The pay gap for Hispanic women (relative to white men) has:
A. Declined by almost 15 percent since 2000.
B. Declined by almost 5 percent since 2000.
C. Increased by almost 15 percent since 2000.
D. Increased by almost 5 percent since 2000.
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A company that channels employee behavior in a lawful direction by emphasizing the
threat of detection and punishment is:
A. Operating under the compliance-based approach.
B. Practicing “tone at the top.”
C. Operating under the integrity-based approach.
D. Operating under the instrumental policy approach.
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Which of the following is not a typical use of an ethics reporting mechanism?
A. To provide interpretations of proper ethical behavior involving conflicts of interest
and the appropriateness of gift giving.
B. To give employees an opportunity to discuss the appropriate rating on their annual
performance reviews without management’s influence.
C. To create an avenue to make known to the proper authorities allegations of unethical
conduct.
D. To give employees and other corporate stakeholders a way to discover general
information about a wide range of work-related topics.
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The issues management process is a:
A. Beneficial tool used only to maximize the positive effects of a public issue for the
organization’s advantage.
B. Beneficial tool used only to minimize the negative effects of a public issue for the
organization’s advantage.
C. Systematic process companies use when responding to public issues that are of
greatest importance to the business.
D. Confusing process that is rarely used to help top management within an
organization.
Answer:
Which company provided one million free vouchers for its online technology skills
courses and certification exams during 2009?
A. Apple, Inc.
B. IBM Corp.
C. Microsoft Corporation.
D. Dell, Inc.
Answer:
An example of a Global Action Network, or GAN, is:
A. The World Trade Organization.
B. Nongovernmental organizations.
C. The Kimberley Process.
D. The Heritage Foundation.
Answer:
When a mother or father is granted time off when children are born or adopted and
during the early months of a child’s development, this is called:
A. The parent track.
B. Baby care.
C. Parental leave.
D. Family leave.
Answer:
Consumers have become more dependent on businesses for product quality because:
A. The complexity of products makes choices complicated for consumers.
B. Instructions for use or care of product are provided in clear and simple language.
C. Their technical competence allows them to inspect the products thoroughly.
D. Competition has forced manufacturers to market lower-quality goods.
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Public policy effects are:
A. Impossible to measure.
B. Easily quantifiable for the trained public policy expert.
C. Only known ten years after the public policy is enacted.
D. Sometimes intended and sometimes unintended.
Answer:
All of the following are commitments of the Principles of the Code of Professional
Conduct of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants except:
A. The Public Interest.
B. Objectivity and Independence.
C. Due Process.
D. Due Care.
Answer:
According to comScore, a provider of digital intelligence, in December 2008 the total
number of individuals, aged 15 and older, who accessed the Internet from their home or
work computers was:
A. 100,000.
B. 1 million.
C. 1 billion.
D. 10 billion.
Answer:
Good corporate citizens:
A. Strive to conduct all business dealings in an ethical manner.
B. Make a concerned effort to balance the needs of all stakeholders.
C. Work to protect the environment.
D. All of the above.
Answer:
Another term for corporate giving is corporate:
A. Welfare.
B. Goodwill.
C. Philanthropy.
D. Citizenship.
Answer:
A bottom-line mentality in business is reflected in which statement?
A. “I want it.”
B. “We have to beat the others at all costs.”
C. “Help yourself and those closest to you.”
D. “Foreigners have a funny notion of what’s right and wrong.”
Answer:
Age, ethnicity, gender, mental or physical abilities, race, and sexual orientation are what
dimensions of diversity?
A. Primary.
B. Secondary.
C. Tertiary.
D. None of the above.
Answer:
Habitat for Humanity is considered a:
A. Corporation.
B. Government division.
C. Nongovernmental organization.
D. Program for the homeless.
Answer:
A society where economic power is concentrated in the hands of government officials
and political authorities is called:
A. A central state control system.
B. A social democracy.
C. A political control system.
D. A military dictatorship.
Answer:
The National Energy Plan signed into law by President Bush:
A. Extended daylight savings time 11 weeks.
B. Shortened daylight savings time 5 weeks.
C. Extended daylight savings time 4 weeks.
D. Was opposed by the barbecue industry.
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In some cases, businesses have banded together to agree on how they will treat their
customers. This is called:
A. Code of regulation.
B. Consumer affairs doctrine.
C. Voluntary industry codes of conduct.
D. Industry action standards.
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A study by Catalyst found that companies with three or more female directors had:
A. Significantly lower returns on equity than those with no female directors.
B. Significantly higher returns on equity than those with no female directors.
C. Significantly more family-friendly policies than those with no female directors.
D. Significantly less family-friendly policies than those with no female directors.
Answer:
How do “glass walls” differ from “glass ceilings?”
A. They don’t; they are the same thing.
B. Glass walls do not exist; only glass ceilings are real.
C. Glass walls apply to mid- and lower-level women managers.
D. Glass walls focus on sideways promotions in the organization.
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Which of the following is a key feature of effective boards of directors?
