Question 1

Which of the following choices correctly describes an issue associated with individuals becoming atomized?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to be more aware than ever before of foreign cultures and practices. 
B)  They tend to get promoted faster in the workplace due to their selfish nature. 
C)  They tend to focus more on themselves, even at the expense of others. 
D)  Individuals who become atomized tend to focus more on the family unit and not on their careers. 
A)  They tend to be more aware than ever before of foreign cultures and practices. 
B)  They tend to get promoted faster in the workplace due to their selfish nature. 
C)  They tend to focus more on themselves, even at the expense of others. 
D)  Individuals who become atomized tend to focus more on the family unit and not on their careers.

Question 2

Explain and discuss the concept of anomie as set forth by the French sociologist Emile Durkheim. How is this concept related to the proliferation of technology?
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Question 3

Which of the following statements is correct regarding technology?

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A)  Technology can solve all problems faced by mankind in today's world. 
B)  Technology may be able to help solve some problems but may also cause others. 
C)  The advent of technology has created the digital divide, which has helped increase poverty. 
D)  The proliferation of technology throughout the world has solved issues such as world hunger. 
A)  Technology can solve all problems faced by mankind in today's world. 
B)  Technology may be able to help solve some problems but may also cause others. 
C)  The advent of technology has created the digital divide, which has helped increase poverty. 
D)  The proliferation of technology throughout the world has solved issues such as world hunger.

Question 4

Which of the following is a true statement concerning the use of technology around the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Governments around the world have used technology to build weapons of mass destruction. 
B)  Generally speaking, all of the outcomes associated with technology proliferation have been positive. 
C)  Developing countries have generally limited or denied access to emerging technologies for developed countries. 
D)  As technology continues to rapidly increase, the cost of delivering technology also is increasing. 
A)  Governments around the world have used technology to build weapons of mass destruction. 
B)  Generally speaking, all of the outcomes associated with technology proliferation have been positive. 
C)  Developing countries have generally limited or denied access to emerging technologies for developed countries. 
D)  As technology continues to rapidly increase, the cost of delivering technology also is increasing.

Question 5

How has technology enabled individuals to benefit from higher wages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology has helped increase incomes around the world through increased opportunities for buyers and sellers to connect. 
B)  Technology has caused firms' efficiency to vastly increase, meaning higher prices and margins on products. 
C)  Firms are now able to pay their employees much more money because technology has automated the majority of work functions previously done by employees. 
D)  Technology has enabled employees to work remotely, meaning they can now work more than one job and thus increase their income. 
A)  Technology has helped increase incomes around the world through increased opportunities for buyers and sellers to connect. 
B)  Technology has caused firms' efficiency to vastly increase, meaning higher prices and margins on products. 
C)  Firms are now able to pay their employees much more money because technology has automated the majority of work functions previously done by employees. 
D)  Technology has enabled employees to work remotely, meaning they can now work more than one job and thus increase their income.

Question 6

Which one of the following choices best describes why technology has helped to drastically improve life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  By allowing people better access to communications software 
B)  By improving medical research and access to health technologies 
C)  Through ensuring individuals make better and healthier lifestyle choices 
D)  By ensuring that all individuals have access to the latest medical research and treatments 
A)  By allowing people better access to communications software 
B)  By improving medical research and access to health technologies 
C)  Through ensuring individuals make better and healthier lifestyle choices 
D)  By ensuring that all individuals have access to the latest medical research and treatments

Question 7

Better access to education and knowledge for individuals

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A)  was driven by the Industrial Revolution in England and has accelerated since then 
B)  existed before the advent and proliferation of the Industrial Revolution 
C)  has generally only been available to individuals in developed countries 
D)  is still a major concern and challenge that technology must overcome 
A)  was driven by the Industrial Revolution in England and has accelerated since then 
B)  existed before the advent and proliferation of the Industrial Revolution 
C)  has generally only been available to individuals in developed countries 
D)  is still a major concern and challenge that technology must overcome

