Exam 3: Managing Ethics and Diversity

Effectively managing diversity can increase worker satisfaction but does not increase organizational effectiveness.

Which of the following can be defined as the esteem or standing that individuals or organizations gain when they behave ethically?

Communicating ethical standards to all employees,for designing systems to monitor employees' conformity to those standards,and for teaching managers and nonmanagerial employees at all levels of the organization how to respond to ethical dilemmas appropriately is the responsibility of the ______________.

Professional ethics are standards that govern how members of a profession make decisions when the way in which they should behave is clear-cut.

Federal law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

When a manager has no hesitation about communicating to people outside the company regarding a decision made because the typical person in a society would think it is acceptable,this logic is explained by the ________________ rule.

Why are managers a vital stakeholder group?

Under the moral rights rule,an ethical decision is one that distributes benefits and harms among people and groups in a fair,equitable,or impartial way.

Important issues concerning how and when payments are made or product quality and safety specifications are governed by the contracts a company signs with its:

From a moral rights perspective,managers should compare alternative courses of action on the basis of how each will affect the rights of each stakeholder group.

Taking quick action to correct inequalities and curtailing discriminatory behavior would be the duty of a manager in a __________________ role.

The invisible barrier within an organization that prevents women from being promoted to top management positions is called the glass ceiling.

The "practical rule" ensures that managers are taking into account the interests of all stakeholders.

If two male managers exchange a lewd sexual joke in the presence of a female manager,these male managers have exhibited:

The increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the workforce and the population as a whole underscores the importance of effectively managing diversity.

Ethics officers are also known as ethics ombudsmen.

The SEC's goal is to turn many actions that were previously classified as only unethical into illegal behavior in the near future.

When a manager asks a subordinate for sexual favors in return for a promotion,what type of sexual harassment has occurred?

The Family Medical and Leave Act requires employers to provide 12 weeks of paid leave for medical and family reasons.

Which of the following Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)laws prohibits discrimination in employment decisions on the basis of race,religion,sex,color,or national origin and covers a wide range of employment decisions,including hiring,firing,pay,promotion,and working conditions?