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The US Sentencing Commission Guidelines for Organizations impose smaller fines on companies that: 

A)  ​have no history of violation of ethics principles. 
B)  ​are unaware of the unethical behavior of employees. 
C)  ​are not concerned with the ethical behavior of employees. 
D)  ​voluntarily disclose illegal activities to federal authorities.

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A(n) _____ is a social responsiveness strategy in which a company accepts responsibility for a problem and does all that society expects to solve that problem.

A)  ​reactive strategy 
B)  ​defensive strategy 
C)  ​accommodative strategy 
D)  ​discretionary strategy

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A(n) _____ is a written test that estimates job applicants' honesty by directly asking them what they think or feel about theft or about punishment of unethical behaviors.

Nonprofits,partnerships,and labor unions are not covered by the US Sentencing Commission Guidelines for Organizations.

According to Kohlberg's stages of moral development,people at the _____ make decisions that are based on selfish reasons.

Organizational culture is key to fostering ethical decision making.

_________ is a business's obligation to pursue policies,make decisions,and take actions that benefit society.

Ethics training becomes more credible when top managers teach the initial ethics classes to their subordinates who in turn teach their subordinates.

The US Sentencing Commission Guidelines for Organizations cover offenses related to invasion of privacy.

Carrying out discretionary responsibilities is mandatory for every organization.

In a basic model of ethical decision making,after a problem has been identified,the next step is to _____.

The last step in a basic model of ethical decision making is to _____.

_____ is the degree of concern people have about an ethical issue.

_________ is a company's social responsibility to not violate accepted principles of right and wrong when conducting its business. A.Legal responsibility B.Ethical responsibility C.Economic responsibility D.Discretionary responsibility

Delayed product delivery is less of an issue when compared to delivering a faulty product,which can potentially cause harm.This is because delivering a faulty product has a _____.

The principle of distributive justice is designed to protect the poor,the uneducated,and the unemployed.

People at the preconventional level of moral development use internalized ethical principles to solve ethical dilemmas.

Under the _____,an individual should never take any action that harms the least fortunate people in some way.

Jason,a police officer,strongly believes in justice and does not accept bribes from others.According to Kohlberg's stages of moral development,Jason is operating at the _____ of moral development.

According to Kohlberg's stages of moral development,people at the _____ make decisions that conform to societal expectations.