Exam 3: Ethics in Business

What is the significance of a company like Fetzer Vineyards having a company-wide English as a Second Language training program offered as part of its education package to employees?

Which of the following ethical issues should be of the LEAST concern to a business?

Which of the following is an example of ratings and rankings of the level of corporate social responsibility of companies?

Companies with a strong sense of corporate social responsibility are obligated to understand the ethical standards of their suppliers.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of corporate social responsibility?

In business relations all of the following are influenced by our personal ethics EXCEPT ________.

What are some ethical issues that Walmart should consider when opening a new store?

When enough people feel that a particular ethical standard is important,it eventually becomes law.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)makes sure that all investors have the same access to information about companies.

What are some ethical issues involved in price fixing?

Legal compliance refers to conducting a business within the boundaries of all the legal regulations of that industry.

If you are developing your own personal ethical system,which of the following would NOT be appropriate to include in your evaluation?

Which of the following companies,formerly in the top 25 of Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For,no longer is in business because of flagrant legal and ethical violations?

Corporate social responsibility can be defined as a company's obligation to ________.

The production of toxic materials is moving at a far faster pace than the growth of proper storage facilities and techniques,so disposal becomes more and more expensive.

Sergeant Joseph Darby,who sent information to the U.S.Army Criminal Investigation Command that sparked an investigation that eventually revealed to the public the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq,lives as a hero,celebrated for his good deeds and further contributing to the welfare of his community.

When the wife of Mark Whitacre,who was involved in illegal activities at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM),threatened to divorce him if he did not end his involvement with the price fixing,she demonstrated an example of ________.

The world's largest commercial carpet manufacturer,Interface,demonstrates its commitment for "green" by having a mission statement that reads "Our promise is to eliminate any negative impact Interface has on the environment by 2020."

Jeffrey Wigand is a vice president of a tobacco company who revealed that his company was deliberately manipulating the effect of the nicotine in its cigarettes to promote addiction.What term best describes him?

One example of a business opportunity created by a concern for ethics and human rights is a company that created a technology to access internet sites that have been censored by the Chinese government.