BUS 309 Week 10 Quiz – Strayer
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9 Chapter 10
Moral
Choices Facing Employees
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Based on guidelines of employer/employee
relations, which statement is true?
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a.
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company
loyalty is an outmoded, illegitimate concept that employees today reject
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b.
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the
traditional law of agency obliges employees to act loyally and in good faith
and to carry out lawful instructions
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c.
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an
employee's work contract is irrelevant to his or her moral obligations
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d.
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no
value is more important than loyalty, whether to a person or an organization
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2. Conflicts of interest
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a.
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have
become less frequent today.
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b.
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always
involve personal financial gain.
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c.
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are
morally worrisome only when the employee acts to the detriment of the
company.
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d.
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occur
when employees' private interests are substantial enough to potentially
interfere with their job duties.
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3. According to the Supreme Court,
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a.
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there
is nothing improper about an outsider’s using information, as long as the
information is not obtained from an insider who breaches a legal duty to the corporation’s
shareholders.
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b.
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anyone
buying/selling stock based on nonpublic information is guilty of inside
trading.
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c.
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insider
trading violates the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution.
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d.
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it
should be left up to the company, not the government, to decide whether or
not to prohibit insider trading.
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4. A "trade secret"
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a.
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is
legally equivalent to a patent or copyright.
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b.
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need
not be treated confidentially by the company in order to be protected.
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c.
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can
become part of an employee's technical knowledge, experience, and skill.
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d.
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is a
narrow, precise concept that the law defines in great detail.
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5. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
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a.
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doesn't
apply to countries where bribery is common.
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b.
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is
alleged by its critics to put American companies at a disadvantage.
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c.
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carefully
distinguishes bribery from extortion payments.
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d.
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outlaws
"grease payments".
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6. In determining the morality of giving and
receiving gifts in a business situation, which of the following factors is
MOSTrelevant?
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a.
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the
purpose of the gift
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b.
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the
size of the business
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c.
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amount
of the cash
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d.
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whether
the company is privately held or publicly held
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7. A whistle-blower
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a.
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doesn't
have to be a past or present member of the organization.
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b.
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doesn't
have to report activity that is illegal, immoral, or harmful.
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c.
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is
any employer who spreads gossip.
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d.
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far
from being disloyal, may be acting in the best interest of the organization.
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8. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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a.
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makes
it easier to fire whistle blowers.
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b.
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reduces
the law's protection of employees who disclose securities fraud.
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c.
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makes
it illegal for executives to retaliate against employees who report possible
violations of federal law.
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d.
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provides
penalties for blowing the whistle illegitimately or maliciously.
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9. According to Professor Norman Bowie, which of
the following factors is relevant to determining the morality of blowing the
whistle?
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a.
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the
whistle blower's motive
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b.
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whether
internal channels have been exhausted
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c.
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whether
the whistle blowing has some chance of success
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d.
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all
of the above
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10. In discussing the case of the truck stop
cashier who is asked to write up phony chits or receipts, the text argues that
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a.
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there
is nothing wrong with writing up the chits.
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b.
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she
should resign immediately.
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c.
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she
may be justified in "going along," at least temporarily.
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d.
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morality
never requires us to sacrifice our own interests.
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11. In the 1997 case of U.S. v. Hagan, the
Supreme Court found that Hagan
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a.
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had
been discriminated against because of whistle blowing.
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b.
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was
innocent of insider trading.
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c.
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violated
the FCPA despite never having gone overseas.
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d.
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had
misappropriated confidential information.
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12. The Donald Wohlgemuth case shows that
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a.
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trade
secrets can be patented.
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b.
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trade
secrets often become an integral part of an employee's total job skills and
capabilities.
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c.
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employees
need to divest themselves of any skill acquired while handling trade secrets.
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d.
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"noncompete"
or "nondisclosure" contracts are always legally valid.
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13. Some writers deny that employees have any
obligation of loyalty to the company, because
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a.
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companies
are not the kind of things that are properly objects of loyalty.
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b.
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you
cannot trust anyone.
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c.
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it’s
every man for himself.
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d.
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companies
just aren’t the same any more.
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14. When an employee’s interests are likely to
interfere with the employee’s ability to exercise proper judgment on behalf of
the organization, what exists?
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a.
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a
golden opportunity
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c.
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a
balance of power
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b.
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a
conflict of interest
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d.
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a
disaster
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15. Insider trading is
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a.
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the
buying or selling of stocks (or other financial securities) by business
“insiders” on the basis of information that has not yet been made public and
is likely to affect the price of the stock.
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b.
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a
corporate merger.
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c.
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knowing
when to make the best buy.
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d.
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giving
great advice on a deal.
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16. Inside traders ordinarily defend their
actions by claiming that they don’t injure
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a.
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the
boss.
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b.
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their
family.
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c.
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the
President.
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d.
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anyone.
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17. Shaw and Barry mention three arguments for
legally protecting trade secrets. Which of these is one of them?
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a.
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Trade
secrets are the intellectual property of the employee who developed them.
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b.
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Employees
who disclose trade secrets
violate
the confidentiality owed to their employers
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c.
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Trade
secrets are patented.
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d.
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Trade
secrets are trademarked.
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18. U.S. companies have a history of paying off
foreign officials for business favors. Such acts were declared illegal by
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a.
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the
U.S. Customs department.
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b.
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the
Vice President.
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c.
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the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of 1977.
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d.
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the
United Nations.
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19. To resolve difficult moral dilemmas, the better we understand the exact ramifications
of the
alternatives—the
more likely we are
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a.
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to
make a sound moral decision.
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c.
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to
be a success.
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b.
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to
drive the boss crazy.
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d.
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to
go to jail.
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