Question 1

Provide examples of abuses that can occur when a person is in a position of power.

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When a person is in a position of power, they have the ability to influence or control others, and this can sometimes lead to various forms of abuse. Here are some examples of abuses that can occur:

1. **Sexual Harassment and Assault**: Individuals in power may use their position to make unwanted sexual advances or to coerce others into sexual acts. This can occur in workplaces, educational institutions, and within industries like entertainment and politics.

2. **Financial Embezzlement**: A person with control over financial resources may abuse their power by misappropriating funds for personal gain. This can involve skimming money from company accounts, fraudulent billing practices, or manipulating financial statements.

3. **Corruption and Bribery**: Those in power might engage in corrupt practices such as accepting bribes in exchange for favorable decisions, awarding contracts to friends or relatives, or using insider information for personal benefit.

4. **Abuse of Authority**: This can include police brutality, where law enforcement officers use excessive force beyond what is necessary, or a manager at work who bullies subordinates, unfairly demotes or promotes employees, or creates a hostile work environment.

5. **Discrimination**: Power can be abused by treating people unfairly based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or other characteristics. This can manifest in hiring practices, access to services, or unequal treatment under the law.

6. **Censorship and Suppression of Dissent**: Government officials or leaders may abuse their power by censoring media, stifling free speech, or punishing those who express dissenting opinions.

7. **Nepotism and Favoritism**: Those in power might give preferential treatment to family members or friends when it comes to jobs, promotions, or other opportunities, at the expense of more qualified candidates.

8. **Exploitation of Workers**: Business owners or managers may exploit employees by paying unfair wages, enforcing poor working conditions, or demanding excessively long hours without appropriate compensation.

9. **Manipulation of Information**: Leaders may distort or withhold information to manipulate public opinion or to hide wrongdoing, which can lead to misinformation and erode public trust.

10. **Violation of Privacy**: Individuals in power, such as employers or government officials, might abuse their position by conducting unwarranted surveillance or accessing private information without consent.

These examples illustrate how power can be misused in various contexts, leading to abuses that can have serious consequences for individuals and society as a whole. It is important for systems of accountability and checks and balances to be in place to prevent such abuses of power.

Question 2

A "trade secret"

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A)  is legally equivalent to a patent or copyright. 
B)  need not be treated confidentially by the company in order to be protected. 
C)  can be almost any information not generally known if it is valuable to its possessor and treated confidentially. 
D)  is a narrow, precise concept that the law defines in great detail. 
A)  is legally equivalent to a patent or copyright. 
B)  need not be treated confidentially by the company in order to be protected. 
C)  can be almost any information not generally known if it is valuable to its possessor and treated confidentially. 
D)  is a narrow, precise concept that the law defines in great detail. C

Question 3

Conflicts of interests are what kind of problem?

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A)  social 
B)  evil 
C)  moral 
D)  legal 
A)  social 
B)  evil 
C)  moral 
D)  legal C

Question 4

What arguments are given in favor of insider trading? What arguments against it?

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Arguments in favor of insider trading in

Question 5

According to Norman Bowie, whistle blowing can never be justified because it involves violating one's duties to the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

By definition, whistle-blowing can only be done by a past or present member of the organization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Conflicts of interest

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A)  have become less frequent today. 
B)  always involve personal financial gain. 
C)  are morally worrisome only when the employee acts to the detriment of the company. 
D)  occur when employees' have special or private interests that are substantial enough to interfere with their job duties. 
A)  have become less frequent today. 
B)  always involve personal financial gain. 
C)  are morally worrisome only when the employee acts to the detriment of the company. 
D)  occur when employees' have special or private interests that are substantial enough to interfere with their job duties.

Question 8

As a general rule, if the contents of the work agreement that exists between the employee and the employer are legal and if the employee freely consents to them, then the employee is under an obligation to fulfill the terms of the agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Some writers deny that employees have any obligation of loyalty to the company, because

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A)  companies are not the kind of things that are properly objects of loyalty. 
B)  you cannot trust anyone. 
C)  it's every man for himself. 
D)  companies just aren't the same any more. 
A)  companies are not the kind of things that are properly objects of loyalty. 
B)  you cannot trust anyone. 
C)  it's every man for himself. 
D)  companies just aren't the same any more.

Question 10

In determining the morality of giving and receiving gifts in a business situation, which of the following factors is MOST relevant?

Accepted Answer

A)  the purpose of the gift and whether the gift might influence the recipient's judgment. 
B)  the size of the business giving the gift. 
C)  amount of cash given as a gift. 
D)  whether the company receiving the gift is privately held or publicly held. 
A)  the purpose of the gift and whether the gift might influence the recipient's judgment. 
B)  the size of the business giving the gift. 
C)  amount of cash given as a gift. 
D)  whether the company receiving the gift is privately held or publicly held.

Question 11

Conflicts of interest may exist when employees have financial investments

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A)  in suppliers, customers, or distributors with whom their organizations do business. 
B)  in sports teams. 
C)  and question the wisdom of the deal. 
D)  that lead to office romance. 
A)  in suppliers, customers, or distributors with whom their organizations do business. 
B)  in sports teams. 
C)  and question the wisdom of the deal. 
D)  that lead to office romance.

