Ways that companies can address issues related to the ethical use of technology include
all of the following except
A.management dictate.
B.use of the Information Systems Society’s code of ethics.
C.relying on local and federal laws.
D.collaboration between managers and workers.
Puffery is another way of saying that a statement is an exaggeration that uses
A.general superlatives.
B.ambiguous praise.
C.vague commendations.
D.special terminology.
The Federal Packaging and Labeling Act of 1967 is administered by the
A.Federal Trade Commission.
B.Consumer Products Council.
C.Interstate Commerce Commission.
D.Federal Drug Administration.
Educational recipients of giving include each of the following except
A.Student matching gifts
B.Capital grants including endowments
C.Departmental research grants
D.Scholarships and fellowships
Which of the following is not a major reason given for governmental regulation?
A.controlling natural monopolies
B.controlling negative externalities
C.achieving social goals
D.maintaining a trade surplus with foreign countries
An ethical concept or rule that helps the decision maker take an ethical course is called
a(n)
A.ethical principle.
B.moral challenge.
C.moral dilemma.
D.ethical rubric.
Benefits to companies of good corporate citizenship include all of the following except
A.improved employee relations.
B.improved customer relations.
C.improved business performance.
D.fewer government regulations.
Ethical issues at the organizational level
A.represent conflicts between two or more companies.
B.display conflicts between a person’s role as family member and employee.
C.are generally more difficult to solve than issues at the personal level.
D.confront people in their roles as managers or employees.
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.
Go to the EPA’s website, http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer, and input your zip code to
generate a report about the releases of toxic chemicals where you live. Research the
effects of the largest chemical released in your area. Report your findings.
Which of the following is not a U.S. preference on industrial policy?
A.one that enables industrialization.
B.one that focuses on science.
C.one that does not conflict with widely held view on the role of government in the
economy.
D.one that enables specialization.
The purpose of Superfund legislation was to
A.identify toxic waste sites.
B.eliminate dumping of toxic wastes.
C.clean up hazardous waste dumps and spills.
D.prevent land degradation.
Indoor air pollution
A.can be cured by using air conditioning.
B.is found primarily in less developed countries.
C.is becoming an increasing concern because most people spend the majority of their
lives indoors.
D.is not a significant environmental problem.
Public relations deals with government
A.as one of many publics.
B.as its exclusive focus.
C.primarily through lobbying efforts.
D.primarily through campaign contributions.
A secondary benefit of smoke-free workplace policies is
A.lower health insurance premiums.
B.support for smokers quitting the habit.
C.increased productivity.
D.reports of cleaner and more pleasant working environments.
Energy inefficiency is a major concern
A.with renewable energy sources.
B.with transportation, but not in housing.
C.primarily for the wealthy.
D.in all countries.
The sheer numbers of relationships that business has with other segments of society
indicate the ____ of its social environment.
A.simplicity
B.size
C.divisiveness
D.complexity
Which of the following characteristics of an industry does not add to the creation of
visible and controversial social problems?
A.intense advertising
B.creation of pollution
C.geographic location
D.products that affect health
The overarching strategy level that asks what role the firm plays in society and what the
firm stands for is the ____ level.
A.enterprise
B.corporate
C.business
D.functional
The idea that the relationship between a worker and employer is voluntary and can be
terminated at any time, by either party, is the
A.employment-at-will doctrine.
B.due process principle.
C.corporate governance system.
D.arbitrary employment doctrine.
Only about half of Americans say that they are worried about the moral compass in
corporate America.
Multinational corporations are all of the following except
A.corporations operating with offices, factories, and headquarters in more than one
country.
B.multinational enterprises.
C.financial powerhouses
D.transnational corporations.
Each of the following are characteristics of servant leaders except:
A.Persuasion
B.Deception
C.Stewardship
D.Building community
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe the rights of both employers and employees under the Family and Medical
Leave Act (FMLA).
Sarbanes-Oxley attempts to ensure auditor independence is by
A.limiting the nonauditing services an auditor can provide.
B.requiring auditing firms to rotate the auditors who work with a specific client.
C.making it unlawful for accounting firms to provide auditing services where conflicts
of interest exist.
D.all of these.
Which of the following is not one of the top ten list of safety principles?
A.Build safety into product design.
B.Educate consumers about product safety.
C.Allow a margin of error for the consumer.
D.Learn from your and others’ mistakes.
The relationship between corporate social performance and financial performance is
viewed from three different perspectives. The symbiotic view
A.states that financial performance determines social performance.
B.high social performance leads to improved financial performance.
C.states that there is an interactive relationship among social performance, financial
performance, and corporate reputation.
D.is synonymous with the contingency view of Husted.
After the decision to close a plant, management can take all the following actions
except
A.provide advance notice to the employees or community.
B.close cold turkey.
C.help the community attract a replacement industry.
D.Provide transfer, relocation, and outplacement benefits.
The regulations that codify employers’ duties to provide employees with information on
the hazards of workplace chemicals and to make sure that they understand what that
information means are
A.employee education laws.
B.full disclosure regulations.
C.vital information acts.
D.right-to-know laws.
Emerging issues have all of the following characteristics except
A.the terms of the debate are not clearly defined.
B.the issue deals with matters of conflicting values and interests.
C.trade-offs are not yet needed.
D.the issue does not lend itself to resolution by expert knowledge.
All of the following are key elements that comprise the whistle-blower process except
A.the arbitrator.
B.whistle-blower.
C.the act or complaint about which the whistle-blower is concerned.
D.the organization against which the complaint is made.
A gap between society’s expectations of social conditions and the current social realities
is recognized as
A.a social problem.
B.distributive justice.
C.the revolution of rising expectations.
D.inevitable reality.