Exam 9: Ethical Decision Making and the Entrepreneur

____,which is a narrowly defined ethical perspective that can lead to trouble,can be prevented by considering different approaches to the same issue.

If the motivation for an individual is to win at any cost,fair play and ethics are most likely to:

In an attempt to connect with business managers in a way that reflects the real world,business ethicists talk of moderation,pragmatism,and minimalism.

In Stage 1 of the Kohlberg construct of moral instincts and behaviors of an individual,the individual seeks advantage.

Which of the following is an issue associated with the utilitarian approach to ethics?

To make effective and ethical decisions,one must be able to identify the scope and effects of one's self-interest.

In the context of personal ethical standards,taking a course in business ethics has been shown to have little effect on improving one's capacity for decision making and problem solving.

The closer the stakeholders are to an individual,the less effect they will have on his or her decision making.

Who is associated with deontology-one's duty to act?

_____ is most likely to prevent someone from unknowingly making an ethical mistake when considering what to do in a situation with ethical overtones.

Immanuel Kant's _____ approach is pursued without concern for the outcomes of actions but according to whether the action is something that an ethical person would do.

The orientation of the final stage in the Kohlberg construct of moral judgment is ____.

According to Kohlberg's construct of moral judgment,being moral in Stage 1 is synonymous with being ____.

For entrepreneurs,situations where one law directly conflicts with another rarely occur.