Exam 2: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

A manager who doubles employee performance goals every quarter most likely will see an increase in the number of ethically questionable actions by employees.

The development of a corporate culture to support business ethics happens on four levels. Explain each of the four levels.

MATCHING Complete the following using the terms listed. -Some companies measure social performance by conducting a(n)_____ that identifies and evaluates the company's activities that relate to social issues.

Matt was diagnosed with a serious illness that requires aggressive treatment. Because his company employs 50 or more people, it must allow Matt up to 12 weeks unpaid time off in one year, as granted by the _____.

Business ethics begins with _____.

Consumer Rights include all of the following EXCEPT the right to _____.

Which of the following is NOT an example of corporate philanthropy?

At the federal level, the _____ investigates suspicions of unethical or illegal behavior by publicly traded firms.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires companies that have a code of ethics to publish them.

An employee at a leading IT firm is subjected to sexual harassment on a regular basis. The employee also learns that there are other such cases in the firm, and that very few people have reported them to the appropriate authority. Which of the following laws will best protect employees from such harassment?

In business, as in life, deciding what is right or wrong in a given situation does not always involve a clear-cut choice.

Hewlett-Packard's use of new and recycled plastics in the manufacture of its scanners is an example of acting responsibly to satisfy societal demands.

Sexual harassment is divided into two categories: pressure to comply with unwelcome advances for job security and a hostile work environment.

Which of the following statements best justifies why a company should act in an ethical manner?

Jack Welch, former CEO of The General Electric, is respected in business circles for focusing his company on the welfare of its customers and investors and for ensuring that GE would thrive in the long run. This type of environment is an example of ethical _____.

Manelin avoids using his office computer for personal use, even though his company does not have a specific policy forbidding it. Manelin is at the _____ stage of ethical development.

What are the objectives of the consumerism?

The principal federal agency responsible for protecting investors from financial misdeeds is the Federal Trade Commission.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission was created to protect employees who claim that they were unaware of ethical violations that they were accused of committing.

The highest level of ethical and moral behavior is known as the postconventional stage.