Which of the following exceptions allows employers to monitor employee
communications, provided employees have given their consent?
Select one:
a.
codetermination
b.
business exception
c.
business-purpose exception
d.
consent exception
How is a company town similar to a corporate campus?
Select one:
a.
All employees must live there.
b.
It can pay workers less.
c.
Work is in the same place as housing.
d.
All employees must work there.
Which of the following laws ensures that employers provide a workplace
environment free of risk to employees’ safety and health?
Select one:
a.
CFSI
b.
OSHA
c.
WARN
Which of the following laws mandates advance notice of mass layoffs to
workers so they can adequately prepare for such an event?
Select one:
a.
FLSA
b.
EEOC
c.
CRA
d.
WARN
Which act, passed in 1990, stipulates that a person has a disability if
he or she has a physical or mental impairment that reduces participation in “a
major life activity,” such as work?
Select one:
a.
Rehabilitation Act
b.
Americans with Disabilities
Act
c.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
d.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
When an employee has extensive authority or access to confidential
information, a legal duty (under law or regulation) that rises to a highest
level and is owed by that employee to the employer or clients is which of the
following?
Select one:
a.
duty of loyalty
b.
legal duty
c.
duty of confidentiality
d.
fiduciary duty
Which generation is most likely to change jobs four
times within the first ten years of their career?
Select one:
a.
millennials
b.
Gen X
c.
Gen Z
d.
baby boomers
How can a company be nimble?
Select one:
a.
have an intricate management structure
b.
maintain the same risk levels
c.
limit the flow of information
d.
adapt to change and risk
identification
Which concept holds that workers should be paid on the basis of the
value of their job to the organization?
Select one:
a.
comparable worth
b.
Paycheck Fairness Act
c.
Fair Pay Act
d.
equivalent work
Which is the primary law prohibiting religious discrimination in the private
sector workplace?
Select one:
a.
Title VII
b.
state law
c.
administrative law
d.
U.S. Constitution
Nondisclosure agreements most often used for which of the following
reasons?
Select one:
a.
to protect against the theft
of trade secrets
b.
to protect HR information
c.
to protect the company’s intellectual property
d.
to protect employees as well as employers
________ is the theory that reaches self-esteem and convinces people if
they use certain products, they can feel better about themselves?
Select one:
a.
Physiological approach
b.
Psychological approach
c.
Philosophical approach
d.
Purchasing approach
If a person has a disability (i.e., a physical or mental impairment)
that reduces participation in “a major life activity,” such as work, an employer
is obliged to provide ________.
Select one:
a.
sympathy
b.
selective training
c.
reasonable accommodations
d.
compassion
________ is the practice of offering flexible hours.
Select one:
a.
Flex time
b.
Gig economy
c.
Access economy
d.
Job sharing
If an employee signs a contract agreeing that for a period of time
(typically one or two years after the employee no longer works for the company),
the employee will not engage in the same or similar activities within a
particular distance from the company, the employee has signed a ________.
Select one:
a.
non-compete clause
b.
confidentiality clause
c.
nondisclosure clause
d.
nonsolicitation clause
Only one-quarter of 1 percent of all U.S. households have moved up from
the middle- to the upper-income bracket since 2000, while twelve times that
many have slid to the lower-income bracket. This is indicative of what?
Select one:
a.
dwindling lower class
b.
growing middle class
c.
shrinking middle class
d.
stagnant lower class
Which of the following best describes information that
has economic value because it is not generally known to the public and is kept secret
by reasonable means?
Select one:
a.
trade secrets
b.
duty of confidentiality
c.
duty of loyalty
d.
pay secrecy
To achieve a greater degree of diversity in the workplace, managers’
goals should encompass which of the following?
Select one:
a.
inclusion
b.
accommodation
c.
ethics
d.
sustainability
Which branch of computer science uses computers to replicate human
behavior with machines?
Select one:
a.
algorithms
b.
advanced technology
c.
artificial intelligence
d.
Accenture
Puffery refers to which of the following?
Select one:
a.
direct messages
b.
exaggerated claims
c.
subliminal advertising
d.
truthful statements
Employers are well within their rights to have policies indicating
employees are expected to honor and maintain the secrecy of proprietary
material. What is this known as?
