Question 1

Employees have enjoyed steadily improving work conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Under the employment-at-will doctrine, the only illegal reason for firing someone is

Accepted Answer

A)  fraud. 
B)  discrimination. 
C)  belonging to a union. 
D)  poor financial performance. 
A)  fraud. 
B)  discrimination. 
C)  belonging to a union. 
D)  poor financial performance.

Question 3

The concept of due process is a basis for the employment-at-will doctrine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which one of the following is not a difference between the old social contract and the new?

Accepted Answer

A)  lifetime careers with one employer vs. fewer life careers 
B)  loyalty to employer vs. loyalty to self and profession 
C)  focus on team accomplishments vs. focus on team building 
D)  stable positions vs. temporary assignments 
A)  lifetime careers with one employer vs. fewer life careers 
B)  loyalty to employer vs. loyalty to self and profession 
C)  focus on team accomplishments vs. focus on team building 
D)  stable positions vs. temporary assignments

Question 5

The False Claims Act is relatively new legislation, passed in response to the scandals of Enron, WorldCom, and others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Employee rights can be based on any of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  economic grounds. 
B)  religious grounds. 
C)  legal grounds. 
D)  ethical grounds. 
A)  economic grounds. 
B)  religious grounds. 
C)  legal grounds. 
D)  ethical grounds.

Question 7

An individual who reports to some outside party some wrongdoing that he or she knows or suspects his or her employer of committing is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  informant. 
B)  corporate traitor. 
C)  whistle-blower. 
D)  muckraker. 
A)  informant. 
B)  corporate traitor. 
C)  whistle-blower. 
D)  muckraker.

Question 8

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-Explain why the private sector has historically not had to observe individuals' rights.

Accepted Answer

Constitutional controls regulate behavio

Question 9

Which of the following is not a key element in the whistle-blowing process?

Accepted Answer

A)  the act or complaint 
B)  the party to whom the report is made 
C)  the organization against which the complaint is made 
D)  the law under which the complaint is lodged 
A)  the act or complaint 
B)  the party to whom the report is made 
C)  the organization against which the complaint is made 
D)  the law under which the complaint is lodged

Question 10

Workers' rights provided through union contracts are established

Accepted Answer

A)  by law. 
B)  through collective bargaining. 
C)  by the employer. 
D)  within an overarching framework of common law. 
A)  by law. 
B)  through collective bargaining. 
C)  by the employer. 
D)  within an overarching framework of common law.

Question 11

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act makes whistle-blowing much easier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

All the following are true of the new social contract except

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on teambuilding projects 
B)  communication through technology 
C)  pay that reflects contributions 
D)  loyalty to employer 
A)  focus on teambuilding projects 
B)  communication through technology 
C)  pay that reflects contributions 
D)  loyalty to employer

Question 13

Private corporations have not had to recognize employee rights because

Accepted Answer

A)  they are exempted from doing so by federal law. 
B)  society has honored the corporation's private property rights. 
C)  employees have never demanded them. 
D)  management has been separated from ownership. 
A)  they are exempted from doing so by federal law. 
B)  society has honored the corporation's private property rights. 
C)  employees have never demanded them. 
D)  management has been separated from ownership.

Question 14

Most bad reasons for firing employees are already illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-Contrast the roles of ombudsman and human resource manager.

Accepted Answer

Their roles are very different from each

Question 16

Enterprise rights are derived from

Accepted Answer

A)  employer promises. 
B)  labor demands. 
C)  negotiated contracts. 
D)  the labor market. 
A)  employer promises. 
B)  labor demands. 
C)  negotiated contracts. 
D)  the labor market.

Question 17

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-Does an employee maintain her civil rights when she is at work? If so, how are they prioritized relative to other rights and duties at work?

