Business and Society
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Business and Society explores the dynamic relationship between commercial organizations and their broader social environments. The course examines how businesses impact and are influenced by social, political, environmental, and ethical factors. Topics include corporate social responsibility, stakeholder management, globalization, sustainability, regulatory environments, ethical decision-making, and the role of businesses in addressing contemporary social challenges. Through case studies and theoretical frameworks, students gain an understanding of how businesses can contribute to society while balancing profitability and ethical considerations.
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Law and Ethics in the Business Environment 9th Edition by Terry Halbert
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Chapter 1: Law, Ethics, Business: An Introduction
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Q1) Virtue ethics:
A)focuses on what human beings are capable of being.
B)requires strict adherence to specific standards of behavior.
C)accepts that individuals rarely reach moral excellence.
D)are based on the concept that a person's ethical beliefs are developed in childhood and do not change.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following statements best illustrates the view of "utilitarianism"?
A)From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
B)Cultivating the habits of good character will naturally lead a person to their fullest potential.
C)An action is right when maximizing welfare and total well-being,
D)Individuals should pursue his or her own self-interest, even at the expense of others.
Answer: C
Q3) From where do ethical preferences originate?
Answer: Ethical preferences originate not from legislators or judges,but from an individual's own critical consciousness. They can be shaped by a wide variety of factors,including family,religion,culture,community and experiences.
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Chapter 2: The New Economy: Revisioning Work
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Q1) Which of the following is a protection that is clearly provided by the Fair Labor Standards Act?
A)Overtime payments for white collar workers
B)Wages for interns who are working for college credit, receive education benefit from their internships.
C)Minimum wage for hourly employees.
D)Fair wages for independent contractors.
Answer: C
Q2) What is respondeat superior?
A)A legal doctrine that hold employers liable for the actions of their employees done within the scope of their employment.
B)A legal doctrine that holds employers liable for having insufficient policies and procedures in place.
C)A legal doctrine that holds employers liable for any actions taken by people who the employers have hired to perform work.
D)The right to collectively bargain and unionize.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Whistleblowing: Conflicting Loyalties
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Q1) Explain why the plaintiff in Sullivan v.Harnisch was distinguishable from the plaintiff in Weider v.Skala,according to the Court of Appeals of New York?
Answer: The plaintiff in Weider v.Skala was an attorney who was fired by his law firm employer for insisting that professional misconduct be reported. The court concluded that his firing fell under an exception to at-will employment because the firm fired him for refusing to violate his ethical duties as barred attorney. The plaintiff in Sullivan was not similarly situated because the plaintiff's role as a compliance officer was not as central to his employment and there was not a professional code that strictly controlled his behavior.
Q2) To determine whether a public employee receives First Amendment protection for her speech (and therefore cannot be fired for it),the Supreme Court has said all of the following except:
A)The speech cannot cause substantial interference with the workplace.
B)The speech cannot be about political topics.
C)The speech must be about an issue of public concern.
D)The speech cannot be made in the course of employment.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Privacy: Technology, Surveillance and Freedom
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Q1) Under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)it is unlawful for an employer to request,require or purchase genetic information related to employees of their families. List at least three exceptions to this rule.
Q2) In what way do telematics pose a threat to employee privacy?
A)They enable workplaces to become more efficient through the use of data relating to employee activities.
B)They enable employers to more effectively monitor supply chains and merchandise sales, which results in reduced theft.
C)They enable employers to constantly monitor employees' movements and use of technology and equipment, revealing information such as when they take breaks and the internet websites they visit.
D)They place pressure on employees to remain efficient and productive.
Q3) The term "privacy" does not appear anywhere in the Constitution of the United States. Explain Despite this,the Supreme Court has recognized privacy rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Provide three examples specific privacy protections that the Court has recognized.
Q4) Discuss the employee claims that counter businesses' justifications of electronic surveillance.
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Chapter 5: Diversity: Equity and Justice for All
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Q1) To establish aprima faciecase of religious discrimination,the employee has to show all of the following except which one:
A)That religion has been a significant part of the employee's life for a significant amount of time.
B)That the employee has a sincerely held religious belief.
C)That the employer was on notice that the religious belief was in conflict with the employer's request.
D)That there was a negative employment action based on a conflict between the religious belief and the employment requirement.
Q2) All of the following are true statements regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act,EXCEPT which of the following?
A)An eligible employee is entitled to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave in any 12-month period.
B)Every personal or family emergency qualifies for FMLA leave.
C)Under most circumstances, the employer must reinstate employees when they return from leave.
