In the Context of Business Ethics

question 70

Multiple Choice

In the context of business ethics,

• A) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires all private companies to disclose their financial statements.
• B) the statements provided by public companies regarding their code of ethics, as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, are often just for show.
• C) ethical codes focus exclusively on employee conduct and avoid subjects such as the environment, technology, and political activity.
• D) the code of ethics is drawn up by an organization's administrative department.
• E) executives pay the most attention to their company's code of ethics when their senior managers instruct them to do so.

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Definitions:

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