Question 8

The rise of technology is best described by which one of the following choices?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has enabled people more time to spend building personal relationships with those in their immediate vicinity. 
B)  It has allowed the breaking down of barriers that previously had caused people to rarely interact effectively with each other. 
C)  It has been associated with a decrease in person-to-person interaction. 
D)  It has caused a huge decrease in the cost of communication, which has served to make people more effective personal communicators. 
A)  It has enabled people more time to spend building personal relationships with those in their immediate vicinity. 
B)  It has allowed the breaking down of barriers that previously had caused people to rarely interact effectively with each other. 
C)  It has been associated with a decrease in person-to-person interaction. 
D)  It has caused a huge decrease in the cost of communication, which has served to make people more effective personal communicators.

Question 9

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the digital divide?

Accepted Answer

A)  This refers to the ability of certain groups to access password-protected sites. 
B)  This relates to varying levels of technological access, based on socioeconomic status. 
C)  This refers to an individual's ability to determine what digital information sources are factually correct. 
D)  This relates to the varying levels of technological proficiency across different generations. 
A)  This refers to the ability of certain groups to access password-protected sites. 
B)  This relates to varying levels of technological access, based on socioeconomic status. 
C)  This refers to an individual's ability to determine what digital information sources are factually correct. 
D)  This relates to the varying levels of technological proficiency across different generations.

Question 10

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the concept of anomie?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals who experience anomie are more likely to form long-lasting bonds with their family and peers. 
B)  Anomie speaks to the destruction of collectivism and cooperation among individuals. 
C)  People try to avoid anomie wherever possible because it is typically bad for their careers. 
D)  Anomie is generally seen only in developing nations and cultures. 
A)  Individuals who experience anomie are more likely to form long-lasting bonds with their family and peers. 
B)  Anomie speaks to the destruction of collectivism and cooperation among individuals. 
C)  People try to avoid anomie wherever possible because it is typically bad for their careers. 
D)  Anomie is generally seen only in developing nations and cultures.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true regarding technology proliferation around the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rate of technology proliferation has slowed in recent years due to the increased cost of newer technologies. 
B)  Technological increases and advances have allowed individuals to be more responsive in both their personal and professional lives. 
C)  Firms have used the advent and proliferation of technology worldwide to profiteer and price gouge in overseas markets. 
D)  Individuals in developed countries have attempted to slow the spread of technologies in developing countries. 
A)  The rate of technology proliferation has slowed in recent years due to the increased cost of newer technologies. 
B)  Technological increases and advances have allowed individuals to be more responsive in both their personal and professional lives. 
C)  Firms have used the advent and proliferation of technology worldwide to profiteer and price gouge in overseas markets. 
D)  Individuals in developed countries have attempted to slow the spread of technologies in developing countries.

Question 12

Which of the following choices most accurately describes a reason for using professional networks such as LinkedIn?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals who effectively utilize such networks tend to earn higher wages and get promoted faster than their peers. 
B)  Such professional networks enable individuals to stay in contact with their friends and ensure they get the jobs when openings arise. 
C)  Individuals may be able to leverage such networks to gain access to the knowledge and skills of other people. 
D)  These networks are generally free to use and thus, those individuals seeking to further their career should take advantage of them. 
A)  Individuals who effectively utilize such networks tend to earn higher wages and get promoted faster than their peers. 
B)  Such professional networks enable individuals to stay in contact with their friends and ensure they get the jobs when openings arise. 
C)  Individuals may be able to leverage such networks to gain access to the knowledge and skills of other people. 
D)  These networks are generally free to use and thus, those individuals seeking to further their career should take advantage of them.

Question 13

Which of the following choices correctly describes the benefit of a strong network?

