A patent applicant must demonstrate that an invention is "commercially practicable" to receive a patent.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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In the 1950s, Sony licensed the technology for the transistor from Bell Labs and proceeded to become the world's leading manufacturer of portable radios. Which strategy was Sony using to gain competitive advantage?
A) collaboration B) layers of advantage C) changing the rules D) loose bricks E) engagement
Stratified sampling is used with a skewed population, and the researcher identifies ________ contained within the population based on their differences
A) systems B) samples C) strata D) persons E) skews
Identify the statement that provides a reason why manipulation of consumers is not relevant to marketing ethics.
A. Knowing consumers' psychological profiles through marketing research, their motivations, interests, desires, beliefs, anxieties, and fears facilitates manipulation of their behavior. B. Manipulation doesn't necessarily entail total control over a person; it may simply be a process of subtle direction or management. C. Some marketing practices target populations that are particularly susceptible to manipulation and deception. D. One need not necessarily deceive a person in order to manipulate him or her. E. All of the answers are correct. F. None of the answers are correct.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The underlying motivation of the Benefit Corporation concept is that corporations can focus on both shareholder value and provide social and environmental goods to society. 2. Corporate social responsibility can be defined as the obligation companies have to develop and implement courses of action that aid in social issues that impact society. 3. Total corporate social responsibilities are based on economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary responsibilities. 4. An amoral manager is one who not only does not care how his or her decisions impact the stakeholders, but the actions are actively counter intuitive to what is the right and ethical thing to do.