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What is the difference between deontology and teleology?

• Teleology and deontology are two words for the same idea, but teleology is the preferred term in scientific disciplines
• Teleology focuses on the fairness of the means of an action and deontology focuses on the fairness of the end state or consequences of that action.
• Deontology focuses on the fairness of the means of an action and teleology focuses on the fairness of the end state or consequences of that action.
• Deontology is a specific definition of morality while teleology is a specific definition of employment exchange compromise

What is true about the ethics of technology in the workplace?

• Employers who want to control the misuse of technology need to establish clear standards regarding what is acceptable and to inform employees about these expectations.
• Because most employee's use of and access to the internet at work is limited, there is little opportunity for misuse.
• Hacking into a computer is completely different from breaking into someone's office, and sending demeaning messages via text or social media is very different from saying disparaging comments directly to a person's face.
• Because social norms regarding the appropriate use of technological devices are still evolving, an employee misusing technology and wasting time on the job is not necessarily an ethical issue.

What is true of whistle blowers?

• Retaliating against whistle blowers is a natural and useful thing for a company to do in response to the criticism received.
• Whistle blowers are usually forced to leave a company as a result of their disclosures.
• Whistle blowers act out of pure altruism and never receive bounties or outside compensation for their actions.
• Whistle blowers always report on the company to the general public because there aren't ways for employees to criticize structure and report abuse from within the company.

What is true of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 2002?

• This law came about to restore public confidence in the SEC following a series of massive corporate fraud.
• The sole focus of this law is to ensure the accuracy of a company's financial reports, so it has little impact on human resource functions.
• This act applies to all companies, and all companies rely on its standards for collecting and reporting data.
• This law requires publicly traded companies and their independent auditors to demonstrate that their numbers are accurate.

What is true about deceptive practices?

• Organizational conduct is considered immoral only when it exceeds what is considered the "customary hyperbole."
• Deceptive advertisements are so commonplace that they are no longer considered ethically wrong.
• Deceit on the organizational level is rarely found in communications with employees and the general public about product quality.
• Organizational conduct is considered immoral anytime it involves dishonest or deceptive practices.

What is the best solution to organizational abuse?

• Hire an outside company to perform yearly review of the organization's structure and relationships with employees
• Change the human resource policies and programs of organizations in order to eliminate improper and unfair treatment
• Teach individuals how to protect themselves from organizational influences
• Give each employee opportunities to research the structure of other companies to understand how organizational abuse is perpetrated and how to avoid it