Exam 8: Making Ethical Decisions in Business

The conventionalist ethic is a thin justification for questionable behavior by managers.

The idea that a manager has the right to take a certain action as long as it does not deprive a worker of one of his rights is fundamental to the ethical principle of:

List some practical suggestions for making ethical decisions in business.

Explain what is meant by the utilitarian ethic in ethical decision-making.

According to brain research,the effectiveness of the disclosure rule is shown to rest on emotions such as:

Which sphere of justice requires that the benefits and burdens of company life be distributed using impartial criteria?

Aristotle argued that the end justified the means.

Evidence suggests that the sensitivity of neural pathways is based on learning and:

The idea that a bank cashier should not be fired for stealing $100 if a bank officer is allowed to keep his job after embezzling $1,000 is consistent with the ethical principle of:

The four cardinal virtues identified by Plato are justice,temperance,courage,and:

Compensatory justice requires inequitable compensation to victims.

The idea that a manager simply "knows" the difference between right and wrong actions is fundamental to the:

The idea that the needs of workers should be subordinate to the needs of the organization is fundamental to the organization ethic.

In making a decision using this principle,one must determine whether the harm in an action is outweighed by the good.

The virtue ethic states that ethical behavior arises from the virtues within one's character.

Which of the following ethical principles is based on the fundamental idea of "a command that admits no exception"?

Brain research into neural sensitivity affirms this ethic if it is defined as moral intuition enlightened by experience and ethical education.

Describe the process of a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)study of ethical decision making.

In considering whether or not to do a certain action based on ethical reasoning,a manager asks herself: "If I act in this way,would my family approve of my actions?" Which of the following ethical principles is she applying?

The Golden Rule of ethics suggests to managers that it is acceptable to treat workers as simply factors of production that should be manipulated in the manager's best interest.