Exam 4: Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, and Critical Thinking

The last tactic to adopt in resisting a request to act unethically is to:

Bennett is in the process of making an important decision for his firm.Which of the following actions strengthens the argument that Bennett is a utilitarian?

________ can identify potential opportunities and suggest potential problems.

________ leads a person to be more confident than he should be about the extent of his knowledge and problem-solving skills.

________ ethical theories focus on the consequences of a decision.

Which of the following is not contemplated when a person "buys time" after being asked to do something he thinks might be unethical?

Which of the following ethical theories has been criticized for creating a sense of entitlement reducing innovation,entrepreneurship,and production?

Bob DeSlob,CEO of Westlake Inc. ,had supported the development and distribution of the Super Widget,a product that is expensive to make.The Super Widget failed to meet its expected sales.decides to invest more resources to produce and aggressively market the Super Widget,rationalizing that if he did not invest more in the product,what he has invested would be lost.Bob is engaging in:

Jack flipped a coin five times and each time it came up heads.His friend Atmel saw this and bet Jack that the next flip would come up tails.Atmel figured that it was overdue for a tails and so tails was a more likely outcome in the next flip.Atmel has fallen prey to:

Carol,an Acme Co.employee,regularly takes pens,paper,and other office supplies from the Acme office supply cabinet and brings them home for her husband to use in his home office.Carol defends this action by saying that: "I don't get paid enough,and besides,no one will miss the supplies." This statement is an example of:

Which of the following ethical theories requires decision makers to maximize utility for society as a whole?

An individual can lead ethically while not attempting to behave in an ethical way.

Which of the following is a prescribed guideline for ethical decision making?

Which of the following is not a common characteristic of poor decision making?

A(n)________ can be a sounding board for decisions,provide information on those who can help,offer advisement of proper procedures,and provide backup when opposing a boss's decision.

How can a corporation improve its corporate governance and corporate responsibility?

Which of the following factors can impose direct penalties for corporate misbehavior?

Employees who feel a sense of ________ in the organization are more likely to be employees with both a greater sense of satisfaction and higher commitment to the overall mission of the firm.

A retailer's decision not to close earlier than its regular closing time even though a storm warning makes it unlikely that there will be any more customers that day is an example of rule utilitarianism.

Which ethical theory probably justifies the protection of a neo-Nazi's right to hateful speech,even though the cost of such speech includes damage to relations between ethnic groups,which may far outweigh any benefits the society receives from the speech?