Question 1

Describe and evaluate the "what is?" ethics question.

Accepted Answer

The "what is?" question is deceptively s

Question 2

Researchers have found that many business people go through life thinking that they are objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A December 2012 Gallop poll revealed that only 21% of the public thought that business executives had high or very high ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss the relevance of one's motivations to his or her ethical actions.

Accepted Answer

Put another way,this question asks wheth

Question 5

Interpret the authors' statement that "many business people go through life deluded by the illusion of objectivity."

Accepted Answer

Most managers believe that they are ethi

Question 6

Which of the following is not a model of ethical management provided in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) innnoral management 
B) semi-moral management 
C) moral management 
D) amoral management 
A) innnoral management 
B) semi-moral management 
C) moral management 
D) amoral management

Question 7

If business ethics have,in reality,declined over the past decades,what are the primary reasons for this movement?

Accepted Answer

Students may have many different answers

Question 8

The model of ethical management that implies a positive and active opposition to what is right is called

Accepted Answer

A) innnoral management. 
B) moral management. 
C) semi-moral management. 
D) amoral management. 
A) innnoral management. 
B) moral management. 
C) semi-moral management. 
D) amoral management.

Question 9

Moral imagination is:

Accepted Answer

A) imagining the best possible outcome. 
B) being able to see economic and moral relationships 
C) the ability to see the relevance or nonrelevance of issues 
D) deciding which course of action to adopt. 
A) imagining the best possible outcome. 
B) being able to see economic and moral relationships 
C) the ability to see the relevance or nonrelevance of issues 
D) deciding which course of action to adopt.

Question 10

Normative ethics depends on whether "everyone is doing it" to justify moral decisions and actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Moral identification and ordering refers to the ability to discern the ambiguity of moral factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are the seven habits of highly moral leaders?

Accepted Answer

Archie Carroll,borrowing from Stephen Co

Question 13

The individual hypothesis regarding ethical management models is

Accepted Answer

A) the three models approximate a normal,bell-shaped curve. 
B) that individuals managers utilize all three of the models at different times and situations. 
C) that individual managers emphasize one of the three models over the others. 
D) that individual managers attempt to match the model they use to the particular situation. 
A) the three models approximate a normal,bell-shaped curve. 
B) that individuals managers utilize all three of the models at different times and situations. 
C) that individual managers emphasize one of the three models over the others. 
D) that individual managers attempt to match the model they use to the particular situation.

Question 14

The forces that most often come into conflict with ethics in a business setting are economic and social.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Public opinion polls regarding business ethics are

Accepted Answer

A) clearly tied to reactions to the latest scandals reported by the media. 
B) reflective of actual business ethics currently in practice. 
C) unrelated to actual business ethics practices. 
D) difficult to assess because the media keeps ethics scandals in the public eye. 
A) clearly tied to reactions to the latest scandals reported by the media. 
B) reflective of actual business ethics currently in practice. 
C) unrelated to actual business ethics practices. 
D) difficult to assess because the media keeps ethics scandals in the public eye.

Question 16

Business ethics is

Accepted Answer

A) a special branch of ethics unto itself. 
B) concerned with moral issues that occur only in business. 
C) concerned with right and wrong behavior within a business context. 
D) a subset of business practice. 
A) a special branch of ethics unto itself. 
B) concerned with moral issues that occur only in business. 
C) concerned with right and wrong behavior within a business context. 
D) a subset of business practice.

Question 17

There is no doubt that the media are

Accepted Answer

A) ignoring ethical violations in their own industry. 
B) reporting ethical problems more frequently and fervently. 
C) defending the right of business to be conducted amorally. 
D) reporting breaches of ethics in politics more than they are reporting business ethics violations. 
A) ignoring ethical violations in their own industry. 
B) reporting ethical problems more frequently and fervently. 
C) defending the right of business to be conducted amorally. 
D) reporting breaches of ethics in politics more than they are reporting business ethics violations.

Question 18

The major questions related to the conventional approach to business ethics are "Whose norms do we use?" and
"\Vhat norms are prevailing?"

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The former CEO of Bendix Corporation blames the apparent decline in business's ethical behavior on

Accepted Answer

A) the greed of senior managers. 
B) the contexts in which corporate decisions are made. 
C) the lack of required business ethics courses in undergraduate and MBA programs. 
D) the decline in the importance of religion in American society. 
A) the greed of senior managers. 
B) the contexts in which corporate decisions are made. 
C) the lack of required business ethics courses in undergraduate and MBA programs. 
D) the decline in the importance of religion in American society.