Accepted Answer

Yes, an employee retains her civil right

Question 18

Which of the following is not an action that managers should take when terminating employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fire employees in a private space 
B)  Email the employee the termination 
C)  Preserve the employee's dignity 
D)  Use transparent criteria for layoffs 
A)  Fire employees in a private space 
B)  Email the employee the termination 
C)  Preserve the employee's dignity 
D)  Use transparent criteria for layoffs

Question 19

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-Courts have interpreted some communications from employer to employee as implied contracts, even though the employer did not intend them as contracts. Evaluate the reasonableness of the courts' interpretations.

Accepted Answer

I typically take the employees' side in

Question 20

The new social contract is driven by globalization and the declining labor movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Employees have enjoyed steadily improving work conditions.

Under the employment-at-will doctrine, the only illegal reason for firing someone is

The concept of due process is a basis for the employment-at-will doctrine.

Which one of the following is not a difference between the old social contract and the new?

The False Claims Act is relatively new legislation, passed in response to the scandals of Enron, WorldCom, and others.

Employee rights can be based on any of the following except

An individual who reports to some outside party some wrongdoing that he or she knows or suspects his or her employer of committing is a(n)

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Explain why the private sector has historically not had to observe individuals' rights.

Which of the following is not a key element in the whistle-blowing process?

Workers' rights provided through union contracts are established

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act makes whistle-blowing much easier.

All the following are true of the new social contract except

Private corporations have not had to recognize employee rights because

Most bad reasons for firing employees are already illegal.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Contrast the roles of ombudsman and human resource manager.

Enterprise rights are derived from

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Does an employee maintain her civil rights when she is at work? If so, how are they prioritized relative to other rights and duties at work?

Which of the following is not an action that managers should take when terminating employees?

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Courts have interpreted some communications from employer to employee as implied contracts, even though the employer did not intend them as contracts. Evaluate the reasonableness of the courts' interpretations.

The new social contract is driven by globalization and the declining labor movement.

The Business and Society Relationship.

Corporate Social Responsibility, Citizenship, and Sustainability.

The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics.

Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues.

Strategic Management and Corporate Public Affairs.

Risk, Issue, and Crisis Management.

Business Ethics Essentials

Managerial and Organizational Ethics.

Business Ethics and Technology.

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena.

Business, Government, and Regulation.

Business Influence on Government and Public Policy.

Consumer Stakeholders: Information Issues

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues.

Sustainability and the Natural Environment.

Business and Community Stakeholders.

Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, Safety, and Health.

Employment Discrimination and Workplace Diversity

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Exam 17: Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues.

Employees have enjoyed steadily improving work conditions.

Under the employment-at-will doctrine, the only illegal reason for firing someone is

The concept of due process is a basis for the employment-at-will doctrine.

Which one of the following is not a difference between the old social contract and the new?

The False Claims Act is relatively new legislation, passed in response to the scandals of Enron, WorldCom, and others.

Employee rights can be based on any of the following except

An individual who reports to some outside party some wrongdoing that he or she knows or suspects his or her employer of committing is a(n)

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Explain why the private sector has historically not had to observe individuals' rights.

Which of the following is not a key element in the whistle-blowing process?

Workers' rights provided through union contracts are established

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act makes whistle-blowing much easier.

All the following are true of the new social contract except

Private corporations have not had to recognize employee rights because

Most bad reasons for firing employees are already illegal.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Contrast the roles of ombudsman and human resource manager.

Enterprise rights are derived from

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Does an employee maintain her civil rights when she is at work? If so, how are they prioritized relative to other rights and duties at work?

Which of the following is not an action that managers should take when terminating employees?

The new social contract is driven by globalization and the declining labor movement.

The Business and Society Relationship.

Corporate Social Responsibility, Citizenship, and Sustainability.

The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics.

Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues.

Strategic Management and Corporate Public Affairs.

Risk, Issue, and Crisis Management.

Business Ethics Essentials

Managerial and Organizational Ethics.

Business Ethics and Technology.

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena.

Business, Government, and Regulation.

Business Influence on Government and Public Policy.

Consumer Stakeholders: Information Issues

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues.

Sustainability and the Natural Environment.

Business and Community Stakeholders.

Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, Safety, and Health.

Employment Discrimination and Workplace Diversity

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