Ethics and Social Responsibility Review Flashcards
Ethical behavior can best be described as _______________
Behaving Honestly
A law that made it illegal to charge different prices to different wholesale customers
Clayton Act of 1914
A law that guards against false advertising
Wheeler-Lea Act of 1938
A law that can force a manufacturer to recall a product if found to be impure.
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
The obligation that individuals or businesses have to help solve social problems.
Social Responsibility
In some cultures _______________________ is expected, and failure to present them is considered an insult.
Gift Giving
___________________ behavior helps employees gain the trust of the people with whom they work.
Ethical
Over the years various _____________________ have been enacted that directly relate to the issue of ethics in business
Laws
Submitting a false expense account is an example of ________________________
Employee Theft
the rights of ideas, such as inventions, books, movies, and computer programs to the person who created it.
Intellectual Property
A document that outlines the company’s policies on the way you should conduct yourself at work or when representing your business.
Code of Ethics
a set of moral principles and values that govern the way a person behaves.
Ethics
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor for a limited time period
Patent
Is a Word, letter or symbol linked to specific company and registered with the government
Trademark
Protects creative works like music, writing, etc.
Copyright