Final Exam GEB 3453 Key Terms Ch.
6-10 questions and answers rated A+
business purpose exception - correct answer ✔✔ an exception to the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act of 1986 that permits employers to monitor all oral and electronic
communications, assuming they can show a legitimate business purpose for doing so
closed shop - correct answer ✔✔ a union environment that requires new hires to be
automatically enrolled in the labor union and union dues to be automatically deducted from
their pay
codetermination - correct answer ✔✔ a concept popular in Europe that gives workers the right
to participate on the board of directors of their company
collective bargaining - correct answer ✔✔ union negotiations with an employer on behalf of
employees
comparable worth - correct answer ✔✔ the idea that pay should be based upon a job holder's
worth to the organization rather than on salary history
consent exception - correct answer ✔✔ an exception to the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act of 1986 that allows employers to monitor employee communications provided employees
have given their consent
EEOC - correct answer ✔✔ the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, created by the U.S.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and which attempts to eliminate discrimination in the workplace based
on race, gender, or creed
, employment at will - correct answer ✔✔ a legal philosophy that holds that either the employee
or the employer may dissolve the employment arrangement at will (i.e., without cause and at
any time unless an employment contract is in effect that stipulates differently)
OSHA - correct answer ✔✔ the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which governs workplace
safety, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which administers the act at the
federal level
pay ratio - correct answer ✔✔ the number of times greater the average executive's salary is
than the average worker's
right-to-work law - correct answer ✔✔ a state law that says a worker cannot be forced to join a
union
sexual harassment - correct answer ✔✔ unwelcome touching, requests for sexual favors, and
other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature from a supervisor, coworker, client, or
customer
brand - correct answer ✔✔ a type of product or service marketed by a particular company
under a particular name
branding - correct answer ✔✔ the process of creating, differentiating, and maintaining a
particular image and/or reputation for a company, product, or service
bribe - correct answer ✔✔ a payment in some form (cash or noncash) for an act that runs
counter to the legal and ethical culture of the work environment
duty of confidentiality - correct answer ✔✔ a common-law rule giving an employee
responsibility to protect the secrecy of the employer's proprietary information, such as trade
secrets, material covered by patents and copyrights, employee records and salary information,
and customer data
6-10 questions and answers rated A+
business purpose exception - correct answer ✔✔ an exception to the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act of 1986 that permits employers to monitor all oral and electronic
communications, assuming they can show a legitimate business purpose for doing so
closed shop - correct answer ✔✔ a union environment that requires new hires to be
automatically enrolled in the labor union and union dues to be automatically deducted from
their pay
codetermination - correct answer ✔✔ a concept popular in Europe that gives workers the right
to participate on the board of directors of their company
collective bargaining - correct answer ✔✔ union negotiations with an employer on behalf of
employees
comparable worth - correct answer ✔✔ the idea that pay should be based upon a job holder's
worth to the organization rather than on salary history
consent exception - correct answer ✔✔ an exception to the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act of 1986 that allows employers to monitor employee communications provided employees
have given their consent
EEOC - correct answer ✔✔ the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, created by the U.S.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and which attempts to eliminate discrimination in the workplace based
on race, gender, or creed
, employment at will - correct answer ✔✔ a legal philosophy that holds that either the employee
or the employer may dissolve the employment arrangement at will (i.e., without cause and at
any time unless an employment contract is in effect that stipulates differently)
OSHA - correct answer ✔✔ the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which governs workplace
safety, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which administers the act at the
federal level
pay ratio - correct answer ✔✔ the number of times greater the average executive's salary is
than the average worker's
right-to-work law - correct answer ✔✔ a state law that says a worker cannot be forced to join a
union
sexual harassment - correct answer ✔✔ unwelcome touching, requests for sexual favors, and
other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature from a supervisor, coworker, client, or
customer
brand - correct answer ✔✔ a type of product or service marketed by a particular company
under a particular name
branding - correct answer ✔✔ the process of creating, differentiating, and maintaining a
particular image and/or reputation for a company, product, or service
bribe - correct answer ✔✔ a payment in some form (cash or noncash) for an act that runs
counter to the legal and ethical culture of the work environment
duty of confidentiality - correct answer ✔✔ a common-law rule giving an employee
responsibility to protect the secrecy of the employer's proprietary information, such as trade
secrets, material covered by patents and copyrights, employee records and salary information,
and customer data
