Assessment for Fundamentals for Success in Business final exam (WGU072) Q&A

Assessment for Fundamentals for Success in Business final exam (WGU072) Q&A A U.S. company hires a new employee from Germany. The new employee is being trained by other employees on the company's conflict resolution practices in alignment with the company's mission and ethical standards. As part of the training, the employee identifies how the ethical values of the company are consistent with the employee's values.Which aspect of the company is the employee learning? Organizational culture Organizational leadership International business culture International business success - CORRECT ANSWER-Organizational culture A senior manager asks an employee to omit a key section from a financial report to hide some distressing data.Which aspect of the organization is being violated by the manager's behavior? Beliefs Norms Culture Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-Ethics An employee overhears an office manager telling a prospective client that the company does not work with people from a particular ethnicity even though the company has a nondiscrimination policy.Which element is violated by the actions of this office manager? Personal ethics Employee handbook guidelines Established state law Personal culture - CORRECT ANSWER-Employee handbook guidelines A young, unmarried employee who is an only child has a conversation with an older, married employee with siblings about the corporate decision to enter into a lucrative contract with a firm that legally supplies substandard medications to developing countries. The two employees disagree as to whether the company's decision was ethical.What is the primary demographic trait that influences the values of these employees? Age Birth order Employment Marital status - CORRECT ANSWER-Age A corporation's code of ethics endorses a green work place.Which employee activity models this code? Starting an office recycling program Organizing a community cleanup day for a local park Raising money to support the science club at a local high school Riding a bicycle to work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - CORRECT ANSWERStarting an office recycling program A company advertises that it uses environmentally safe practices in all business processes; however, the chief financial officer (CFO) has blocked the adoption of many environmentally safe practices because of the additional costs to the company.Which controversial business practice is this company using? Whistleblowing Sheltering Greenwashing Cherry picking - CORRECT ANSWER-Greenwashing An organization plans to close its local factory and shift manufacturing operations overseas. This brings opposition from employees.Which terms describes this organizational move? Legal-ethical Legal-unethical Illegal-ethical Illegal-unethical - CORRECT ANSWER-Legal-ethical Individual authors wrote books about the negative environmental impacts of some industries, including the coal industry.Which benefit did the authors' work have on society? It helped the authors to become more popular. It drew the public's attention to the targeted issue. It increased the economic welfare of the community. It resulted in increased government funding for the industries. - CORRECT ANSWER-It drew the public's attention to the targeted issue.