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Home Furnishings Company
(HFC) markets its products nationwide. When making a decision, HFC must take
into account the needs of...
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a. employees only.
b. owners and shareholders only.
c. society, consumers, and the community only.
d. all of the above.
D - all of the above |
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Dona, an accountant for Excel Trends, Inc., attempts
to apply the duty approach to ethical reasoning in conflicts that occur on the
job. This approach is based on the idea that a person must...
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Avoid
unethical behavior regardless of the consequences.
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Transactional Corporation
suggests that its employees apply the “categorical imperative” to ethical
issues that arise at work. Under this standard, employees...
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weigh the consequences that would follow if everyone took the same action.
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Bob, research manager for
Agri-Products, Inc., applies utilitarian ethics to determine that an action is
morally correct when it produces...
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The greatest good for the most people
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Holly, a lawyer on the
staff of International Group, applies the utilitarian theory of ethics in
business contexts. Utilitarianism focuses on...
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The consequences of an action.
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Owen Is An Attorney. Paula
Is A Certified Public Accountant. These Professionals Are Subject To
Standards Of Conduct Established By...
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Codes Of Professional
Ethics, Court Decisions, And State Statutes.
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International Marketing
Corporation’s side payments to government officials in exchange for favorable business
contracts in foreign countries are considered, in the United States,
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Illegal and unethical.
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American Business Coalition (ABC), a political lobbying group, wants a
certain policy enacted into law. If ABC’s policy conflicts with the U.S.
Constitution, a law embodying it can be passed by
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a. any
state legislature and Congress.
b. any
state legislature but not Congress.
c. Congress
but not any state legislature.
d. none
of the above.
Answer: D |
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The Constitution sets out the authority and the limits of the branches of
the government. The term checks and
balances means that
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each branch of government may exercise the authority of
the other branches.
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Wisconsin, like other states, may regulate private activities to protect
or promote the public order, health, safety, and general welfare under its
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Police powers
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Ohio
enacts a transportation statute that impinges on interstate commerce. This
statute will be
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Balanced in terms of Ohio’s interest in regulating a certain matter
against the burden placed on interstate commerce.
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When there is a direct conflict between a decision by a federal
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator on a matter that comes
within the EPA’s jurisdiction and a Hawaii state law
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The EPA’s decision takes precedence.
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A New Hampshire state law that directly conflicts with a federal law is
invalid under
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The supremacy clause.
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Mike, an advocate of a certain religion, publishes an article in New Times magazine insisting that
Congress base all federal law on his religion’s principles. The First Amendment
guarantees Mike’s freedom of
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Religion, speech, and the press.
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The Bill of Rights embodies protection for Carol and
other individuals against various types of interference by
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The federal government.
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