from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
Tort reform is a high profile issue in current business and political discussions. Should
tort reform be instituted? Support your answer with sound reasoning.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Calls for more transparency in corporate giving programs has again raised the question
of the role of business in society. Summarize the reasons for more transparency and the
reasons against it.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe what the authors mean by the managerial approach taken in the textbook.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe what is meant by “buffering” and “bridging.”
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