Question 1

All of the following are symptoms of technological intoxication except

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A) accepting violence as normal. 
B) loving technology as a toy. 
C) relying on technology to accelerate production. 
D) living our lives distanced and distracted. 
A) accepting violence as normal. 
B) loving technology as a toy. 
C) relying on technology to accelerate production. 
D) living our lives distanced and distracted.

Question 2

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Consider an anecdote of a woman renting a car in California and being charged a large penalty because she drove out of state.The rental car company had tracked her locales through a global positioning system (GPS),allegedly without telling the woman that they would be doing so.Apparently the woman was upset because she was not told about the GPS.Is the failure to tell her the main issue?
Informing a customer that she will be tracked through GPS is certainly an important component of this scenario.Because the company owns the automobile,which,by its nature,is an asset susceptible to damage,breakdown,theft,or simply getting lost,it seems reasonable for the firm to install GPS in its cars.Likewise,because cars have a limited useful life dependent,in part,on the length they are driven (not to mention that mileage is one of the factors used to determine the amount of charges),it seems reasonable to install GPS.However,is it reasonable to track the movements of a renter without telling her that you will be doing so? It seems only fair for the company to inform its renters that it will be using GPS.

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Informing a customer that she will be tr

Question 3

One of the primary reasons that companies check up on their employees is

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A) the prevalence of employee theft. 
B) concern over revealing trade secrets. 
C) lack of worker productivity. 
D) the availability of inexpensive technologies. 
A) the prevalence of employee theft. 
B) concern over revealing trade secrets. 
C) lack of worker productivity. 
D) the availability of inexpensive technologies.

Question 4

Bioethics deals with the ethical issues embedded in

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A) human and animal cloning. 
B) embryonic stem cell research. 
C) extraordinary means to prolong life. 
D) the use of biotechnology. 
A) human and animal cloning. 
B) embryonic stem cell research. 
C) extraordinary means to prolong life. 
D) the use of biotechnology.

Question 5

All of the following are technological means by which companies invade consumer privacy except

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A) cookies 
B) spam 
C) botnets 
D) facebook 
A) cookies 
B) spam 
C) botnets 
D) facebook

Question 6

Technology has benefited society with no associated ill effects.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Few applications of biotechnology will come in the fields of

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A) health care. 
B) sports medicine. 
C) pharmaceuticals. 
D) agriculture. 
A) health care. 
B) sports medicine. 
C) pharmaceuticals. 
D) agriculture.

Question 8

The imperative that states "what can be developed will be developed" is

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A) economic determinism. 
B) technological determinism. 
C) the iron law of technology. 
D) rationality. 
A) economic determinism. 
B) technological determinism. 
C) the iron law of technology. 
D) rationality.

Question 9

One of the most serious invasion of privacy issues with respect to e-commerce is

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A) access to pornography sites. 
B) downloading copyrighted material. 
C) collection and use of personal information. 
D) sharing medical information with unauthorized users. 
A) access to pornography sites. 
B) downloading copyrighted material. 
C) collection and use of personal information. 
D) sharing medical information with unauthorized users.

Question 10

Ways that companies can address issues related to the ethical use of technology include all of the following except

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A) management dictate. 
B) use of the Information Systems Society's code of ethics. 
C) relying on local and federal laws. 
D) collaboration between managers and workers. 
A) management dictate. 
B) use of the Information Systems Society's code of ethics. 
C) relying on local and federal laws. 
D) collaboration between managers and workers.

Question 11

A survey of Fortune 500 nonmanagement employees shows that workers do not want managers telling them how to use computers in an ethical manner.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
One of the ways to make judgments about the ethical impacts of technology is to employ prevailing norms of acceptability in determining what is fair and to avoid harm.Provide a critique of using this criterion.
Using prevailing norms of acceptability to make ethical judgments about technological advances is problematic,for the simple reason that prevailing norms may not be applicable to new technologies.We currently see this in the debate over embryonic stem cell research.The key question in this debate is what constitutes human life;alternatively,when does life begin? Our prevailing norms of acceptability leave this question unanswered.We can't even use current standards to adequately answer the question of abortion,much less the less known implications of stem cell research.

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One of the ways to make judgments about

Question 13

Employees typically have a(n)____ impression of technology's impact in the workplace.

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A) positive 
B) negative 
C) false 
D) uninformed 
A) positive 
B) negative 
C) false 
D) uninformed

Question 14

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions.Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
Discuss the merits and shortcomings of the proposed Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.In your opinion,should this bill be made into law?

