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Ethical Relativism refers to the gray area in which ethical principles are defined by the traditions of society, personal opinions, and the circumstances of the present moment. Answer: The human resource function within an organization should ideally be directly involved […]

Ethics for the greater good is also referred to as utilitarianism. Answer: Video surveillance, under federal law, is acceptable where the camera focuses on publicly accessible areas. Answer: TRUE Organizational culture can be defined as the values, beliefs, and norms […]

Marketing professionals abide by a code of ethics adapted by the American Marketing Association. Answer: The authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau does not extend to examining and enforcing regulations for banks and credit unions if their assets exceed […]

The positive outcome of the awareness generated by unethical behavior in the business world has been increased attention to the need for third-party guarantees of ethical conduct and active commitments from the rest of the business world. Answer: The third […]

It is argued that the actions of whistle-blowers are not always motivated by their integrity, but by money or by their egos. Answer: The standard of corporate governance appears to be at the highest in recent business history. Answer: FALSE […]

The real test of any company’s ethics policy comes when one of its employees is presented with a potentially unethical situation. Answer: In its mission to promote ethical organizational behavior and increase the costs of unethical behavior, the Federal Sentencing […]

The practices of making a company’s operations “carbon neutral” was initially developed as a solution for those industries, such as airlines or automobile companies, that face significant challenges in reducing their emissions. Answer: The stakeholders of a company include its […]

The audience for the code of ethics of an organization includes only its employees. Answer: The triple bottom line proposed by the Kings II report recognizes the economic, environmental, and social aspects of a company’s activities. Answer: TRUE The Whistleblower […]

Marketing professionals are responsible for ensuring that the right programs and policies for ethical business conduct are in place. Answer: By permitting one individual to function as both the chief executive officer of a company and the chairperson of its […]

Corporate social responsibility emphasizes A.obligation and accountability. B.action and activity. C.outcomes and results. D.socially responsible investing. Answer: The narrow view of corporate citizenship focuses solely on A.ecological issues. B.employee relations. C.corporate community relations. D.stakeholder management. Answer: C. Manufacturing companies especially […]

The United States’ global economic leadership is demonstrated by the fact that more than half of the world’s largest MNCs are based in America. Answer: Which of the following is not a law that addresses information disclosure issues? A.Equal Credit […]

Which of the following is not a commonly recognized benefit of advertising? A.It stimulates competition. B.It provides information useful in comparison shopping. C.It provides competitors with information. D.It lowers the price of goods and services. Answer: Employees might consider their […]

The most important stakeholders of a business are typically its A.employees. B.government. C.consumers. D.owners. Answer: The most important thing in issue identification is A.selection of the proper sources to scan. B.assigning the right person to scan the environment. C.identification of […]

Few applications of biotechnology will come in the fields of A.health care. B.sports medicine. C.pharmaceuticals. D.agriculture. Answer: Due diligence means that a company A.has done sufficient preparatory work to produce a safe product. B.the company has successfully passed an OSHA […]

The board committee responsible for assessing the adequacy of internal control systems and the integrity of financial statements is the A.finance committee. B.monetary policy committee. C.arbitrage committee. D.audit committee. Answer: The position that advocates that an MNC should continue to […]

All of the following are in the top ten principles of safety except A.fully investigate product safety incidents. B.encourage customers to try out the product before purchasing it. C.report product safety defects promptly. D.track your product’s safety performance. Answer: Planning […]

The view of the firm that recognizes just suppliers and customers as stakeholders is the A.production view. B.managerial view. C.ownership view. D.stakeholder view. Answer: Philanthropy, as it is used in the textbook, means A.donations of corporate employees’ time and talents. […]

Common consumer complaints include all of the following except A.poor quality of products. B.lack of consumer credit. C.high prices. D.misleading packaging or labeling. Answer: The belief that employees should only be discharged for good reasons is the A.justice as fairness […]

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. Answer: According to research done by David Callahan, all of the following are reasons why cheating is […]

Sexual harassment A.is a worldwide problem. B.affects men and women in equal numbers. C.is relatively easy to prove in courts. D.is clearly defined in the law. Answer: Only about half of Americans say that they are worried about the moral […]

Which of the following is not a major approach that business uses to influence government? A.lobbying B.PACs C.coalition building D.vigilance Answer: Which of the following is not a strategy or action alternative in best addressing stakeholders? A.Deal directly or indirectly […]

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. Answer: An ombudsman A.hears all formal employee complaints. B.is part of the human resources department. C.is a […]

The most important factor in ethical leadership is A.what leaders talk about. B.the code of ethics. C.what leaders do. D.discipline of ethics violators. Answer: The crisis resolution stage is A.the first stage of managing a crisis B.cannot overlap other stages […]

A limited warranty means that the company guarantees all parts of the product and all types of defects, but only for a limited period of time. Answer: Enterprise-level strategy and societal-level strategy are synonymous. Answer: TRUE Power is only manifest […]

Business involvement in the community represents enlightened self-interest. Answer: Virtually all companies that exhibit moral management have had that outlook since they were founded. Answer: FALSE Advertising hard liquor on television used to be illegal in the United States. Answer: […]

