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.
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According to research done by David Callahan, all of the following are reasons why
cheating is on the rise except
A.bigger rewards for winning.
B.declining wages.
C.temptation.
D.trickle-down corruption.
Answer:
The newest type of social regulations is concerned primarily with
A.environmental protection.
B.corporate welfare.
C.security.
D.educational reform.
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The set of two-way understandings that characterize the relationships between major
social institutions is called the
A.implied contract.
B.unilateral binding accord.
C.social contract.
D.procedural justice agreement.
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The concept of disparate impact is significant in employment law because it
A.created the four-fifths rule.
B.negates many of the earlier antidiscrimination laws.
C.runs counter to many traditional employment practices.
D.is the first common law regarding job discrimination.
Answer:
The affirmative action posture that involves a concerted effort to enlarge the pool of
applicants so that no one is excluded because of past or present discrimination is called
A.passive nondiscrimination.
B.pure affirmative action.
C.affirmative action with preferential hiring.
D.hard quotas.
Answer:
One of the big challenges related to employment discrimination in the 21st century will
be
A.breaking the glass ceiling that bars males from reaching senior management
positions.
B.keeping wages low and profits up.
C.finding enough workers to fill lower-level positions.
D.the changing workforce composition.
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The intermediate level of business power is found in
A.corporate headquarters.
B.the boards of individual corporations.
C.groups of corporations acting in concert.
D.medium-sized corporations.
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Employees typically have a(n) ____ impression of technology’s impact in the
workplace.
A.positive
B.negative
C.false
D.uninformed
Answer:
The Food and Drug Administration is involved in the regulation of
A.pet food.
B.weight loss programs.
C.dietary supplements.
D.fast foods.
Answer:
The business power wielded by an individual firm is known as
A.macro level power.
B.intermediate level power.
C.micro level power.
D.individual level power.
Answer:
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).
Answer:
The former CEO of Bendix Corporation blames the apparent decline in business’s
ethical behavior on
A.the greed of senior managers.
B.the contexts in which corporate decisions are made.
C.the lack of required business ethics courses in undergraduate and MBA programs.
D.the decline in the importance of religion in American society.
Answer:
Which of the following is not impacted by tort risk?
A.relocation of a new plant
B.selling products
C.expanding operations
D.introducing a new product
Answer:
Reports of studies explaining and estimating the ecological ramifications of
questionable practices and irreversible uses of resources and proposing detailed,
reasonable alternatives to these practices and uses are
A.triple bottom line reports.
B.social needs statements.
C.environmental impact statements.
D.engineering assessment studies.
Answer:
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.
Answer:
One of the most powerful ethical tests is the test of
A.one’s best self.
B.making something public.
C.ventilation.
D.the purified idea.
Answer:
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.
Answer:
The biggest reason for performing drug tests is to
A.protect lives.
B.protect assets.
C.increase customer confidence.
D.increase company profits.
Answer:
Which of the following issues has always been part of the business process?
A.legislative
B.ecological
C.financial
D.social welfare
Answer:
Short of being fired, what forms of retaliation might be aimed at a whistle-blower?
A.demotion
B.less desirable work assignments
C.transfer to foreign offices
D.mandatory early morning meetings
Answer:
For sustainable development to become a reality, which approach offers the best
opportunity for this to happen?
A.Socioeconomic
B.Stakeholder
C.Shareholder
D.Organizational
Answer:
Which of the following is not usually a function that lobbyists serve for their clients?
A.monitoring legislation
B.helping members of Congress get reelected
C.organizing grassroots efforts
D.helping former members of Congress find jobs
Answer:
Which of the following is not a structural aspect of unconscious accounting bias?
A.ambiguity
B.attachment
C.approval
D.ambivalence
Answer:
The Privacy Act of 1974
A.was repealed by the USA Patriot Act of 2001.
B.restricts the use of personal information by private companies.
C.set controls on the right of government to collect, use, and share data about
individuals.
D.set time limits for how long personal data could be maintained by government and
private companies.
Answer:
The implementation phase of the issues management process does not include
A.formulation of responses.
B.putting the plan into action.
C.evaluating the results of the response.
D.monitoring the results.
Answer:
Which of the following is not an element of the issues management process?
A.issues identification
B.prioritizing issues
C.eliminating issues
D.monitoring results of responses to issues
Answer:
Which of the following is not a guideline for developing a community involvement
strategy?
A.Employees should be involved.
B.Involvement should be in areas that the company knows best.
C.The company should get involved in projects that will help it make more profit.
D.The best kind of support is that which helps others help themselves.
Answer:
A market in which the economies of scale are so great that the largest firm has the
lowest costs and is able to drive out competitors is called a(n)
A.natural monopoly.
B.market failure.
C.externality.
D.deregulated industry.
Answer:
Precipitation containing harmful amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids
A.occurs only in wet forms.
B.is called acid rain.
C.occurs mostly in rain forests.
D.affects only man-made products.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Some companies are now specifically including white males in their diversity
programs. Evaluate the wisdom and propriety of this idea.
Answer:
Preferential treatment
A.only occurs in hard quota affirmative action.
B.is not given to anyone other than minorities and women.
C.is based on the principle of compensatory justice.
D.is the ideal method of selecting employees.
Answer:
Recognition that all stakeholders depend on each other for their success and financial
well-being is a concept known as
A.stakeholder synthesis.
B.interdependency.
C.mutual benefit analysis.
D.stakeholder symbiosis.
Answer:
Today’s employees are looking for
A.competitive pay and benefits.
B.opportunities for professional growth.
C.recognition for their accomplishments.
D.all of these.
Answer:
All of the follow are used to describe social performance reports except
A.CSR reports
B.Corporate citizenship reports
C.Social audits
D.Sustainability reports
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.
Evaluate the reasons for the worldwide shift in pay in favor of women.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
The textbook mentions that global public affairs must balance externally and internally
focused activities. Describe some of the activities in which an global public affairs
department would be interested.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Detail some of the effects of land degradation.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Discuss the events that marked the beginning of the new, new world of international
business, and the implications of those events.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe what is meant by “wicked problems” and why they are considered so
problematic.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Evaluate the High Tech/High Touch authors’ solution for technological intoxication.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Why is it so important to tell the truth in crisis situations?
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
In the 1890s, the Robber Barons began to use their personal wealth and the wealth
accumulated by their corporations to enhance the social good. Their philanthropic
activities were encouraged, in part, because public opinion was demanding that the
government do something to limit their power. Is this type of activity still occurring in
the United States? Why or why not?
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.
What does a “lifetime” warranty imply? Is it deceptive in any way?
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Some people have proposed that character education be provided in schools and in
corporations. Evaluate this proposal.
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Compare and contrast economic regulation and social regulation.
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.
The three models of ethical management (immoral, moral, and amoral) provide only
one “good” example–that of moral management. However, the authors imply that
immoral and amoral management are prevalent in our society, while moral management
is practiced less. Which is the bigger problem in our society, immoral or amoral
management?
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
What two issues hurt Toyota when the public learned of its recalls due to runaway
acceleration problems? What does this illustrate?
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
One of the arguments against corporate social responsibility is that by requiring more of
U.S. corporations, they may be put at a disadvantage relative to foreign competitors.
Evaluate this argument.
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.
Industrial policy sometimes allows, or requires, government financial assistance to
certain industries (e.g., the airline industry or the railroad industry). In addition to
industry-wide assistance, the government has on occasion provided bailouts for
individual firms. Is bailing out a specific company an appropriate use of government
regulation?
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.
Should PACs be outlawed? Why or why not?
Answer:
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Discuss the shortcomings of the whistle-blower portion of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Answer: