Question 1

Only after which of the following conditions is (are) met, should the whistle-blower go public?

Accepted Answer

Going public should be considered only after the unreported act would cause serious and considerable harm to the public, and the employee has already reported the act to their immediate supervisor and made their moral concern known. This allows for the issue to be addressed within the organization first, and going public should be a last resort.

Question 2

Discuss the pros and cons of the new social contract from the viewpoint of an employer and employee. What duty does an employer have to provide job security to its workers?

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Question 3

The conditions under which a company's employees work is called:

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Labor standards refer to the working conditions such as hours of work, rest intervals, minimum wages, safe working environment, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Question 4

Provide an example where employee whistle-blowing is justified and an example where it is not. Provide support for each example.

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Question 5

As the use of electronic communication at work has risen, new ethical issues involving worker privacy have emerged. Should employers be allowed to read employee e-mail, inspect their MySpace pages or blogs, or access files located on a personal computer at work? Why or why not?

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Question 6

Some people believe that the right of privacy should be extended to the workplace. Others feel that, on the contrary, that such an extension would constitute an unwarranted incursion into management's right to manage. Please comment on this debate, using examples from the text discussion of electronic monitoring, romance in the workplace, employee drug testing, and employee honesty testing. Are there particular circumstances under which it is, or is not, appropriate for employers to monitor employee behavior?

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Question 7

Discuss working conditions around the world. What challenges face multinational corporations? What approaches are companies using to establish fair labor standards? Which approaches might work better than others?

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Question 8

Workers in the United States enjoy several important legal guarantees. Discuss three major worker rights. What are the U.S. laws and regulations that govern each? How do such policies compare with those of other countries?

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Question 9

Developing a corporate policy on alcohol abuse is a difficult challenge. As the CEO of a firm, how would you fairly treat and protect the privacy of an employee who has an alcohol problem, while maintaining the company goal of maximizing the productivity of each employee?

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Question 10

When groups of companies define industry-wide standards that they can all agree to, these are called:

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Industry-wide codes of conduct are standards agreed upon by groups of companies within a particular industry. Corporate codes of conduct are specific to individual companies, and NGO codes of conduct are created and enforced by non-governmental organizations. Fair wage levels may be a component of industry-wide codes of conduct, but they are not the same thing.

Question 11

A strong employer-employee relationship is central to:

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A strong employer-employee relationship is important for achieving the goals of economic production and satisfying the needs of employees who contribute their skills and knowledge to the company. Both A and B are correct. Option C is not directly related to the relationship between an employer and employee.

Question 12

The Council of Economic Priorities has developed a set of workplace rules called:

Accepted Answer

The workplace rules developed by the Council of Economic Priorities are called Social Accountability 8000. The other options listed are different sets of guidelines or principles related to corporate social responsibility or ethical business practices, but they were not specifically developed by the Council of Economic Priorities.

Quiz 16: Employees and the Corporation