Question 1

A formal statement of the organization's values regarding moral principles and governing its response to social values is called a code of ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The justice approach is closest to the thinking underlying the domain of free choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Regarding the levels of personal moral development, the majority of managers operate at the __________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional 
B)  autocratic 
C)  postconventional 
D)  conventional 
E)  transformative 
A)  preconventional 
B)  autocratic 
C)  postconventional 
D)  conventional 
E)  transformative

Question 4

The ethical concept that moral behaviors produce the greatest good for the greatest number is referred to as ____________________ approach.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ethical concept that moral behaviors produce...

Question 5

__________ includes behavior that is not always written down and may actually not serve an organization's bottom-line.

Accepted Answer

A)  Legal responsibility 
B)  Economic responsibility 
C)  Ethical responsibility 
D)  Discretionary responsibility 
E)  None of these 
A)  Legal responsibility 
B)  Economic responsibility 
C)  Ethical responsibility 
D)  Discretionary responsibility 
E)  None of these

Question 6

The ____________________ approach contends that acts are moral when they promote the individual's best long-term interests.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ approach contends that acts are...

Question 7

The _________________________ is an individual responsible for making an ethical choice.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________________________ is an individual responsible for...

Question 8

____________________ justice argues that individuals should be compensated for the cost of their injuries by the party responsible.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ justice argues that individuals should be...

Question 9

List the three pillars of an ethical organization.

Accepted Answer

ethical individuals,

Question 10

What type of a stakeholder would a nature conservation group be for a paper manufacturing company?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supplier 
B)  Competitor 
C)  Employee 
D)  Special interest group 
E)  None of these 
A)  Supplier 
B)  Competitor 
C)  Employee 
D)  Special interest group 
E)  None of these

Question 11

Explain the differences between principle-based statements and policy-based statement in an organization's code of ethics.

Accepted Answer

Principle-based statement are designed t

Question 12

Which of these employee behaviors matches with the conventional level of personal moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Task accomplishment 
B)  Empowered employees 
C)  Work group collaboration 
D)  Full participation 
E)  Act in own interest 
A)  Task accomplishment 
B)  Empowered employees 
C)  Work group collaboration 
D)  Full participation 
E)  Act in own interest

Question 13

List the four criteria for ethical decision-making described in the book.

Accepted Answer

Utilitarianism, indi

Question 14

Objective dualism is the ethical concept that argues that moral behaviors produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary responsibilities are the four areas of social responsibility can evaluate corporate social performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Most managers operate at the ____________________ level.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most managers operate at the ____________________ level....

Question 17

The great majority of managers operate at level two, the conventional level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A group of executives assigned to oversee the organization's ethics by ruling on questionable issues and disciplining violators is referred to as a(n) _________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A group of executives assigned to oversee...

Question 19

A code of __________ is a formal statement of the company's values concerning ethics and social issues.

Accepted Answer

A)  integrity 
B)  trust 
C)  citizenship 
D)  ethics 
E)  honesty 
A)  integrity 
B)  trust 
C)  citizenship 
D)  ethics 
E)  honesty

Question 20

Most of the laws guiding human resource management are based on the individualism approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Ethics and Social Responsibility

A formal statement of the organization's values regarding moral principles and governing its response to social values is called a code of ethics.

The justice approach is closest to the thinking underlying the domain of free choice.

Regarding the levels of personal moral development, the majority of managers operate at the __________ level.

The ethical concept that moral behaviors produce the greatest good for the greatest number is referred to as ____________________ approach.

__________ includes behavior that is not always written down and may actually not serve an organization's bottom-line.

The ____________________ approach contends that acts are moral when they promote the individual's best long-term interests.

The _________________________ is an individual responsible for making an ethical choice.

____________________ justice argues that individuals should be compensated for the cost of their injuries by the party responsible.

List the three pillars of an ethical organization.

What type of a stakeholder would a nature conservation group be for a paper manufacturing company?

Explain the differences between principle-based statements and policy-based statement in an organization's code of ethics.

Which of these employee behaviors matches with the conventional level of personal moral development?

List the four criteria for ethical decision-making described in the book.

Objective dualism is the ethical concept that argues that moral behaviors produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

Economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary responsibilities are the four areas of social responsibility can evaluate corporate social performance.

Most managers operate at the ____________________ level.

The great majority of managers operate at level two, the conventional level.

A group of executives assigned to oversee the organization's ethics by ruling on questionable issues and disciplining violators is referred to as a(n) _________________________.

A code of __________ is a formal statement of the company's values concerning ethics and social issues.

Most of the laws guiding human resource management are based on the individualism approach.

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