Exam 2: B: Being Ethical and Socially Responsible

Ethics is the study of right and wrong and of the morality of the choices we make.

A corporate code of ethics officer informs the press about unethical practices within the organization.

Affirmative action plans encompass all areas of human resources management, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and pay.

Of the three factors mentioned as contributors to air pollution, only the combination of weather and geography cannot be changed.

Generally, social responsibility does not cost money.

The right to consumer education entitles people to be fully informed about their rights as consumers.

Recently, consumers and the government have been losing an increasing number of product liability lawsuits against sellers of defective products.

A businessperson can take some comfort when faced with an ethical dilemma by talking openly about it with management because ethical decisions will always withstand scrutiny.

All companies practice social responsibility in the same manner.

To achieve affirmative action goals and to remedy past discrimination, hiring quotas are required.

Social responsibility is good business, but it does cost money.

Consumerism consists of all activities undertaken to protect the rights of consumers.

A personnel manager of a large company would probably agree that the more ethical the company, the easier it is to attract good people.

There is nothing unethical about accepting payments to do something you would normally do in your job anyway.

Two additional rights added in the last decade are the right to consumer education and the right to courteous service.

Much consumer-oriented legislation has grown out of the statement of six rights, which became known as the consumer bill of rights.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's program for restoring the economy and improving social conditions became the foundation for increased government involvement in business.

Fortunately, the acid-rain problem has been solved in recent years.

The right to choose means that consumers must have a choice of products offered by different manufacturers and sellers.

Increasingly, consumer education is becoming a part of high school and college curricula and adult-education programs.