Chapter 10 Quiz

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​A(n) ______ reveals how a​ firm's operations impact the natural environment. This document discloses to shareholders information about the​ firm's labor​ practices, product​ sourcing, energy​ efficiency, environmental​ impact, and business ethics practices.

sustainability report

In the corporate​ world, employees reporting any unethical violations they discover or see in the firm receive up to​ ______ percent of the proceeds of legal proceedings against firms for wrongdoing.

25

The​ ______ family of standards concerns the extent to which a firm minimizes harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities and continually monitors and improves its own environmental performance.

ISO 14000

​_____ generates about 62 million tons of solid waste every​ year, and that amount is expected to increase fivefold by 2051. Currently only about 28 percent of the​ country's garbage is treated and processed.

India

As discussed in Chapter​ 10, what do the following people have in​ common: Harvey​ Weinstein, Kevin​ Spacey, C. K.​ Louis, Mark​ Halperin, Charlie​ Rose, Matt​ Lauer, and Garrison​ Keillor?

They all were implicated in sexual harassment allegations.

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act​ (FCPA) governs​ ______ in the United States and has stepped up enforcement.

bribery

​______ is defined by ​Black's Law Dictionary as the​ offering, giving,​ receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in discharge of a public or legal duty.

bribery

According to the ISO 14001​ standard, a community or organization is required to put in place and implement a series of practices and procedures​ that, when taken​ together, result in​ a/an ______.

environmental management system​ (EMS)

What three retailers are discussed in the chapter as being the top 3 Green​ Power-Use retailers in 2017.

​Kohl's Department​ Stores, Starbucks​ (company-owned café retail​ stores), IKEA

​______ refers to employees reporting any unethical violations they discover or see in the firm.

​Whistle-blowing

Who​ said, "When wealth is​ lost, nothing is​ lost; when health is​ lost, something is​ lost; when character is​ lost, all is​ lost."

Rev. Billy Graham

What university in the USA leads all universities in annual usage of green​ power?

University of Tennessee

A Wall Street Journal article recapped U.S. standards regarding​ boss-and-subordinate love affairs at work. Only​ ______ percent of all firms sampled had no restrictions on such​ relationships; ______ percent of firms have policies that prohibit relationships between a supervisor and a subordinate.

5; 80

Oceans cover more than​ ______ percent of the earth.

71

A​ seven-year study by Fred​ Kiel, author of Return on Character​, followed​ 8,000 employees and 84 top executives of Fortune 500​ companies; the study indicated that​ character-driven leaders deliver​ ______ times greater profitability results than​ self-focused leaders.

5

Which statement below is​ FALSE? A. Prior research suggests that being unethical is​ abnormal, rare, and aberrant behavior perpetrated by people who are abhorrent. B. Donald Palmer recently reported that misconduct is most often done by people who party weekly. C. Donald Palmer recently reported that wrongdoing is as prevalent as rightdoing. D. Donald Palmer recently reported that misconduct is a normal phenomenon.

Donald Palmer recently reported that misconduct is most often done by people who party weekly.

According to Chapter​ 10, which of the following actions is​ unethical?

Insider trading and overpricing

According to Chapter​ 10, a country with one of the lowest bribery rates is​ ______ and a country with one of the highest bribery rates is​ ______.

South Korea; India

What company is featured in Ethics Capsule 10 as being exemplary in the shoe​ business, aiming to put shoes on every child on the planet and donating a pair of shoes for every pair it​ sells?

TOMS​ Shoes, Inc.

Which statement below is​ FALSE? A. Workplace romance can be detrimental to workplace morale and productivity for a number of reasons. B. In some​ states, such as​ California, managers can be held personally liable for damages that arise from workplace romance. C. An organization probably should not strictly forbid workplace​ romance, because such a policy could be construed as an invasion of​ privacy, overbearing, or unnecessary. D. Some workplace romances actually improve work performance. E. Workplace romances actually decrease work​ performance, adding a dynamism and energy that translates into decreased​ morale, communication,​ creativity, and productivity.

Workplace romances actually decrease work​ performance, adding a dynamism and energy that translates into decreased​ morale, communication,​ creativity, and productivity.

A recent study by The Institute of Business Ethics​ (IBE) titled,​ "Does Business Ethics​ Pay?" concluded that companies that display a​ "clear commitment to ethical​ conduct" ______ outperform companies that do not display ethical conduct.

consistently

According to the International Standards​ Organization, the word​ _____ is defined a surrounding in which an organization​ operates, including​ air, water,​ land, natural​ resources, flora,​ fauna, humans, and their interrelations.

environment

For the first time ever in the United​ States, cars,​ trucks, planes, and trains have displaced​ _____ as the biggest USA polluter.

power plants

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission​ (EEOC) defines​ ______ broadly as unwelcome sexual​ advances, requests for sexual​ favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

sexual harassment

Green power is _________.

​renewable, such as​ wind, solar, and water


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