Session:7 What Employees Owe Employers
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. The common law concept that requires an employee to render loyal and faithful service to the employer is ________.
- the duty of confidentiality
- a non-compete agreement
- the duty of loyalty
- trade secret protection
2. An employee who works in the graphic design department of a large advertising agency most likely cannot moonlight after business hours for a friend’s ________.
- bakery business
- web design business
- construction business
- landscaping design business
6. Which of the following is especially important for developing and maintaining employee loyalty to the brand?
- empowerment
- engagement
- commitment
- dedication
7. Efforts to get employees to believe in the product, to commit to the idea that the company is selling something worth buying, and even to think about buying it are part of ________.
- brand loyalty
- internal marketing
- employee engagement
- company identity
10. A patient becomes violent on hospital premises after being turned down for the clinical trial of a new drug therapy. This scenario fits which of the following workplace violence categories?
- traditional criminal intent
- violence by one worker against another
- violence stemming from a personal relationship
- violence by a customer
11. Understanding the various personalities at work can be a complex task, but it is an important one for developing which of the following?
- collegiality
- emotional intelligence
- empathy
- personality harmony
15. The buying or selling of stocks, bonds, or other investments based on nonpublic information that is likely to favorably affect the price of the security being traded is which of the following?
- insider trading
- bribery
- illegal transaction
- manipulation
16. A payment in some form (cash or noncash) for an act that runs counter to the legal or ethical culture of the work environment is called ________.
- insider trading
- bribery
- illegal transaction
- manipulation
20. Going to an official government agency and disclosing an employer’s violation of the law is ________.
- insider trading
- whistleblowing
- free speech expression
- tattle telling