Question 1

Distributive justice refers to the manner in which managers conduct their interpersonal dealings with employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Merit is the primary consideration used to determine which employees will remain with a firm and which ones will be dismissed when layoffs are necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Nonpunitive discipline is discipline involving oral warnings and paid "decision-making leaves of absence."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What is the difference between layoffs and downsizings? What are the alternatives to layoffs and downsizings?

Accepted Answer

Layoff generally refers to having select

Question 5

What are the two components of ethical decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  distributive justice and procedural justice 
B)  normative judgments and legal precedents 
C)  morality and normative judgments 
D)  moral awareness and common law 
E)  morality and fairness 
A)  distributive justice and procedural justice 
B)  normative judgments and legal precedents 
C)  morality and normative judgments 
D)  moral awareness and common law 
E)  morality and fairness

Question 6

With constructive discharge claims,plaintiffs argue that they quit because their employer made the work situation so intolerable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When firms do not deal swiftly and fairly with the unethical behavior of employees,ethical employees feel penalized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to surveys,which of the following is the primary cause of ethical compromises in the work place?

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling peer pressure 
B)  meeting schedule pressures 
C)  helping the business survive 
D)  advancing a boss' career interests 
E)  advancing personal career interests 
A)  feeling peer pressure 
B)  meeting schedule pressures 
C)  helping the business survive 
D)  advancing a boss' career interests 
E)  advancing personal career interests

Question 9

Which of the following is the primary element of properly developed disciplinary procedures?

Accepted Answer

A)  electronic employee monitoring 
B)  clearly established rules 
C)  anonymous surveys 
D)  legal representation 
E)  severe penalties 
A)  electronic employee monitoring 
B)  clearly established rules 
C)  anonymous surveys 
D)  legal representation 
E)  severe penalties

Question 10

Which of the following best defines values as they relate to organizational culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  characteristic values, traditions, and behaviors a company's employees share 
B)  standards used by the organization to decide upon proper conduct 
C)  principles of conduct governing an individual or group 
D)  basic beliefs about what is right or wrong 
E)  standards of behavior accepted by society 
A)  characteristic values, traditions, and behaviors a company's employees share 
B)  standards used by the organization to decide upon proper conduct 
C)  principles of conduct governing an individual or group 
D)  basic beliefs about what is right or wrong 
E)  standards of behavior accepted by society

Question 11

Which of the following terms refers to the willful disregard or disobedience of a supervisor's authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  disobedience 
B)  insubordination 
C)  picketing 
D)  harassment 
E)  mutiny 
A)  disobedience 
B)  insubordination 
C)  picketing 
D)  harassment 
E)  mutiny

Question 12

Ethics refers to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  basic beliefs about what is right or wrong 
B)  values, traditions, and behaviors a company's employees share 
C)  principles of conduct governing an individual or group 
D)  standards used by the organization to decide upon proper conduct 
E)  standards of behavior accepted by society 
A)  basic beliefs about what is right or wrong 
B)  values, traditions, and behaviors a company's employees share 
C)  principles of conduct governing an individual or group 
D)  standards used by the organization to decide upon proper conduct 
E)  standards of behavior accepted by society

Question 13

What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? How has the legislation affected corporate ethics?

Accepted Answer

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed after

Question 14

Johnson & Johnson has a corporate ethics code that states "We believe our first responsibility is to the doctors,nurses and patients,to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services." What is the most likely purpose of Johnson & Johnson's ethics code?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing physical support for managers 
B)  establishing disciplinary procedures 
C)  providing incentives for employees 
D)  clarifying expectations for employees 
E)  marketing to potential customers 
A)  providing physical support for managers 
B)  establishing disciplinary procedures 
C)  providing incentives for employees 
D)  clarifying expectations for employees 
E)  marketing to potential customers

Question 15

Hornblowers use procedural or legal channel to report incidents of unethical behavior to company ethics officers or to legal authorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is an ethics code? What methods do firms use to monitor employees and ensure their compliance with ethics codes?

Accepted Answer

An ethics code is a document that memori

Question 17

Dismissal based on unsatisfactory performance is most appropriate if an employee ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  steals the employer's property 
B)  fails to accomplish tasks despite diligence 
C)  shows an adverse attitude towards co-workers 
D)  criticizes the boss in public 
E)  acts in an insubordinate manner 
A)  steals the employer's property 
B)  fails to accomplish tasks despite diligence 
C)  shows an adverse attitude towards co-workers 
D)  criticizes the boss in public 
E)  acts in an insubordinate manner

Question 18

Which of the following terms refers to discipline without punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional discipline 
B)  democratic punishment 
C)  nonpunitive discipline 
D)  corporal punishment 
E)  positive discipline 
A)  traditional discipline 
B)  democratic punishment 
C)  nonpunitive discipline 
D)  corporal punishment 
E)  positive discipline

Question 19

Which of the following guides the most serious societal behaviors such as murder,stealing,and slander?

