Question 1

OSHA's budget has generally been tight,but adequate to fully carry out its mission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Background screening is an unprofitable business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

____ are high-ranking executives responsible for monitoring and protecting the private information held by firms

Accepted Answer

A) Verification of Privacy Officer 
B) Chief Privacy Officers 
C) Officer of Privacy 
D) Privacy Executive 
A) Verification of Privacy Officer 
B) Chief Privacy Officers 
C) Officer of Privacy 
D) Privacy Executive

Question 4

The Hazard Communication Standard requires that covered employers take certain steps to achieve compliance,including all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) update inventories of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. 
B) assemble material safety data sheets for all hazardous chemicals. 
C) instruct workers on the importance of using protective gear when handling hazardous chemicals. 
D) provide workers with training on the use of hazardous chemicals. 
A) update inventories of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. 
B) assemble material safety data sheets for all hazardous chemicals. 
C) instruct workers on the importance of using protective gear when handling hazardous chemicals. 
D) provide workers with training on the use of hazardous chemicals.

Question 5

The EEOC monitors employer use of background checks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the major workplace privacy issues?

Accepted Answer

A) integrity testing 
B) drug testing 
C) monitoring employees 
D) hourly pay and benefits 
A) integrity testing 
B) drug testing 
C) monitoring employees 
D) hourly pay and benefits

Question 7

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
According to the American Lung Association,an employee who smokes costs the business at least an extra $1,000 each year in added health care costs.Is cost a legitimate issue when considering the implications of smoking in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

Despite the feeling that it would be nic

Question 8

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)of 1988

Accepted Answer

A) requires employee consent before administration of a polygraph test. 
B) banned most private sector uses of the lie detector. 
C) allows lie detector tests to be admitted as evidence in cases involving fraud. 
D) banned all uses of the lie detector. 
A) requires employee consent before administration of a polygraph test. 
B) banned most private sector uses of the lie detector. 
C) allows lie detector tests to be admitted as evidence in cases involving fraud. 
D) banned all uses of the lie detector.

Question 9

The effects on employees of being monitored include

Accepted Answer

A) low morale. 
B) decreased productivity. 
C) a sense of job security. 
D) distrust of co-workers. 
A) low morale. 
B) decreased productivity. 
C) a sense of job security. 
D) distrust of co-workers.

Question 10

The overriding principle for corporations collecting employee information is to collect all information possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Manufacturing companies especially those of chemicals or user of chemicals must be in compliance with

Accepted Answer

A) hazardous chemicals. 
B) right to know laws. 
C) workplace violence concerns. 
D) nitpicking rules. 
A) hazardous chemicals. 
B) right to know laws. 
C) workplace violence concerns. 
D) nitpicking rules.

Question 12

Federal privacy protections were eroded after the 9/11 attacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Psychologists disagree about the validity and effectiveness of integrity tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One privacy guideline states that firms should respect and preserve the boundary between work and home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Integrity tests,unlike the polygraph,are not subject to legal constraints on their use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)

Accepted Answer

A) were originally designed to help employees with any problems they might have. 
B) allow the employer to identify the problems affecting individual employees. 
C) have expanded their scope of assistance since they originated. 
D) have a punitive element to them,although it is rarely used. 
A) were originally designed to help employees with any problems they might have. 
B) allow the employer to identify the problems affecting individual employees. 
C) have expanded their scope of assistance since they originated. 
D) have a punitive element to them,although it is rarely used.

Question 17

EAPs are designed to affirm all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) employees are valuable members of the organization 
B) it is better to help troubled employees than to discipline or discharge them 
C) monitored employees are better employees 
D) recovered employees are better employees 
A) employees are valuable members of the organization 
B) it is better to help troubled employees than to discipline or discharge them 
C) monitored employees are better employees 
D) recovered employees are better employees

Question 18

Monitoring of employees in the workplace

Accepted Answer

A) has become the norm in businesses today. 
B) is driven by concerns over workplace violence. 
C) requires the express consent of employees. 
D) is done primarily through video cameras. 
A) has become the norm in businesses today. 
B) is driven by concerns over workplace violence. 
C) requires the express consent of employees. 
D) is done primarily through video cameras.

Question 19

Modern polygraph machines and techniques have benefited from significant advances in technology,and are much more reliable than earlier methods of lie detection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Describe the pluses and minuses to the use of integrity tests.

Accepted Answer

Integrity tests are easy to administer a

OSHA's budget has generally been tight,but adequate to fully carry out its mission.

Background screening is an unprofitable business.

____ are high-ranking executives responsible for monitoring and protecting the private information held by firms

The Hazard Communication Standard requires that covered employers take certain steps to achieve compliance,including all of the following except

The EEOC monitors employer use of background checks.

Which of the following is not one of the major workplace privacy issues?

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)of 1988

The effects on employees of being monitored include

The overriding principle for corporations collecting employee information is to collect all information possible.

Manufacturing companies especially those of chemicals or user of chemicals must be in compliance with

Federal privacy protections were eroded after the 9/11 attacks.

Psychologists disagree about the validity and effectiveness of integrity tests.

One privacy guideline states that firms should respect and preserve the boundary between work and home.

Integrity tests,unlike the polygraph,are not subject to legal constraints on their use.

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)

EAPs are designed to affirm all of the following except

Monitoring of employees in the workplace

Modern polygraph machines and techniques have benefited from significant advances in technology,and are much more reliable than earlier methods of lie detection.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Describe the pluses and minuses to the use of integrity tests.

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

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 and Responses

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues

The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

Business and Community Stakeholders

Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues

Employment Discrimination and Affirmative Action

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Exam 18: Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, safety, and Health

OSHA's budget has generally been tight,but adequate to fully carry out its mission.

Background screening is an unprofitable business.

____ are high-ranking executives responsible for monitoring and protecting the private information held by firms

The Hazard Communication Standard requires that covered employers take certain steps to achieve compliance,including all of the following except

The EEOC monitors employer use of background checks.

Which of the following is not one of the major workplace privacy issues?

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)of 1988

The effects on employees of being monitored include

The overriding principle for corporations collecting employee information is to collect all information possible.

Manufacturing companies especially those of chemicals or user of chemicals must be in compliance with

Federal privacy protections were eroded after the 9/11 attacks.

Psychologists disagree about the validity and effectiveness of integrity tests.

One privacy guideline states that firms should respect and preserve the boundary between work and home.

Integrity tests,unlike the polygraph,are not subject to legal constraints on their use.

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)

EAPs are designed to affirm all of the following except

Monitoring of employees in the workplace

Modern polygraph machines and techniques have benefited from significant advances in technology,and are much more reliable than earlier methods of lie detection.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Describe the pluses and minuses to the use of integrity tests.

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

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 and Responses

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues

The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

Business and Community Stakeholders

Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues

Employment Discrimination and Affirmative Action

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