Test Bank for Ethics in Information Technology, 6th Edition Reynolds (All Chapters included)

Test Bank for Ethics in Information

Technology, 6th Edition Reynolds (All

Chapters included)


CHAPTER 1: AN OVERVIEW OF ETHICS
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1. An organization’s dmission statement highlights its key ethical issues and identifies the overarching
valuesand d principles dthat dare dimportant dto dthe dorganization dand dits ddecision dmaking.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d False

2. Line doperations dpersonnel dcan dbe dappointed das dcorporate dethics dofficers.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

3. In da dnonprofit dorganization, dthe dboard dofddirectors dreports dto dthe dlocaldcommunity dthat dit dserves.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

4. Consistencydmeans dthatdshareholders,dcustomers,dsuppliers,danddthedcommunitydknowdwhatdtheydcandexpectdofdan
dorganization—that dit dwill dbehave din dthe dfuture dmuch das dit dhas din dthe dpast.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

5. Thedgreaterdreliancedofdinformationdsystemsdindalldaspectsdofdlifedhasddecreaseddthedriskdthatdinformationdtechnology
dwill dbe dused dunethically.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d False

,6. Increasingly,dmanagers dare dincluding dethicaldconduct das dpart dof dan demployee’s dperformance dappraisal.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

7. Employees dmay dsuppress dtheir dtendency dto dact din da dmanner dthat dseems dethical dto dthem dand dinstead dact din da
dmanner dthat dwill dprotect dthem dagainst danticipated dpunishment.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

, Chapterd1: An dOverview dof
Ethics
8. Thedtermdmoralitydrefers dtodsocialdconventions daboutdrightdanddwrongdthatdare dsodwidely dshared dthatdtheydbecomedthe
dbasis dfor dan destablished dconsensus.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

9. Laws dcan dproclaim dan dact das dlegal, dalthough dmany dpeople dmay dconsider dthe dact dimmoral.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

10. Fairness dand dgenerosity dare dexamples dof dvirtues.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

11. LawrencedKohlbergfoundthatdthedmostcrucialfactordthatstimulatesdaperson’smoralddevelopmentdisdmonetary
dreward dfor dgood dbehavior.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d False

12. Multinationalandglobalorganizationsmustnot presentaconsistentfacetotheirshareholders,dcustomers,dand
f


dsuppliers dbut dinstead dmust doperate dwith da ddifferent dvalue dsystem din deach dcountry dthey ddo dbusiness din.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d False

13. Legalactsdconformdtodwhatdandindividualdbelievesdtodbedthedrightdthingtoddo.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d False

14. Ethics dhas drisen dto dthe dtop dof dthe dbusiness dagenda dbecause drisks dassociated dwith dinappropriate dbehavior
dhave dincreased, dboth din dtheir dlikelihood dand din dtheir dpotential dnegative dimpact.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True




© d2015 dCengage dLearning. dAll dRights dReserved. dMay dnot dbe dscanned, dcopied dor dduplicated, dor dposted dto da dpublicly daccessible dwebsite, din dwhole
or in part.

, Chapterd1: An dOverview dof
Ethics
15. Settingcorporatesocialresponsibility(CSR)dgoalsencouragesanorganizationtoachievehighermoralandethical
d standards.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

16. Thedfairness dapproachdtodethicalddecisiondmakingdstatesdthatdone dshoulddchoosedthedactiondordpolicydthatdhasdthedbest
doverall dconsequences dfor dall dpeople dwho dare ddirectly dor dindirectly daffected.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d False

17. Theboarddofddirectorsdofdandorganizationdisdnormallydresponsibledfordday-to-daydmanagementdanddoperationsdof
dthe dorganization.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d False

18. Andindividual’smanagerhasverylittleimpactonhisorher dethicalbehavior.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d False

19. Indthedbusinessdworld,dimportantddecisionsdaredtoodoftendleftdtodthedtechnicaldexperts;dgeneraldbusinessdmanagers
dmust dassume dgreater dresponsibility dfor dthese ddecisions.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

20. The dgoal dof dthe dSarbanesOxley dAct dwas dto drenew dinvestor’s dtrust din dcorporate dexecutives dand dtheir dfirm’s
dfinancial dreports dfollowing dnumerous dfinancial dscandals din dthe dearly d2000s.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d True

21. Individualdviewsdondwhatdisdmoral daredsodstronglydhelddthatdthere disdnearlyduniversal dagreement din dspitedof
ddifferencesinage, dcultural dgroup, dethnic dbackground, dreligion, dlife dexperience, deducation,

dandgender.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: d False


© d2015 dCengage dLearning. dAll dRights dReserved. dMay dnot dbe dscanned, dcopied dor dduplicated, dor dposted dto da dpublicly daccessible dwebsite, din dwhole
or in part.