Accepted Answer

A)  normative judgments 
B)  ethical conclusions 
C)  distributive justice 
D)  human rights 
E)  moral standards 
A)  normative judgments 
B)  ethical conclusions 
C)  distributive justice 
D)  human rights 
E)  moral standards

Question 20

Which of the following requires companies to declare whether they have a code of conduct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft-Hartley Act 
B)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
C)  Norris-LaGuardia Act 
D)  Davis-Bacon Act 
E)  Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
A)  Taft-Hartley Act 
B)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
C)  Norris-LaGuardia Act 
D)  Davis-Bacon Act 
E)  Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Distributive justice refers to the manner in which managers conduct their interpersonal dealings with employees.

Merit is the primary consideration used to determine which employees will remain with a firm and which ones will be dismissed when layoffs are necessary.

Nonpunitive discipline is discipline involving oral warnings and paid "decision-making leaves of absence."

What is the difference between layoffs and downsizings? What are the alternatives to layoffs and downsizings?

What are the two components of ethical decisions?

With constructive discharge claims,plaintiffs argue that they quit because their employer made the work situation so intolerable.

When firms do not deal swiftly and fairly with the unethical behavior of employees,ethical employees feel penalized.

According to surveys,which of the following is the primary cause of ethical compromises in the work place?

Which of the following is the primary element of properly developed disciplinary procedures?

Which of the following best defines values as they relate to organizational culture?

Which of the following terms refers to the willful disregard or disobedience of a supervisor's authority?

Ethics refers to the ________.

What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? How has the legislation affected corporate ethics?

Johnson & Johnson has a corporate ethics code that states "We believe our first responsibility is to the doctors,nurses and patients,to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services." What is the most likely purpose of Johnson & Johnson's ethics code?

Hornblowers use procedural or legal channel to report incidents of unethical behavior to company ethics officers or to legal authorities.

What is an ethics code? What methods do firms use to monitor employees and ensure their compliance with ethics codes?

Dismissal based on unsatisfactory performance is most appropriate if an employee ________.

Which of the following terms refers to discipline without punishment?

Which of the following guides the most serious societal behaviors such as murder,stealing,and slander?

Which of the following requires companies to declare whether they have a code of conduct?

Introduction to Human Resource Management

Equal Opportunity and the Law

The Manager's Role in Strategic Human Resource Management

Job Analysis

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Employee Testing and Selection

Interviewing Candidates

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Coaching, Careers, and Talent Management

Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives

Benefits and Services

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Employee Safety and Health

Managing Global Human Resources

Managing Human Resources in Entrepreneurial Firms

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Exam 14: Ethics, Justice, and Fair Treatment in HR Management

Distributive justice refers to the manner in which managers conduct their interpersonal dealings with employees.

Merit is the primary consideration used to determine which employees will remain with a firm and which ones will be dismissed when layoffs are necessary.

Nonpunitive discipline is discipline involving oral warnings and paid "decision-making leaves of absence."

What is the difference between layoffs and downsizings? What are the alternatives to layoffs and downsizings?

What are the two components of ethical decisions?

With constructive discharge claims,plaintiffs argue that they quit because their employer made the work situation so intolerable.

When firms do not deal swiftly and fairly with the unethical behavior of employees,ethical employees feel penalized.

According to surveys,which of the following is the primary cause of ethical compromises in the work place?

Which of the following is the primary element of properly developed disciplinary procedures?

Which of the following best defines values as they relate to organizational culture?

Which of the following terms refers to the willful disregard or disobedience of a supervisor's authority?

Ethics refers to the ________.

What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? How has the legislation affected corporate ethics?

Johnson & Johnson has a corporate ethics code that states "We believe our first responsibility is to the doctors,nurses and patients,to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services." What is the most likely purpose of Johnson & Johnson's ethics code?

Hornblowers use procedural or legal channel to report incidents of unethical behavior to company ethics officers or to legal authorities.

What is an ethics code? What methods do firms use to monitor employees and ensure their compliance with ethics codes?

Dismissal based on unsatisfactory performance is most appropriate if an employee ________.

Which of the following terms refers to discipline without punishment?

Which of the following guides the most serious societal behaviors such as murder,stealing,and slander?

Which of the following requires companies to declare whether they have a code of conduct?

Introduction to Human Resource Management

Equal Opportunity and the Law

The Manager's Role in Strategic Human Resource Management

Job Analysis

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Employee Testing and Selection

Interviewing Candidates

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Coaching, Careers, and Talent Management

Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives

Benefits and Services

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Employee Safety and Health

Managing Global Human Resources

Managing Human Resources in Entrepreneurial Firms

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