Exam 12: Maintaining Positive Employee Relations

Unfortunately,employers have no tools for measuring the ethics of an individual during the applicant screening process,so employers do not realize they have hired an unethical person until it is too late.

According to research,most adults base their work-related ethical decisions on ________.

Employers found guilty of misconduct frequently receive reduced penalties if they ________.

What would be the best tool for evaluating employee attitudes about workplace safety?

Explain the meaning of the Evil Woman Thesis and its implications for managers.

Which of the following reinforces the need for organizations to provide ethics training to employees?

Which of the following actions would most likely reduce an employee's chances of becoming a bullying victim?

Ethics audits monitor all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Define nonpunitive discipline and outline the process for applying nonpunitive discipline to gain employees' acceptance of company rules.

The principles of conduct governing an individual or a group are referred to as ________.

Moral disengagement frees people from the guilt they would normally feel after violating their ethical standards.

Hawkins Publishing has a formal,publicized,three-step process for employees who want to appeal disciplinary actions.Hawkins is most likely striving to achieve ________.

According to the text,what is typically included in a firm's ethics training?

R&R has a nonpunitive discipline policy.Employees at R&R Carpet and Tile are allowed to take one-hour lunch breaks.Todd's assistant,Suzanne,took a two-hour lunch break today without prior approval.Suzanne was given a verbal warning five weeks ago for a similar infraction.Which of the following will most likely be Todd's response to Suzanne's actions today?

Which of the following is LEAST relevant to an effective employee suggestion system?

Johnson & Johnson has a corporate ethics code that states "We believe our first responsibility is to the doctors,nurses and patients,mothers and fathers,and all others who use our products and services." What is the most likely purpose of Johnson & Johnson's ethics code?

Kyra,a data analyst,met recently with 10 other employees from different departments at Cushing Communications.The employees were asked questions by a facilitator about the firm's incentive plans and were encouraged to share their opinions and attitudes.Kyra was most likely involved in a ________.

Based on research into ethical behavior in the workplace,which of the following is a TRUE statement?

Which of the following has the most impact on creating and sustaining an ethical organizational culture?

The four main types of privacy upheld by courts are intrusion,publication of private matters,disclosure of medical records,and appropriation of an employee's name or likeness for commercial purposes.