Exam 5: Business Ethics

Ryland, an officer for Sports Park, Inc., attempts to apply a duty-based approach to ethical reasoning in conflicts that occur on the job. This approach is based on the idea that a person must​

Focusing on a firm's short-run profits without considering the company's longterm needs may be acting unethically.​

Housemate, Inc., makes and sells a variety of household products. With a fair amount of certainty, Housemate's decision makers can predict whether a given business action would be legal in​

According to utilitarianism, it does not matter how many people suffer a negative effect from an act.​

Unless a corporation violates a law, its actions do not raise questions about corporate ethics.​

Duty-based ethical standards often come from religious precepts.

Julie is sales manager for Kelso's Concrete & Stone Products, Inc. In applying ethical principles to the business of the firm, Kelso's and Julie will most likely evaluate​

Provident Medical Health Center asks its employees, many of which are members of the American Nurses Association, to apply the utilitarian theory of ethics. This theory does not require​

Lucas is a business manager for Micro Manufacturing Company. Ethical dilemmas that Lucas is not likely to encounter include deciding​

Metal Fabrication, Inc. expends funds and takes steps to ensure that all employees are safe on the job, that all products are safe for consumers, and that the environmental impact of the corporation is minimal. Metal's owners and management appear to believe in the concept of​

Recreation & Sports Equipment Corporation sells a product that is capable of seriously injuring consumers who misuse it in a foreseeable way. Does the firm owe an ethical duty to take this product off the market? What conflicts might arise if the firm stops selling this product?​

An action may be legal but not ethical.​

Brick & Mortar Construction & Masonry Corporation's ethics committee is asked a question: Should the firm bid low to obtain a contract that it knows it can fulfill only at a higher price? A practical method of investigating and answering this question involves all of the following steps except​

Ethical reasoning is the process through which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.​

Dyan, the owner of Expert Restoration Services, Inc., adheres to the "principle of rights" theory. Under this theory, a key factor in determining whether a business decision is ethical is how that decision​

Adhering strictly to all business laws is all that is necessary to fulfill all business ethics obligations.​

In making business decisions, Glenda, personnel manager for HVAC Maintenance, Inc., applies her belief that all persons have fundamental rights. This is​

According to the view that Applied Engineering Corporation is a "citizen," the firm is expected to​

Brewster, the chief executive officer of Cog & Gear Lubricants Corporation, wants to ensure that Cog & Gear's activities are legal and ethical. The best course for Brewster and Cog & Gear is to act​

Any decision by the management of Fast-Food Franchise Corporation may significantly affect its​