Session:10 Changing Work Environments and Future Trends
Assessment Questions
Business Ethics | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session
Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/business-ethics
1. Which of the following is not a prospective benefit to the firm of implementing a telecommuting program?
- higher productivity of telecommuting workers
- greater connectivity and collaboration among employees
- lower operating costs
- more satisfied workers
2. A successful telecommuting program would include which of the following?
- a written policy that spells out expectations
- an oral policy the manager can change at will
- subjective criteria for each individual worker
- preference for some people to telecommute over others
7. When considering the issue of work-life balance, which of the following points does not apply?
- Each employee probably assesses this differently.
- Managers and workers as cohorts often have different perspectives on it.
- Workers with families at home should be entitled to a “better” balance.
- All employees have a right to pursue this.
8. Which of the following is not a potential downside of a corporate campus?
- Impaired productivity
- Reduced ability of labor markets to adjust to changing conditions
- Adverse impact on local businesses
- Increased fiscal burden on local government
12. Some employers allow workers a compressed work week as long as ________.
- the work can be put off until the next week
- the workplace is a store
- it is a week in which a holiday falls on Monday
- the employee can completely finish the work in a shorter time
13. The primary reason small-business entrepreneurs might want to hire mostly contract labor is that ________.
- the cost of fringe benefits is reduced
- only contract workers can be part-time but employees must be full-time
- only employees can file workers compensation claims
- it improves the company’s stock price
21. The use of robots at work ________.
- can reduce the exposure of humans to dangerous working conditions
- costs more than human labor
- must first be approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- is unlikely to affect the number of people in the overall workforce
23. Worker retraining programs for employees who lose their jobs to robots ________.
- are a “Band-Aid” solution most of the time
- will be needed only for a small minority of the workers who lose their jobs
- are offered and funded by the employers only if a sufficient number of workers are displaced
- are an obligation taken on by ethical companies