A. Hold regular meetings without the CEO present.
B. Fill all important positions on the board with managers with insider knowledge of
the firm.
C. Combine the duties of the board chairman and the chief executive.
D. Ensure that no outside members are included on the board.
Answer:
The practice of using fake business emails in order to trick users into divulging personal
data, such as usernames and passwords, is called:
A. Phishing.
B. Pharming.
C. Tweeting.
D. Censorship.
Answer:
Which of the following is not true about justice reasoning?
A. The reasoner is interested in the net value of benefits.
B. The reasoner considers who pays the costs and who receives the benefits.
C. The reasoner seeks a fair distribution to all affected.
D. The reasoner relies upon some accepted rule or standard.
Answer:
Which agency(ies) was (were) created during the great wave of consumer regulations in
the 1960s and early 1970s?
A. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
B. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
C. National Transportation Safety Board.
D. All of the above.
Answer:
Scholars found that spirituality:
A. Negatively affects employee and organizational performance.
B. Positively affects employee and organizational performance.
C. Has no affect on employee and organizational performance.
D. Only affects the employee performance of not for profit organizations.
Answer:
A common tactic in a financial-incentive political strategy is:
A. Lobbying.
B. Legal challenges.
C. Expert witness testimony.
D. Political contributions.
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Issue ripeness refers to:
A. The number stakeholders involved in the public issue.
B. When society’s expectations are high and the issue is highly relevant to business.
C. How long the issue has been a problem for business, the longer the more ripe.
D. The importance given to the issue by the media and how much coverage it receives.
Answer:
Seeking to restore the firm’s reputation takes place during this effective crisis
management step:
A. Communicate quickly, but accurately.
B. Do the right thing.
C. Follow up and, where appropriate, make amends to those affected.
D. Create and document policies and procedures.
Answer:
The right to free speech is protected under the U.S. Constitution’s:
A. Fifth Amendment.
B. Third Amendment.
C. First Amendment.
D. Preamble.
Answer:
Advertising that is targeted to particular customers, based on their observed online
behavior, is called:
A. Targeted advertising.
B. Tracking advertising.
C. Behavioral advertising.
D. Online advertising.
Answer:
The audit committee is required by U.S. law to be:
A. Composed entirely of outside directors.
B. Financially literate.
C. Headed by the company’s CEO.
D. A and B, but not C.
Answer:
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 requires:
A. Commercial Web sites to collect a verifiable form of consent from the parent or
guardian of any user below the age of 13.
B. Web site operators to post user privacy laws.
C. Web site operators to adhere to federal restrictions, even if the Web site is operated
from outside the United States.
D. All of the above.
Answer:
The iron law of responsibility says that:
A. In the long run, those who do not use power responsibly will lose it.
B. In the short run, sacrifice social goals for economic goals.
C. Law is most important, more than social or economic responsibility.
D. In the long run, economic responsibility leads to social responsibility.
Answer:
Which of the following is an argument against affirmative action?
A. It costs American business too much money.
B. There are no mechanisms in place to verify that it is actually taking place.
C. It is inconsistent with the principles of fairness and equality.
D. It violates individuals’ basic human rights.
Answer:
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), representing
30 nations, issued a revised set of principles of corporate governance in 2004 to serve
as a benchmark for companies and policymakers worldwide.
Answer:
What are the key features of effective boards of directors?
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How do governments seek to cooperate with or work at arm’s length with business?
Does it matter whether the government is legitimately elected or has illegitimately
acquired power?
Answer:
What is meant by the Earth’s carrying capacity? How can it be measured? Discuss the
changes that need to be made in order to bring the Earth’s carrying capacity back into
balance with the demands placed on it by human society.
Answer:
Businesses that comply with laws and public policies are meeting a minimum level of
social responsibility expected by the public.
Answer:
Explain four strategies that businesses can use to help them get the most benefit from
their contributions. Cite examples of companies that adopt these strategies.
Answer:
Business must develop its own definition of what is right and wrong, apart from ethics.
Answer:
Explain the process called stakeholder analysis. Include a description of its four key
questions.
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The stakeholder theory of the firm argues that a firm’s sole purpose is to create value for
its shareholders.
Answer:
Stakeholders involved with one part of a company often may have little or no
involvement with another part of the company.
Answer:
Discuss both the community services desired by businesses and the requests made to
communities by businesses.
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Define ethical climate. Discuss the differences and similarities among the ethical
climates outlined in the textbook.
Answer:
Electronic business exchanges between businesses and businesses and between
businesses and their customers emerged during the service phase of technological
development.
Answer:
A cooperative government-business relationship on one issue does not guarantee
cooperation on another issue.
Answer:
The United Nations oversees all international agreements concerning regulations
between nations.
Answer:
According to Bill Joy, Sun Microsystems’ chief scientist, by 2030, we are likely to build
machines a million times as powerful as the personal computer of today.
Answer:
Why does international regulation occur? Discuss the conditions that affect the
regulation of business in a global context.
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