Question 1

The Donald Wohlgemuth case shows that

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A) trade secrets can be patented. 
B) trade secrets often become an integral part of an employee's total job skills and capabilities. 
C) employees need to divest themselves of any skill acquired while handling trade secrets. 
D) "noncompete" or "nondisclosure" contracts are always legally valid. 
A) trade secrets can be patented. 
B) trade secrets often become an integral part of an employee's total job skills and capabilities. 
C) employees need to divest themselves of any skill acquired while handling trade secrets. 
D) "noncompete" or "nondisclosure" contracts are always legally valid. B

Question 2

An employee can have a conflict of interest even if he or she doesn't act to the detriment of the organization.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

U.S. companies have a history of paying off foreign officials for business favors. Such acts were declared illegal by

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A) the U.S. Customs department. 
B) the Vice President. 
C) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCP
A) of 1977. 
D) the United Nations. 
A) the U.S. Customs department. 
B) the Vice President. 
C) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCP
A) of 1977. 
D) the United Nations. C

Question 4

Prudential reasons are reasons that refer to the interests of others and the demands of morality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When faced with a moral decision, employees should follow the two-step procedure of identifying the relevant obligations, ideals, and effects, and then deciding where the emphasis should lie among these considerations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

List and briefly explain the seven factors to take into consideration in determining the morality of giving and receiving gifts in a business situation.

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1. Intent: Consider the intention behind

Question 7

Which is the best argument for legally protecting trade secrets?

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A) Trade secrets are the intellectual property of the employee who developed them. 
B) Employees who disclose trade secrets violate the confidentiality owed to their employers 
C) The theft of trade secrets evens out the competition. Employees who disclose trade secrets violate the confidentiality owed to their employers 
D) Employees who disclose trade secrets know how to communicate. 
A) Trade secrets are the intellectual property of the employee who developed them. 
B) Employees who disclose trade secrets violate the confidentiality owed to their employers 
C) The theft of trade secrets evens out the competition. Employees who disclose trade secrets violate the confidentiality owed to their employers 
D) Employees who disclose trade secrets know how to communicate.

Question 8

The Supreme Court has rejected the idea that inside trading involves "misappropriating" confidential information.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the Supreme Court

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A) even if you are not an insider, you can be guilty of insider trading if you misappropriate sensitive information. 
B) anyone buying/selling stock based on nonpublic information is guilty of inside trading. 
C) insider trading violates the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution. 
D) it should be left up to the company, not the government, to decide whether or not to prohibit insider trading. 
A) even if you are not an insider, you can be guilty of insider trading if you misappropriate sensitive information. 
B) anyone buying/selling stock based on nonpublic information is guilty of inside trading. 
C) insider trading violates the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution. 
D) it should be left up to the company, not the government, to decide whether or not to prohibit insider trading.

Question 10

According to Norman Bowie's definition, whistle blowing is conceptually restricted to reporting on activities that are harmful to third parties, violations of human rights, or contrary to the public purpose and legitimate goals of the organization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

As a general rule, if the contents of the work agreement that exists between the employee and the employer are legal and if the employee freely consents to them, then the employee is under an obligation to fulfill the terms of the agreement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Prudential reasons are those moral reasons that are separate from self-interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Norman Bowie, whistle-blowing is morally justified only if five criteria are met. What are these five criteria?

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According to Norman Bowie, whistle-blowi

Question 14

A whistle-blower

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A) doesn't have to be a past or present member of the organization. 
B) doesn't have to report activity that is illegal, immoral, or harmful. 
C) is any employer who spreads gossip for personal gain. 
D) far from being disloyal, may be acting in the best interest of the organization. 
A) doesn't have to be a past or present member of the organization. 
B) doesn't have to report activity that is illegal, immoral, or harmful. 
C) is any employer who spreads gossip for personal gain. 
D) far from being disloyal, may be acting in the best interest of the organization.

Question 15

The SEC's insider-trading rule reduces equality of opportunity in the marketplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What, if anything, is wrong with foreign forms of bribery?

Accepted Answer

Foreign forms of bribery are unethical a

Question 17

Which act provides sweeping new legal protection for employees who report possible securities fraud, making it unlawful for companies to "discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against" them?

