Question 1

Ethical issues at the organizational level

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A)  represent conflicts between two or more companies.
B)  display conflicts between a person's role as family member and employee.
C)  are generally more difficult to solve than issues at the personal level.
D)  confront people in their roles as managers or employees.

Question 2

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Compare and contract compliance vs.ethics orientation.

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First,a pure compliance focus could unde...

Question 3

Which of the following is not a type of justice mentioned in the textbook?

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A)  distributive justice
B)  compensatory justice
C)  procedural justice
D)  utilitarian justice

Question 4

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
One answer that has been provided to combat the sinking status of ethics officers is for them to "manage ethics upward," i.e. ,overseeing the ethical practices of officers above them in the organization chart.Evaluate the potential effectiveness of this solution.

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Certainly,any employee of an organizatio...

Question 5

Which of the following is not an element of effective ethics programs?

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A)  compliance standards
B)  systems for monitoring,auditing,and reporting
C)  delegation of authority
D)  enforcement

Question 6

Utilitarianism can be summarized by the saying "the greatest good for the greatest number."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The basic idea behind the market ethic principle is that ethical dilemmas are best solved by flying by the seat of your pants.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One of the most powerful ethical tests is the test of

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A)  one's best self.
B)  making something public.
C)  ventilation.
D)  the purified idea.

Question 9

Leadership is the primary factor in improving an organization's ethical climate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Ethics audits are designed to uncover acts that violate the firm's code of conduct.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Even the most routine decisions that managers make have ethical implications.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Some people have proposed that character education be provided in schools and in corporations.Evaluate this proposal.

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Character education purports to help develop virtues in people,so that they become better humans.Few people disagree that this is a "good" thing,but there is significant disagreement about who should provide the education and what virtues should be taught.The family seems an appropriate place for this type of education,and perhaps religious institutions;but when schools and business firms are discussed,disagreements begin.The argument for having schools and corporations provide character education seems to be based more on the lack of it from other sources rather than an affirmative argument that they are the appropriate social institutions to provide the education.

Question 13

Based on surveys of managers,the society's moral climate appears to

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A)  be a direct factor in managers' ethical deliberations.
B)  be irrelevant to managers.
C)  be a leading influence in managers' decisions.
D)  serve as a background factor in managers' decisions.

Question 14

Reasons to use the Golden Rule as an ethical principle include all of the following except

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A)  it is accepted by most people.
B)  it is a uniquely Christian principle.
C)  it is easy to understand.
D)  it is a win-win philosophy.

Question 15

Kant's categorical imperative emphasizes all of the following concepts except

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A)  respect for persons.
B)  virtues.
C)  universalizability.
D)  duty.

Question 16

The basis of the principle of justice is the concept of fairness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Kant's categorical imperative argues that one's sense of duty is derived from

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A)  divine command.
B)  reason.
C)  emotion.
D)  desire.

Question 18

An ethical concept or rule that helps the decision maker take an ethical course is called a(n)

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A)  ethical principle.
B)  moral challenge.
C)  moral dilemma.
D)  ethical rubric.

Question 19

Integrity is the quality most sought after in leaders.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 20

The test of one's best self relies on the concept of

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A)  self esteem.
B)  individual motivation.
C)  self leadership.
D)  self delusion. A

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First,a pure compliance focus could unde...
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Which of the following is not a type of justice mentioned in the textbook?

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Certainly,any employee of an organizatio...
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Which of the following is not an element of effective ethics programs?

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Utilitarianism can be summarized by the saying "the greatest good for the greatest number."

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The basic idea behind the market ethic principle is that ethical dilemmas are best solved by flying by the seat of your pants.

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One of the most powerful ethical tests is the test of

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Leadership is the primary factor in improving an organization's ethical climate.

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Ethics audits are designed to uncover acts that violate the firm's code of conduct.

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Even the most routine decisions that managers make have ethical implications.

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Based on surveys of managers,the society's moral climate appears to

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Reasons to use the Golden Rule as an ethical principle include all of the following except

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Kant's categorical imperative emphasizes all of the following concepts except

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The basis of the principle of justice is the concept of fairness.

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An ethical concept or rule that helps the decision maker take an ethical course is called a(n)

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Even the most routine decisions that managers make have ethical implications.

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Reasons to use the Golden Rule as an ethical principle include all of the following except

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An ethical concept or rule that helps the decision maker take an ethical course is called a(n)

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