Question 1

Which of the following is not an element of effective ethics programs?

Accepted Answer

A) compliance standards 
B) systems for monitoring,auditing,and reporting 
C) delegation of authority 
D) enforcement 
A) compliance standards 
B) systems for monitoring,auditing,and reporting 
C) delegation of authority 
D) enforcement C

Question 2

Which of the following is not an act of misconduct commonly observed in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A) misreporting time worked 
B) discrimination 
C) sexual harassment 
D) industrial espionage 
A) misreporting time worked 
B) discrimination 
C) sexual harassment 
D) industrial espionage D

Question 3

Decisions about ethical situations often present a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) conflict of interest. 
B) fmancial dilemma. 
C) unresolvable problem. 
D) legal problem. 
A) conflict of interest. 
B) fmancial dilemma. 
C) unresolvable problem. 
D) legal problem. A

Question 4

Explain the concept of corporate transparency.Evaluate its usefulness in creating an ethical climate within an organization.

Accepted Answer

Corporate transparency is the state in w

Question 5

Moral rights

Accepted Answer

A) depend on a legal system for their validity. 
B) are derived from religious teachings. 
C) are important,justifiable claims. 
D) are earned as people demonstrate their moral responsibilities. 
A) depend on a legal system for their validity. 
B) are derived from religious teachings. 
C) are important,justifiable claims. 
D) are earned as people demonstrate their moral responsibilities.

Question 6

Kant's categorical imperative emphasizes all of the following concepts except

Accepted Answer

A) respect for persons. 
B) virtues. 
C) universalizability. 
D) duty. 
A) respect for persons. 
B) virtues. 
C) universalizability. 
D) duty.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a formulation of Kant's categorical imperative?

Accepted Answer

A) Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law. 
B) So act to treat humanity,whether in your own person or in that of any other,in every case as an end and never as merely a means. 
C) Every rational being is able to regard oneself as a maker of universal law. 
D) Act only according to that maxim by which you increase the overall happiness of everyone affected by your action. 
A) Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law. 
B) So act to treat humanity,whether in your own person or in that of any other,in every case as an end and never as merely a means. 
C) Every rational being is able to regard oneself as a maker of universal law. 
D) Act only according to that maxim by which you increase the overall happiness of everyone affected by your action.

Question 8

Even the most routine decisions that managers make have ethical implications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Ethical issues at the organizational level

Accepted Answer

A) represent conflicts between two or more companies. 
B) display conflicts between a person's role as family member and employee. 
C) are generally more difficult to solve than issues at the personal level. 
D) confront people in their roles as managers or employees. 
A) represent conflicts between two or more companies. 
B) display conflicts between a person's role as family member and employee. 
C) are generally more difficult to solve than issues at the personal level. 
D) confront people in their roles as managers or employees.

Question 10

The top factor in managers' unethical behaviors is consistently cited as

Accepted Answer

A) greed. 
B) financial need. 
C) peer pressure. 
D) behaviors of superiors. 
A) greed. 
B) financial need. 
C) peer pressure. 
D) behaviors of superiors.

Question 11

Most people use some type of ethical principle when making decisions about a moral dilemma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Integrity is the quality most sought after in leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

refers to a quality,characteristics,or state in which activities,processes,practices,and decisions in companies become open or visible to the outside world.

Accepted Answer

A) Opacity 
B) Corporate Transparency 
C) Deontological 
D) Utilitarianism 
A) Opacity 
B) Corporate Transparency 
C) Deontological 
D) Utilitarianism

Question 14

The most important factor in ethical leadership is

Accepted Answer

A) what leaders talk about. 
B) the code of ethics. 
C) what leaders do. 
D) discipline of ethics violators. 
A) what leaders talk about. 
B) the code of ethics. 
C) what leaders do. 
D) discipline of ethics violators.

Question 15

The ethical tests approach is considered a more pragmatic approach than the principles approach to ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One of the most powerful ethical tests is the test of

Accepted Answer

A) one's best self. 
B) making something public. 
C) ventilation. 
D) the purified idea. 
A) one's best self. 
B) making something public. 
C) ventilation. 
D) the purified idea.

