Deck 33: Legal and Ethical Issues in Business

Question 1

FastBreak Inc.is dissatisfied with its ranking in Google Inc.'s search results.FastBreak files a suit against Google,seeking an injunction.Google argues that its search results are constitutionally protected speech.FastBreak's best argument against Google's position is that

A)the First Amendment protects humans against state censorship and protecting a computer's speech is not related to that purpose.
B)the trillions of decisions made by computers each day do not all constitute protected speech.
C)computerized algorithms,which generate computer language,do not constitute speech.
D)search results constitute commercial speech,for which the First Amendment provides only limited protection.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Ginger and Holly are journalists in a courtroom hearing a case.The judge instructs them not to use social media until the court is adjourned.Despite this instruction,during the trial Ginger and Holly tweet play-by-play commentary for the public as events unfold.Possible sanctions that the judge might impose include

A)fines and imprisonment.
B)fines but not imprisonment.
C)imprisonment but not fines.
D)none of the choices.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Commercial Wholesale,Inc.,conducts its operations unethically,which,when revealed,will likely affect its

A)good will only.
B)profits only.
C)reputation only.
D)good will,profits,and reputation.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Mexican employees of Farmacos Ltd.,a subsidiary of Global Pharmaceuticals,Inc.,a U.S.firm,offer cash and gifts to regional Mexican government officials to obtain their approval of favorable contracts.Steps that company managers might take to end the practice and to influence other employees not to engage in similar conduct include

A)termination of the employees who offered the bribes.
B)mandatory antibribery training for all employees.
C)audit of company expenses to expose illegal and unethical payments.
D)all of the choices.

Question 5

Energy Resources Company develops its marketing strategies in terms of what its management perceives as its ethical obligations,which represent its

A)legal liability.
B)profitability.
C)standards of right and wrong.
D)unilateral corporate duties.