Taking a practice quiz online for my Business course.
While the book does clearly define the “answer” to the following questions; I firmly believe that this is a matter of personal opinion, rather than fact. What do you think ?
The human resources manager has recently become aware that many employees in the company are taking long lunch breaks, using their computers for personal business, and not arriving at work on time. The best way to proceed would be to:
a. suspend all those who fail to arrive at work on time.
b. change the code of ethics to prohibit these practices.
c. change the corporate environment to encourage more ethical behavior.
d. let the union handle the problems through its grievances policy.
e. hire more security personnel to monitor employee behavior.
Especially the following, notice the word “some”. Asside from answers “b & e”; I am sure that some business’s have adopted the views of a, c and d…
Why are some businesses reluctant to install antipollution equipment?
a. They believe that government should be responsible for environmental protection.
b. They are not aware that pollution is a problem.
c. They have found that paying fines is less expensive than complying with EPA regulations.
d. They believe that industrial wastes are only a small part of the pollution problem.
e. They consider pollution to be a thing of the past.