D)An eligible employee is entitled to take unpaid leave because of the birth of a son or daughter.
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Chapter 6: Health and Safety: Workers Rights As Human Rights
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Q1) Explain what the Workers Rights Consortium is and what it has done to combat sweatshops.
Q2) According to Henry Shue,what are the six factors required to make a cost a true harm?
Q3) Which of the following arguments offered by the employees of Walmart's international suppliers was successful when they claimed Walmart owed them a duty to enforce its suppliers' promise to pay them minimum and prevailing wages?
A)The employees were third-party beneficiaries of the contracts between Walmart and its suppliers.
B)The employees were de facto employees of Walmart.
C)Walmart owed the employees a common law duty to inspect their working conditions.
D)The employees failed to offer a successful argument.
Q4) When an employee files a worker's compensation claim:
A) The employee must prove the company was negligent.
B) The employer has the right to raise traditional defenses to negligence to defeat the claim.
C) Both a.and b.
D) Neither a.not b.
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Chapter 7: Environmental Sustainability: Law and Fairness
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Q1) Which of the following is a negative effect of a "cap and trade" system?
A)It will not have an effect on production of pollution.
B)Areas with higher concentrations of older plants will still experience a lot of pollution, as many of the permits will be bought by those plants.
C)It costs the government money to run the system.
D)Companies feel it is too punitive and do not want to participate in it.
Q2) Explain how the tradeable permit plan works.
Q3) The power of the U.S.Government to take property from a private individual and use it for public purposes is:
A)Due Process
B)Equal Protection
C)Eminent Domain
D)Suffrage
Q4) Explain the concepts of environmental justice and food justice and how the two can be integrated via Food Policy Councils.
Q5) Why were the villagers from Kivalina considered the first American climate change refugees? Why were they unsuccessful in their attempts to hold large energy companies accountable for their role in climate change?
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Chapter 8: Marketing: Technology,Choice, Manipulation
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Q1) In the case of R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Company,et al.v.FDA,explain how the Court applied the Central Hudson test.
Q2) Which of the following is not an example of "native advertising" that the FTC has highlighted as deceptive?
A)Advertisements that pretend to be news reports.
B)"Door openers" that use surveys or prize awards to lure consumers into sales pitches.
C)Product endorsements that do not indicate that the endorser was paid to make the endorsement.
D)Advertisements that "pop up" when a consumer visits a news website.
Q3) Discuss some of the ways the FTC has curbed online marketing efforts.
Q4) Identify the true statement regarding freedom of speech:
A)Speech cannot be regulated by the government.
B)Corporations are afforded free speech protection.
C)Commercial speech that is misleading is still entitled to free speech protection.
D)According to theCentral Hudsondecision, "protected commercial speech" cannot be regulated.
Q5) Explain the difference between express and implied deceptive advertising.
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Chapter 9: Product Liability: Allocating Risk Responsibility
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Q1) Are contracts for the sale of computer software governed by the UCC?
A)Yes, because they are "goods".
B)No, because they are "services".
C)Sometimes, because some contracts for software are predominantly for the software itself, but others are predominantly for services that accompany the software, such as ongoing technical support.
D)No, because the purchase of products is governed exclusively by tort law.
Q2) The term caveat emptor means:
A)"seller take care"
B)"empty the cave of deceit"
C)"buyer beware"
D)"truth shall prevail"
Q3) Under the Restatement of Torts (Second),Section 402a,a product manufacturer must be negligent in order to be liable for a defective product.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain three ways in which a product can be deemed defective or dangerous under strict product liability and provide an example of each.
Q5) Explain how injured parties can recover damages under the UCC.
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Chapter 10: Intellectual Property: Ownership, Creativity, and Innovation
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Q1) If an author owns a copyright to a non-fiction essay,then publishes that essay in an anthology of similar essays published by a major publishing company,the rights involved in this relationship would be referred to as ______.
A)collective work
B)public domain
C)collective bargaining
D)joint domain
Q2) Explain the U.S.patent system and give examples of items that can and cannot be patented.
Q3) Discuss how intellectual property is different from other kinds of property.
Q4) Debora Halbert asserts in her essay,"Feminist Interpretations of Intellectual Property," that:
A)women have benefited greatly from intellectual property laws.
B)intellectual property has historically benefited men more than women.
C)in the nineteenth century, writing poetry and novels enabled women to not only express themselves intellectually but to reap financial rewards as well.
D)when women knitted or quilted, they were reluctant to share their patterns with other women.
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