Select one:
a.
common law of agency
b.
duty of loyalty
c.
duty of confidentiality
Some companies, like Facebook, have opted for ________ in lieu of
traditional office spaces.
Select one:
a.
minimalist offices
b.
workplace campuses
c.
telecommuting exclusively
d.
cubicles
Which of the following is one of the most important ways to build
company value, sell products and services, and expand corporate goodwill?
Select one:
a.
logos
b.
taglines
c.
internal marketing
d.
branding
What is the ethical issue behind issuing disaster insurance?
Select one:
a.
Insurance premiums are calculated differentially.
b.
Catastrophic loss can be
financially devastating.
c.
What constitutes a reasonable profit may be unfair.
d.
The guarantee of a fair payout is an inducement.
The term ________ emerged in the 1970s and describes a practice of
reducing commuting time to instead work in a specific location, such an alternate
office or an employee’s home.
Select one:
a.
telework
b.
contract work
c.
telecommuting
d.
telecommunications
Which of the following does an entrepreneur typically need to be willing
to do to start a business?
Select one:
a.
Select a product or service
that will be sustainable.
b.
Delegate the risk to start a company.
c.
Hire a board of directors to manage the business.
d.
Self-finance the new company.
What is a positive workplace safety outcome from the use of robots?
Select one:
a.
Advanced technology allows machines to sense and learn.
b.
It unlocks more creative jobs and business growth.
c.
There is a significant increase in corporate profitability.
d.
Employees can be protected
from dangerous work.
The practice of redlining is best described as which of the following?
Select one:
a.
assigning particular premiums for insurance policies
b.
assigning or denying indemnification for insurance
c.
assigning or denying coverage
for certain policies
d.
denying particular premiums for insurance policies
Which laws give workers the option of not joining the union, even at
companies where the majority has voted to be represented by a union?
Select one:
a.
closed-shop laws
b.
consent-exception laws
c.
union-shop laws
d.
right-to-work laws
If you feel harassed, prejudiced against, or disadvantaged in your
workplace, you may file a complaint with the ________.
Select one:
a.
Civil Rights Act
b.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission[1]
c.
Worker Adjustment and Retraining
d.
Occupational Safety and Health
Which of the following are the opposing views of how large, publicly held corporations should approach social responsibility and ethics?
Business should behave ethically, being responsible to all stakeholders.
Business should behave ethically, focusing only on environmentalism.
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Business should behave ethically, being responsible to all stakeholders.
Ethics are the ________ to which we hold ourselves accountable in our professional and personal lives.
high-level manners
challenges in decision-making
standards of behavior
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standards of behavior
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Which of the following terms refers to the process by which humans learn the rules, customs, skills, and values to participate in a society?
acculturation
norms and values
culture
enculturation
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enculturation
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Which of the following best describes the interplay of promises of businesses to stakeholders and vice versa?
supporting offshore philanthropy
promise of quality that is greater than advertised
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on-time delivery and responsiveness
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Businesses that wish to achieve the dual goal of human flourishing and responsible profits should model which ethical behavior?
humanistic business model
humanity in ethics
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Which of the following definitions best describes consumerism?
the resistance to a culture or way of life emphasizing consumer goods
the lifestyle characterized by the acquisition of goods and services
the theory that global wealth is static and prosperity comes from wealth through extraction
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What is ethics?
someone who is acting empathetic
standards of behavior for professional and personal lives
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Which of the following best relates to prioritizing stakeholders?
Customers are not considered high-priority stakeholders.
Customers are considered high-priority stakeholders.
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Which intellectual, emotional, and social human trait affects all decision-making, including ethical decisions?
bias
self-awareness
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bias
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Which of the following best describes how unconditioned ethics is a challenge to a global organization?
a domestic organization dealing with lobbyists and local political interests
a domestic organization dealing with governmental licensing
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a global organization dealing with suppliers and multiculturalism
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Corporate law enables businesses to take advantage of a legal structure that ________.
separates liability from ownership and control
shields owners from publicity
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Which of the following describes the difference between enculturation and acculturation?
Enculturation refers to the process of humans learning what is considered appropriate behavior in their surrounding cultures, whereas acculturation refers to the culture all humans are born with, regardless of their origin.