Question 20

Only about half of Americans say that they are worried about the moral compass in corporate America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Describe and evaluate the "what is?" ethics question.

Researchers have found that many business people go through life thinking that they are objective.

A December 2012 Gallop poll revealed that only 21% of the public thought that business executives had high or very high ethics.

Discuss the relevance of one's motivations to his or her ethical actions.

Interpret the authors' statement that "many business people go through life deluded by the illusion of objectivity."

Which of the following is not a model of ethical management provided in the textbook?

If business ethics have,in reality,declined over the past decades,what are the primary reasons for this movement?

The model of ethical management that implies a positive and active opposition to what is right is called

Moral imagination is:

Normative ethics depends on whether "everyone is doing it" to justify moral decisions and actions.

Moral identification and ordering refers to the ability to discern the ambiguity of moral factors.

What are the seven habits of highly moral leaders?

The individual hypothesis regarding ethical management models is

The forces that most often come into conflict with ethics in a business setting are economic and social.

Public opinion polls regarding business ethics are

Business ethics is

There is no doubt that the media are

The major questions related to the conventional approach to business ethics are "Whose norms do we use?" and "\Vhat norms are prevailing?"

The former CEO of Bendix Corporation blames the apparent decline in business's ethical behavior on

Only about half of Americans say that they are worried about the moral compass in corporate America.

The Business and Society Relationship

Orporate Citi7cnship: Social Responsibility Ferformancc, Sustolinability

The Stoikt:holdc:r Approach to Businssotit:l, and Elhics

Corporate Governance: Founda Tion31 Luet

Strategic F Anagen1ent and Corpor3te Public Policy

Lss-Ue, Risk, and Crisis Tanage1ucnt

Personal Aud Organizational Ethics

Business Ethics and Technology

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena

Business, Go,crnmcnl, and Rcgulation

Business Influence on Gocrnment and Public Policy

Consun1er Stakeholders:information Issues and Responses

Consu1ner Stakeholders:product and Service Lssues

Sustolinability and the Naturnl Enironmenl

Buiiinc11s Iand Community Stakcholdn1

Employee Stolkeholders and Vorkplace Jssud

Employtt Stnkcholdcr11: Privacy, Safcty, and Tlcalth

E1nploy 1ncnt Discrhnination and Affir1native Action

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Exam 7: Busi Ness Ethics Fundamentals

Describe and evaluate the "what is?" ethics question.

Researchers have found that many business people go through life thinking that they are objective.

A December 2012 Gallop poll revealed that only 21% of the public thought that business executives had high or very high ethics.

Discuss the relevance of one's motivations to his or her ethical actions.

Interpret the authors' statement that "many business people go through life deluded by the illusion of objectivity."

Which of the following is not a model of ethical management provided in the textbook?

If business ethics have,in reality,declined over the past decades,what are the primary reasons for this movement?

The model of ethical management that implies a positive and active opposition to what is right is called

Moral imagination is:

Normative ethics depends on whether "everyone is doing it" to justify moral decisions and actions.

Moral identification and ordering refers to the ability to discern the ambiguity of moral factors.

What are the seven habits of highly moral leaders?

The individual hypothesis regarding ethical management models is

The forces that most often come into conflict with ethics in a business setting are economic and social.

Public opinion polls regarding business ethics are

Business ethics is

There is no doubt that the media are

The major questions related to the conventional approach to business ethics are "Whose norms do we use?" and "\Vhat norms are prevailing?"

The former CEO of Bendix Corporation blames the apparent decline in business's ethical behavior on

Only about half of Americans say that they are worried about the moral compass in corporate America.

The Business and Society Relationship

Orporate Citi7cnship: Social Responsibility Ferformancc, Sustolinability

The Stoikt:holdc:r Approach to Businssotit:l, and Elhics

Corporate Governance: Founda Tion31 Luet

Strategic F Anagen1ent and Corpor3te Public Policy

Lss-Ue, Risk, and Crisis Tanage1ucnt

Personal Aud Organizational Ethics

Business Ethics and Technology

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena

Business, Go,crnmcnl, and Rcgulation

Business Influence on Gocrnment and Public Policy

Consun1er Stakeholders:information Issues and Responses

Consu1ner Stakeholders:product and Service Lssues

Sustolinability and the Naturnl Enironmenl

Buiiinc11s Iand Community Stakcholdn1

Employee Stolkeholders and Vorkplace Jssud

Employtt Stnkcholdcr11: Privacy, Safcty, and Tlcalth

E1nploy 1ncnt Discrhnination and Affir1native Action

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