47. The use of electronic means by a company to watch or monitor its employees is called
a.
management.
b.
control.
c.
surveillance.
d.
mentoring.
48. The major issue related to electronic surveillance is
a.
productivity.
b.
invasion of privacy.
c.
company loyalty.
d.
legality.
49. Artificial Intelligence grew out of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
50. The most intensely monitored employee activities are
a.
productivity and break times.
b.
alcohol and tobacco consumption.
c.
e-mail and Internet usage.
d.
break times and absenteeism.
51. One major study of workers found that employees admitted engaging in the following unethical act(s):
a.
wrongly blamed an error the employee had made on a technological glitch.
b.
copied the company’s software for home use.
c.
accessed private computer files without permission.
d.
employees engaged in all of these acts.
52. Genetic engineering is:
a.
worldwide industrial robot installations.
b.
software to make a computer perform better than a human.
c.
an ethical issue embedded in company use of biotechnology in medication.
d.
development of technologies to manipulate genetic material to alter traits.
53. A major concern for employers is their workers’ use of cell phones
a.
to photograph sensitive sales documents.
b.
to record private employee records.
c.
while driving.
d.
to converse with friends, instead of performing their duties.
54. Ways that companies can address issues related to the ethical use of technology include all of the following except
a.
management guidelines.
b.
use of the Information Systems Society’s code of ethics.
c.
relying on local and federal laws.
d.
collaboration between managers and workers.
55. 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.
56. All of the following are commandments of computer ethics except
a.
Thou shalt not use the company’s computer for personal business.
b.
Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files.
c.
Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
d.
Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.
57. Using biology to discover, develop, manufacture, market, and sell products and services is called
a.
bioethics.
b.
biotechnology.
c.
bionics.
d.
bio-commerce.
58. Most applications of biotechnology will come in the fields of
a.
health care.
b.
pharmaceuticals.
c.
agriculture.
d.
all of these.
59. Bioethics deals with the ethical issues embedded in
a.
human and animal cloning.
b.
embryonic stem cell research.
c.
extraordinary means to prolong life.
d.
the use of biotechnology.
60. The most significant obstacle to the use of biotechnology is
a.
fear that the technology will not work.
b.
the potential for public backlash.
c.
lack of funds to support research.
d.
government requirements for prolonged tests on human subjects.
61. The most basic moral question involved in stem cell research is
a.
what constitutes human life.
b.
who “owns” the embryo.
c.
the use to which the results of the research will be applied.
d.
who will benefit from the research.
62. One of the main issues related to genetically modified foods (GMFs) is
a.
whether the federal government will provide research funding.
b.
whether the living organism can be patented.
c.
labeling requirements.
d.
the ability to export and import GMFs.
63. All of the following are technological means by which companies invade consumer privacy except
a.
cookies
b.
spam
c.
botnets
d.
facebook
64. The Non GMO Project is:
a.
non-profit collaboration of manufacturers, retailers, processors, distributors, farmers, seed companies and
consumers
b.
mission driven to ensure the lack of non-GMO choices
c.
about everyone having limited availability of non-GMO choices
d.
about genetically modified foods
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
65. Consider an anecdote of a woman renting a car in California and being charged a large penalty because she drove out
of state. The rental car company had tracked her locales through a global positioning system (GPS), allegedly without
telling the woman that they would be doing so. Apparently the woman was upset because she was not told about the GPS.
Is the failure to tell her the main issue?
66. Which of the four categories of technology’s undesirable side effects is most worrisome? Why?
67. Discuss some of the challenges that technology presents to society.
68. One of the ways to make judgments about the ethical impacts of technology is to employ prevailing norms of
acceptability in determining what is fair and to avoid harm. Provide a critique of using this criterion.
69. Discuss organizational technoethics. How has it effected business?
70. Why is protection of children an important ethical issue in the use of the Internet?
71. Evaluate the Government’s involvement in internet privacy protection.
72. Evaluate the use of GPS to monitor the activities and locales of employees.
73. Some companies involved in biotech research hire bioethicists to monitor the ethical issues raised by their
investigations. Can these bioethicists, paid by the firm doing the research, be objective?
74. Discuss the benefits and problems associated with labeling genetically modified foods (GMFs).
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.
75. One of the benefits of technology is that it reduces the amount of labor needed to produce a given number of goods or
services. Yet evidence shows that Americans work longer hours now than at any time in our history, and we work more
hours than any other country. Discuss the implications of using technology to produce more instead of working less.
76. With respect to the three models of management ethics, discuss how technology might affect amoral management.
77. There is some question about the ethics of Internet search engine companies accepting payment from businesses
interested in receiving a higher ranking in search categories. Discuss the ethical implications of this practice. Is this an
ethical issue, or simply free enterprise at work?
78. Discuss the implications of how bioethicists perform their functions.
79. Discuss the pros and cons of genetic testing. Analyze what impact you believe the Genetic Information and
Nondiscrimination Act will have on this issue.
80. Provide one example of how Internet technology has threatened businesses. Explain how ethics are being violated.