Enculturation refers to the process by which humans learn the rules, customs, skills, and values to participate in a society, whereas acculturation refers specifically to the cultural transmission and socialization process that stems from cultural exchange.
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According to Kantian ethics, how should the story Les Misérables best be understood?
Valjean’s motives and duty to his sister act as ends justifying means.
Valjean is guilty as charged for stealing bread and should be incarcerated.
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As a form of philosophy, ethics was a major focus of ancient Athens leaders, including Aristotle, Socrates, and ________.
Pythagoras
Parmenides
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Plato
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Which of the following is an example of demonstrating ethical standards?
eudaimonia
junzi
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consequentialism
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Normative ethics means ________.
developing rules and norms for corporate decision-making only
discovering right and not focusing on wrong
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discovering right and delineating it from wrong
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Are ethical and legal responsibilities the same?
No, because law is always superior to ethics.
Yes, they are the same standards of behavior and must be followed.
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No, legal standards are necessary for a properly functioning society, and ethics deals with voluntary business conduct in accordance with laws, statutes, regulations, and policies.
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What is the golden mean?
justice as fairness
a middle ground value between deficiency and excess
the aim of ethical behavior
treating every person the same
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Besides culture, what is another major influence in the development of business ethics? Select the best answer.
cultural norms
universal values
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the passage of time
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Virtue ethics is an ethical system based on the exercise of which virtues?
conscientiousness, honor, and accountability
courage, decorum, and accountability
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courage, honor, and loyalty
Question 21
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Results of a recent study indicate corporations benefit from following Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies in multiple ways. These benefits can add value to a business and are collectively called a(n) ________.
legal duty
halo effect
"revolving door” effect
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What is a measure that accounts for an organization’s results in terms of its effects on profits, planet, and people?
greenwashing
corporate social responsibility
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triple bottom line
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A common law or principle stating that officers, directors, and managers of a corporation are not liable for losses incurred when the evidence demonstrates that decisions were reasonable and made in good faith is known as ________.
corporate personhood
corporate social responsibility
sustainability
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business judgment rule
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Which clause in the Constitution gives the federal government the right to regulate between states?
Small Government Clause
Government Regulation Clause
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Commerce Clause
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What is Rawls’s critique of utilitarianism?
The majority should prevail over the minority.
there is no problem with redistribution.
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A utility calculus can lead to tyranny.
Question 26
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Which legislation was passed in 2002 that mandates reporting transparency by businesses in areas ranging from finance to accounting to supply chain activities?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Citizens United
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Which of the following is considered the most important internal stakeholder of a corporation?
marketing directors
executive management
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board of directors
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Which of the following examples best demonstrates the burden of the social contract that companies have with stakeholders?
Samsung’s washers had a spin-cycle problem in 2017.
Samsung assumed the risk of exposure and picked up the washers.
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Samsung’s recall paid refunds and limited potential lawsuits.
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In the case of Dodge v. Ford Motor Company, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of shareholder primacy. What was the decision?
Henry Ford must operate Ford Motor Company primarily for the benefit of creditors.
Henry Ford must operate Ford Motor Company primarily to maximize profit for the directors.
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Henry Ford must operate Ford Motor Company primarily to maximize profit for its shareholders.
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Which of the following is the best description for what it means to be a professional of integrity?
following the investment style of Warren Buffet
ensuring employee happiness
having an ethical mindset in business
thinking long term when investing
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How can a company be nimble?
have an intricate management structure
limit the flow of information
maintain the same risk levels
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adapt to change and risk identification
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Which act, passed in 1990, stipulates that a person has a disability if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that reduces participation in “a major life activity,” such as work?
Americans with Disabilities Act
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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What is the ethical issue behind issuing disaster insurance?
The guarantee of a fair payout is an inducement.
Catastrophic loss can be financially devastating.
Insurance premiums are calculated differentially.
Feedback
What constitutes a reasonable profit may be unfair.
Question 4
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Puffery refers to which of the following?
subliminal advertising
truthful statements
Feedback
exaggerated claims
Question 5
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Which of the following is one of the most important ways to build company value, sell products and services, and expand corporate goodwill?
branding
taglines
logos
internal marketing
Feedback
branding
Question 6
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How is a company town similar to a corporate campus?
