Question 1

Rights have corresponding duties associated with them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss Thomas M.Garrett's principle of proportionality.What are the five factors that managers need to consider in their decisions?

Accepted Answer

A classic formulation of proportionality

Question 3

Natural selection is the evolutionary basis of ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which ethical principle is grounded on the idea that every individual has protections and entitlements that need to be respected by others?

Accepted Answer

A)  The intuition ethic 
B)  The organization ethic 
C)  The rights ethic 
D)  The disclosure rule 
A)  The intuition ethic 
B)  The organization ethic 
C)  The rights ethic 
D)  The disclosure rule

Question 5

The learning of specific virtues such as prudence or honesty is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  character development. 
B)  intellectual development. 
C)  affective development. 
D)  social development. 
A)  character development. 
B)  intellectual development. 
C)  affective development. 
D)  social development.

Question 6

Identify the principle that admonishes a manager to treat employees as ends in themselves and not to manipulate them simply as factors of production for the self-interested ends of the company.

Accepted Answer

A)  The disclosure rule 
B)  The Doctrine of the Mean 
C)  The practical imperative 
D)  The organization ethic 
A)  The disclosure rule 
B)  The Doctrine of the Mean 
C)  The practical imperative 
D)  The organization ethic

Question 7

A manager may comply with both the practical imperative and the Golden Rule by asking if she would change places with the person affected by the contemplated action.This is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  press test. 
B)  universalizability test. 
C)  others test. 
D)  reversibility test. 
A)  press test. 
B)  universalizability test. 
C)  others test. 
D)  reversibility test.

Question 8

The principle of equal freedom can act as a tiebreaker when the rights of two managers are in conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The age-old principle of the ends-means

Question 10

Ethical intuition is a form of social intuition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Moral intuition is a form of social intuition that is adaptive to the social environment and predominates in individual ethical decisions,more so when they are:

Accepted Answer

A)  immediate. 
B)  abstract. 
C)  less emotionally loaded. 
D)  amenable to decision regimes. 
A)  immediate. 
B)  abstract. 
C)  less emotionally loaded. 
D)  amenable to decision regimes.

Question 12

An ethical principle that requires punishment to be evenhanded and proportionate to transgressions is:

Accepted Answer

A)  compensatory justice. 
B)  distributive justice. 
C)  restorative justice. 
D)  retributive justice. 
A)  compensatory justice. 
B)  distributive justice. 
C)  restorative justice. 
D)  retributive justice.

Question 13

All of the following statements about a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is a method used to map activity in neural networks during ethical decision making. 
B)  it can pinpoint neural activity to within 1 micrometer in the brain. 
C)  it measures changes in blood flow and blood oxygen content related to neural activity. 
D)  it works by detecting shifts in magnetic properties of hemoglobin. 
A)  it is a method used to map activity in neural networks during ethical decision making. 
B)  it can pinpoint neural activity to within 1 micrometer in the brain. 
C)  it measures changes in blood flow and blood oxygen content related to neural activity. 
D)  it works by detecting shifts in magnetic properties of hemoglobin.

Question 14

Which ethical theory postulates that people must act for the common good of the society in which they live?

Accepted Answer

A)  The disclosure rule 
B)  The theory of justice 
C)  The ends-means ethic 
D)  The might-equals-right ethic 
A)  The disclosure rule 
B)  The theory of justice 
C)  The ends-means ethic 
D)  The might-equals-right ethic

Question 15

A manager faced with an ethical dilemma asks herself how it would feel to explain the decision to a wider audience by using this ethical principle.

Accepted Answer

A)  The ends-means ethic 
B)  The principle of proportionality 
C)  The Doctrine of the Mean 
D)  The disclosure rule 
A)  The ends-means ethic 
B)  The principle of proportionality 
C)  The Doctrine of the Mean 
D)  The disclosure rule

Question 16

A method of ethical reasoning in which insight comes from answering a list of questions is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  deontological approach. 
B)  critical questions approach. 
C)  general questions approach. 
D)  consequentialist approach. 
A)  deontological approach. 
B)  critical questions approach. 
C)  general questions approach. 
D)  consequentialist approach.

Question 17

The categorical imperative,an ethical guide for behavior,is based on the writings of German philosopher Immanuel Kant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Rights are an absolute doctrine with definite limits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The organization ethic requires that one

Rights have corresponding duties associated with them.

Discuss Thomas M.Garrett's principle of proportionality.What are the five factors that managers need to consider in their decisions?

Natural selection is the evolutionary basis of ethics.

Which ethical principle is grounded on the idea that every individual has protections and entitlements that need to be respected by others?

The learning of specific virtues such as prudence or honesty is known as:

Identify the principle that admonishes a manager to treat employees as ends in themselves and not to manipulate them simply as factors of production for the self-interested ends of the company.

A manager may comply with both the practical imperative and the Golden Rule by asking if she would change places with the person affected by the contemplated action.This is known as the:

The principle of equal freedom can act as a tiebreaker when the rights of two managers are in conflict.

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

Ethical intuition is a form of social intuition.

Moral intuition is a form of social intuition that is adaptive to the social environment and predominates in individual ethical decisions,more so when they are:

An ethical principle that requires punishment to be evenhanded and proportionate to transgressions is:

All of the following statements about a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)are true EXCEPT:

Which ethical theory postulates that people must act for the common good of the society in which they live?

A manager faced with an ethical dilemma asks herself how it would feel to explain the decision to a wider audience by using this ethical principle.

A method of ethical reasoning in which insight comes from answering a list of questions is known as the:

The categorical imperative,an ethical guide for behavior,is based on the writings of German philosopher Immanuel Kant.

Rights are an absolute doctrine with definite limits.

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

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Exam 8: Making Ethical Decisions in Business

Rights have corresponding duties associated with them.

Discuss Thomas M.Garrett's principle of proportionality.What are the five factors that managers need to consider in their decisions?

Natural selection is the evolutionary basis of ethics.

Which ethical principle is grounded on the idea that every individual has protections and entitlements that need to be respected by others?

The learning of specific virtues such as prudence or honesty is known as:

Identify the principle that admonishes a manager to treat employees as ends in themselves and not to manipulate them simply as factors of production for the self-interested ends of the company.

A manager may comply with both the practical imperative and the Golden Rule by asking if she would change places with the person affected by the contemplated action.This is known as the:

The principle of equal freedom can act as a tiebreaker when the rights of two managers are in conflict.

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

Ethical intuition is a form of social intuition.

Moral intuition is a form of social intuition that is adaptive to the social environment and predominates in individual ethical decisions,more so when they are:

An ethical principle that requires punishment to be evenhanded and proportionate to transgressions is:

All of the following statements about a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)are true EXCEPT:

Which ethical theory postulates that people must act for the common good of the society in which they live?

A manager faced with an ethical dilemma asks herself how it would feel to explain the decision to a wider audience by using this ethical principle.

A method of ethical reasoning in which insight comes from answering a list of questions is known as the:

The categorical imperative,an ethical guide for behavior,is based on the writings of German philosopher Immanuel Kant.

Rights are an absolute doctrine with definite limits.

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

The Study of Business, Government, and Society

The Dynamic Environment

Business Power

Critics of Business

Corporate Social Responsibility

Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility

Business Ethics

Business in Politics

Regulating Business

Multinational Corporations

Globalization, Trade, and Corruption

Industrial Pollution and Environmental Regulation

Managing Environmental Quality

Consumerism

The Changing Workplace

Civil Rights, Women, and Diversity

Corporate Governance

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