WGU C961 - Ethics in Technology - Unit Quizzes(Complete)

_______ is/are one's personal beliefs about what is right and wrong. A Morals B Code of ethics C Remediation D Ethics A True or False: If an employee acts in a manner contrary to the corporate policy and their employer's directions, the employer cannot be held responsible for these actions. A True B False B What percent of instances of reported misconduct are non-manager responsible for? A Over 50 percent B About 40 percent C Less than 33 percent D Roughly 25 percent B According to the Ethics Resource Center, which action is the most commonly observed form of employee misconduct? A Abusive behavior B Lying to employees C Misuse of company time D Inappropriate social networking C True or False: Laws provide a complete guide to ethical behavior. A False B True A What is a statement that highlights an organization's key ethical issues and identifies the overarching values and principles that are important to the organization and its decision-making? A Mission statement B Code of ethics C Integrity statement D Vision statement B If you find yourself rationalizing a decision with the statement "Well, our competitors are doing something far worse"—what action should you not take? A Realize you are about to make a decision that you will find difficult to justify to others. B Seek input and advice from others. C Drop this option, and implement the same policy as your competitors. D Reconsider your option C Approximately how many U.S. workers have reported worker or manager misconduct and then suffered some sort of retribution from their supervisor or negative reactions from their co-workers? A About 8.7 million B Some 6.2 million C Over 10 million D Less than 5.5 million B Identifying the stakeholders and their positions on an issue is a part of which decision-making step? A Choose the best option B Identify and evaluate options C Review the applicable guidelines, policies, and laws D Define the problem D True of False: The goodwill that CSR activities generate can make it easier for corporations to conduct their business but is unlikely to affect the profitability of the firm. A False B True A Which action is not a key goal of employee ethics training? A Make employees more aware of the company's code of ethics and how to apply it. B Become familiar with various philosophers and how they dealt with ethical issues. C Reduce the company's liability in the event of a legal action. D Increase the percentage of employees who report incidents of misconduct. B True or False: Important decisions with strong ethical implications are too often left to the technical experts; general business managers must assume greater responsibility for these decisions. A True B False A True or False: The Supreme Court has stated that American citizens are protected by th Fourth Amendment with no exception. A True B False B This act allows consumers to request and obtain a free credit report once each year from each of the three primary consumer credit reporting companies. A Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act B Right to Financial Privacy Act C Fair Credit Reporting Act D Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act D True or False: Although a number of independent laws and acts have been implemented over time, no single, overarching data privacy policy has been developed in the United States. However, there is an established advisory agency that recommends acceptable privacy practices to U.S. businesses. A. True B. False B A Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) B Children's Online Privacy Protection Act C HIPAA D American Recovery and Reinvestment Act A ______________ is a system employed to collect internet data including search histories; photos sent and received; the contents of email, file transfers, and voice and video chats; and other internet communication data. A MYSTIC B Stingray C PRISM D ALPR C The______________ is designed to strengthen the data protection for individuals within the EU and includes stiff penalties for privacy violations. A General Data Protection Regulation B European-United States Privacy Shield Data Transfer Program Guidelines C European Union Data Protective Directive D Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development for the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data A