Final (Ch.6-11) Management Ethics
2) exaggeration
"Puffery" is an example of which of the following deceptive or misleading advertising techniques? 1) ambiguity 2) exaggeration 3) psychological appeals 4) concealed facts
Dependence Effect
"as a society become increasingly affluent, wants are increasingly created by the process by which they are satisfied
Caveat Emptor
"let the buyer beware"
FTC vs. Standard Education
1937 case that moved the law away from the reasonable-person standard
US vs. O'Hagan
1997 case, "to insure honest securities markets and thereby promote investor confidence"
Grease Payments
A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction
3) can be upset by human behavior
An ecosystem 1) should never be tampered with. 2) can survive any human intervention. 3) can be upset by human behavior. 4) is independent of all other ecosystems.
2) free and nearly limitless
Business has considered the environment to be 1) a scarce commodity. 2) free and nearly limitless. 3) a limited supply. 4) costly.
1) advertising rarely gives consumers much useful information.
Critics of advertising generally agree that 1) advertising rarely gives consumers much useful information. 2) brand loyalty increases price competition. 3) restrictions on advertising violate the moral rights of advertisers. 4) advertising can only influence us if we want it to.
2) workers essentially dislike work and will do everything they can to avoid it.
Douglas McGregor rejects Theory X, which holds that 1) when explained properly, everyone will favor drug-testing programs. 2) workers essentially dislike work and will do everything they can to avoid it. 3) workers basically like work and view it as something natural and potentially enjoyable. 4) sexual harassment is a form of discrimination.
3) the idea that consumers and sellers do not meet as equals and that consumer's interests are particularly vulnerable to being harmed by the manufacturer.
Due care is 1) based on the principle of caveat emptor. 2) based on the principle "let the buyer beware." 3) the idea that consumers and sellers do not meet as equals and that consumer's interests are particularly vulnerable to being harmed by the manufacturer. 4) based on the principle of absolute liability.
3) millions
Every year ____ of Americans require medical treatment from product related accidents. 1) tens of thousands 2) hundreds 3) millions 4) hundreds of thousands
2) equally applied
Fair personnel policies and decisions must be based on criteria that are clear, job related, and 1) partial toward friends. 2) equally applied. 3) ignore personality. 4) minimize nepotism.
1) to equalize their relationship with their employers
Groups of 18th century skilled artisans formed secret societies for two basic reasons. Which of the following is one of those reasons? 1) to equalize their relationship with their employers 2) to distinguish themselves from carpenters and shoemakers 3) to gain control of the German government 4) to avoid having to set minimal standards for their crafts
4) Consumer Product Safety Commission.
In 1972 Congress created one of the most important agencies for regulating product safety. This agency is the 1) Securities and Exchange Commission. 2) Federal Drug Administration Agency. 3) Fair Packaging and Labeling Commission. 4) Consumer Product Safety Commission.
1) when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force the employer to comply with its demands.
In union terms, a direct strike occurs 1) when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force the employer to comply with its demands. 2) when union members and their supporters refuse to buy products from a company being struck. 3) when workers who have no particular grievance of their own and who may or may not have the same employer decide to strike in support of others. 4) when people refuse to patronize companies that handle products of struck companies.
Proprietary Data
Internally generated data or documents that contain technical or other types of information controlled by a firm to safeguard its competitive edge
4) lack of opportunities to be one's own boss.
One of the three chief sources for dissatisfaction in the workplace is 1) lack of opportunities to be promoted faster. 2) lack of opportunities to have a company vehicle. 3) lack of opportunities to have one's own office. 4) lack of opportunities to be one's own boss.
1) express and implied
People generally speak of two kinds of warranties. What are these two kinds of warranties? 1) express and implied 2) positive and negative 3) limited and unlimited 4) legal and moral
2) must be respected if we are to function as complete, self-governing agents.
Privacy 1) is an absolute value. 2) must be respected if we are to function as complete, self-governing agents. 3) is something that employees today don't care about. 4) is guaranteed by Article 3, section 3, of the Constitution.
2) employers must make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled workers.
Since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1994, 1) all disabled persons must be hired. 2) employers must make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled workers. 3) employees must try to "undo" their disabilities. 4) employers must be careful to "screen" out disabled persons.
