Business and Society Exam Solutions
Course Introduction
This course explores the dynamic relationship between business and society, examining how organizations interact with various stakeholders, including governments, communities, and the natural environment. Students will analyze the social, ethical, and environmental challenges faced by businesses in a globalized world, and consider the responsibilities of corporations beyond profit-making. The course introduces frameworks for ethical decision-making, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and sustainable business practices, encouraging students to critically evaluate the impact of business activity on society and propose strategies for managing complex societal issues.
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Law and Ethics in the Business Environment 8th Edition by Terry Halbert
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Chapter 1: Law, Ethics, Business: An Introduction
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Q1) Which of the following views would be consistent with the free market ethics approach advocated by Milton Friedman?
A) Outsourcing to other countries is wrong because it is detrimental to the overall US economy.
B) When making decisions, corporate managers should consider the interests of all the corporation's stakeholders.
C) The only social responsibility of business is to increase profits in a legal and ethical manner.
D) Automating processes and replacing workers is unethical since it does not serve a greater good.
Answer: C
Q2) Select the best definition of ethics:
A) a set of rules for behavior.
B) a menu of options regarding what we must do.
C) a menu of options regarding what we should do.
D) standards that must be met to avoid penalty.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Duty of Loyalty: Whistleblowing
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Q1) According to research, what are the characteristics of the typical whistleblower?
Answer: The typical whistleblower is a long-term, highly loyal employee who strongly believes his or her company should do the right thing. A whistleblower tends to try to resolve the issue(s) internally. If nothing is done in response to the complaint(s), the whistleblower feels compelled to disclose the problem to authorities outside the company and/or the media.
Q2) To determine whether a public employee receives First Amendment protection from speech (and therefore cannot be fired for it), the Supreme Court has stated that all of the following are important except:
A) The employer must have a justification for treating the employee differently than it would treat a member of the general public.
B) The speech cannot be about political topics.
C) The speech must be about something of great public concern.
D) The speech cannot be made as part of the employment (such as an internal memorandum).
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Privacy and Technology
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Q1) According to the article excerpted in the text entitled, The Functions of Privacy, by Alan Westin, privacy has several functions in today's society. These include:
A) Total freedom in the private life with no consequences to the work life.
B) The ability to vent anger at authority without being held responsible.
C) The ability to post critical information on the Internet without consequences at work.
D) The ability to spend time quietly analyzing the actions and reactions of other people.
Answer: B
Q2) A majority of states have enacted off-the-job privacy protection laws. What is the LEAST effective argument by an employer to regulate off-the-clock activities in a state that has not enacted such lifestyle rights legislation?
A) It will provide a healthy work force.
B) Unregulated employees are less productive.
C) There is no invasion of privacy since the employee is "at will."
D) It will prevent higher health care and insurance costs.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Valuing Diversity: Stereotyping v Inclusion
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Q1) All of the following are true statements regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601, et seq.), 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 paid leave because of the birth of a son or daughter.
Q2) Describe the term heightened scrutiny. What do the courts use to determine which type of scrutiny to use?
Q3) Which of the following federal government agencies is charged with enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A) U.S. Department of Labor
B) Merit Systems Protection Board
C) Office of Personnel Management
D)Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Chapter 5: Workers Rights as Human Rights: Health and Safety
in the Global Workplace
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Q1) The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938:
I. sets maximum hours
II. requires minimum wages
III. requires compliance with child labor standards
IV. covers farmer workers
A) I. and II only
B) III and IV only
C) I, II and III only
D) I, II, III and IV
Q2) According to Henry Shue, what are the six factors required to make a cost a true harm?
Q3) According to Henry Shue, firms are not in the business of protecting the interests of their workers, except when this is a means to accomplish the organizational objectives.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain how worker's compensation in the U.S. works.
Q5) Explain what the Workers Rights Consortium is and what it has done to combat sweatshops.
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Q6) Discuss how corporate criminal liability has been handled by OSHA since 1970.
Chapter 6: Environmental Law and Justice: Responsibility and Survival
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Q1) Under the ___________ plan, the EPA auctions a set number of sulfur dioxide emission allowances annually, with each allowance permitting one ton of emissions.
A) allocation of resources
B) tradeable permit
C) green capitalism
D) shareholder activism
Q2) Which piece of legislation was passed first?
A) The Clean Water Act
B) The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
C) The Clean Air Act
D) The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Q3) A "green tax" uses government taxing power to benefit the environment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the obligations of human beings to Mother Earth according to the universal declaration of rights of Mother Earth.
Q5) What is environmental justice? What started the movement in the United States?
Q6) Explain the Crisis of Agrobiodiversity as explained by Carmen G. Gonzalez.
Q7) Explain how the tradeable permit plan works.
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Chapter 7: Marketing and Technology: Choice and Manipulation
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Q1) The Lanham Act:
I. Focuses on trademark registration and protection.
II. Was passed in reaction to the Great Depression.
III. Gives competitors the right to sue for false claims a rival company makes about the competitor's product.
IV. Does not allow a company to sue for false claims a rival company makes about their own products.
A) I & II only
B) II & III only
C) I, I and III only
D) I, II III, and IV
Q2) The debate over advertising fast food and other "junk foods" to kids is in effect settled, since federal and state laws have put limits on that advertising.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the case of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. v. FDA, what was the majority opinion regarding the First Amendment and the graphic warning requirements?
Q4) What forms can deceptive advertising claims take?
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Chapter 8: Allocating Risk and Responsibilities in the Global Marketplace:
Products Liability
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Q1) The organization that works with companies on recalls of unsafe products (such as lead-paint laden Thomas the Train toys) is
A) The Consumer Protection Group (CPG)
B) The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
C) The Product Protection People (P3)
D) The Buy American Coalition (BAC)
Q2) To win a suit for negligence, a plaintiff must establish that the defendant:
I. breached its duty of care
II. created an unreasonable risk of harm
III. acted with total disregard to the harm that could result
IV. behavior was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries
A) I and II only
B) II and III only
C) I, II and IV only
D) I, II, III and IV
Q3) Discuss Sugarman's "Performance-based regulation." Is this a viable means to create safer products or is it unnecessary government interference?
Q4) Explain how injured parties can recover damages under the UCC.
Q5) What are punitive damages?
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Chapter 9: Ownership, Creativity and Innovation: Intellectual Property
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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) Discuss the Fair Use Doctrine. What are the four statutory factors used to determine if a use is fair?
Q3) Discuss U.S. patent law. Give examples of items that can and cannot be patented. U.S. patent law protects the rights of those who discover tools, machines, processes and other "novel, useful, and non-obvious" inventions. Recently patented items include Amazon.com's one-click internet checkout (business method) and a new type of hybrid corn.
The Supreme Court has held that "laws of nature, natural phenomena [or] abstract ideas" are not patent-eligible.
Once a U.S. patent is acquired, the inventor has a complete monopoly for 20 years. During that time, no one else may use or profit from the invention without permission.
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