Unit 4 quiz Business and Technology

What is one way in which a business owner's personal ethics can affect their ability to run their business?

a criminal record can affect your ability to get a loan

Which kind of legal issue would most directly affect your ability to secure a loan?

bankruptcy

For a high school student writing an essay, the proper first steps in deciding how and when to include a source for citation is to:

check with your teacher about the guidelines for the sources you are considering.

The European Union (EU) recently passed legislation requiring companies that store customer information online to follow stricter security protocols. This is an example of:

computer law.

A formal guarantee that a product will not break within a year, and if it does the company will replace it, could be considered a form of:

contract.

Which kind of business crime could also be committed by a skilled pickpocket?

credit card fraud

You are the new HR manager of an existing company, and on your first day, you see that all 50 of your upper-level managers are white males in their 40s and 50s. You need to immediately review your hiring and recruiting processes to make sure they aren't:

discriminatory.

One of Francois's best recruiters recommends a person for a position that entails heavy computer use, but he is reluctant to hire them because they are 70 years old, and he suspects they might be out of touch with modern computing practices. Francois is probably:

engaging in age discrimination.

What is a good example of a white-collar crime?

falsifying environmental impact reports

OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has notified you that your company is legally required to install safety rails around the large vats of chemicals in your factory. You need to follow their order so that you are:

in compliance.

Your employee Allison returned from a conference and has developed an amazing new sales pitch. When you ask her how she came up with it, she tells you that she is repeating almost verbatim a sample pitch she heard at one of the presentations at the conference. Should you reprimand Allison?

maybe, if the speech was someone else's intellectual property

Your employee Crystal posted a cartoon in your workplace that makes fun of a popular fantasy series, picturing herself as the Queen of Dragons. Should Crystal be reprimanded?

no, because parodies are considered fair use

Alan rented a house in a suburban neighborhood and recently decided he wants to turn the house into a tech-support business, with about five employees who work on-site. Alan needs to be careful to check zoning regulations and his lease agreement, otherwise he might violate:

property laws.

The key way to avoid plagiarism in your own work is to:

use proper citations.

Your fish vendor wrote an agreement with you that entitles you to pick first from the catch of the day in exchange for paying 3 percent extra over their other clients. You find that they actually are allowing another company first pick ahead of you. Your vendor is:

violating your contract and could be sued.