Exam 3: Ethics and Social Responsibility

Cindy is a popular actress and has won countless acting awards in her 15 years in the industry. People always ask her what her secret is, and Cindy tells them, "Hard work always pays off!" She adds that each time she acts she's giving her all. Cindy's belief is most likely in line with her ________.

Which of the following is NOT a legal right?

Name and describe an aspect of corporate social responsibility that the semiconductor manufacturers in the Silicon Valley area around San Francisco need to address.

At the Kaplan Thaler advertising agency, one of the firm's ethical principles is that their employees are expected to be helpful to their colleagues.

Which of the following companies, formerly in the top 25 of Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, no longer is in business because of flagrant legal and ethical violations?

Jeremy is a telemarketer who is hearing impaired. His hearing aid helps him take calls at work and this compensates for his disability. He accidentally broke his hearing aid and did not have the money to replace it. He asked for an advance on salary and was refused. He asked for a loan and was refused. As a result, Jeremy was unable to take calls from customers and he was fired from his job because of "poor performance." Which government agency shall he call to help Jeremy in this situation?

Seventy percent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa exists on less than $2 a day and is unable to pay for medications at a price point that would reimburse pharmaceutical companies for their research investment in medications to treat AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. How does this relate to the demands of corporate social responsibility?

The right to be heard is one of the four ethical standards made into a legal right by the 1962 Consumer Bill of Rights.

Which of the following is NOT an example of how corporate social responsibility can be consistent with profitability?

Which of the following is an internal examination by a company to measure its performance in relation to corporate social responsibility?

A new school of psychology, established by Dr. Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania, addresses the causes of happiness instead of looking into treatments for mental dysfunctions. This area of psychology is called ________.

Conducting a business within the boundaries of all laws that govern that industry is referred to as ________.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to create an opportunity for a business to expand or improve its products or services?

It is ethically advisable to create a hotline for employees to anonymously report violations of the ethics code and make sure the allegations are followed up on.

Describe the difference between unethical behavior and amoral behavior.

Victor is using the Internet to research past charges that have been filed against the pharmaceutical company Pharmacure. Victor is primarily trying to find out about Pharmacure's ________.

Several investors are looking for information about an up-and-coming soft drink company, Soft Sip. Which government agency ensures that the investors have access to this information?

When the banana supplier Chiquita begins to improve conditions for its workers by constructing schools for employees' families, this is an example of which of the following pillars of corporate social responsibility?

Enron's unethical actions not only resulted in criminal convictions and huge fines, but were devastating to many thousands of people.

Which of the following is least likely to be an environmental, health, or safety concern for a farmer?