Question 1

What is the primary source of an organization's right to expect employees to act on its behalf?

Accepted Answer

A) Common decency 
B) Morality 
C) Common law 
D) Contract D

Question 2

Which Supreme Court case addressed insider trading in 1997?

Accepted Answer

A) Griswold v.Connecticut 
B) Roe v.Wade 
C) Brown v.Board 
D) U.S.v.O'Hagan D

Question 3

The phrase "morally justified" is never ambiguous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which theory of insider trading did the U.S.Supreme Court endorse in 1997?

Accepted Answer

A) The misappropriation theory 
B) The misapplication theory 
C) The stock-bond theory 
D) The whisperer theory

Question 5

The voluntary release of non-public information is

Accepted Answer

A) Whistle blowing 
B) Trumpet sounding 
C) Bell ringing 
D) Horn blowing

Question 6

Executives who retaliate against employees who report possible violations of federal law can be imprisoned for up to ten years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Norman Bowie compares whistle-blowing to the civil disobedience of the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Saxones-Oxley Act provides protection for employees who report possible securities fraud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Concern with self-interest is never warranted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The SEC is the

Accepted Answer

A) Securities and Exchange Commission 
B) Securities and Exchange Counsel 
C) Social Excellence Committee 
D) Social Expense Commission

Question 11

The buying or selling of stocks by business insiders on the basis of information that has not yet been made public is

Accepted Answer

A) Insider trading 
B) Business broking 
C) Hedging bets 
D) Whistle blowing

Question 12

Whistle blowers are often stigmatized as disloyal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The question of motive is an important one in Kantian ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

There are never any social benefits to whistle blowing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Supererogatory actions are above and beyond the call of duty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Whistle-blowing is never justified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The notion of company loyalty, according to Shaw, is

Accepted Answer

A) Outdated 
B) Trendy 
C) Commonplace 
D) Rare

Question 18

Whistle blowers can be motivated by a sense of professional responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Some writers deny that employees have an obligation of loyalty to the company they work for.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A business fir functions

Accepted Answer

A) For social benefit 
B) To make money 
C) To create employment 
D) To generate social welfare

Exam 10: Moral Choices Facing Employees

What is the primary source of an organization's right to expect employees to act on its behalf?

Which Supreme Court case addressed insider trading in 1997?

The phrase "morally justified" is never ambiguous.

Which theory of insider trading did the U.S.Supreme Court endorse in 1997?

The voluntary release of non-public information is

Executives who retaliate against employees who report possible violations of federal law can be imprisoned for up to ten years.

Norman Bowie compares whistle-blowing to the civil disobedience of the 1960s.

The Saxones-Oxley Act provides protection for employees who report possible securities fraud.

Concern with self-interest is never warranted.

The SEC is the

The buying or selling of stocks by business insiders on the basis of information that has not yet been made public is

Whistle blowers are often stigmatized as disloyal.

The question of motive is an important one in Kantian ethics.

There are never any social benefits to whistle blowing.

Supererogatory actions are above and beyond the call of duty.

Whistle-blowing is never justified.

The notion of company loyalty, according to Shaw, is

Whistle blowers can be motivated by a sense of professional responsibility.

Some writers deny that employees have an obligation of loyalty to the company they work for.

A business fir functions