Question 1

Utilitarian ethics holds that decisions should be made on the basis of practicality,and whatever action is most convenient should be favored.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Chief Executive Officer of Ticor,Inc.must decide about the disposal of toxic waste materials.Which of the following considerations should help the CEO reach an ethical business decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toxic waste disposal law. 
B)  The harm the disposal could cause to the environment. 
C)  The impact on the business if the decision is publicly disclosed through the news media. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Toxic waste disposal law. 
B)  The harm the disposal could cause to the environment. 
C)  The impact on the business if the decision is publicly disclosed through the news media. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 3

In analyzing a situation to determine how to act ethically,a business manager should:

Accepted Answer

A)  gather background information by either talking firsthand with the people involved or by talking to those who gained information informally through the company "grapevine." 
B)  narrowly focus on a single issue. 
C)  determine whether an alternative violates important values. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  gather background information by either talking firsthand with the people involved or by talking to those who gained information informally through the company "grapevine." 
B)  narrowly focus on a single issue. 
C)  determine whether an alternative violates important values. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 4

Unethical behavior in an organization can create:

Accepted Answer

A)  a cynical workforce. 
B)  a resentful workforce. 
C)  an unproductive workforce. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  a cynical workforce. 
B)  a resentful workforce. 
C)  an unproductive workforce. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 5

Ethics is the study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  sovereign immunity. 
B)  how people should act. 
C)  respondeat superior. 
D)  victimization. 
A)  sovereign immunity. 
B)  how people should act. 
C)  respondeat superior. 
D)  victimization.

Exam 2: Business Ethics And Social Responsibility

Utilitarian ethics holds that decisions should be made on the basis of practicality,and whatever action is most convenient should be favored.

The Chief Executive Officer of Ticor,Inc.must decide about the disposal of toxic waste materials.Which of the following considerations should help the CEO reach an ethical business decision?

In analyzing a situation to determine how to act ethically,a business manager should:

Unethical behavior in an organization can create:

Ethics is the study of:

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