Question 1

The approach to business ethics in which we compare a decision or practice to prevailing norms of acceptability is the

Accepted Answer

A) virtue approach. 
B) principles approach. 
C) conventional approach. 
D) ethical tests approach. 
A) virtue approach. 
B) principles approach. 
C) conventional approach. 
D) ethical tests approach.

Question 2

Public opinion polls regarding business ethics are

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A) clearly tied to reactions to the latest scandals reported by the media. 
B) reflective of actual business ethics currently in practice. 
C) unrelated to actual business ethics practices. 
D) difficult to assess because the media keeps ethics scandals in the public eye. 
A) clearly tied to reactions to the latest scandals reported by the media. 
B) reflective of actual business ethics currently in practice. 
C) unrelated to actual business ethics practices. 
D) difficult to assess because the media keeps ethics scandals in the public eye.

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is not a structural aspect of unconscious accounting bias?

Accepted Answer

A) ambiguity 
B) attachment 
C) approval 
D) ambivalence 
A) ambiguity 
B) attachment 
C) approval 
D) ambivalence

Question 5

Lawrence Kohlberg's model of moral development includes all of the following levels except

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A) the preconventional level. 
B) the conventional level. 
C) the postconventional level. 
D) law and order morality. 
A) the preconventional level. 
B) the conventional level. 
C) the postconventional level. 
D) law and order morality.

Question 6

Public interest in business ethics has heightened over each of the past three decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Concepts of right and wrong are increasingly being interpreted today to include all of the following except

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A) fairness. 
B) justice. 
C) equity. 
D) equality. 
A) fairness. 
B) justice. 
C) equity. 
D) equality.

Question 8

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

Question 9

A doctrine or system of moral conduct is called

Accepted Answer

A) ethics. 
B) deontology. 
C) morality. 
D) moral philosophy. 
A) ethics. 
B) deontology. 
C) morality. 
D) moral philosophy.

Question 10

An element of moral judgment is all the following except

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A) moral imagination 
B) managerial competence 
C) moral identification and ordering 
D) sense of moral obligation 
A) moral imagination 
B) managerial competence 
C) moral identification and ordering 
D) sense of moral obligation

Question 11

The normative question of ethics is

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A) what is? 
B) what ought to be? 
C) how do we get from what is to what ought to be? 
D) what is our motivation? 
A) what is? 
B) what ought to be? 
C) how do we get from what is to what ought to be? 
D) what is our motivation?

Question 12

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

Question 13

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 14

Managers who simply fail to consider moral questions when making business decisions use the

Accepted Answer

A) immoral management model. 
B) moral management model. 
C) intentional amoral management model. 
D) unintentional amoral management model. 
A) immoral management model. 
B) moral management model. 
C) intentional amoral management model. 
D) unintentional amoral management model.

Question 15

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.

Question 16

Researchers have found that many business people go through life thinking that they are objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following are questions that capture the central meaning of ethics except

Accepted Answer

A) what is? 
B) what happened? 
C) what ought to be? 
D) what is our motivation? 
A) what is? 
B) what happened? 
C) what ought to be? 
D) what is our motivation?

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Descriptive ethics is concerned with stu

Question 19

Questions about business ethics can be asked at any of the following levels except

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A) individual. 
B) organizational. 
C) economic. 
D) global. 
A) individual. 
B) organizational. 
C) economic. 
D) global.

Question 20

The "integrity strategy" espoused by Lynn Sharp Paine is similar to the

Accepted Answer

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

The approach to business ethics in which we compare a decision or practice to prevailing norms of acceptability is the

Public opinion polls regarding business ethics are

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

Which of the following is not a structural aspect of unconscious accounting bias?

Lawrence Kohlberg's model of moral development includes all of the following levels except

Public interest in business ethics has heightened over each of the past three decades.

Concepts of right and wrong are increasingly being interpreted today to include all of the following except

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

A doctrine or system of moral conduct is called

An element of moral judgment is all the following except

The normative question of ethics is

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 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."

Managers who simply fail to consider moral questions when making business decisions use the

The focus of descriptive ethics is on

Researchers have found that many business people go through life thinking that they are objective.

All of the following are questions that capture the central meaning of ethics except

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

Questions about business ethics can be asked at any of the following levels except

The "integrity strategy" espoused by Lynn Sharp Paine is similar to the

The Business and Society Relationship

Corporate Citizenship: Social Responsibility, Responsiveness, and Performance

The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics

Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues

Strategic Management and Corporate Public Affairs

Issues Management and Crisis Management

Personal 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 and Responses

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues

The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

Business and Community Stakeholders

Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues

Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, safety, and Health

Employment Discrimination and Affirmative Action

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Exam 7: Business Ethics Fundamentals

The approach to business ethics in which we compare a decision or practice to prevailing norms of acceptability is the

Public opinion polls regarding business ethics are

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

Which of the following is not a structural aspect of unconscious accounting bias?

Lawrence Kohlberg's model of moral development includes all of the following levels except

Public interest in business ethics has heightened over each of the past three decades.

Concepts of right and wrong are increasingly being interpreted today to include all of the following except

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

A doctrine or system of moral conduct is called

An element of moral judgment is all the following except

The normative question of ethics is

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 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."

Managers who simply fail to consider moral questions when making business decisions use the

The focus of descriptive ethics is on

Researchers have found that many business people go through life thinking that they are objective.

All of the following are questions that capture the central meaning of ethics except

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

Questions about business ethics can be asked at any of the following levels except

The "integrity strategy" espoused by Lynn Sharp Paine is similar to the

The Business and Society Relationship

Corporate Citizenship: Social Responsibility, Responsiveness, and Performance

The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics

Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues

Strategic Management and Corporate Public Affairs

Issues Management and Crisis Management

Personal 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 and Responses

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues

The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

Business and Community Stakeholders

Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues

Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, safety, and Health

Employment Discrimination and Affirmative Action

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