Accepted Answer

A)  A strong network will allow an individual to get a new job very easily. 
B)  A strong network will allow firms to easily check up on employees outside the workplace. 
C)  A strong network helps individuals to benefit from the knowledge and resources of others. 
D)  A strong network ensures that individuals' and firms' values are exactly aligned. 
A)  A strong network will allow an individual to get a new job very easily. 
B)  A strong network will allow firms to easily check up on employees outside the workplace. 
C)  A strong network helps individuals to benefit from the knowledge and resources of others. 
D)  A strong network ensures that individuals' and firms' values are exactly aligned.

Question 14

Individuals who have learned how to properly harness and leverage technology

Accepted Answer

A)  will never again experience issues with negative aspects of technology 
B)  have learned how to make large sums of money by training others to do the same thing 
C)  avoid all negative interactions with technology by using it only for certain things 
D)  understand that technology has both positive and negative aspects and are careful to understand both 
A)  will never again experience issues with negative aspects of technology 
B)  have learned how to make large sums of money by training others to do the same thing 
C)  avoid all negative interactions with technology by using it only for certain things 
D)  understand that technology has both positive and negative aspects and are careful to understand both

Question 15

When it comes to the quality and reliability of information

Accepted Answer

A)  all information posted online is required to be fact-checked before posting 
B)  sources in the "middle" politically will always provide the most factual, unbiased information 
C)  reliable sources often include academic, peer-reviewed journals 
D)  individuals should rely on print publications such as newspapers only, as these are always more reliable 
A)  all information posted online is required to be fact-checked before posting 
B)  sources in the "middle" politically will always provide the most factual, unbiased information 
C)  reliable sources often include academic, peer-reviewed journals 
D)  individuals should rely on print publications such as newspapers only, as these are always more reliable

Question 16

Which one of the following choices best describes a negative outcome often associated with the digital divide?

Accepted Answer

A)  The unwillingness of the wealthy to try to bridge this divide 
B)  The increasing lack of access to technology by individuals in developing countries 
C)  The ever-present gap between people who can afford technology and those who cannot 
D)  The opportunity for companies and marketing firms to exploit poorer people 
A)  The unwillingness of the wealthy to try to bridge this divide 
B)  The increasing lack of access to technology by individuals in developing countries 
C)  The ever-present gap between people who can afford technology and those who cannot 
D)  The opportunity for companies and marketing firms to exploit poorer people

Question 17

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the concept of "the digital divide"?

Accepted Answer

A)  This concept is associated with the discrepancy in access to information among people of different socioeconomic statuses. 
B)  The digital divide relates to how some people use Apple products and experience problems accessing certain technology as a result. 
C)  The digital divide focuses on how the wealthy have leveraged technology to help the poor. 
D)  The digital divide relates to how many people have lost interpersonal communication skills as a result of technology. 
A)  This concept is associated with the discrepancy in access to information among people of different socioeconomic statuses. 
B)  The digital divide relates to how some people use Apple products and experience problems accessing certain technology as a result. 
C)  The digital divide focuses on how the wealthy have leveraged technology to help the poor. 
D)  The digital divide relates to how many people have lost interpersonal communication skills as a result of technology.

Question 18

A subscriber to the Rawlsian framework would

Accepted Answer

A)  view the attainment of education and knowledge as a moral imperative for all individuals 
B)  generally disregard knowledge and education as unimportant 
C)  view the spread of knowledge among a large number of people as beneficial 
D)  be skeptical of knowledge diffusion because of the opportunity for knowledge to be spread unevenly 
A)  view the attainment of education and knowledge as a moral imperative for all individuals 
B)  generally disregard knowledge and education as unimportant 
C)  view the spread of knowledge among a large number of people as beneficial 
D)  be skeptical of knowledge diffusion because of the opportunity for knowledge to be spread unevenly

Question 19

Research indicates that the older generation of Americans are best described by which one of the following choices

