Exam 4: Ethics and Social Responsibility

According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines for Organizations, which of the following steps should be followed right after the standards and procedures for the compliance program have been established?

_____ are any groups that can influence or be influenced by the company and can affect public perceptions about its socially responsible behavior.

People at the postconventional level of moral development make moral decisions based on selfish reasons.

Groups such as shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers, governments, and local communities are examples of _____ stakeholders.

All four areas of social responsibility for companies (economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary) are equally important to a company's overall level of social responsibility.

During an ethical decision-making process, which of these questions must be asked in order to identify a problem?

According to _____, the only social responsibility that organizations have is to satisfy their owners, that is, company shareholders.

Managers can use integrity tests to _____.

Which of the following stakeholder groups do not engage in regular transactions with the company?

According to Kohlberg's model of moral development, people at the _____ make decisions that conform to societal expectations.

Which of the following terms describes the degree of concern people have about an ethical issue?

People at the _____ of moral development use internalized ethical principles to solve ethical dilemmas.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a stakeholder group that an organization must satisfy to assure long-term survival?

In the basic model of ethical decision making, after the problem has been identified, the next step is to _____.

Which of the following statements about ethics is true?

Which of the following statements best explains the "carrot-and-stick" approach of the U.S Sentencing Commission Guidelines?

Harry is a senior manager at a leading software development firm. For a while now, he has been aware that his company has been engaging in several serious financial crimes. When he decided that he had seen enough, he took matters into his own hands and reported everything to higher authorities. In this scenario, Harry is a(n) _____.

There is general agreement regarding what is socially responsible corporate behavior.

The last step in the basic model of ethical decision making is to _____.

In an attempt to spread awareness about climate change and global warming, Sparkle Fruit Juice decided to conduct awareness programs in its community. This move is an example of _____.