Exam 6: Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics

In the United States a company that meets but does not exceed federal pollution control standards and does not discriminate in hiring,promotion,and pay is generally meeting its ________.

According to the ________ argument on social responsibility,businesses should be socially responsible because responsible actions are the right thing to do.

At the ________ level of moral development,individuals define moral values apart from the authority of the groups to which they belong or society in general.

A ________ is a formal statement of an organization's primary values and the ethical rules it expects its employees to follow.

Your university has tried to promote the establishment of shared values so that all members will understand its beliefs.The university has established ________ management.

Under what approach does the organization work to meet the environmental demands of multiple groups of people including employees,suppliers,or the community?

________ represent basic convictions about what is right and wrong.

Discuss the importance of an organization's culture as a factor that determines an employee's ethical behavior.

Which of the following organizations is best suited to promote ethical behavior in its employees?

Despite reassurances from R&D's internal testing lab,Stephen believes the new material for climbing ropes should not be used in their manufacture until it has been certified by an independent lab.It would appear that Stephen has ________.

Compare and contrast the ideas of social obligation,social responsiveness,and social responsibility.

The ________ view of social responsibility holds that management's only social responsibility is to maximize profits.

Employees who raise ethical concerns or issues to others inside or outside the organization are called social activists.

Norman is a stickler for following the rules because he is sure he will be caught and punished if he doesn't.What is Norman's level of moral development?

Which of the following arguments on social responsibility states that there is no direct line of responsibility for social actions?

At the conventional level of moral development,ethical decisions rely on maintaining expected standards and living up to the expectations of others.

The idea that businesses should eliminate discrimination with respect to employment and occupation is a Global Compact principle in the area of ________.

Who are whistle-blowers? What can managers do to protect them?

The primary debate about ethics training programs is whether ________.

Which of the following approaches of going green reflects the highest degree of environmental sensitivity and is also a good illustration of the social responsibility of the organization?