An Important Source of Public Scrutiny Is Watchdogs

question 249

Multiple Choice

An important source of public scrutiny is watchdogs. These are

• A) the efforts of a firm's competitors, including how often the competitors attack the firm's strategies.
• B) taxpayer-supported government agencies that limit a firm's ability to compete in foreign markets.
• C) companies designated by the government to only produce products that support the government defense program.
• D) socially conscious groups that make it their mission to measure the social responsibility levels of businesses, and provide consumers with their opinions about the level of corporate responsibility of various companies.

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Definitions:

Terms of Employment

The conditions under which an employee works, including hours, salary, benefits, and responsibilities.

TOF Timer

A "Timer Off-Delay" type in programmable logic controllers that starts timing when the input turns off and can turn an output on or off after a set delay.

On-Delay Timer

An electromechanical relay with contacts that change state a predetermined time period after the coil is energized; the contacts return to their shelf state immediately on de-energization of the coil; also, a programmable logic controller instruction that emulates the operation of the electromechanical on-delay timer.