2) is being a free rider.
Some environmental regulations (like forbidding the burning of coal in cities) benefit each and every one of us because the air we all breather is cleaner. If an individual ignores the regulation and burns coal, while others obey the regulation, then he or she 1) violates our right to a livable environment. 2) is being a free rider. 3) displays an ignorance of ecology. 4) creates an externality.
3) ambiguity.
Terms like "can be," "as much as," and "help," are examples of 1) concealment of facts. 2) truth in advertising. 3) ambiguity. 4) consumer confidence.
4) that individual pursuit of self-interest can sometimes make everyone worse off.
The "tragedy of the commons" is 1) the lack of a commons¾a common place where people can come together. 2) the failure to appreciate what we have in common with other species. 3) that cost-benefit analysis involves value judgments that we do not share in common. 4) that individual pursuit of self-interest can sometimes make everyone worse off.
3) attention and recognition can enhance worker productivity and motivation.
The Hawthorne effect shows that 1) quality control circles are important. 2) middle managers are affected by the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of the workers they supervise. 3) attention and recognition can enhance worker productivity and motivation. 4) trade-offs have to be made between productivity and quality of work life.
2) prohibits employers from interfering with employees trying to organize unions.
The Wagner Act of 1935 1) established the Food and Drug Administration. 2) prohibits employers from interfering with employees trying to organize unions. 3) guaranteed employers the right of refusing to bargain with union representatives. 4) guaranteed the right to work and outlawed union shops.
1) permitted consumers to sue manufacturers with whom they had no contractual relationships.
The case of MacPherson v. Buick Motor Car in 1916 changed product liability law. As a result of it, the courts 1) permitted consumers to sue manufacturers with whom they had no contractual relationships. 2) adopted the principle of caveat emptor. 3) permitted consumers to sue the retailer from whom they had purchased the product 4) adopted the principle of strict liability.
4) the label and package.
The consumer's main source of product information is 1) testimonials of other customers. 2) billboards. 3) word of mouth. 4) the label and package.
1) to persuade people to purchase the product.
The goal of advertising is 1) to persuade people to purchase the product. 2) to provide information about goods and services. 3) to provide information about prices. 4) to subsidize the media.
3) interviewing.
The hiring process needs to include screening, testing, and 1) safety awareness. 2) eliminating candidates. 3) interviewing. 4) job descriptions.
4) fairness.
The key moral ideal in promotions is 1) loyalty. 2) likeability. 3) intelligence 4) fairness.
1) workers are often unaware of the hazards they face on the job
The most accurate statement about workplace safety is: 1) workers are often unaware of the hazards they face on the job 2) employees, not their employers, are responsible for creating a safe workplace 3) in an average year, 150 workers are killed on the job 4) according to experts, industrial accidents "just happen"
3) a poor relationship with their immediate supervisor.
The most common reason that people leave their jobs is 1) low wages. 2) too much overtime. 3) a poor relationship with their immediate supervisor. 4) lousy benefits.
.2) be proactively oriented toward safety.
The proper approach to promote safety is to change the "hidden culture" to 1) pay employees more. 2) be proactively oriented toward safety. 3) hides injuries. 4) refuse to talk openly about safety
2) interesting work; sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job; enough authority to carry out the work; and good pay
When employees at all occupational levels are asked to rank what is important to them, the order that put them in is: 1) good pay; enough authority to carry out the work; sufficient help, support, and information; and interesting work. 2) interesting work; sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job; enough authority to carry out the work; and good pay 3) sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job; interesting work; enough authority to carry out the work,and good pay 4) enough authority to carry out the work; good pay; interesting work; and sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job
1) informed consent.
When it comes to obtaining information about employees, a key concept is 1) informed consent. 2) paternalism. 3) economic efficiency. 4) positive externalities.
1) Tropical forests are the earth's richest, oldest, and most complex ecosystems.
Which environmental statement is true? 1) Tropical forests are the earth's richest, oldest, and most complex ecosystems. 2) Because of technological breakthroughs, people living in developed countries put less strain on the environment than do people in poorer countries. 3) There are only about 1000 species of animals left in the world. 4) The United States consumes only its proportional share of the world's irreplaceable natural resources.
