As Director of HR, You Are Designing an Ethics Program

question 90

Multiple Choice

As director of HR, you are designing an ethics program for your organization. You plan to develop a written code of ethics, training for all organizational members, and means for organizational members to obtain advice on ethical situations. Which of the following represents a critical element missing from your plan?

• A)a system for disciplining offenders against the code of ethics
• B)a way of ensuring that the code of ethics is less restrictive than the relevant laws
• C)means for employees to call attention to organizational wrongdoing to governmental agencies
• D)systems for confidential reporting of misconduct

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Definitions:

Transition States

High-energy states through which reactants must pass for a chemical reaction to occur, representing a maximum in energy on the reaction path between reactants and products.

Endothermic

A reaction or process that absorbs heat from its surroundings, resulting in a temperature decrease in the external environment.

Frequency Factor

A term in chemical kinetics that represents the frequency of collisions that lead to a reaction, influenced by the orientation and energy of the reactants.

Arrhenius Equation

An equation that gives the rate of a reaction as a function of temperature, providing a basis for understanding temperature effects on rate.