Exam 2: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,anyone who retaliates against an employee for taking concerns of unlawful conduct to a public official can be prosecuted.

A code of conduct is an informal statement that defines how the organization expects employees to resolve ethical questions.

Jennifer,an employee at a leading IT company,is subjected to sexual harassment on a regular basis.She also learns that there are other such cases in the company,and that very few people have reported them to the appropriate authority.Which of the following laws will best protect employees from such harassment?

The U.S.Sentencing Commission was created to protect employees who claim that they were unaware of ethical violations that they were accused of committing.

Daichi takes responsibility for an error made by his assistant on a project.Daichi has shown _____.

If a company wants to improve its employees' quality of life,which of the following should it do?

How should a businessperson deal with a conflict of interest?

On average,women with a college degree earn less money than men with a college degree.This is an example of _____.

Which of these best describe a biased treatment of a job candidate or employee?

The principal federal agency responsible for protecting investors from financial misdeeds is the Federal Trade Commission.

At the federal level,the _____ investigates suspicions of unethical or illegal behavior by publicly traded companies.

Ethical _____ changes each employee personally to uphold the company's core values and be willing to base their actions on them.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act aims to punish corporate fraud and corruption.

Sam routinely takes or borrows his company goods without his manager's knowledge.This undermines Sam's _____.

Rangsey was a foreman at Hi-Way Construction and discovered his company was deliberately using faulty materials for a project.Although Rangsey was worried about his family's financial security if he lost his job,he went to authorities and informed them of the potentially dangerous construction.Rangsey's action is called _____.

Formally stating that employees must not discriminate on the basis of race,gender,or age in their dealings with customers is something that could be found in a company code of conduct.

Embellishing one's résumé shows a lack of ______ and ______.

A code of conduct is part of the ethical awareness stage of ethical development.