Question 1

The focus of descriptive ethics is on

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A)  determining what should be done in a given situation. 
B)  justifying a moral system of thinking and judging. 
C)  learning what is occurring in the realm of moral behaviors and practices. 
D)  learning how to justify one's chosen actions. 
A)  determining what should be done in a given situation. 
B)  justifying a moral system of thinking and judging. 
C)  learning what is occurring in the realm of moral behaviors and practices. 
D)  learning how to justify one's chosen actions. C

Question 2

Which of the following is not a model of ethical management provided in the textbook?

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A)  immoral management 
B)  semi-moral management 
C)  moral management 
D)  amoral management 
A)  immoral management 
B)  semi-moral management 
C)  moral management 
D)  amoral management B

Question 3

Before Enron, many thought business ethics was a problem with the top of the pyramid.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-What are the seven habits of highly moral leaders?

Accepted Answer

Archie Carroll, borrowing from Stephen C

Question 5

Normative ethics depends on whether "everyone is doing it" to justify moral decisions and actions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Moral imagination is:

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A)  imagining the best possible outcome. 
B)  being able to see economic and moral relationships 
C)  the ability to see the relevance or nonrelevance of issues 
D)  deciding which course of action to adopt. 
A)  imagining the best possible outcome. 
B)  being able to see economic and moral relationships 
C)  the ability to see the relevance or nonrelevance of issues 
D)  deciding which course of action to adopt.

Question 7

Characteristics of intentionally amoral managers include all of the following except

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A)  They think ethics and business don't mix. 
B)  They think business and ethics are separate spheres. 
C)  They have an obsession with fairness. 
D)  They are dying out. 
A)  They think ethics and business don't mix. 
B)  They think business and ethics are separate spheres. 
C)  They have an obsession with fairness. 
D)  They are dying out.

Question 8

The key operating question of amoral management is

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A)  can we make money with this action, regardless of what it takes? 
B)  will this action be fair to all stakeholders? 
C)  what effects will this action have on our stakeholders? 
D)  can we make money with this action? 
A)  can we make money with this action, regardless of what it takes? 
B)  will this action be fair to all stakeholders? 
C)  what effects will this action have on our stakeholders? 
D)  can we make money with this action?

Question 9

The best reason to base one's ethics on societal norms is that the norms do not conflict; thus they provide clear guidance to "right" and "wrong."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Ethical behavior is generally considered to be on a higher plane than legal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-If business ethics have, in reality, declined over the past decades, what are the primary reasons for this movement?

Accepted Answer

Students may have many different answers

Question 12

The sense that concern for fairness, justice, and due process to people, groups, and communities should be woven into managerial decision-making is called

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A)  integration of managerial and moral competence. 
B)  moral obligation. 
C)  moral sensitivity. 
D)  moral evaluation. 
A)  integration of managerial and moral competence. 
B)  moral obligation. 
C)  moral sensitivity. 
D)  moral evaluation.

Question 13

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-Distinguish between descriptive and normative ethics.

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Descriptive ethics is concerned with stu

Question 14

tilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
-Lawrence Kohlberg found that most adults never get to the third level of moral development. What implications for management does this observation have?

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At level 2, the conventional level of mo

Question 15

The public's opinion of business ethics may be reported at two levels - a high level and a low level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The postconventional level of moral development is the most common level for adults over 50 years of age.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The key operating question of immoral management is

Accepted Answer

A)  can we make money with this action, regardless of what it takes? 
B)  will this action be fair to all stakeholders? 
C)  what effects will this action have on our major stakeholders? 
D)  can we make money with this action? 
A)  can we make money with this action, regardless of what it takes? 
B)  will this action be fair to all stakeholders? 
C)  what effects will this action have on our major stakeholders? 
D)  can we make money with this action?

Question 18

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-Describe and evaluate the "what is?" ethics question.