Question 12

In discussing the case of the truck stop cashier who is asked to write up phony receipts, the text argues that in at least one scenario

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A)  there is nothing wrong with writing up the receipts. 
B)  she should resign immediately. 
C)  her prudential concerns may take precedence over moral ones on a temporary basis. 
D)  she should never whistle-blow and report the misconduct. 
A)  there is nothing wrong with writing up the receipts. 
B)  she should resign immediately. 
C)  her prudential concerns may take precedence over moral ones on a temporary basis. 
D)  she should never whistle-blow and report the misconduct.

Question 13

To resolve difficult moral dilemmas, the better we understand the exact ramifications of the alternatives-the more likely we are

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A)  to make a sound moral decision. 
B)  to drive the boss go crazy. 
C)  to be a success. 
D)  to go to jail. 
A)  to make a sound moral decision. 
B)  to drive the boss go crazy. 
C)  to be a success. 
D)  to go to jail.

Question 14

If all the other businesses in a foreign country are providing a "grease payment" for border patrol. Is it all right and ethical to do that? State and defend your point.

Accepted Answer

No, it is not ethical to provide a "grea

Question 15

All gifts are bribes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 forbids companies to pay kickbacks in the United States, but permits them to pay kickbacks to companies outside the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) outlaws grease payments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The law precisely defines the concept of a trade secret, just as it does patents and copyrights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A bribe is remuneration for the performance of an act that's inconsistent with the work contract or the nature of the work one has been hired to perform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the Supreme Court

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A)  even if you are not an insider, you can be guilty of insider trading if you misappropriate sensitive information. 
B)  anyone buying/selling stock based on nonpublic information is guilty of inside trading. 
C)  insider trading violates the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution. 
D)  it should be left up to the company, not the government, to decide whether or not to prohibit insider trading. 
A)  even if you are not an insider, you can be guilty of insider trading if you misappropriate sensitive information. 
B)  anyone buying/selling stock based on nonpublic information is guilty of inside trading. 
C)  insider trading violates the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution. 
D)  it should be left up to the company, not the government, to decide whether or not to prohibit insider trading.

Provide examples of abuses that can occur when a person is in a position of power.

A "trade secret"

Conflicts of interests are what kind of problem?

What arguments are given in favor of insider trading? What arguments against it?

According to Norman Bowie, whistle blowing can never be justified because it involves violating one's duties to the organization.

By definition, whistle-blowing can only be done by a past or present member of the organization.

Conflicts of interest

As a general rule, if the contents of the work agreement that exists between the employee and the employer are legal and if the employee freely consents to them, then the employee is under an obligation to fulfill the terms of the agreement.

Some writers deny that employees have any obligation of loyalty to the company, because

In determining the morality of giving and receiving gifts in a business situation, which of the following factors is MOST relevant?

Conflicts of interest may exist when employees have financial investments

In discussing the case of the truck stop cashier who is asked to write up phony receipts, the text argues that in at least one scenario

To resolve difficult moral dilemmas, the better we understand the exact ramifications of the alternatives-the more likely we are

If all the other businesses in a foreign country are providing a "grease payment" for border patrol. Is it all right and ethical to do that? State and defend your point.

All gifts are bribes.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 forbids companies to pay kickbacks in the United States, but permits them to pay kickbacks to companies outside the United States.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) outlaws grease payments.

The law precisely defines the concept of a trade secret, just as it does patents and copyrights.

A bribe is remuneration for the performance of an act that's inconsistent with the work contract or the nature of the work one has been hired to perform.

According to the Supreme Court

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Exam 10: Moral Choices Facing Employees

Provide examples of abuses that can occur when a person is in a position of power.

A "trade secret"

Conflicts of interests are what kind of problem?

What arguments are given in favor of insider trading? What arguments against it?

According to Norman Bowie, whistle blowing can never be justified because it involves violating one's duties to the organization.

By definition, whistle-blowing can only be done by a past or present member of the organization.

Conflicts of interest

As a general rule, if the contents of the work agreement that exists between the employee and the employer are legal and if the employee freely consents to them, then the employee is under an obligation to fulfill the terms of the agreement.

Some writers deny that employees have any obligation of loyalty to the company, because

In determining the morality of giving and receiving gifts in a business situation, which of the following factors is MOST relevant?

Conflicts of interest may exist when employees have financial investments

In discussing the case of the truck stop cashier who is asked to write up phony receipts, the text argues that in at least one scenario

To resolve difficult moral dilemmas, the better we understand the exact ramifications of the alternatives-the more likely we are

If all the other businesses in a foreign country are providing a "grease payment" for border patrol. Is it all right and ethical to do that? State and defend your point.

All gifts are bribes.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 forbids companies to pay kickbacks in the United States, but permits them to pay kickbacks to companies outside the United States.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) outlaws grease payments.

The law precisely defines the concept of a trade secret, just as it does patents and copyrights.

A bribe is remuneration for the performance of an act that's inconsistent with the work contract or the nature of the work one has been hired to perform.

According to the Supreme Court

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Basic Issues

The Workplace Todays Challenges

Job Discrimination

Filters