Discuss the below:
1 In response to concerns about the lack of transparency in financial accounting, Congress passed a new law called the:
2 Which if the following is not a legal right of stockholders?
To vote on who will become chief executive officer (CEO).
3 The main reason that American executives are paid so much is:
4 The Securities and Exchange Commission outlaws:
5 Which of the following is not a function of board committees?
6 A reason for institutions becoming more assertive in promoting the interests of their member investors is:
7 The activism of institutional investors in other countries has been spearheaded by:
8 Institutional investors are sometimes referred to as:
9 The paramount duty of the board of directors of a public corporation is to:
10 Which of the following arguments opposes the idea of high executive pay?
11 In 2010, median compensation for directors at the largest U.S. corporations was (rounded to the nearest $10):
12 Which of the following is not an argument for high executive compensation?
13 The mission of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to:
14 The board committee that administers and approves salaries and benefits of high-level managers in a company is called the:
15 Corporate governance involves the exercise of control over a company's:
16 Businesses can take a number of measures to respond voluntarily to consumer demands. Which of the following is an example of such a measure?
17 The act that requires lenders to inform borrowers of the annual rate of interest to be charged, plus related fees and services charges is called:
18 Online shoppers have always been concerned that:
19 Under proposals to establish uniform federal standards for determining liability:
20 A prime social responsibility of business is to safeguard consumers:
21 Which organization brings together 300 nonprofit groups to espouse the consumer viewpoint?
22 The law requiring that toys and infant products be tested before sale is called the:
23 Which of the following limits the collection of information online from and about children under the age of
24 Consumers have become more dependent on businesses for product quality because:
25 One alternative to product liability lawsuits is called:
26 In the United States, which of the following agencies enforces the laws prohibiting deceptive advertising?
27 Under what legal doctrine does a firm bear legal responsibility for injuries caused by something it made or sold, whether or not it was negligent or breached a warranty?
28 Advertising that is targeted to particular customers, based on their observed online behavior, is called:
29 An identifying marker placed on a user's computer hard drive during visits in order to identify the user during each subsequent visit and to build profiles of their behavior over time is called a:
30 In some cases, businesses have banded together to agree on how they will treat their customers. This is called: