Question 1

Philosopher William Parent conceives the right to privacy as the right to ____.

Accepted Answer

privacy
Explanation: Philosopher William

Question 2

Discuss the facts pertaining to laws against discrimination based on marital status.

Accepted Answer

Laws that protect against discrimination

Question 3

The right to privacy is restricted by a social contract in our culture that prevents us from infringing on someone else's right to her or his personal autonomy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is a disadvantage of monitoring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monitoring tends to constrain effective performance since it can cause increased stress and pressure. 
B)  Monitoring prevents employers from managing their workplaces to place workers in appropriate positions. 
C)  Monitoring does not allow managers to ensure compliance with affirmative action requirements. 
D)  Monitoring cannot be utilized to prevent the loss of productivity due to inappropriate technology use. 
A)  Monitoring tends to constrain effective performance since it can cause increased stress and pressure. 
B)  Monitoring prevents employers from managing their workplaces to place workers in appropriate positions. 
C)  Monitoring does not allow managers to ensure compliance with affirmative action requirements. 
D)  Monitoring cannot be utilized to prevent the loss of productivity due to inappropriate technology use.

Question 5

Privacy is important because it serves to define one's individuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following states in the U.S.requires employers to notify workers when they are being monitored?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ohio 
B)  Illinois 
C)  Michigan 
D)  Connecticut 
A)  Ohio 
B)  Illinois 
C)  Michigan 
D)  Connecticut

Question 7

The U.S.Department of Commerce negotiated a Safe Harbor exception:

Accepted Answer

A)  because the U.S. would not qualify as having adequate protection. 
B)  so that the European Union could get access to personal information. 
C)  so that each European country could maintain its own standard of information gathering and protection while trading with the U.S. 
D)  because the law required that all imports to the European Union meet the Safe Harbor standards. 
A)  because the U.S. would not qualify as having adequate protection. 
B)  so that the European Union could get access to personal information. 
C)  so that each European country could maintain its own standard of information gathering and protection while trading with the U.S. 
D)  because the law required that all imports to the European Union meet the Safe Harbor standards.

Question 8

New York's _____ statute prohibits employment decisions or actions based on four categories of off-duty activity.

Accepted Answer

lifestyle discrimination
Explanation: Ne

Question 9

Values that are fundamental across culture and theory are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  authentic norms. 
B)  hypernorms. 
C)  ethnocentric norms. 
D)  executive norms. 
A)  authentic norms. 
B)  hypernorms. 
C)  ethnocentric norms. 
D)  executive norms.

Question 10

With regard to medical information specifically,employers' decisions are not only governed by the Americans with Disabilities Act but also restricted by the _____ Act.

Accepted Answer

Health Insurance Portability and Account

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Courts have ruled that the "interception" of stored communications applies only to messages that have actually reached company computers. 
B)  A firm that secures employee consent to monitoring at the time of hire is immune from ECPA liability. 
C)  The impact of the ECPA is to punish electronic monitoring only by employers. 
D)  The ECPA does not allow interception even when consent has been granted. 
A)  Courts have ruled that the "interception" of stored communications applies only to messages that have actually reached company computers. 
B)  A firm that secures employee consent to monitoring at the time of hire is immune from ECPA liability. 
C)  The impact of the ECPA is to punish electronic monitoring only by employers. 
D)  The ECPA does not allow interception even when consent has been granted.

Question 12

The concept of property rights excludes personal information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

From a utilitarian perspective,individual rights to privacy or right to control information about oneself may be outweighed in cases where:

Accepted Answer

A)  public safety is at risk. 
B)  the employee compensation package is very high. 
C)  the proposed benefit to the employer is high. 
D)  employee productivity depends directly on the number of hours they put in. 
A)  public safety is at risk. 
B)  the employee compensation package is very high. 
C)  the proposed benefit to the employer is high. 
D)  employee productivity depends directly on the number of hours they put in.

Question 14

How do privacy issues at the workplace raise ethical issues involving individual rights as well as those involving utilitarian consequences?

Accepted Answer

Workplace privacy issues evoke an inhere

Question 15

Which of the following is an advantage of drug testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drug testing does not present any ethical challenges for employers. 
B)  Drug testing tends to provide a productivity benefit for companies. 
C)  There are no possibilities of incorrect presumptions in connection with drug testing. 
D)  There are no legal issues relating to monitoring employees through drug testing. 
A)  Drug testing does not present any ethical challenges for employers. 
B)  Drug testing tends to provide a productivity benefit for companies. 
C)  There are no possibilities of incorrect presumptions in connection with drug testing. 
D)  There are no legal issues relating to monitoring employees through drug testing.

Question 16

Explain the implications of giving 'notice' about monitoring.

