Question: Companies applying for H-1B visas must offer a wage that is at least what percent of the average salary for the occupation?

Answer Options:

88%
75%
95%
50%

Answer: 95%

 

Question: Since contingent workers are already specialists in a particular task, the hiring firm does not consistently incur which of the following?

Answer Options:

travel expenses
relocation expenses
training costs
start-up costs

Answer: training costs

 

Question: Violators of the False Claims Act are liable for the exact dollar amount for which the government was defrauded.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: False

 

Question: Which of the following requires manufacturers to use at least 65 percent reusable or recyclable components and reduce or eliminate toxic material in their packaging?

Answer Options:

Electronic Product and Environmental Hazards Reduction Directive
Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition Directive
Greenpeace Environmental Restriction of Hazardous Substances
European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive

Answer: European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive

 

Question: What term is used to identify a form of outsourcing in which services are provided by an organization whose employees are in a foreign country?

Answer Options:

Employee leasing
Consulting
Employing H-1B workers
Offshore outsourcing

Answer: Offshore outsourcing

 

Question: The goal of which of the following was to entice whistle-blowers to come forward by offering them a share of the money recovered?

Answer Options:

The Whistle-Blowers Act
Electronic Product Environmental Act
Statement on Standards for Protection
False Claims Act

Answer: False Claims Act

 

Question: A qui tam plaintiff can receive between 15 and 30 percent of the total recovery from the defendant, depending on how helpful the person was to the success of the case.

Answer Options:

True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: How many H-1B visas has Congress set as the maximum amount of to be granted yearly?

Answer Options:

71,000
55,400
30,000
65,000

Answer: 65,000

 

Question: Which of the following countries has become a significant source of skilled IT professionals and a major destination for outsourcing due to its large English-speaking population and low labor costs?

Answer Options:

Russia
Brazil
India
China

Answer: India

 

Question: The _____ that socially responsible activities create can make it easier for corporations to conduct their business.

Answer Options:

stakeholders
goodwill
utility
alliances

Answer: goodwill

 

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

Answer Options:

Ethics
Virtues
Laws
Morals

Answer: Ethics

 

Question: A discrepancy between employee’s own values and an organization’s actions:

Answer Options:

increases employee involvement.
encourages employee commitment.
fosters poor performance.
creates high morale.

Answer: fosters poor performance.

 

Question: A complication of the _____ approach to decision making is that measuring and comparing the values of certain benefits and costs is often difficult, if not impossible.

Answer Options:

utilitarian
common good
fairness
virtue ethics

Answer: utilitarian

 

Question: The chairman of _____, an Indian-based outsourcing firm, admitted he had overstated the company’s assets by more than $1 billion in India’s largest ever corporate scandal.

Answer Options:

Wipro Consultancy Services
Genpact
Tata Consultancy Services
Satyam Computer Services

Answer: Satyam Computer Services

 

Question: Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act states that:

Answer Options:

a code of ethics must be easily accessible by employees, shareholders, business partners, and the public.
public companies must disclose their code of ethics as well as any waiver of the code for certain members of senior management.
annual reports must contain a statement signed by the CEO and CFO attesting that the information in all of the firm’s SEC filings is accurate.
the code of ethics must continually be applied to a company’s decision making and emphasized as an important part of its culture.

Answer: annual reports must contain a statement signed by the CEO and CFO attesting that the information in all of the firm’s SEC filings is accurate.

 

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

Answer Options:

performance appraisal
social audit
morals assessment
ethics review

Answer: social audit

 

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

Answer Options:

figurehead
philanthropist
stakeholder
negotiator

Answer: stakeholder

 

Question: A clear, concise description of the issue that needs to be addressed in a decision-making process is called a(n) _____.

Answer Options:

decision statement
problem statement
ethical dilemma
issue statement

Answer: problem statement