CSRGOVE- McGraw-Hill Chapter 7 - Technology and Privacy in the Workplace

_____ in the workplace raise ethical issues that involve individual rights as well as those that involve utilitarian outcomes.

Privacy issues

Identify the true statements about the approach to privacy around the world. (Check all that apply.)

-Uncertainty concerning the nature, extent, and value of privacy is widespread.

-Significant disagreement about privacy exists within the United States.

Why is privacy important?

It defines one's individuality by establishing the boundary between individuals.

According to philosopher George Brenkert, whether one's privacy is violated or not by a disclosure of personal information depends on _____.

one's relationship with the person or persons who come to know that information

While an employee has an obligation to respect the goals and property of the employer, the employer also has an obligation to respect the rights of the employee, including the employee's right to privacy. This concept is called a(n) _____ _____

reciprocal obligation

_____ refers to the right to be "let alone" within a personal zone of solitude, and/or the right to control information about oneself.

privacy

_____ are values that are fundamental across culture and theory.

hypernorms

The legal and ethical sources of protection for privacy in personal data are called _____ _____

privacy rights

Select all that apply

Identify the related senses of privacy. (Check all that apply.)

-Privacy as a right to remain within a personal zone of solitude

Privacy as the right to regulate information about oneself

rue or false: Based on philosopher George Brenkert's argument on the informational sense of privacy, it can be concluded that an important way to preserve one's personal integrity and individuality is to merge personal and professional relationships.

True or false: Based on philosopher George Brenkert's argument on the informational sense of privacy, it can be concluded that an important way to preserve one's personal integrity and individuality is to merge personal and professional relationships.

False

Philosopher and academic Patricia Werhane has stated that a bill of rights for the workplace would include both the right of employees to privacy and confidentiality and the right of employers to privacy regarding confidentiality of trade secrets and so on. This highlights the concept of _____.

reciprocal obligation

Which of the following is true of values that are determined within moral free space?

They are not hypernorms.

Select all that apply

According to ethicists Thomas Donaldson and Thomas Dunfee, which of the following are examples of hypernorms? (Check all that apply.)

-The right to physical movement

-The right to personal freedom

-Freedom of speech

True or false: Private property rights are dependent on the existence and enforcement of rules that state who has a right to take on which activities on their own initiative and how the returns from those activities will be allocated.

True

Select all that apply

Identify the true statements about the impact of new technology on the issue of privacy. (Check all that apply.)

-Technology allows for in-home offices, and this raises issues of safety and privacy concerns.

-The advent of new technology has implications on employee and employer expectations regarding privacy interests.

_____ _____ _____ is that environment where hypernorms or universal rules do not govern or apply to ethical decisions, but instead culture or other influences govern decisions, as long as they are not in conflict with hypernorms.

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Moral Free Space

The concept of _____ involves a determination of who maintains control over tangibles and intangibles, including personal information.

property rights

Select all that apply

Identify the necessary elements suggested by economist Antonio Argandoña in imposing moral requirements on the information and data on which new technology is dependent. (Check all that apply.)

-Respect for privacy

-Accountability

-Truthfulness and accuracy

-Respect for property and safety rights

True or false: New technology necessarily impacts people's value judgments regarding privacy.

False

_____ _____ _____ refers to the maintenance and either periodic or random review of the use of the Internet by employees or others based on time spent or content accessed for a variety of business purposes.

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Internet Use Monitoring

A challenge posed by the new technology that is accessible in workplaces is _____.

the facelessness that arises from its use

The boundaries defining actions that individuals can take in relation to other individuals regarding their personal information are called _____ _____

property rights

Select all that apply

Identify the reasons why employers monitor employees' technology usage. (Check all that apply.)

-To place employees in suitable positions and to ensure their workplaces are in compliance with affirmative action requirements

-To ensure productive performance

True or false: According to economist Antonio Argandoña, significant moral requirements should be imposed on the information and data on which new technology is dependent.

true

True or false: Drug testing is the latest way of employers monitoring employees in the workplace.

False

_____ _____ refers to the maintenance and either periodic or random review of e-mail communications of employees or others for a variety of business purposes.

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E-mail Monitoring

Select all that apply

According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, which of the following are warning signs of drug use? (Check all that apply.)

-Avoidance of colleagues and friends

-Deterioration in personal hygiene or personal appearance

-Regular financial troubles

Select all that apply

Identify the true statements about the access to information provided by technology. (Check all that apply.)

-Total accessibility leads to new expectations and thus conflicts.

-Technology allows for access to information that was not possible before.

Select all that apply

Identify the reasons why employers monitor employees' technology usage beyond the management of their human resources. (Check all that apply.)

-To prevent theft

-To secure proprietary information

-To protect their investment in bandwidth and equipment

Which of the following are true of drug testing in the workplace? (Check all that apply.)

-Employers are in favor of drug testing because they can be held responsible for legal violations committed by employees in the course of their job.

-Employees can argue that unless their drug usage affects their job performance, employers have no basis for drug testing.

True or false: New technology necessarily impacts people's value judgments regarding privacy.

false

Select all that apply

Identify the warning signs of drug use offered by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. (Check all that apply.)

-Decreased productivity or erratic work patterns

-Inconsistency in work quality

-Lack of focus and poor concentration