1) regulation can take away an industry's incentive to do more than the minimum
Which of the following is a drawback to the regulatory approach? 1) regulation can take away an industry's incentive to do more than the minimum 2) regulation is an incentive to an industry to do more than the minimum 3) regulation does not apply to all equally 4) does not require polluters to use the strongest most feasible means of pollution control.
4) polluted air is a health risk
Which of the following is true concerning our environment today? 1) the Clean Air Act of 1970 has had no beneficial effects 2) animal waste from factory farms is good for the environment 3) the "greenhouse effect" is basically media hype 4) polluted air is a health risk
4) media sensationalism and political posturing can get in the way of sensible answers to the drug problem
Which of the following is true? 1) a company is never permitted to test for legal drugs 2) drugs can't harm employee performance 3) business writers agree that drug testing is more cost effective than voluntary drug assistance programs 4) media sensationalism and political posturing can get in the way of sensible answers to the drug problem
4) The person has a lack of experience.
Which of these is a valid reason for not hiring a potential employee? 1) The person is overqualified. 2) There's a gap in the person's unemployment history. 3) The person dresses poorly. 4) The person has a lack of experience.
1) The Consumer Product Safety Commission has the power to order recalls.
Which statement is accurate in its description of consumer protection? 1) The Consumer Product Safety Commission has the power to order recalls. 2) Statistics show that, in fact, safety regulations rarely succeed in increasing safety. 3) Critics agree that the cost of safety regulations and product recalls are negligible. 4) Safety regulations permit people to choose to save money by purchasing riskier (but less expensive) products
OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
a formal treaty that outlaws bribing public officials in foreign business transactions and sets up review and monitoring mechanisms
Right to a Livable Environment
a human right that is essential for one to fulfill his human capacities
Maternity Leave
a period of absence from work granted to a mother after the birth of her child
Price Gouging
a seller's exploiting a short-term situation in which buyers have few purchase options for a much-needed product by raising prices substantially
Taft-Hartley Act
amended the National Labor Relations Act, outlawed closed shops (hire only union members), and permits individual states to ban union shops (require employees to join the union within a specified time after being hired)
Employment at Will
any side of an employment contract is free to terminate at any time without advance notice or reason
Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQs)
are job specifications to which the civil rights law does not apply
Moral Vegetarians
are people who reject the eating of meat on moral grounds
Express Warranties
are the claims that sellers explicitly state
Conflict of Interest
arises when employees at any level have special or private interests that are substantial enough to interfere with their job duties
Job Stress
as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker
Future Generations
basically our kids/grandkids that we have to consider a livable environment for their future
MacPherson vs. Buick Motor Car
case expanded the liability of manufacturers for injuries caused by defective products
Clean Water Act
congress passed in 1972 which proclaimed the goal of eliminating all water pollution by 1985
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
created in 1914 as an anti-trust weapon, but also includes protecting consumers against deceptive advertising and fraudulent commercial practices
Day Care
daytime care for the needs of people who cannot be fully independent, such as children or elderly people.
