COMPUTER ETHICS QUIZ 1

Ethics

describes standards or codes of behavior expected of an individual by a group (nation, organization, profession) to which an individual belongs.

Corporate social responsibility

is the concept that an organization should act ethically by taking accountability for the impact of its actions on the environment, the community, and the welfare of its employees.

corporate ethics officer

A _____ provides an organization with vision and leadership in the area of business conduct.

vice

A(n) _____ is a habit of unacceptable behavior.

common good

An approach to ethical decision making that is based on a vision of society as a community whose members work together to achieve a general set of values and goals is the _____ approach.

Yes a manager has an impact on their ethical behavior

Is An individual's manager has very little impact on his or her ethical behavior?

It is true that ethics has risen to the to the top of the business agenda

Ethics has risen to the top of the business agenda because risks associated with inappropriate behavior have increased, both in their likelihood and in their potential negative impact. T/F

It is false that globalization decreased the likelihood of unethical behavior

Greater globalization has decreased the likelihood of unethical behavior. T/F

social audit

In a(n) _____, an organization reviews how well it is meeting its ethical and social responsibility goals, and communicates its new goals for the upcoming year.

an employer can be held responsible for the acts of its employees even if the employees act in a manner contrary to their employer's directions.

In the case of United States v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co., the U.S. Supreme Court established that:

stakeholder

Someone who stands to gain or lose, depending on how a situation is resolved is called a _____.

It is false that the greater reliance of information systems in aspects of life decreased risk that IT will be used unethically

The greater reliance of information systems in all aspects of life has decreased the risk that information technology will be used unethically. T/F

code of ethics

A(n) _____ 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.