BUS 100: FINAL EXAM

An example of a hacking job motivated by retaliation is:

A person hacks a government website to act against inaction by the government.

Historically, global corporations have focused their attention on which income level(s)?

All at the top of the pyramid and some of the middle class.

A good way for a business to express its commitment to corporate citizenship is

All of these choices are correct.

An individual who supports globalization would argue that it helps the developing world by

All of these choices are correct.

Consumer protection laws include regulating which type(s) of protections?

All of these choices are correct.

Some states recognize which exemption(s) to worker termination under the at-will-employment doctrine? All of these choices are correct.

All of these choices are correct.

The role of the Food and Drug Administration includes All of these choices are correct.

All of these choices are correct.

The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 included which provision(s)?

Both "Lawyers were restricted from using local venues to try interstate cases" and "Excessive attorney compensation was limited" are correct.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) identifies child labor by which factors?

Both "a child's age" and "the work hours" are correct.

The major federal consumer protection agencies are authorized by law to

Both "intervene directly into the very center of free market activities to protect consumers" and "substitute government-mandated standards for decisions made by private buyers and sellers" are correct.

Which pattern of consumption is recommended to reduce humanity's energy usage?

Consume less and purchase less harmful products.

One ethical concern about businesses collecting vast amounts of stakeholder data is?

If the effort actually benefits the stakeholders.

Increased cyber activity by which countries prompted NATO officials to brand them as "patriotic hackers"?

Iran and China

Random drug testing of employees is accurately described by which statement?

It screens randomly selected employees at various times through the year.

Which law eliminated certain time restrictions for filing pay discrimination lawsuits?

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

What is one reason why women and minorities fail to move into executive or board positions?

Recruiters rely heavily on the old boys' network.

The relationship between business and the community is accurately described

The relationship is one of mutual interdependence.

Minority, women, and disabled veteran-owned firms are accurately described by which of these?

They often partner with larger firms in a diversity supplier role.

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

a central state control system.

Under the World Trade Organization's most-favored-nation rule

all import restrictions are illegal unless proven scientifically.

One alternative to product liability lawsuits is called alternative dispute resolution.

alternative dispute resolution.

One argument in favor of net neutrality is: a) Businesses that pay more should have faster Internet. b) Broadband providers should have free reign to block any site they object to. c) To fairly compete, small, medium, and large firms should have the same Internet bandwidth. d) Individuals don't need fast Internet, only businesses do.

c) To fairly compete, small, medium, and large firms should have the same Internet bandwidth.

Nonprofit, educational, and religious groups are examples of which sector of society?

civil

Life-cycle analysis involves

collecting information on the lifelong environmental impact of a product, from cradle to grave.

These organizations recognize stewardship of the natural environment as one of their core responsibilities.

corporate sustainability leaders

In 2020, the smallest source of philanthropic contributions in the United States came from which organization? corporations

corporations

Many rapid changes in technology over the past few decades were facilitated by: a) Artificial intelligence. b) Wireless networks. c) Processing of enormous amounts of data. d) All of these answers are correct.

d) All of these answers are correct

Buying and selling goods and services electronically is called?

e-business

Warning consumers about the possible side effects of pharmaceutical drugs is an example of protecting consumers from

hazardous products

A corporate philanthropic strategy that provides free goods or services to the community is trying to

increase demand for the product or service.

Minority enterprises often do business in locations with

low-quality public services.

The instrumental argument for promoting sustainability management is that it

makes sense from a business perspective.

In 2015, the largest generation in the workforce was

millennials.

Which example illustrates a legal reason for employee monitoring?

multiple part-time workers collaborating to steal company goods

The firm who rejects a job seeker by saying they had "hired so many foreign nationals that it seems time for us to hire an American or be unfair" is demonstrating which type of bias, according to the case "Hello, My Name Is"?

national origin

The concept of businesses not emitting more pollutants than they remove or offset is called

net zero.

As part of a global action network, business may exhibit which weakness?

not enough focus on long-term impacts

Currently, about what percentage of global households have no access to the Internet?

only 55%

The category of cross-media environmental law refers to

oversight of pollution with multiple impacts on air, water, and land.

Democracy refers broadly to the presence of

political freedom.

According to the case "Clean Cooking," the widespread adoption of clean cookstoves would provide which benefit?

reduced health risks

The term circular economy refers to a production system that is

regenerative by design.

Nutrition labels on food products are an example of which consumer right? right to be informed

right to be informed

The main responsibility of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is to

set motor vehicle safety standards.

One action a company can take to effectively manage diversity and inclusion is to

set up a diversity council to monitor the company's goals.

A firm that has global operations has

some or all of their manufacturing or service operations abroad.

What is the first step leading firms to develop their suppliers?

supplier monitoring

Measurements used to calculate the return on social investment should include

the amount of corporate donations and volunteer hours.

Consumers have become more dependent on businesses for product quality because

the complexity of economic life makes choices complicated for consumers.

How do businesses support their community's civic needs?

through donations of money, goods, and time

Why do many companies favor the use of mandatory arbitration clauses?

to avoid expensive liability lawsuits against them

What is one reason that firms partner with communities to increase economic development?

to develop workplace skills

What is the purpose of a labor union? All of these choices are correct.

to give workers the power to negotiate for more favorable working conditions and other benefits through collective bargaining.

What is the purpose of an environmental partnership?

to leverage the strengths of each partner to improve the environment

The percentage of people in a country who live in a city or town as compared to rural areas is called

urbanization.

The most difficult element of the social investment cycle to measure is\

value creation.

The leading cause of death on the job is due to

vehicle accidents.

Hackers employed by businesses or governments to intentionally discover weaknesses in information systems are called?

white hatters