1. Which is the most effective piece of legislation for enforcing ethical business practices; FCPA, FSGO, SOX, or Dodd-Frank? Explain your answer.
2. "The FCPA has too many exceptions to be an effective deterrent to unethical business practices." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your answer.
3. What issues prompted the revision of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations in 2004?
4. Do you think the requirement that CEOs and CFOs sign off on their company accounts will increase investor confidence in those accounts? Why or why not?
5. Why may the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 be regarded as one of the most controversial pieces of corporate legislation in recent history?
6. Based on the information in this chapter, can the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 prevent "too big to fail"? Explain your answer

Which is the correct expansion of the term internet? a. internetwork b. institutional network c. instructional network d. international network

Assume that a local bank sells two services, checking accounts and atm card services. the bank’s only two customers are mr. donethat and ms. beenthere. mr. donethat is willing to pay $8 a month for the bank to service his checking account and $2 a month for unlimited use of his atm card. ms. beenthere is willing to pay only $5 for a checking account, but is willing to pay $9 for unlimited use of her atm card. assume that the bank can provide each of these services at zero marginal cost. refer to scenario 17-5. if the bank is unable to use tying, what is the profit-maximizing price to charge for a checking account

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above