Job Specification
describes the qualifications an employee needs
Position Elimination
designates the permanent elimination of a job as a result of workforce reduction, plant closing or departmental consolidation
Externality/Spillover
disparity between private industrial costs and public social costs
Strict Product Liability
doctrine holds that the manufacturer of a product has legal responsibilities to compensate the user of that product for injuries suffered because the product's defective condition made in unreasonably dangerous regardless of whether the manufacturer was negligent in permitting that defect to occur
Job Screening
ensures a pool of competent applicants and guarantees that everyone has been dealt with fairly
Business gifts and entertainment
giving someone a small gift or taking the person out for a nice meal is a gesture of good will or friendship and can help cement a relationship between two people
National Labor Relations Act/Wagner Act
guarantees employees the right to organize and join unions and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing
Comparable worth
holds that women and men should be paid on the same scale not only for doing the same or equivalent work but also for doing different jobs involving skill, effort and responsibility
Management Styles
how managers conduct themselves on the job
Informed Consent
implies deliberation and free choice
Brown vs. Board of Education
in 1954 was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
in 1997 this made it illegal for American companies to engage in bribery overseas
disparate impact
in United States labor law refers to practices in employment, housing, and other areas that adversely affect one group of people of a protected characteristic more than another, even though rules applied by employers or landlords are formally neutral
Implied Warranties
include the claim, implicit in any sale, that a product is fit for its ordinary, intended use
Affirmative action programs
includes those policies, practices, and procedures that the contractor implements to ensure that all qualified applicants and employees are receiving an equal opportunity for recruitment, selection, advancement, and every other term and privilege associated with employment
American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
intended to protect the rights of people with disabilities to obtain gainful employment, and it forbids employers from discriminating against employees or job applicants with disabilities when making employment decisons
Pollution Permits
involve giving firms a legal right to pollute a certain amount
Trade Secret
is "any formula, pattern, device, or compilation of information which is used in one's business and which gives him an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it"
Cost-Benefit Analysis
is a device used to determine whether it's worthwhile to incur a particular cost
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
is a federal agency that administers and enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination
Job Discrimination
is a form of discrimination based on race, gender, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity by employers
Civil Rights Act of 1964
is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Free-Rider Problem
is a market failure that occurs when people take advantage of being able to use a common resource, or collective good, without paying for it
Card Check
is a method for employees to organize into a labor union in which a majority of employees in a bargaining unit sign authorization forms, or "cards", stating they wish to be represented by the union
AFL-CIO
is a national trade union center and the largest federation of unions in the United States
Kickback
is a percentage payment to a person able to influence or control a source of income
Psychological Appeal
is a persuasive effort aimed primarily at emotion, not reason
Personality Tests
is a questionnaire or other standardized instrument designed to reveal aspects of an individual's character or psychological makeup
Disparate treatment
is a way to prove illegal employment discrimination
Subliminal Advertising
is advertising that communicates at a level beneath conscious awareness
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
is an act passed by U.S. Congress in 2002 to protect investors from the possibility of fraudulent accounting activities by corporations
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is an agency of the United States federal government whose mission is to protect human and environmental health.
Tragedy of the Commons
is an economic problem in which every individual tries to reap the greatest benefit from a given resource
Ecological Economics
is attempting to expand further the boundaries of environmental cost-benefit analysis by calculating the value of an ecosystem in terms of what it would cost to provide the benefits and services it now furnishes us
hostile-work-environment harassment
is behavior of a sexual nature that is distressing to women and interferes with their ability to perform on the job
Firing
is for-cause dismissal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
is responsible for protecting worker health and safety in the United States
Incentive Approach
is that it minimizes government interference in business and encourages voluntary action rather than coercing compliance, as in the case of regulation
Living Wage
is the amount of money a full-time employee needs to afford the necessities of life, support a family, and live above the poverty line
Due Care
is the idea that consumers and sellers do not meet as equals and that the consumer's interests are particularly vulnerable to being harmed by the manufacturer, who has knowledge and expertise the consumer does not have
Sexual favortism
is the preferential treatment of an employee because that employee granted sexual favors to the employer
Sexual harassment
is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
Privacy
is widely acknowledged to be a fundamental right
Job Satisfaction
it is simply how content an individual is with his or her job, in other words, whether or not they like the job or individual aspects or facets of jobs, such as nature of work or supervision
Quantity Surcharges
it occurs when the same physical product is sold in two packs of different sizes and the large size has a higher price per unit than the small one
False Positives
it will falsely identify as liars people who are telling the truth
Reasonable-Consumer Standard
it would prohibit only advertising claims that would deceive reasonable people
Situational Interview
job candidates have to engage in role playing in a mock office scenario
Job Description
lists all pertinent details about the content of a job, including its duties, responsibilities, working conditions, and physical requirements
Regulatory Approach
makes use of direct public regulation and control in determining how the pollution bill is paid
Exaggeration
making claims unsupported by evidence
Civic Activities
means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference
Polygraph Tests
measures and records several physiological indices such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while the subject is asked and answers a series of questions
Merchantability
not a promise that the product will be perfect, but it's a guarantee that it will be of passable quality or suitable for the ordinary purpose for which it is used
Quid-pro-quo harassment
occurs when a supervisor makes an employee's employment opportunities conditional on the employee's entering into a sexual relationship with, or granting sexual favors
Horizontal Price Fixing
occurs when competitors agree to adhere to a set price schedule, not to cut prices below a certain minimum, or to restrict price advertising or the terms of sales, discounts, or rebates
Secondary Boycott
occurs when people refuse to patronize companies that handle products of struct companies
Primary Boycott
occurs when union members and their supporters refuse to buy products from a company being struck
Sympathetic Strike
occurs when workers who have no particular grievance of their own decide to strike in support of others
Economics Espionage Act
of 1996 defines the term "economic espionage" as the theft or misappropriation of a trade secret with the intent or knowledge that the offense will benefit any foreign government, foreign instrumentality, or foreign agent
Monitoring of Employees
often gathers personal information without informed consent
Self-Interest
one's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.