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The "what is?" question is deceptively s

Question 19

tilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions. Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
-Powers and Vogel have suggested that there are six major elements or capacities that are essential to making moral judgments: (1) moral imagination, (2) moral identification and ordering, (3) moral evaluation, (4) tolerance of moral disagreement and ambiguity, (5) integration of managerial and moral competence, and (6) a sense of moral obligation. What is the link of each of these to personal and organizational ethics?

Accepted Answer

Moral imagination requires the individua

Question 20

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
-Interpret the authors' statement that "many business people go through life deluded by the illusion of objectivity."

Accepted Answer

Most managers believe that they are ethi

The focus of descriptive ethics is on

Which of the following is not a model of ethical management provided in the textbook?

Before Enron, many thought business ethics was a problem with the top of the pyramid.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -What are the seven habits of highly moral leaders?

Normative ethics depends on whether "everyone is doing it" to justify moral decisions and actions.

Moral imagination is:

Characteristics of intentionally amoral managers include all of the following except

The key operating question of amoral management is

The best reason to base one's ethics on societal norms is that the norms do not conflict; thus they provide clear guidance to "right" and "wrong."

Ethical behavior is generally considered to be on a higher plane than legal behavior.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -If business ethics have, in reality, declined over the past decades, what are the primary reasons for this movement?

The sense that concern for fairness, justice, and due process to people, groups, and communities should be woven into managerial decision-making is called

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Distinguish between descriptive and normative ethics.

The public's opinion of business ethics may be reported at two levels - a high level and a low level.

The postconventional level of moral development is the most common level for adults over 50 years of age.

The key operating question of immoral management is

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe and evaluate the "what is?" ethics question.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Interpret the authors' statement that "many business people go through life deluded by the illusion of objectivity."

The Business and Society Relationship.

Corporate Social Responsibility, Citizenship, and Sustainability.

The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics.

Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues.

Strategic Management and Corporate Public Affairs.

Risk, Issue, and Crisis Management.

Managerial and Organizational Ethics.

Business Ethics and Technology.

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena.

Business, Government, and Regulation.

Business Influence on Government and Public Policy.

Consumer Stakeholders: Information Issues

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues.

Sustainability and the Natural Environment.

Business and Community Stakeholders.

Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues.

Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, Safety, and Health.

Employment Discrimination and Workplace Diversity

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Exam 7: Business Ethics Essentials

The focus of descriptive ethics is on

Which of the following is not a model of ethical management provided in the textbook?

Before Enron, many thought business ethics was a problem with the top of the pyramid.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -What are the seven habits of highly moral leaders?

Normative ethics depends on whether "everyone is doing it" to justify moral decisions and actions.

Moral imagination is:

Characteristics of intentionally amoral managers include all of the following except

The key operating question of amoral management is

The best reason to base one's ethics on societal norms is that the norms do not conflict; thus they provide clear guidance to "right" and "wrong."

Ethical behavior is generally considered to be on a higher plane than legal behavior.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -If business ethics have, in reality, declined over the past decades, what are the primary reasons for this movement?

The sense that concern for fairness, justice, and due process to people, groups, and communities should be woven into managerial decision-making is called

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Distinguish between descriptive and normative ethics.

The public's opinion of business ethics may be reported at two levels - a high level and a low level.

The postconventional level of moral development is the most common level for adults over 50 years of age.

The key operating question of immoral management is

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Describe and evaluate the "what is?" ethics question.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -Interpret the authors' statement that "many business people go through life deluded by the illusion of objectivity."

The Business and Society Relationship.

Corporate Social Responsibility, Citizenship, and Sustainability.

The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics.

Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues.

Strategic Management and Corporate Public Affairs.

Risk, Issue, and Crisis Management.

Managerial and Organizational Ethics.

Business Ethics and Technology.

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena.

Business, Government, and Regulation.

Business Influence on Government and Public Policy.

Consumer Stakeholders: Information Issues

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues.

Sustainability and the Natural Environment.

Business and Community Stakeholders.

Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues.

Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, Safety, and Health.

Employment Discrimination and Workplace Diversity

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