Ethics and Technology Midterm Exam #1 || With Questions & All Accurate Answers (Rated A+)
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Ethics and Technology Midterm Exam #1 || With Questions & All Accurate Answers (Rated A+)
Ethics and Technology Midterm Exam #1 || With Questions & All Accurate Answers (Rated A+)
Morals - ANSWER - Personal beliefs about right and wrong
Ethics - ANSWER - Set of beliefs about what is right and ...
, Ethics and Technology Midterm Exam
#1 || With Questions & All Accurate
Answers (Rated A+)
Morals - ANSWER - Personal beliefs about right and wrong
Ethics - ANSWER - Set of beliefs about what is right and wrong behavior within a
society; Ethical behavior conforms to generally accepted norms; Behavior expected
of an individual by his or her
membership group
Laws - ANSWER - Institutionally enforced standards of behavior
Morality - ANSWER - social conventions about right and wrong that are so widely
shared that they become the basis for an established consensus. Individual views of
what is moral may vary on age, cultural group, ethnic background, etc.
Characteristics of a Successful Ethics Program: - ANSWER - Employees are willing
to seek advice about ethics issues
Employees feel prepared to handle situations that could lead to misconduct
Employees are rewarded for ethical behavior
Organization does not reward success obtained through questionable means
Employees feel positively about their company
Defined by the ERC
Corporate Ethics Officer: - ANSWER - Provides an organization with vision and
leadership in the area of business conduct
Ideally a senior-level manager who reports directly to the CEO
Known as corporate compliance officer
Corporate Ethics Officer responsibilities: - ANSWER - Ensuring compliance of ethical
procedures
Creating and maintaining the ethics culture that the highest level of corporate
authority wishes to have
Being the key contact person for ethics issues
aligns the practices of a workplace with the stated ethics and beliefs of the
workplace, holding people accountable to ethical standards.
The public reputation of a company strongly influences: - ANSWER - The value of its
stock, how consumers regard its products/services, the amount of support and
cooperation it receives from its business partners.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - ANSWER - A business's concern for the
welfare of society; an organization should act ethically by taking responsibility for the
impact of its actions on the environment, the community, and the welfare of its
employees.
, Based on the premise that an organization should take responsibility for its impact on
the:
Environment
Community
Welfare of its employees
Supply Chain Sustainability - ANSWER - a component of CSR that focuses on
development and maintaining a supply chain that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
5 reasons to pursue CSR goals: - ANSWER - gaining the goodwill of the community,
creating an organization that operates consistently, fostering good business
practices, protecting the organization and its employees from legal action, avoiding
unfavorable publicity.
Stakeholder: - ANSWER - An individual, group, or organization who may affect, be
affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a
project; someone who stands to gain or lose, depending on how a situation is
resolved.
good ethics can mean: - ANSWER - good business and improved profits
ethical companies tend to be more profitable over the long term than unethical
companies.
An employer can be held responsible for the acts of its employees even if the
employees act in a manner contrary to corporate policy and their employers
directions - ANSWER - Respondeat superior/ " let the master answer"
one way to escape/ avoid this is to establish effective ethics and compliance
programs.
Ethics Resource Center ERC - ANSWER - Defined characteristics of a successful
ethics program
Software piracy - ANSWER - a form of copyright infringement that involves making
copies of software or enabling others to access software to which they are not
entitled
Integrity - ANSWER - this person acts in accordance with a personal code of
principles.
Extending the same respect and consideration to all that one expects
to receive from others
Applying the same moral standards in all situations
Inconsistency (r/t integrity) emerges: - ANSWER - In a situation that conflicts with
one's moral standards
If one applies moral standards differently according to the situation or people
involved
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