Clean Air Act
passed in 1970 is a United States federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level
Pink-Collar Occupations
performs jobs in the service industry
Right-to-Work States/Open-Shop Laws
prohibit union contracts requiring all employees on a job site to either join the union or pay the equivalent of union dues once hired
Gullible-Consumer Standard
prohibits an advertisement that might mislead someone who is ill informed and naive
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
prohibits most private employers from using lie detectors in the hiring process
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
protects the public "against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products"; sets standards for products, bans products presenting undue risk of injury, and in general policies the entire consumer-product marketing process from manufacture to final sale
Wellness Programs
push employees toward healthier lifestyles, are now a common feature of the corporate landscape
Musculoskeletal Disorders
re injuries and disorders that affect the human body's movement or musculoskeletal system
Ecosystem
refers to a total ecological community, both living and nonliving
Whistle-Blowing
refers to an employee informing the public about the illegal or immoral behavior of an employer or an organization
Prudential reasons
refers to considerations of self-interest and the considerations of the interests of others and the demand of morality
Seniority
refers to longevity on a job or with a firm
Due Process
refers to the fairness of the procedures an organization uses to impose sanctions on employees
Ecology
refers to the science of the interrelationships among organisms and their environments
Layoff
refers to the temporary unemployment experienced by hourly employees and implies that they are "subject to recall"
Test Reliability
refers to whether test results are replicable
Test Validity
refers to whether test scores correlate with performance in some other activity; test the skill or ability it is intended to measure
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
regulates the food and drug market, tests products, and deem these products safe or unsafe for the public
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
require further measures be taken to fight smog, acid rain, and toxic emissions
Just Cause
requires the reasons for discipline or discharge deal directly with job performance
Termination
results from an employee's poor performance
Naturalistic Ethic
some natural objects are morally considerable in their own right, apart from human interests, or that some ecosystems have intrinsic values from which we derive a duty to respect these landscapes
Ambiguity
something that can be understood in one or more ways
Pricing Mechanism
spell out the cost for a specific kind of pollution
Concealment of Facts
suppressing information that is unflattering to a company's products
Vertical Price Fixing
takes place when manufacturers and retailers agree to set prices
Assumption of Risk
taking a chance in a potentially dangerous situation
Drug Testing
testing employees to determine whether they are using illegal drugs
Hawthorne Effect
the alteration of behavior by the subjects of a study due to their awareness of being observed
Insider Trading
the buying or selling of stocks by business "insiders" on the basis of information that has not yet been made public and is likely to affect the price of the stock
Company Loyalty
the feeling that the organization's existence and goals are far more valuable than the employee's welfare
Off-the-Job Conduct
the general proposition that a firm has a legitimate interest only in employee behavior that significantly influences work performance
Consumer Sovereignty
the idea that consumers should and do control the market through their purchases
Legal Paternalism
the idea that the law may justifiably be used to restrict the freedom of individuals for their own good
Inbreeding
the practice of promoting exclusively from within the firm
Civil Disobedience
the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work
the right to refuse work that he or she believes is unsafe to himself/ herself or another worker
Puffery
the supposedly harmless use of superlatives and subjective praise in advertisements
Weasel Words
to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright statement
Corporate Campaign
unions enlist the cooperation of a company's creditors to pressure the company to allow its employees to unionize or to comply with other union demands
Abuse of Official Position
using one's official position for personal gain
Bakke vs. Regents of the University of California
was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. It upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy