Exam 8: Making Ethical Decisions in Business

A manager makes ethical decisions based on what he feels he can get away with given his power in the organization's hierarchy.He is using the principle of the:

Retributive justice allows that pay raises can be distributed on the basis of friendship rather than on performance.

Ethical perfection is factual and real.

Explain what is meant by the conventionalist ethic and give a business example of the application of this concept.

Explain what is meant by the principle of equal freedom in ethical decision-making.

Which ethical principle holds that a manager faced with a moral choice must act in a way that he/she believes is right and just for any person in a similar situation?

The idea that the needs of workers should be subordinate to the needs of the organization is the basis of the:

Identify the ethical principle that states that managers are responsible for the consequences when they create situations leading to both good and evil effects.

Which ethical principle asserts that right actions are found in the area between extreme behaviors-labeled as excess on the one hand and deficiency on the other?

The Golden Rule of ethics is: "Justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger."

Explain what is meant by the intuition ethic in ethical decision-making and give a business example of the application of this concept.

What is meant by the rights ethic in ethical decision-making?

There is no specific part of the brain that makes ethical decisions.

Aristotle's idea that "virtue requires moderation" is an essential part of the:

In considering whether or not to do a certain action that involves ethical reasoning,a manager asks himself: "If I act in this way,do I want to read about my actions in 'The New York Times' tomorrow morning?" In this scenario,he is applying:

When employees at Dow Chemical Company face an ethical decision they are told to ask: "What feels right or wrong about the situation or action?" This is an application of the:

Explain what is meant by the might-equals-right ethic in ethical decision-making and give a business example of the application of this concept.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is the basic tenet of the:

The set of rules that a manager can use to make decisions that have both good and bad consequences is the basis of the:

Kant's categorical imperative is an ethical guideline that allows a manager to be flexible and act depending on the situation.