Question 1

A normative approach to ethical decision making

Accepted Answer

A)  reduces ethical dilemmas to easy-to-understand formulas. 
B)  uses various approaches to describe guiding values for decisions. 
C)  states that everyone must use their employer's value system at work. 
D)  dictates only one way to choose to resolve dilemmas. 
E)  none of these.

Question 2

__________ refers to the code of moral principles and values that govern behaviors with respect to what is right and wrong.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social responsibility 
B)  Free domain 
C)  Ethics 
D)  Codified law 
E)  Discretionary responsibility

Question 3

Important stakeholders in corporations include the government and the community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The majority of managers operate at the preconventional level of personal moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An organization's decision to produce a new product is in the

Accepted Answer

A)  domain of codified law. 
B)  domain of free choice. 
C)  domain of ethics. 
D)  domain of compensatory justice. 
E)  domain of social responsibility.

Question 6

The assumption that "If it's not illegal, it must be ethical," ignores which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Domain of codified law 
B)  Domain of ethics 
C)  Domain of free choice 
D)  Discretionary responsibility 
E)  Domain of symbolism

Question 7

The _________________________ approach assets that human beings have fundamental rights and liberties that cannot be taken away by an individual's decision.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________________________ approach assets that human beings...

Question 8

List the four approaches that are used to describe values for guiding ethical decision making. Briefly describe each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List the four approaches that are used...

Question 9

Which of these refers to the ethical concept that moral decisions are those that best maintain the rights of those people affected by them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individualism approach 
B)  Justice approach 
C)  Utilitarian approach 
D)  Moral-rights approach 
E)  Discretionary responsibility approach

Question 10

List the four responsibilities of corporate social performance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List the four responsibilities of corporate social...

Question 11

__________ is the responsibility that goes beyond societal expectations to contribute to the community welfare.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethical responsibility 
B)  Discretionary responsibility 
C)  Economic responsibility 
D)  Legal responsibility 
E)  Technical responsibility

Question 12

CASE
Scenario - Bryan Stamos
The pressure was on again. Bryan Stamos, the Vice President at McIntyre Hardware, Inc., was receiving requests from men and women inside the firm and outside the firm, asking him to review the company's promotion policies. Of the 52 middle and high level executives, only three were women. The pressure was to review the policies that had led to this perceived imbalance and, if appropriate, take the steps necessary for correction.
-The decision to recruit, hire, train and promote both men and women equally is based on the ethical approach of

Accepted Answer

A)  utilitarian approach. 
B)  individualism approach. 
C)  moral rights approach. 
D)  all of these provide the basis. 
E)  none of these.

Question 13

A situation that arises when all alternative choices or behaviors have been deemed undesirable because of the potentially negative ethical consequences, making it difficult to distinguish right from wrong, is considered

Accepted Answer

A)  a moral agent. 
B)  a social responsibility. 
C)  an ethical dilemma. 
D)  an ethical standard. 
E)  discretionary responsibility.

Question 14

The thinking underlying the domain of __________ is the closest to the justice approach.

Accepted Answer

A)  social responsibility 
B)  free choice 
C)  law 
D)  discretionary responsibility 
E)  ethics

Question 15

Describe each of the three pillars of an ethical organization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe each of the three pillars of...

Question 16

Ethical standards can be affirmed and communicated through __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ceremonies, public awards 
B)  management direction, public awards 
C)  management direction, employee empowerment 
D)  employee empowerment, ceremonies 
E)  ceremonies, management direction

Question 17

Which of these refers to procedural justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept that different treatment of people should not be based on arbitrary characteristics 
B)  The concept that rules should be clearly stated and consistently and impartially enforced 
C)  The concept that individuals should be compensated for the cost of their injuries by the party responsible 
D)  The concept that people should be treated differently 
E)  None of these

Question 18

Which of these employee behaviors matches with the postconventional level of personal moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Empowered employees, full participation 
B)  Task accomplishment 
C)  Act in own interest 
D)  Work group collaboration 
E)  Autocratic

Question 19

According to your text, approximately 20% of American adults ever reach the postconventional level of moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Ethics, found between the domains of law and free choice, is the code of moral principles that governs any individual or groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Ethics and Social Responsibility

A normative approach to ethical decision making

__________ refers to the code of moral principles and values that govern behaviors with respect to what is right and wrong.

Important stakeholders in corporations include the government and the community.

The majority of managers operate at the preconventional level of personal moral development.

An organization's decision to produce a new product is in the

The assumption that "If it's not illegal, it must be ethical," ignores which of the following?

The _________________________ approach assets that human beings have fundamental rights and liberties that cannot be taken away by an individual's decision.

List the four approaches that are used to describe values for guiding ethical decision making. Briefly describe each.

Which of these refers to the ethical concept that moral decisions are those that best maintain the rights of those people affected by them?

List the four responsibilities of corporate social performance.

__________ is the responsibility that goes beyond societal expectations to contribute to the community welfare.

A situation that arises when all alternative choices or behaviors have been deemed undesirable because of the potentially negative ethical consequences, making it difficult to distinguish right from wrong, is considered

The thinking underlying the domain of __________ is the closest to the justice approach.

Describe each of the three pillars of an ethical organization.

Ethical standards can be affirmed and communicated through and .

Which of these refers to procedural justice?

Which of these employee behaviors matches with the postconventional level of personal moral development?

According to your text, approximately 20% of American adults ever reach the postconventional level of moral development.

Ethics, found between the domains of law and free choice, is the code of moral principles that governs any individual or groups.