BUS 100 Final (reading quizzes)

Since the mid-1950s, the proportion of American workers represented by unions has:

Decreased

Which of the following statements is NOT true about arable land?

It is a nonrenewable resource.

Which of the following examples best illustrate an ethics issue based on cross-cultural contradictions?

Legally selling a pesticide abroad that is banned in the U.S.

In the U.S., the right to free speech:

Must be weighed against the consequences for the community.

Intellectual property refers to

"creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce."

M-Commerce is facilitated primarily by

Mobile or cell phones.

Studying the underlying cause of repeated supplier violations is called

Root cause

Which of these statements accurately describe hacktivists known as grey hatters?

They seek media attention and profits

Which of these factors has accelerated the current ecological crisis?

World income equality.

Social impacts of global supply chains include

political or economic instability

Which of the following statements accurately describes the role of a chief sustainability officer?

All of the above Supervises staff across functional areas, requires strong interpersonal skills, and typically reports to the CEO

Sustainable development:

Balances economic and environmental considerations

Microfinance refers to:

Banks lending money to low income businesses.

As a stakeholder, suppliers' interests include:

Both A and B but not C Earning Income Utilizing productive capacity efficiently

Natural capital refers to the world's:

Supply of geology, soil, air, water, and all living things.

Factor conditions are strategic contributions focusing on:

The supply of trained workers, physical infrastructure, and natural resources.

In some cases, businesses have band together to agree on how they will treat their customers. This is called:

Voluntary industri codes of conduct

The primary reason that governments try to keep pace with technology is to

Ensure that the public is protected

The term "glass walls" refers to:

Fewer opportunities to move sideways into jobs that lead to the top.

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporations are required to:

Have executives vouch for the accuracy of the firm's financial statements

A reason for an increase in employee monitoring does NOT include:

To reduce the employer's health insurance premiums.

As communication improves and people around the world are able to witness the horrors of natural disasters, terrorism, and war international relief efforts by corporations are becoming:

more important

An individual who is a supporter of globalization would argue that it helps the developing world by:

All of the Above Giving entrepreneurs access to foreign investment funds to support economic development. Allowing new ideas and technological innovations to spread quickly. Providing people in developing countries with more jobs.

By law, the financial records of publicly held companies are required to be:

Audited by a certified professional accounting firm

Employees in the United States have a legal right to:

Both organize and bargain collectively and a safe and healthy workplace.

Life-cycle analysis involves:

Collecting information regarding the lifelong environmental impact of a product, from extraction to disposal.

Cross-cultural contradictions arise due to:

Differences between home and host's countries ethical standards

The amount of land and water a human population needs to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb its wastes given prevailing technology is called:

Ecological footprint

When businesses adopt voluntary policies for protecting the privacy of individuals' information disclosed during electronic transactions, this is an example of:

Industry self-regulation

Which of the following is an argument against affirmative action:

It is inconsistent with the principles of fairness and equality

Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between business and the community?

It is one of mutual interdependence.

A visual representation of the many links between a lead firm and its suppliers, superimposed on a geographical map is called a:

Supply chain map

The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives workers the right to a job:

That is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious injury.

The term civic engagement describes:

The active involvement of businesses and individuals in improving communities.

Which of the following is NOT true about occupational segregation:

The large pay gap for Hispanic workers partly reflects their concentration in several high-paying occupations.

The most important agreement which codifies human rights is the

United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights

A society where economic power is concentrated in the hands of government officials and political authorities is called:

a central state control system

All of the following values are present in most ethical decisions except:

be respectful, Act responsibly

Why does a diverse and inclusive workforce benefit a firm supporting a global market?

A variety of language skills serves the global customer base well.

A company can increase diversity and inclusion in the workforce by:

Accommodating family needs outside of work.

Reasons for the destruction of rainforests include:

All of the above Commercial logging, conversion of forests to plantations, and cattle ranching

Cybersecurity experts recommend including which essential elements for an incident-response plan for cyberattacks

All of the above: -Focus on how to respond to a breach. -Involvement by all functional departments. -Support from executive leadership.

Most U.S. state laws permit the monitoring of employees through

All of the above: Eavesdropping on phone calls. Tracking software. Recording computer keystrokes.

According to a recent survey of supply chain managers, which of these social and environmental issues was the most important?

Health and Safety

Which of these steps has the U.S. recently taken to counter cybercrime?

Setup a system of voluntary cybersecurity standards. opened a new center dedicated to managing cyber activity

Which of the following is (are) core rights of consumers?

the right to safety

The core components upon which a company's ethical performance depends include:

All of the Above. -The values and virtues of the managers. -The personal character of the managers and employees. -The traditions, attitudes, and business practices built into a company's culture.

Warning consumers about the possible side effects of pharmaceutical drugs is an example of consumer protection against:

Hazardous products

A thin layer of gas that protects the earth from excessive ultraviolet radiation from the sun is:

Ozone

The practice of using fake business emails in order to trick users into divulging personal data, such as usernames and passwords, is called

Phishing

The main drawback to utilitarian reasoning is that:

it is difficult to accurately measure both costs and benefits

Integrity-based ethics programs:

Combines concern for the law with an emphasis on employee responsibility

Which of these actions can businesses take to reduce income inequality?

Commit to paying a living wage to all employees.

When attempting to build ethical safeguards into the company, businesses can take the following specific approaches

Compliance and Integrity

Which stage of corporate environmental responsibility focuses on the full life cycle of a product?

Product stewardship stage.

The "right to be heard" assures that consumers' interests will:

Receive full and sympathetic consideration.

Most ethics or compliance officers are generally entrusted to:

Reduce the risks to the company of employee misconduct

The use of robotics in the workplace has increased recently because:

all of the above -Robots are more reliable than people. -The cost of robots has decreased. -New collaborative machines have been invented.

According to a survey of community relations managers, what is the most important social issue facing communities today?

education

The theory of comparative advantage states that:

specialization and free trade will benefit all trading partners