Exam 10: Ethics of It Organizations

Nearly 40% of H-1B temporary workers are employed as computer programmers.

Organizations often find that it can take years of ongoing effort and a large up-front investment to develop a good ____________________ with an offshore outsourcing firm.

_____ is a form of outsourcing in which services are provided by an organization whose employees are in a foreign country.

The _____ allows a private citizen to file a sit in the name of the U.S. government.

A(n) ______________________________ at TJX affecting 94 million Visa and MasterCard accounts occurred in June 2005.

Nick Benson, an employee of TJX, reported many computer-related security problems at the firm prior to a massive computer-date security breach. He reported these verbally to TJX managers and also posted information about the breaches in an online security forum. Benson was acting as a(n) ____________________.

To qualify as a truly "green computer", the computer must use less electricity to run than the standard computer, reduce the amount of hazardous materials used, and dramatically increase the amount of ________________________________________.

The United States has _____ federal law(s) protecting the export of toxic waste.

One potential disadvantage of using contingent workers is that _____.

Discuss some of the considerations involved in deciding whether or not to hire contingent workers.

_____ is a country known as a leading offshore outsourcing country that is close to the United States, has no language barriers, and has a highly skilled labor pool.

Because wages in the IT field vary greatly, unethical companies can get around the _________________________.

An employee who identifies an illegal or unethical practice should begin to compile _________________________ to establish wrongdoing.

A situation in which two employers have actual or potential legal rights and duties with respect to the same employee or group of employees is called _____.

Heads of U.S. companies continue to complain that they have trouble finding _____ and have urged the USCIS to loosen the reins on visas for qualified workers.

Contingent work is a job situation in which an individual does not have an explicit or implicit contract for long-term employment.

Congress has set the number of H-1B visas to be granted at _____ per year each year since 2004 with another 20,000 visas available for only foreign graduates of U.S. universities with advanced degrees.

The ____________________, also known as the Lincoln Law, was enacted during the U.S. Civil War to combat fraud by companies that sold supplies to the Union Army.

Offshore outsourcing is a form of outsourcing in which the services are provided by an organization whose ________________________________________.

India is widely acknowledged as the best source of programming skills outside Europe and North America.