It can pay workers less.
All employees must live there.
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All employees must work there.
Question 7
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If you feel harassed, prejudiced against, or disadvantaged in your workplace, you may file a complaint with the ________.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Occupational Safety and Health
Feedback
Question 8
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Which of the following exceptions allows employers to monitor employee communications, provided employees have given their consent?
consent exception
business-purpose exception
Feedback
Question 9
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Only one-quarter of 1 percent of all U.S. households have moved up from the middle- to the upper-income bracket since 2000, while twelve times that many have slid to the lower-income bracket. This is indicative of what?
dwindling lower class
stagnant lower class
Feedback
shrinking middle class
Question 10
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Employers are well within their rights to have policies indicating employees are expected to honor and maintain the secrecy of proprietary material. What is this known as?
duty of loyalty
common law of agency
Feedback
duty of confidentiality
Question 11
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Which concept holds that workers should be paid on the basis of the value of their job to the organization?
comparable worth
Paycheck Fairness Act
Feedback
Question 12
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Some companies, like Facebook, have opted for ________ in lieu of traditional office spaces.
telecommuting exclusively
cubicles
Feedback
workplace campuses
Question 13
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To achieve a greater degree of diversity in the workplace, managers’ goals should encompass which of the following?
inclusion
ethics
Feedback
Question 14
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Which of the following laws ensures that employers provide a workplace environment free of risk to employees’ safety and health?
OSHA
CFSI
Feedback
Question 15
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When an employee has extensive authority or access to confidential information, a legal duty (under law or regulation) that rises to a highest level and is owed by that employee to the employer or clients is which of the following?
duty of confidentiality
fiduciary duty
Feedback
Question 16
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What is a positive workplace safety outcome from the use of robots?
Advanced technology allows machines to sense and learn.
It unlocks more creative jobs and business growth.
Feedback
Employees can be protected from dangerous work.
Question 17
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Which is the primary law prohibiting religious discrimination in the private sector workplace?
Title VII
U.S. Constitution
administrative law
Feedback
Title VII
Question 18
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Which generation is most likely to change jobs four times within the first ten years of their career?
Gen Z
baby boomers
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millennials
Question 19
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Which of the following laws mandates advance notice of mass layoffs to workers so they can adequately prepare for such an event?
FLSA
CRA
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WARN
Question 20
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If an employee signs a contract agreeing that for a period of time (typically one or two years after the employee no longer works for the company), the employee will not engage in the same or similar activities within a particular distance from the company, the employee has signed a ________.
non-compete clause
confidentiality clause
nonsolicitation clause
Feedback
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Which of the following does an entrepreneur typically need to be willing to do to start a business?
Delegate the risk to start a company.
Self-finance the new company.
Hire a board of directors to manage the business.
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Select a product or service that will be sustainable.
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________ is the practice of offering flexible hours.
Job sharing
Access economy
Feedback
Flex time
Question 23
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The term ________ emerged in the 1970s and describes a practice of reducing commuting time to instead work in a specific location, such an alternate office or an employee’s home.
telecommunications
telework
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telecommuting
Question 24
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If a person has a disability (i.e., a physical or mental impairment) that reduces participation in “a major life activity,” such as work, an employer is obliged to provide ________.
compassion
selective training
reasonable accommodations
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reasonable accommodations
Question 25
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Nondisclosure agreements most often used for which of the following reasons?
to protect the company’s intellectual property
to protect HR information
Feedback
to protect against the theft of trade secrets
Question 26
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________ is the theory that reaches self-esteem and convinces people if they use certain products, they can feel better about themselves?
Psychological approach
Physiological approach
Feedback
Question 27
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Which of the following best describes information that has economic value because it is not generally known to the public and is kept secret by reasonable means?
trade secrets
duty of confidentiality
Feedback
Question 28
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The practice of redlining is best described as which of the following?
assigning or denying coverage for certain policies
assigning particular premiums for insurance policies
Feedback
Question 29
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Which laws give workers the option of not joining the union, even at companies where the majority has voted to be represented by a union?
right-to-work laws
consent-exception laws
Feedback
Question 30
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Which branch of computer science uses computers to replicate human behavior with machines?
advanced technology
algorithms
Accenture
Feedback
artificial intelligence
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