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Employment practices without business justification applied to all employees that result in a less favorable effect for one group than for another group may state a claim for:
a. disparate treatment
b. disparate impact
c. inclusion
d. reasonable accommodation
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) favors English-only rules because they decrease the ability for people to stereotype based on national origin or ethnicity and thus decrease illegal workplace discrimination.
a. True
b. False
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To establish a prima facie case of religious discrimination, the employee has to show all of the following except which one:
a. That religion has been a significant part of the employee's life for a significant amount of time.
b. That the employee has a sincerely held religious belief.
c. That the employer was on notice that the religious belief was in conflict with the employer's request.
d. That there was a negative employment action based on a conflict between the religious belief and the employment requirement.
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Which of the following federal government agencies is charged with enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a. U.S. Department of Labor
b. Merit Systems Protection Board
c. Office of Personnel Management
d. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Title VII specifically addresses the issues of affirmative action, sexual harassment, and same-sex marriage.
a. True
b. False
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A mayor serving in a major metropolitan area receives an internal memorandum indicating personnel at many police stations are single-race. At the time of the report, thirty percent of the police force was black or Hispanic. She immediately calls a press conference and orders transfers of police officers to achieve racial balance across the city. The transferred police officers sue on constitutional grounds. Assuming just these facts, what is the strongest argument that might be advanced by the transferred officers based on constitutional grounds?
a. Executive action by the mayor is unconstitutional because there was no rational relationship to a valid governmental purpose.
b. The action is "void for vagueness" since transferred police officers must unnecessarily guess at the underlying public policy of the transfer process.
c. The mayor's policy used race as the basis for transfers, and assignments are subject to strict scrutiny.
d. The transfer can be set aside based on intermediate or heightened level of scrutiny.
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Equal protection is the constitutional guarantee:
a. that empowers Congress to regulate equally distributed commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
b. that laws made in pursuance of the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States shall be the equally protected as the "supreme law of the land."
c. embodied in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
d. that grants and distributes power and responsibilities to national and state governments.
Q:
Under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) it is unlawful for an employer to request, require or purchase genetic information related to employees of their families. List at least three exceptions to this rule.
Q:
Current standards for SA800 include all the following except
A.certifications.
B.compensations.
C.management systems.
D.child labor.
Q:
Which of the following is not one of home/host stakeholder pressures?
A.culture
B.system of government
C.economic system
D.laws
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The position that advocates that an MNC follow the host country's ethical standards is called
A.ethical relativism.
B.ethical egoism.
C.ethical imperialism.
D.ethical hegemony.
Q:
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.
Provide one example of how Internet technology has threatened businesses. Explain how ethics are being violated.
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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?
Q:
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 implications of the "politicalization of bioethics."
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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.
There is some question about the ethics of Internet search engine companies accepting payment from businesses interested in receiving a higher ranking in search categories. Discuss the ethical implications of this practice. Is this an ethical issue, or simply free enterprise at work?
Q:
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.
With respect to the three models of management ethics, discuss how technology might affect amoral management.
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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.
One of the benefits of technology is that it reduces the amount of labor needed to produce a given number of goods or services. Yet evidence shows that Americans work longer hours now than at any time in our history, and we work more hours than any other country. Discuss the implications of using technology to produce more instead of working less.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Discuss the benefits and problems associated with labeling genetically modified foods (GMFs).
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Some companies involved in biotech research hire bioethicists to monitor the ethical issues raised by their investigations. Can these bioethicists, paid by the firm doing the research, be objective?
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Evaluate the use of GPS to monitor the activities and locales of employees.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Evaluate the Government's involvement in internet privacy protection.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Why is protection of children an important ethical issue in the use of the Internet?
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Evaluate the High Tech/High Touch authors' solution for technological intoxication.
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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.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Discuss some of the challenges that technology presents to society.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Which of the four categories of technology's undesirable side effects is most worrisome? Why?
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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?
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The Non GMO Project is:
A.non-profit collaboration of manufacturers, retailers, processors, distributors, farmers, seed companies and consumers
B.mission driven to ensure the lack of non-GMO choices
C.about everyone having limited availability of non-GMO choices
D.about genetically modified foods
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All of the following are technological means by which companies invade consumer privacy except
A.cookies
B.spam
C.botnets
D.facebook
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One of the main issues related to genetically modified foods (GMFs) is
A.whether the federal government will provide research funding.
B.whether the living organism can be patented.
C.labeling requirements.
D.the ability to export and import GMFs.
Q:
The most basic moral question involved in stem cell research is
A.what constitutes human life.
B.who "owns" the embryo.
C.the use to which the results of the research will be applied.
D.who will benefit from the research.
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The most significant obstacle to the use of biotechnology is
A.fear that the technology will not work.
B.the potential for public backlash.
C.lack of funds to support research.
D.government requirements for prolonged tests on human subjects.
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Bioethics deals with the ethical issues embedded in
A.human and animal cloning.
B.embryonic stem cell research.
C.extraordinary means to prolong life.
D.the use of biotechnology.
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Few applications of biotechnology will come in the fields of
A.health care.
B.sports medicine.
C.pharmaceuticals.
D.agriculture.
