Online BA4 Questions Video

Which of the following is entitled to initiate court action on behalf of a company? 

(i) The board.

(ii) The majority shareholders.

(iii) All the shareholders.

You work for an airline company and discover a series of regular payments made to a lobbying group that campaigns to allow people freedom to fly as and when they choose without being taxed for contributing to global warming. The group's website includes specific commentary that claims to 'expose the myth of global warming'. Neither your company nor the lobbying group (which describes itself as 'independent') mention the financial link between your organizations. Is this an ethical issue and why?

Mr X's wife is gravely ill.  He accepts money from a client to falsify some accounts. The client is a contractor, being paid by the Government to build a bridge over a river. The accounts now state that more expensive materials were used to build the bridge. The money helps Mr X pay for his wife's medical treatment. Is this an example of a 'victimless crime'?

Which of the following is correct in relation to international relations?

(i) International regulations are voluntarily entered into by commercial and professional bodies to standardize practices and procedure to make it easier to enter into international trading agreements.

(ii) International regulations which have been agreed by the professional bodies of different states are only binding on the members of those bodies or those who choose to adopt them.

(iii) International regulations may attain the force of law by being adopted by the legislatures of individual states