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Discussion 1: A political organization differs from a rational organization in what way?

A. There is a designed hierarchical organization.

B. Alliances and coalitions form irrespective of organizational hierarchies.

C. Salary is distributed equally between all levels of the organization.

D. There is no difference.

Discussion 2: Which of the following is a likely positive effect of insider trading?

A. There is better employee retention.

B. The company does not need to hire stockbrokers.

C. Company secrets are less likely to be leaked.

D. Stock prices better reflect their true value.

Discussion 3: Governments and large organizations share several features. Which of the following is NOT one?

A. Top managers wield considerable power over lower levels.

B. Top managers have free access to the personal, private information of the lower levels.

C. Top managers have recognized authority over lower levels.

D. The policy makers have considerable control over the income, status, and freedom of the lower levels.

Discussion 4: Which organizational layer can be said to generate material goods and direct outputs of the firm?

A. operating layer

B. middle management

C. top management

D. none of the above

Discussion 5: Which organizational layer can be said to form alliances and create conflicts of interest?

A. operating layer

B. middle management (Incorrect)

C. top management

D. none of the above

Discussion 6: A conflict of interest can arise when __________.

A. an employee has a private interest in the outcome of a task in which they are engaged in that is possibly antagonistic to the firm's interests (Incorrect)

B. an employee is failing to provide profit to the company due to personal issues

C. an employee has an interest outside the company substantial enough that it might affect the employee's independent judgment on the firm's behalf

D. A and C

E. all of the above

Discussion 7: Which of the following is NOT a necessary condition for something to be considered information theft?

A. The owner must suffer in some way for the loss.

B. The original information must be lost or damaged.

C. The thief must not have legal access to the information.

D. None of the above

Discussion 8: Awarding a contract in the hopes of improving your chances of getting a new job with the contracting company is likely an example of what?

A. subjective conflict of interest

B. objective conflict of interest

C. commercial bribe

D. commercial Extortion

Discussion 9: Which of the following is a valid consideration for determining a fair wage?

A. the firm's profits

B. previous wage of the applicant

C. gender of the applicant

D. the nationality of the applicant

Discussion 10: Workers' risks on the job in less developed countries are affected by __________.  

A. labor markets that are not competitive or job risks not yet known

B. workers accepting risks unknowingly because the worker doesn't have access to the risk information

C. workers knowingly accepting risks because they lack mobility to enter less risky industries

D. all of the above