Exam 8: Ethics Reporting Systems

Provisions by which citizens can sue fraudulent suppliers on behalf of the government,and receive a percentage of the financial recovery,are called __________ provisions.

An approachable manager displays which of the following characteristics?

The best ethics reporting system is:

With enhancements to the internal reporting process and development of an approachable management style,organizations can reduce the need for employee whistleblowing.

The roles of the organization's ethics and compliance officer and ombudsperson are interchangeable.

The ethics and compliance officer's primary duty is to:

Ethics-related information can come from suppliers and customers,in addition to employees.

Which of the following principles is not consistent with the legal obligations of an organization's ombudsperson?

Several resources including nonprofit advocacy and lobbying organizations exist to provide support to potential or actual whistleblowers.

Which of the following were not among reported ethical misconducts undertaken to benefit the individual,according to a 2009 Ethics Resource Center survey?

The position in an organization charged with broad oversight of ethical performance is the:

Discuss the steps associated with best practices in the internal reporting process.

Though increasingly viewed as a public service in the interest of society,whistleblowing does not merit legal protections through the law.

An employee who observes ethical misconduct at work but does not discuss the matter with the person engaged in the misconduct or with someone else in the organization with authority is engaging in _____________.

The position serving as a deterrent against managerial abuse of power and other unethical activities,a concept which originated in government,is known as a(n) ____________.

Discuss the typical duties and skills of an ethics and compliance officer.

________________,previously referred to as "ethics hotlines," have long been popular with organizations as a method of obtaining information about situations that may be unethical or illegal.

The _______________ of 2002 was enacted directly following high-profile accounting scandals involving Enron,WorldCom,Tyco and other companies that cost investors billions during the early 2000s.

Even when the appropriate reporting systems are in place and when individual factors such as seniority and possession of clear evidence are available,some workers still fail to speak out against unethical misconduct due to a lack of _____________.

Provide at least five examples of reasons why some employees do not report ethical misconduct.