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The Genetic Information Nondiscriminatio

Question 15

The use of electronic means by a company to watch or monitor its employees is called

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A) management. 
B) control. 
C) surveillance. 
D) mentoring. 
A) management. 
B) control. 
C) surveillance. 
D) mentoring.

Question 16

Human cloning is illegal in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is not a valid definition of technology?

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A) the totality of the means employed to provide objects necessary for human sustenance and comfort 
B) a scientific method used in achieving a practical purpose 
C) all the ways people use their inventions and discoveries to satisfy their needs and desires 
D) the science of replacing human effort with mechanical power 
A) the totality of the means employed to provide objects necessary for human sustenance and comfort 
B) a scientific method used in achieving a practical purpose 
C) all the ways people use their inventions and discoveries to satisfy their needs and desires 
D) the science of replacing human effort with mechanical power

Question 18

One of the main reasons that we have experienced technological harms is that some technologies were implemented without much thought given to possible side effects.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

People who express concerns about the ethical issues involved in technological advances are generally against the use of technology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Genetic profiling,which provides a perfect means for identifying a person,raises questions of privacy and possible discrimination.

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A) True 
 B)False

All of the following are symptoms of technological intoxication except

One of the primary reasons that companies check up on their employees is

Bioethics deals with the ethical issues embedded in

All of the following are technological means by which companies invade consumer privacy except

Technology has benefited society with no associated ill effects.

Few applications of biotechnology will come in the fields of

The imperative that states "what can be developed will be developed" is

One of the most serious invasion of privacy issues with respect to e-commerce is

Ways that companies can address issues related to the ethical use of technology include all of the following except

A survey of Fortune 500 nonmanagement employees shows that workers do not want managers telling them how to use computers in an ethical manner.

Employees typically have a(n)____ impression of technology's impact in the workplace.

The use of electronic means by a company to watch or monitor its employees is called

Human cloning is illegal in the United States.

Which of the following is not a valid definition of technology?

One of the main reasons that we have experienced technological harms is that some technologies were implemented without much thought given to possible side effects.

People who express concerns about the ethical issues involved in technological advances are generally against the use of technology.

Genetic profiling,which provides a perfect means for identifying a person,raises questions of privacy and possible discrimination.

The Business and Society Relationship

Corporate Citizenship: Social Responsibility, Responsiveness, and Performance

The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics

Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues

Strategic Management and Corporate Public Affairs

Issues Management and Crisis Management

Business Ethics Fundamentals

Personal and Organizational Ethics

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena

Business,Government,and Regulation

Business Influence on Government and Public Policy

Consumer Stakeholders: Information Issues and Responses

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues

The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

Business and Community Stakeholders

Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues

Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, safety, and Health

Employment Discrimination and Affirmative Action

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Exam 9: Business Ethics and Technology

All of the following are symptoms of technological intoxication except

One of the primary reasons that companies check up on their employees is

Bioethics deals with the ethical issues embedded in

All of the following are technological means by which companies invade consumer privacy except

Technology has benefited society with no associated ill effects.

Few applications of biotechnology will come in the fields of

The imperative that states "what can be developed will be developed" is

One of the most serious invasion of privacy issues with respect to e-commerce is

Ways that companies can address issues related to the ethical use of technology include all of the following except

A survey of Fortune 500 nonmanagement employees shows that workers do not want managers telling them how to use computers in an ethical manner.

Employees typically have a(n)____ impression of technology's impact in the workplace.

The use of electronic means by a company to watch or monitor its employees is called

Human cloning is illegal in the United States.

Which of the following is not a valid definition of technology?

One of the main reasons that we have experienced technological harms is that some technologies were implemented without much thought given to possible side effects.

People who express concerns about the ethical issues involved in technological advances are generally against the use of technology.

Genetic profiling,which provides a perfect means for identifying a person,raises questions of privacy and possible discrimination.

The Business and Society Relationship

Corporate Citizenship: Social Responsibility, Responsiveness, and Performance

The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics

Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues

Strategic Management and Corporate Public Affairs

Issues Management and Crisis Management

Business Ethics Fundamentals

Personal and Organizational Ethics

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena

Business,Government,and Regulation

Business Influence on Government and Public Policy

Consumer Stakeholders: Information Issues and Responses

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues

The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

Business and Community Stakeholders

Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues

Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, safety, and Health

Employment Discrimination and Affirmative Action

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