Accepted Answer

A)  generally do not trust Internet sources as factually correct information 
B)  tend to receive much of their information from the TV 
C)  are much less likely to trust radio and printed newspapers 
D)  are much more likely to correctly determine when information is incorrect 
A)  generally do not trust Internet sources as factually correct information 
B)  tend to receive much of their information from the TV 
C)  are much less likely to trust radio and printed newspapers 
D)  are much more likely to correctly determine when information is incorrect

Question 20

Which of the following statements about technology is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of the benefit from technology has flowed to companies. 
B)  Most of the benefits of the advent and proliferation of technology have flowed to individuals. 
C)  People who embraced technology early on have been able to vastly enrich themselves. 
D)  Technology has had a bigger positive impact on individuals in developing nations. 
A)  The majority of the benefit from technology has flowed to companies. 
B)  Most of the benefits of the advent and proliferation of technology have flowed to individuals. 
C)  People who embraced technology early on have been able to vastly enrich themselves. 
D)  Technology has had a bigger positive impact on individuals in developing nations.

Which of the following choices correctly describes an issue associated with individuals becoming atomized?

Explain and discuss the concept of anomie as set forth by the French sociologist Emile Durkheim. How is this concept related to the proliferation of technology? Sample

Which of the following statements is correct regarding technology?

Which of the following is a true statement concerning the use of technology around the world?

How has technology enabled individuals to benefit from higher wages?

Which one of the following choices best describes why technology has helped to drastically improve life expectancy?

Better access to education and knowledge for individuals

The rise of technology is best described by which one of the following choices?

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the digital divide?

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the concept of anomie?

Which of the following statements is true regarding technology proliferation around the world?

Which of the following choices most accurately describes a reason for using professional networks such as LinkedIn?

Which of the following choices correctly describes the benefit of a strong network?

Individuals who have learned how to properly harness and leverage technology

When it comes to the quality and reliability of information

Which one of the following choices best describes a negative outcome often associated with the digital divide?

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the concept of "the digital divide"?

A subscriber to the Rawlsian framework would

Research indicates that the older generation of Americans are best described by which one of the following choices

Which of the following statements about technology is accurate?

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Theories of Morality and Business Ethics

Living a Great Life: Perma, Mission, and Ethical Decision Making

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Ethics and Compliance in the Corporation

Culture Matters

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Power and Its Uses

Conflict of Interest

Bribery and Corruption

Integrity and Mercy

Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship

Ethics and a Market Economy

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Exam 13: Ethics and Technology: Issues for the Twenty-First Century

Which of the following choices correctly describes an issue associated with individuals becoming atomized?

Explain and discuss the concept of anomie as set forth by the French sociologist Emile Durkheim. How is this concept related to the proliferation of technology? Sample

Which of the following statements is correct regarding technology?

Which of the following is a true statement concerning the use of technology around the world?

How has technology enabled individuals to benefit from higher wages?

Which one of the following choices best describes why technology has helped to drastically improve life expectancy?

Better access to education and knowledge for individuals

The rise of technology is best described by which one of the following choices?

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the digital divide?

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the concept of anomie?

Which of the following statements is true regarding technology proliferation around the world?

Which of the following choices most accurately describes a reason for using professional networks such as LinkedIn?

Which of the following choices correctly describes the benefit of a strong network?

Individuals who have learned how to properly harness and leverage technology

When it comes to the quality and reliability of information

Which one of the following choices best describes a negative outcome often associated with the digital divide?

Which of the following choices most accurately describes the concept of "the digital divide"?

A subscriber to the Rawlsian framework would

Research indicates that the older generation of Americans are best described by which one of the following choices

Which of the following statements about technology is accurate?

Introduction: Why Study Business Ethics

Theories of Morality and Business Ethics

Living a Great Life: Perma, Mission, and Ethical Decision Making

Corporate Organization and the Role of Stakeholders

Ethics and Compliance in the Corporation

Culture Matters

Ethics in a Global Society and Economy

Power and Its Uses

Conflict of Interest

Bribery and Corruption

Integrity and Mercy

Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship

Ethics and a Market Economy

Filters