Question 17

Throughout the text,theory after theory has been offered.Some would even say that you should just go on your "gut feeling" anyway.With this in mind,what relevance does the common sense test and one's best self ethical tests have
in this idea.

Accepted Answer

Students may have a number of answers he

Question 18

Based on surveys of managers,the society's moral climate appears to

Accepted Answer

A) be a direct factor in managers' ethical deliberations. 
B) be irrelevant to managers. 
C) be a leading influence in managers' decisions. 
D) serve as a background factor in managers' decisions. 
A) be a direct factor in managers' ethical deliberations. 
B) be irrelevant to managers. 
C) be a leading influence in managers' decisions. 
D) serve as a background factor in managers' decisions.

Question 19

Some people argue that we are experiencing a "proliferation of rights claims," in which more and more people are claiming more and more rights.Do you agree with this argument? What are the implications for our society,if it is
true?

Accepted Answer

Keshavan Nair,in his book A Higher Stand

Question 20

Kant's categorical imperative argues that one's sense of duty is derived from

Accepted Answer

A) divine command. 
B) reason. 
C) emotion. 
D) desire. 
A) divine command. 
B) reason. 
C) emotion. 
D) desire.

Which of the following is not an element of effective ethics programs?

Which of the following is not an act of misconduct commonly observed in the workplace?

Decisions about ethical situations often present a(n)

Explain the concept of corporate transparency.Evaluate its usefulness in creating an ethical climate within an organization.

Moral rights

Kant's categorical imperative emphasizes all of the following concepts except

Which of the following is not a formulation of Kant's categorical imperative?

Even the most routine decisions that managers make have ethical implications.

Ethical issues at the organizational level

The top factor in managers' unethical behaviors is consistently cited as

Most people use some type of ethical principle when making decisions about a moral dilemma.

Integrity is the quality most sought after in leaders.

refers to a quality,characteristics,or state in which activities,processes,practices,and decisions in companies become open or visible to the outside world.

The most important factor in ethical leadership is

The ethical tests approach is considered a more pragmatic approach than the principles approach to ethics.

One of the most powerful ethical tests is the test of

Throughout the text,theory after theory has been offered.Some would even say that you should just go on your "gut feeling" anyway.With this in mind,what relevance does the common sense test and one's best self ethical tests have in this idea.

Based on surveys of managers,the society's moral climate appears to

Some people argue that we are experiencing a "proliferation of rights claims," in which more and more people are claiming more and more rights.Do you agree with this argument? What are the implications for our society,if it is true?

Kant's categorical imperative argues that one's sense of duty is derived from

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Which of the following is not an element of effective ethics programs?

Which of the following is not an act of misconduct commonly observed in the workplace?

Decisions about ethical situations often present a(n)

Explain the concept of corporate transparency.Evaluate its usefulness in creating an ethical climate within an organization.

Moral rights

Kant's categorical imperative emphasizes all of the following concepts except

Which of the following is not a formulation of Kant's categorical imperative?

Even the most routine decisions that managers make have ethical implications.

Ethical issues at the organizational level

The top factor in managers' unethical behaviors is consistently cited as

Most people use some type of ethical principle when making decisions about a moral dilemma.

Integrity is the quality most sought after in leaders.

refers to a quality,characteristics,or state in which activities,processes,practices,and decisions in companies become open or visible to the outside world.

The most important factor in ethical leadership is

The ethical tests approach is considered a more pragmatic approach than the principles approach to ethics.

One of the most powerful ethical tests is the test of

Throughout the text,theory after theory has been offered.Some would even say that you should just go on your "gut feeling" anyway.With this in mind,what relevance does the common sense test and one's best self ethical tests have in this idea.

Based on surveys of managers,the society's moral climate appears to

Some people argue that we are experiencing a "proliferation of rights claims," in which more and more people are claiming more and more rights.Do you agree with this argument? What are the implications for our society,if it is true?

Kant's categorical imperative argues that one's sense of duty is derived from

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

Busi Ness Ethics Fundamentals

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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