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A) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
B) Foreign Corruption Act 
C) Economic Espionage Act 
D) U)S. vs. O'Hagan 
A) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
B) Foreign Corruption Act 
C) Economic Espionage Act 
D) U)S. vs. O'Hagan

Question 18

Whistle-blowers are only human beings, not saints, and they sometimes have their own

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A) salary. 
B) self-serving agenda. 
C) bandwagon. 
D) office. 
A) salary. 
B) self-serving agenda. 
C) bandwagon. 
D) office.

Question 19

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act weakened legal protections for whistle blowers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Norman Bowie, a discussion of whistle blowing in the 1990s parallels the discussion of civil disobedience in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Donald Wohlgemuth case shows that

An employee can have a conflict of interest even if he or she doesn't act to the detriment of the organization.

U.S. companies have a history of paying off foreign officials for business favors. Such acts were declared illegal by

Prudential reasons are reasons that refer to the interests of others and the demands of morality.

When faced with a moral decision, employees should follow the two-step procedure of identifying the relevant obligations, ideals, and effects, and then deciding where the emphasis should lie among these considerations.

List and briefly explain the seven factors to take into consideration in determining the morality of giving and receiving gifts in a business situation.

Which is the best argument for legally protecting trade secrets?

The Supreme Court has rejected the idea that inside trading involves "misappropriating" confidential information.

According to the Supreme Court

According to Norman Bowie's definition, whistle blowing is conceptually restricted to reporting on activities that are harmful to third parties, violations of human rights, or contrary to the public purpose and legitimate goals of the organization.

As a general rule, if the contents of the work agreement that exists between the employee and the employer are legal and if the employee freely consents to them, then the employee is under an obligation to fulfill the terms of the agreement.

Prudential reasons are those moral reasons that are separate from self-interest.

According to Norman Bowie, whistle-blowing is morally justified only if five criteria are met. What are these five criteria?

A whistle-blower

The SEC's insider-trading rule reduces equality of opportunity in the marketplace.

What, if anything, is wrong with foreign forms of bribery?

Which act provides sweeping new legal protection for employees who report possible securities fraud, making it unlawful for companies to "discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against" them?

Whistle-blowers are only human beings, not saints, and they sometimes have their own

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act weakened legal protections for whistle blowers.

According to Norman Bowie, a discussion of whistle blowing in the 1990s parallels the discussion of civil disobedience in the 1960s.

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Basic Issues

The Workplace Today Apos S Challenges

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Exam 10: Moral Choices Facing Employees

The Donald Wohlgemuth case shows that

An employee can have a conflict of interest even if he or she doesn't act to the detriment of the organization.

U.S. companies have a history of paying off foreign officials for business favors. Such acts were declared illegal by

Prudential reasons are reasons that refer to the interests of others and the demands of morality.

When faced with a moral decision, employees should follow the two-step procedure of identifying the relevant obligations, ideals, and effects, and then deciding where the emphasis should lie among these considerations.

List and briefly explain the seven factors to take into consideration in determining the morality of giving and receiving gifts in a business situation.

Which is the best argument for legally protecting trade secrets?

The Supreme Court has rejected the idea that inside trading involves "misappropriating" confidential information.

According to the Supreme Court

According to Norman Bowie's definition, whistle blowing is conceptually restricted to reporting on activities that are harmful to third parties, violations of human rights, or contrary to the public purpose and legitimate goals of the organization.

As a general rule, if the contents of the work agreement that exists between the employee and the employer are legal and if the employee freely consents to them, then the employee is under an obligation to fulfill the terms of the agreement.

Prudential reasons are those moral reasons that are separate from self-interest.

According to Norman Bowie, whistle-blowing is morally justified only if five criteria are met. What are these five criteria?

A whistle-blower

The SEC's insider-trading rule reduces equality of opportunity in the marketplace.

What, if anything, is wrong with foreign forms of bribery?

Which act provides sweeping new legal protection for employees who report possible securities fraud, making it unlawful for companies to "discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against" them?

Whistle-blowers are only human beings, not saints, and they sometimes have their own

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act weakened legal protections for whistle blowers.

According to Norman Bowie, a discussion of whistle blowing in the 1990s parallels the discussion of civil disobedience in the 1960s.

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Basic Issues

The Workplace Today Apos S Challenges

Job Discrimination

Filters