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Using biology to discover, develop, manufacture, market, and sell products and services is called
A.bioethics.
B.biotechnology.
C.bionics.
D.bio-commerce.
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All of the following are commandments of computer ethics except
A.Thou shalt not use the company's computer for personal business.
B.Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's computer files.
C.Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
D.Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output.
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Which of the following is not one of the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics?
A.Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
B.Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
C.Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
D.Thou shalt not use a computer to spy on fellow employees.
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Ways that companies can address issues related to the ethical use of technology include all of the following except
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.
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A major concern for employers is their workers' use of cell phones
A.to photograph sensitive sales documents.
B.to record private employee records.
C.while driving.
D.to converse with friends, instead of performing their duties.
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Surveillance and security by use of computer technology got a big boost as a result of
A.lower costs.
B.enhanced resolution of digital photos.
C.relaxation of rules governing international travel.
D.the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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One of the primary reasons that companies check up on their employees is
A.the prevalence of employee theft.
B.concern over revealing trade secrets.
C.lack of worker productivity.
D.the availability of inexpensive technologies.
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The most intensely monitored employee activities are
A.productivity and break times.
B.alcohol and tobacco consumption.
C.e-mail and Internet usage.
D.break times and absenteeism.
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Surveillance of employees has been shown to increase
A.attendance.
B.absenteeism.
C.stress.
D.productivity.
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The major issue related to electronic surveillance is
A.productivity.
B.invasion of privacy.
C.company loyalty.
D.legality.
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The use of electronic means by a company to watch or monitor its employees is called
A.management.
B.control.
C.surveillance.
D.mentoring.
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Users of technology in the workplace indicate that all of the following are benefits except
A.expanding job-related knowledge.
B.relieving job stress.
C.improving communication with clients and customers.
D.allowing more leisure time.
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Employees typically have a(n) ____ impression of technology's impact in the workplace.
A.positive
B.negative
C.false
D.uninformed
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A technique that lures prey into revealing passwords and other private data by providing a convincing offer is called
A.mining.
B.phishing.
C.data trapping.
D.ultra-collecting.
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Which of the following is not considered a questionable business practice made possible by the Internet?
A.plagiarism
B.pornography
C.gambling
D.music downloading
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Developing Internet policies, helping their companies avoid consumer litigation, and handling consumer complaints are all functions of a
A.chief executive officer (CEO).
B.chief operating officer (COO).
C.chief financial officer (CFO).
D.chief privacy officer (CPO).
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Which of the following is not a way that businesses attempt to protect consumers' privacy?
A.ethical leadership
B.privacy policies
C.periodic purges of databanks
D.chief privacy officers
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An extreme concern in the realm of privacy issues is
A.identity theft.
B.DNA duplication.
C.theft of intellectual property.
D.the distinction between "opting in" versus "opting out."
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Technology has benefited society in all of the following ways except
A.increasing production.
B.reducing the amount of labor needed to produce goods and services.
C.raising the standard of living.
D.improving the sustainability of life on Earth.
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Our world is currently dominated by
A.industrial technology.
B.robotics.
C.information technology and biotechnology.
D.spiritual technology.
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Advances in information technology and biotechnology are
A.slowing down.
B.accelerating.
C.occurring mainly in the United States.
D.being used primarily to improve the lives of people in developing countries.
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Which of the following is not a valid definition of technology?
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
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Technology is
A.the scientific method used in achieving a practical purpose.
B.the science of replacing human effort with mechanical power.
C.used primarily in the computer field.
D.the opposite of art.
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Technology has advanced ____ society's capacity to grasp its consequences.
A.slower than
B.faster than
C.only with
D.at about the same rate as
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With regard to data security, data breaches are on the rise.
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Companies use technology through the use of cookies and spam to invade consumer privacy.
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Genetic profiling, which provides a perfect means for identifying a person, raises questions of privacy and possible discrimination.
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Human cloning is illegal in the United States.
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Surveys in the United States show that people are about evenly split on the idea of human cloning.
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The real danger in the debate over embryonic stem cell research is the tendency to treat the cells as "property."
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The revolution in biotechnology is a result of DNA research.
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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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At this time, a majority of companies have strict policies against using a cell phone while driving.
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Studies have shown that drivers who are talking on cell phones have slower reaction times than drivers who are legally drunk.
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Plaintiffs who have been injured by drivers talking on cell phones are holding the drivers' employers responsible as well.
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Employers' monitoring of workers is not limited to their use of computers and the Internet.
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Although companies have begun to extensively monitor employees' e-mail usage, little disciplinary action has been taken against workers who misuse the Internet.
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The technology related to the Internet has shifted the burden onto individual employees to monitor their own workplace activities.
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Companies monitor employees' email activities because that is the only way that managers can observe the effects of their subordinates' messages.
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Chief Privacy Officers (CPOs) are now primarily using a narrow, legal-compliance approach to privacy issues.
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Business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions are anticipated to be the greatest area of e-commerce growth in the coming years.
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One of the primary problems associated with electronic commerce has been the proliferation of online scams.
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People who express concerns about the ethical issues involved in technological advances are generally against the use of technology.
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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 business's technological environment represents the total set of technology-based advancements or progress taking place in society.
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Technology has benefited society with no associated ill effects.