Q&A Hero

Q: 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.

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.

Q: 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.

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. 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.

Q: 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).

Q: 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?

Q: 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.

Q: 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?

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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?

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.

Q: 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?

Q: 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

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: All of the following are technological means by which companies invade consumer privacy except A.cookies B.spam C.botnets D.facebook

Q: Few applications of biotechnology will come in the fields of A.health care. B.sports medicine. C.pharmaceuticals. D.agriculture.

Q: 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: Using biology to discover, develop, manufacture, market, and sell products and services is called A.bioethics. B.biotechnology. C.bionics. D.bio-commerce.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: Surveillance of employees has been shown to increase A.attendance. B.absenteeism. C.stress. D.productivity.

Q: 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.

Q: The major issue related to electronic surveillance is A.productivity. B.invasion of privacy. C.company loyalty. D.legality.

Q: 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.

Q: The use of electronic means by a company to watch or monitor its employees is called A.management. B.control. C.surveillance. D.mentoring.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: Employees typically have a(n) ____ impression of technology's impact in the workplace. A.positive B.negative C.false D.uninformed

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Q: Our world is currently dominated by A.industrial technology. B.robotics. C.information technology and biotechnology. D.spiritual technology.

Q: 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).

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Q: 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

Q: 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."

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Q: With regard to data security, data breaches are on the rise.

Q: Companies use technology through the use of cookies and spam to invade consumer privacy.

Q: The real danger in the debate over embryonic stem cell research is the tendency to treat the cells as "property."

Q: The revolution in biotechnology is a result of DNA research.

Q: Genetic profiling, which provides a perfect means for identifying a person, raises questions of privacy and possible discrimination.

Q: Human cloning is illegal in the United States.

Q: A survey of Fortune 500 nonmanagement employees shows that workers do not want managers telling them how to use computers in an ethical manner.

Q: Surveys in the United States show that people are about evenly split on the idea of human cloning.

Q: At this time, a majority of companies have strict policies against using a cell phone while driving.

Q: Studies have shown that drivers who are talking on cell phones have slower reaction times than drivers who are legally drunk.

Q: Plaintiffs who have been injured by drivers talking on cell phones are holding the drivers' employers responsible as well.

Q: Employers' monitoring of workers is not limited to their use of computers and the Internet.

Q: Business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions are anticipated to be the greatest area of e-commerce growth in the coming years.

Q: Although companies have begun to extensively monitor employees' e-mail usage, little disciplinary action has been taken against workers who misuse the Internet.

Q: One of the primary problems associated with electronic commerce has been the proliferation of online scams.

Q: The technology related to the Internet has shifted the burden onto individual employees to monitor their own workplace activities.

Q: People who express concerns about the ethical issues involved in technological advances are generally against the use of technology.

Q: Companies monitor employees' email activities because that is the only way that managers can observe the effects of their subordinates' messages.

Q: 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.

Q: Chief Privacy Officers (CPOs) are now primarily using a narrow, legal-compliance approach to privacy issues.

Q: A business's technological environment represents the total set of technology-based advancements or progress taking place in society.

Q: Technology has benefited society with no associated ill effects.

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. Throughout the text, theory after theory has been offered. Some would even say that you should just go on your "gut feeling" anyway. With this in mind, what relevance does the common sense test and one's best self ethical tests have in this idea.

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. Explain the concept of corporate transparency. Evaluate its usefulness in creating an ethical climate within an organization.

Q: Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. The authors state that more often than not individuals think about a moral situation briefly, and then go with their instincts. Do you agree with this characterization of moral judgment? What evidence can you provide to support your position?

Q: Zethics Inc. is A.a web-based service for disclosing information about questionable business practices. B.a private hotline. C.have all positive risk. D.a service of disclosing information that has been around a long time.

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. Use current sources to research the status of the business conduct management system proposed by the Ethics Officer Association.

Q: Which of the following is not an element of effective ethics programs? A.compliance standards B.systems for monitoring, auditing, and reporting C.delegation of authority D.enforcement

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. The motive behind managers' pressure on subordinates to perform is most likely the emphasis on economic success. Assuming this statement is true, relate this fact to Lawrence Kohlberg's observation that most adults operate at Level 2, the conventional level of moral development. What implications do these facts have for ethical behavior in organizations?

Q: Moral organizations are A.organizations that do not have unethical behaviors within their ranks. B.developed through continuous ethics training. C.fully populated by moral managers making moral decisions. D.more prevalent in the United States than in other countries.

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. Defend the idea of character education being provided by corporations.

Q: The critical factor in the success of codes of conduct is A.who wrote the document. B.giving employees the chance for feedback before the document is adopted. C.whether or not the codes become "living documents." D.the level of precision in defining what is unacceptable behavior.

Q: An ethics screen is A.a set of select standards against which the proposed action is compared. B.a set of financial criteria which must be met before the proposed action is evaluated ethically. C.a set of investment criteria used by ethical investors. D.a set of ethical standards against which job candidates are evaluated.

Q: Each of the following are characteristics of servant leaders except: A.Persuasion B.Deception C.Stewardship D.Building community

Q: The key to the Golden Rule is A.caring. B.duty. C.justice. D.impartiality.

Q: A growing school of thought argues that ____ should be made part of management training, executive development programs, and business school education. A.Leadership B.Management C.Communication D.Ethics

Q: Unlike other ethical principles, virtue ethics focuses on A.what acts should be done. B.the consequences of our actions. C.human dignity. D.the individual becoming virtuous.