A word, symbol, or slogan used alone or in combination to identify a product or sponsor is ________
A) protected under copyright law
B) covered under trademark law
C) not protected under trademark law
D) eligible for copyright after 17 years
B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What are the two sources of power discussed in the textbook?
A. legitimate power and coercive power B. conglomerate power and individual power C. expert power and referent power D. organizational power and personal power
Investment banks are guilty of conflict of interest when they
A) pressure their analysts to produce research favorable to their client firms. B) permit executives of client firms to alter analysts' research on their firms. C) prohibit analysts from making negative or controversial comments about client firms. D) all of the above.
A question of ethics
McQuade was the manager of the New York Giants baseball team. McQuade and John McGraw purchased shares in the National Exhibition Co, the corporation that owned the Giants, from Charles Stoneham, who owned a majority of National Exhibition's stock. As part of the transaction, each of the three agreed to use his best efforts to ensure that the others continued as directors and officers of the organization. Stoneham and McGraw, however, subsequently failed to use their best efforts to ensure that McQuade continued as the treasurer and a director of the corporation, and McQuade sued to compel specific performance of the agreement. A court reviewing the matter noted that McQuade had been "shabbily" treated by the others but refused to grant specific performance on the ground that the agreement was void because it interfered with the duty of the others as directors to do what was best for all the shareholders. Although shareholders may join to elect corporate directors, they may not join to limit the directors' discretion in managing the business affairs of an organization; the directors must retain their independent judgment. Consider the implications of the case and address the following questions.