Accepted Answer

Many recent court decisions with regard

Question 17

Identify the act that expanded states' rights with regard to Internet surveillance technology,including workplace surveillance,and amended the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Accepted Answer

A)  The USA PATRIOT Act 
B)  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
C)  The Federal Information Security Management Act 
D)  The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 
A)  The USA PATRIOT Act 
B)  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
C)  The Federal Information Security Management Act 
D)  The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

Question 18

Most statutes or common law decisions provide for employer defenses for all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  those rules that are reasonable and rationally related to the employment activities of a particular employee. 
B)  those rules that treat one group differently from another considering lifestyle practices. 
C)  those rules that are necessary to avoid a conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict of interest. 
D)  those rules that constitute a "bona fide occupational requirement." 
A)  those rules that are reasonable and rationally related to the employment activities of a particular employee. 
B)  those rules that treat one group differently from another considering lifestyle practices. 
C)  those rules that are necessary to avoid a conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict of interest. 
D)  those rules that constitute a "bona fide occupational requirement."

Question 19

Some companies have a(n)_____ policy under which an employer refuses to hire or terminates a worker on the basis of the spouse's working at the same firm.

Accepted Answer

A)  anti-nepotism 
B)  conflict-of-interest 
C)  anti-fraternization 
D)  antitrust 
A)  anti-nepotism 
B)  conflict-of-interest 
C)  anti-fraternization 
D)  antitrust

Question 20

Describe HIPAA.Discuss the use of genetic information as a form of monitoring.

Accepted Answer

Employers are limited in their collectio

Philosopher William Parent conceives the right to privacy as the right to ____.

Discuss the facts pertaining to laws against discrimination based on marital status.

The right to privacy is restricted by a social contract in our culture that prevents us from infringing on someone else's right to her or his personal autonomy.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of monitoring?

Privacy is important because it serves to define one's individuality.

Which of the following states in the U.S.requires employers to notify workers when they are being monitored?

The U.S.Department of Commerce negotiated a Safe Harbor exception:

New York's _____ statute prohibits employment decisions or actions based on four categories of off-duty activity.

Values that are fundamental across culture and theory are called:

With regard to medical information specifically,employers' decisions are not only governed by the Americans with Disabilities Act but also restricted by the _____ Act.

Which of the following statements about the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is true?

The concept of property rights excludes personal information.

From a utilitarian perspective,individual rights to privacy or right to control information about oneself may be outweighed in cases where:

How do privacy issues at the workplace raise ethical issues involving individual rights as well as those involving utilitarian consequences?

Which of the following is an advantage of drug testing?

Explain the implications of giving 'notice' about monitoring.

Identify the act that expanded states' rights with regard to Internet surveillance technology,including workplace surveillance,and amended the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Most statutes or common law decisions provide for employer defenses for all of the following EXCEPT:

Some companies have a(n)_____ policy under which an employer refuses to hire or terminates a worker on the basis of the spouse's working at the same firm.

Describe HIPAA.Discuss the use of genetic information as a form of monitoring.

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Exam 7: Ethical Decision Making: Technology and Privacy in the Workplace

Philosopher William Parent conceives the right to privacy as the right to ____.

Discuss the facts pertaining to laws against discrimination based on marital status.

The right to privacy is restricted by a social contract in our culture that prevents us from infringing on someone else's right to her or his personal autonomy.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of monitoring?

Privacy is important because it serves to define one's individuality.

Which of the following states in the U.S.requires employers to notify workers when they are being monitored?

The U.S.Department of Commerce negotiated a Safe Harbor exception:

New York's _____ statute prohibits employment decisions or actions based on four categories of off-duty activity.

Values that are fundamental across culture and theory are called:

With regard to medical information specifically,employers' decisions are not only governed by the Americans with Disabilities Act but also restricted by the _____ Act.

Which of the following statements about the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is true?

The concept of property rights excludes personal information.

From a utilitarian perspective,individual rights to privacy or right to control information about oneself may be outweighed in cases where:

How do privacy issues at the workplace raise ethical issues involving individual rights as well as those involving utilitarian consequences?

Which of the following is an advantage of drug testing?

Explain the implications of giving 'notice' about monitoring.

Identify the act that expanded states' rights with regard to Internet surveillance technology,including workplace surveillance,and amended the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Most statutes or common law decisions provide for employer defenses for all of the following EXCEPT:

Some companies have a(n)_____ policy under which an employer refuses to hire or terminates a worker on the basis of the spouse's working at the same firm.

Describe HIPAA.Discuss the use of genetic information as a form of monitoring.

Ethics and Business

Ethical Decision Making: Personal and Professional Contexts

Philosophical Ethics and Business

The Corporate Culture-Impact and Implications

Corporate Social Responsibility

Ethical Decision Making: Employer Responsibilities and Employee Rights

Ethics and Marketing

Business and Environmental Sustainability

Ethical Decision Making: Corporate Governance, Accounting, and Finance

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