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Q: Which of the following is not something that is championed by advocates of socialism? A. free enterprise B. equality C. security D. absence of exploitation

Q: Boards are now being tougher on CEOs for all of the following reasons except A.increasing diversity on boards. B.competitive economic conditions. C.rising vigilance of outside directors. D.increasing power of large institutional investors.

Q: The World Trade Organization (WTO) developed the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights to establish the minimum levels of protection that each government must provide to the intellectual property of all WTO members. a. True b. False

Q: Socialism is commonly, and erroneously, often confused with which of the following? A. capitalism B. communism C. feudalism D. None of these

Q: The board committee that is responsible for responding to social issues is the A.ethics committee. B.public policy committee. C.community interface committee. D.rapid response committee.

Q: Copyright law protects authored works such as art, books, and film. a. True b. False

Q: Which of the following is the model of capitalism that is closest to the model employed in contemporary Japan? A. Government only preserves the peace and adjudicates disputes among those engaged in business. B. Government is the protector of capitalists at the expense of the other members of society. C. Government should help business by imposing quotas, import taxes, and other means to make foreign interests less competitive. D. Government and business cooperate for the sake of both business and society as a whole.

Q: The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act of 2008 increased trademark and copyright enforcement and substantially increased penalties for infringement. a. True b. False

Q: Which of the models of capitalism comes closest to socialism? A. Government only preserves the peace and adjudicates disputes among those engaged in business. B. Government is the protector of capitalists at the expense of the other members of society. C. Government should help business by imposing quotas, import taxes, and other means to make foreign interests less competitive. D. Governments should take over and run those industries that private enterprises cannot handle successfully.

Q: Two software manufacturers could conceivably develop separate programs that perform the same functions in a nearly identical manner without infringing each other's copyrights. a. True b. False

Q: Which of the models of the relation between government and business can be described as "protectionism?" A. Government only preserves the peace and adjudicates disputes among those engaged in business. B. Government is the protector of capitalists at the expense of the other members of society. C. Government should help business by imposing quotas, import taxes, and other means to make foreign interests less competitive. D. Governments should take over and run those industries that private enterprises cannot handle successfully.

Q: The Fair Use Doctrine is a defense often employed by the defendant in trademark infringement cases. a. True b. False

Q: Which of the models of capitalism and government comes under the critique of the Marxist critics? A. Government only preserves the peace and adjudicates disputes among those engaged in business. B. Government is the protector of capitalists at the expense of the other members of society. C. Government should help business by imposing quotas, import taxes, and other means to make foreign interests less competitive. D. Government and business cooperate for the sake of both business and society as a whole.

Q: One of the tests that an invention must pass to be eligible for a patent is that it must__________.a. be a machineb. not be economical to producec. be capable of providing economic benefitd. be obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the same field

Q: The board's compensation committee has responsibility for A.setting directors' pay scales. B.making sure that all employees are paid a fair wage. C.evaluating executive performance and recommending terms and conditions of employment. D.determining what bonuses should be paid and to whom.

Q: Which of the following is the philosopher who argued that the "invisible hand" of the market will be a greater benefit to society than any attempt to directly benefit society? A. Adam Smith B. John Stuart Mill C. John Rawls D. Immanuel Kant

Q: The board committee that has the primary responsibility of ensuring that competent, objective directors are selected is the A.qualifications committee. B.personnel standards committee. C.compensation committee. D.nominating committee.

Q: __________ allows portions of copyrighted materials to be used without permission under certain circumstances.a. Plagiarismb. Copyright infringementc. Fair use doctrined. Use of prior art

Q: On the view of this sort of capitalism, the function of government is to preserve the peace and to adjudicate disputes among those engaged in business transactions. A. state capitalism B. socialism C. totalitarianism D. laissez-faire capitalism

Q: Unlike traditional copyright law, the__________ does not govern copying; instead, it focuses on the distribution of tools and software that can be used for copyright infringement as well as for legitimate non-infringing use.a. TRIPS Agreementb. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)c. WIPO Copyright Treatyd. Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act

Q: Which of the following is a step to board repair? A.Seeking outside help in identifying potential risks B.Increasing executive compensation C.Using dependent compensation consultants D.Reducing involvement in corporate strategy

Q: Which of the following economic systems did not exist prior to the industrial revolution? A. feudalism B. totalitarianism C. capitalism D. democracy

Q: The principal responsibilities of the audit committee are to A.interview auditing firms to do the company audit. B.negotiate with the Internal Revenue Service in the event of a tax audit. C.ensure that published financial statements are not misleading. D.hire the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and monitor that person's work.

