Midterm Flashcards
(28 cards)
Are we earning less?
Yes, but with benefits.
Telecommuting
Working at home using a computer electronically linked to one’s place of employment
Telecommuting - Pros
Reduced overhead
Smaller offices
Employee productivity, satisfation, and loyalty
Less traffic/commuting
Telecommuting- Cons
Odd work hours
Employee pays for their office
Security risks
Monitoring
Outsourcing
Pay another company to complete tasks
Offshoring
Move business operations overseas to reduce costs
Inshoring
A foreighn company employs U.S. workers
ECPA
Electronic Communications Privacy Act - cannot intercept and read emails w/o court order. Exception for business email.
Who decides on cases regarding worker-employee relations?
National Labor Relation Board (NLRB)
Professional Ethics
A professional has a responsibility to act ethically in their relations to customers, clients, employees, coworkers, employers, and anyone using or affected by their work.
Is the first amendment violated if publishers edit or refuse to publish works?
No, they have the right to make changes or decline publication.
Libel
Defamation. Not protected under free speech.
Inciting Violence
Illegal/not protected
Advocating Illegal Acts
Legal/Protected
Direct Threats
Illegal/Not Protected
Anonymity
Protected
Knowledge
Awareness, understanding, or information that has been obtained by experience or study. Possessed by people.
Ethics
Study of what it means to “do the right thing”
Deontological Theories
Judge whether the action itself is right or wrong regardless of context.
Utilitarianism
Consider the most positive outcome
Negative vs Positive Rights
Negative: liberties
Positive: obligations
Social Contract
People willingly submit to a common law to live in a civil society
Secondary Use
Using personal info for a purpose other than for that which it was provided.