The FCPA has had a significant impact on the way American firms do business globally. Answer: Many government regulations over business have been created by the efforts of special interest groups. Answer: TRUE The trend toward using Alternative Dispute Resolution […]

In Carroll’s four-part definition of corporate social responsibility, ethical responsibilities are required of business by society. Answer: Issues selling is the process by which stakeholders convince managers to pay attention to the stakeholders’ particular interests. Answer: FALSE The corporate system […]

PACs allow labor to organize their giving. Answer: Public affairs evolved from public relations. Answer: TRUE The Say on Pay movement evolved from concerns over low executive compensation. Answer: FALSE Employers’ monitoring of workers is not limited to their use […]

Society’s moral climate does not have a direct impact on organizational ethics. Answer: In most businesses, the manufacturing department is the only source of environmental pollution. Answer: FALSE One of the reasons that public affairs departments have seen extensive growth […]

Individual managers, through ethical leadership, can have a direct effect on business ethics at the societal and global levels. Answer: To be effective, grassroots lobbying must be genuine, or at least appear to be genuine. Answer: TRUE Companies have given […]

OSHA’s budget has generally been tight, but adequate to fully carry out its mission. Answer: The ethical issues encountered in underdeveloped countries are often more difficult than those found in industrialized nations. Answer: TRUE Although companies have begun to extensively […]

One of the ethical issues that is exacerbated by operating in an developing countries is that the host nation’s citizens often do not understand the technology being used, nor do they recognize its potential dangers. Answer: Current approaches seem to […]

The technology related to the Internet has shifted the burden onto individual employees to monitor their own workplace activities. Answer: Federal privacy protections were eroded after the 9/11 attacks. Answer: TRUE From a managerial point of view, a crisis is […]

Advocates of privatization base their positions on the need for efficiency and overall performance. Answer: Corporate philanthropy involves primarily the giving of financial resources, and managerial time and talent. Answer: FALSE Proponents of privatization want government to be a producer […]

One of the factors that has helped make issues management and crisis management more important to business is instant global communication. Answer: Secondary, or passive, smoke can cause death of lung cancer even in non-smokers. Answer: TRUE Market share liability […]

More worker are unionized today than during the 1950s. Answer: Leaded gasoline is banned in the United States. Answer: True The Sarbanes-Oxley Act affected directors of publicly traded companies. Answer: True Kant believes the exchange of our sentiments is the […]

“Time-price” is an exception to usury laws. Answer: The “Separation Fallacy” holds that those who separate business decisions from ethics are wrong to do so. Answer: True Distribution is an enumerated principle of justice for Rawls. Answer: False Immanuel Kant […]

Quality assurance concerns exist between firms as well as between firms and consumers. Answer: All foreign countries have gender role consistent with U.S. law. Answer: False Rawls believes justice can never exist with inequality. Answer: False Milton Friedman believed the […]

WTO stands for World Trade Organization. Answer: Lawyers may never report the fraud of their clients. Answer: False Profit does not motivate production. Answer: False Banks in Italy may not claim interest paid on deposits as a tax expense. True […]

Host country and home country often have _____ . A) no ethical difference B) different ethical standards C) committees to decide what is mutually ethical D) clearly similar understandings of the same cultural events Answer: A U.S. manager in Saudi […]

Briefly describe the difference between morals, ethics, and laws. Answer: Briefly describe electronic health records (EHR) and their uses. Answer: An electronic health record (EHR) is a computer-readable record of health-related information on an individual. An EHR can include patient […]

__________ is the probability of an undesirable event occurring times the probability that the event would go undetected times the magnitude of the event’s consequences if it does happen. a. Risk b. Redundancy c. Liability d. Certainty Answer: A Sensis […]

There are a number of ethical issues associated with using social network advertising to send messages to an individual’s network of friends. a. True b. False Answer: The concept that an idea cannot be copyrighted but the__________of an idea can […]

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment protects the right to speak anonymously as part of the guarantee of free speech. a. True b. False Answer: __________ is a form of outsourcing in which services are provided by […]

The board of directors of an organization is normally responsible for day-to-day management and operations of the organization. a. True b. False Answer: A__________ attack keeps the target so busy responding to a stream of automated requests that legitimate users […]

The United States has adopted labor laws and regulations that require a more precise definition of what is meant by a professional employee. a. True b. False Answer: There is no evidence that the hiring of H-1B workers has affected […]

Greater globalization has decreased the likelihood of unethical behavior. a. True b. False Answer: In the context of developing safety-critical systems, the safety engineer’s role is limited to producing a hazard log. a. True b. False Answer: False Installation of […]

__________ typically involves the use of social networks to communicate and promote the benefits of products and services. a. Social network shopping b. Social network advertising c. Door-to-door selling d. Word-of-mouth marketing Answer: Millerv. __________ is the Supreme Court case […]

Possession of child pornography is a federal offense punishable by up to __________ years in prison. a. two b. five c. seven d. ten Answer: Patent law protects__________. a. art and film b. information critical to an organization’s success c. […]

The__________ policy is a template available from the SANS Institute that defines the means to establish a culture of openness, trust, and integrity in business practices. a. information sensitivity b. risk assessment c. ethics d. voice-mail policy Answer: Some virtual […]