Q: A(n) __________ prohibits a departing employee from working for any competitors for a period of time.a. noncompete agreementb. license agreementc. nondisclosure agreementd. union agreement

Q: The argument that slavery, in the ancient world, was a necessary step toward feudalism, and thus a necessary step in the development of the modern world belongs to which class of arguments? A. Utilitarian B. Deontological C. Virtue D. None of these

Q: A(n) __________ can read the machine language of a software program and produce the source code.a. compilerb. open source decoderc. re-engineering deviced. decompiler

Q: The board committee responsible for assessing the adequacy of internal control systems and the integrity of financial statements is the A.finance committee. B.monetary policy committee. C.arbitrage committee. D.audit committee.

Q: Which view of corporations contains the notion that the assumption of responsibility must always be by individuals, whether they assume it for themselves or, by virtue of their position, for the corporation? A. The Organizational View B. The Moral Person View C. The Moral Actor View D. The Organizational Actor View

Q: The__________ established the minimum levels of protection that each country must provide to all WTO members.a. World Trade Organization (WTO)b. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)c. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)d. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Q: A new trend in board recruiting focuses more on A.networking skills. B.experience than title. C.business school professors. D.foreign investors.

Q: Which view of the corporation is a variant of the Myth of Amoral Business? A. The Organizational View B. The Moral Person View C. The Moral Actor View D. The Organizational Actor View

Q: Which of the following is not on the ranking of red flags that signal board problems? A.Company has to restate earnings B.Poor employee morale C.Poor customer satisfaction track record D.Stock price increases

Q: The fair use doctrine denies portions of patented materials to be used without permission under any circumstance. a. Trueb. False

Q: If one person acts for another person, we can often say that the second person has what sort of responsibility? A. role responsibility B. agent responsibility C. paternal responsibility D. fiduciary responsibility

Q: Sarbanes-Oxley attempts to ensure auditor independence is by A.limiting the nonauditing services an auditor can provide. B.requiring auditing firms to rotate the auditors who work with a specific client. C.making it unlawful for accounting firms to provide auditing services where conflicts of interest exist. D.all of these.

Q: Defining and controlling the appropriate level of access to intellectual property are complex tasks.a. Trueb. False

Q: Which of the following is the ability to reason about the morality of an action, together with a set of values, feelings, and dispositions to do or to avoid doing certain actions? A. Moral guilt B. Moral shame C. Moral remorse D. Conscience

Q: Software, video games, multimedia works, and Web pages can all be copyrighted.a. Trueb. False

Q: The primary purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is to A.provide rules regulating the relationship between CEOs and boards. B.limit the power of corporate boards. C.restrict the flow of corporate money into politics. D.provide better protection for investors in public companies by improving the financial reporting of those companies.

Q: Which of the following is the feeling of sorrow for our immoral actions, along with the intention not to perform similar actions in the future? A. Moral guilt B. Moral shame C. Moral remorse D. Conscience

Q: Personal liability for a corporate board member means that A.directors have a legal obligation to pay all debts of the corporation. B.directors have a legal obligation to pay all debts of the corporation if the company cannot. C.directors may be sued for breach of fiduciary duty. D.directors have a personal responsibility to the shareholders.

Q: The Lanham Act (also known as the Trademark Act) defines the use of a trademark, the process for obtaining a trademark, and the penalties associated with trademark infringement.a. Trueb. False

Q: Which of the following excusing conditions has to do with a clinical abnormality? A. lack of control B. absence of alternatives C. external coercion D. internal compulsions

Q: Companies that elected to provide meaningful information to shareholders and securities professionals without also informing small investors were practicing A.insider trading. B.programmed trading. C.selective disclosure. D.stair-stepping.

Q: Copyright infringement is the act of stealing someone's ideas or words and passing them off as one's own.a. Trueb. False

Q: How can speech be considered obscene and not protected under the First Amendment?

Q: If a bank robber puts a gun to a bank teller's head and tells him to hand over the money in the cash drawer, which of the following excusing conditions would limit the teller's moral responsibility? A. lack of control B. external coercion C. the absence of alternatives D. internal coercion

Q: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation FD is designed to A.streamline the trading process. B.change stock trading prices to the decimal system. C.allow small investors to benefit from insider trading. D.limit the common practice of selective disclosure.

Q: If I fainted and in the process of fainting, knocked over a lamp, which started a fire, which sort of excusing condition would limit my moral responsibility for the fire? A. lack of control B. external coercion C. the absence of alternatives D. internal coercion

Q: The practice of obtaining critical information from within a company and then using that information for one's own financial gain is A.arbitrage. B.programmed trading. C.insider trading. D.hedging.

Q: Why do some people believe that the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN- SPAM) Act has increased the amount of spam?

Q: Discuss why U.S. organizations must be very careful when dealing with issues relating to pornography in the workplace.

Q: Which of the following is not an argument against the use of golden parachutes? A.The covered executives are already being well paid for their work. B.The covered executives are given an incentive to run the company poorly. C.The covered executives are being rewarded for failure. D.The covered executives are giving themselves the golden parachutes.

Q: Which of the following is an excusing condition that has to do having only one possible action that I can perform? A. lack of control B. external coercion C. the absence of alternatives D. internal coercion

Q: A contract in which a corporation agrees to make payments to key officers in the event of a change in the control of the corporation is called A.a golden parachute. B.golden handcuffs. C.greenmail. D.the silver rule.

Q: Which of the following is not meant by being "morally responsible" for an action? A. I did not perform the action. B. I performed the action. C. I performed the action knowingly. D. I performed the action willingly.

Q: Explain a John Doe lawsuit.

Q: A shareholder rights plan aimed at discouraging or preventing a hostile takeover is known as A.a poison pill. B.golden handcuffs. C.a golden parachute. D.insider trading.

Q: How has the definition of freedom of speech evolved over time as the courts have ruled on First Amendment cases?

Q: For a virtue ethicist, which of the following would be why bribery would be considered wrong? A. it is not universalizable B. it is contrary to developing good character C. it treats peoples as means to an end D. it does not bring about the greatest good

Q: A major criticism of CEOs and boards during the 1980s, when corporate takeovers were regular occurrences, was A.not trying to get the best price they could for shareholders. B.focusing on "making deals" instead of running the business. C.trying to run up the price of their company's stock in preparation for the sale. D.being obsessed with self-preservation instead of making optimal decisions on behalf of shareholders.

Q: All actions by nations or companies involves, first and foremost, which of the following? A. actions by individuals B. actions by legislative bodies C. actions by corporate entities D. actions by nation states

Q: __________ can take many forms-such as limiting access to certain Web sites, allowing access to only some content or modified content at certain Web sites, rejecting the use of certain keywords in search engine searches, tracking and monitoring the Internet activities of individuals, and harassing or even jailing individuals for their Internet use.

Q: Internet users who do not want to reveal their identity can send email to a(n) __________ service, which uses a computer program to strip the originating IP number or header from the message.

Q: Compensation recovery mechanisms that enable a company to recoup compensation funds is called ____. A.proxy process. B.risk arbitrage. C.golden parachutes. D.clawback provisions.

Q: Which of the following is necessary for sound moral action, on a virtue view? A. Moral luck B. An attention paid to the means C. Strong emotional commitments D. Sound moral judgment

Q: Which of the following describes a moral ideal? A. A pleasure or happiness. B. A disposition. C. A goal toward which we can strive. D. A talent or ability.

Q: A negative side of__________ is that they can block too much content, keeping users from accessing useful information.

Q: The Say on Pay movement: A.First began with regulations including a requirement to put a remuneration report to a shareholder vote B.Began in the United States C.Evolved from concerns over low executive compensation D.Is supported by the SEC

Q: Executive Excess reports that in 2009 the ratio of CEO pay to average workers' pay was A.620 to 1. B.319 to 1. C.1,063 to 1. D.18 to 1.

Q: Which of the following is a good definition of the virtues? A. The virtues are characterized by the habit of going along with the majority. B. The virtues are skills of discerning the rules and obeying them. C. The virtues are characterized by emphasizing the ends over the means. D. The virtues are skills of excellence in the art of living in society with others.

Q: __________ advocates believe that there is nothing illegal or wrong about purchasing adult pornographic material made by and for consenting adults.

Q: Directors who have no ties to the firm other than membership on the board are called A.dependent directors. B.free agent directors. C.inside directors. D.outside directors.

Q: Which of the following would be the conclusion a virtue ethicist might make of one who reacts to strong temptation by habitually resisting? A. The person has a morally good character. B. The person has a weak character. C. The person has an immoral character. D. The person has great moral luck.

Q: The act of sending sexual messages, nude or seminude photos, or sexually explicit videos over a cell phone is known as __________.

Q: Which of the following would be the conclusion a virtue ethicist might make of one who reacts to strong temptation by habitually giving in to it? A. The person has an excellent character. B. The person has an immoral character. C. The person has a strong character. D. The person has a weak character.

Q: Directors who have some sort of ties to the firm are termed A.dependent directors. B.independent directors. C.inside directors. D.outside directors.

Q: The__________ is charged with enforcing the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, and the agency maintains a consumer complaint database relating to the law.

Q: Boards have recently improved in all of the following ways except A.more directors are independent. B.reducing executive pay. C.more directors own stock in the company. D.more boards are likely to demand change.

Q: Which of the following would be the conclusion a virtue ethicist might make of one who reacts to strong temptation by frequently giving in to it? A. The person has an excellent character. B. The person has an immoral character. C. The person has a strong character. D. The person has a weak character.