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Fealty Credit Corporation asks its employees to evaluate their actions and get on the ethical business decision-making "bandwagon." Guidelines for judging indi?vidual actions most likely include all of the following except


A) an individual's conscience.
B) business rules and procedures.
C) loopholes in the law or company policies.
D) promises to others.

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According to German philosopher Immanuel Kant,individuals should evaluate their actions in light of the consequences that would follow if they were the only members of society that acted in that way.

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MeatMen,Inc.spends a great deal of money and effort to ensure that all employees are safe on the job,that all products are safe for consumers,and that the environmental impact of the corporation is minimal.MeatMen appears to strongly believe in the concept of


A) the moral minimum.
B) corporate social responsibility.
C) "grey areas" in the law.
D) government oversight.

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In making business decisions,Glenda,personnel manager for HVAC Maintenance,Inc.,applies her belief that all persons have fundamental rights.This is


A) a religious rule.
B) the categorical imperative.
C) the principle of rights.
D) utilitarianism.

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Bribery of foreign government officials is both an ethical and a legal issue.

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An ethics program can clarify what a company considers to be unacceptable conduct.

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The categorical imperative cannot be applied to many business actions.

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Margaret is the top manager of Pecans,Inc.She sets strict ethical standards for all employees.Margaret,however,often takes some of the company's best nuts and sells them from her house.The ethical tone at Pecans,Inc.is


A) likely to be good because Margaret has set such strict standards for her employees.
B) not likely to be good because although Margaret sets strict ethical standards for the other employees,she does not follow them.
C) not related to either Margaret's ethical standards or her own unethical behavior.
D) not likely to be good because employees tend to resent strict ethical standards.

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In ethical terms,a cost-benefit analysis is an assessment of the negative and positive effects of alternative actions on individuals.

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A common ethical dilemma faced by the management of Spencer Hydraulics Corporation involves the effect that its decision will have on


A) one group as opposed to another.
B) the firm's competitors.
C) the government.
D) the U.S.Chamber of Commerce.

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David,the chief accounting officer of Texas Fencing Corporation,wants to be sure that all the company's accounts are legal and ethical.Sometimes,however,he is unsure exactly what is legal and what is illegal.David should


A) not worry about what is legal or illegal as long as the corporate executives benefit in the short run.
B) try his best to not do anything illegal and keep documentation showing that he always acts in good faith.
C) not worry about what is legal or illegal as long as it benefits the shareholders.
D) not worry about what is legal or illegal as long as it benefits the chief executive of the corporation.

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In today's world,many business leaders find it difficult to create an "ethical tone" that deters unethical conduct in their workplaces.

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In business deals,Fiona,the chief executive officer of Glazed Donuts,Inc.,follows duty-based ethical standards.These are most likely derived from


A) a corporate ethics code.
B) a cost-benefit analysis.
C) philosophical reasoning.
D) the law.

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Business ethics focuses on ethical behavior in the business world.

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Ethical reasoning is the process through which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.

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Sharon,the human resources director for Tempo Corporation,at?tempts to comply with the law in dealing with applicants and employ?ees.One of the challenges Sharon faces is that the legality of an action is


A) always clear.
B) never clear.
C) sometimes clear.
D) usually clear.

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The main individual beneficiaries of stock buybacks are corporate executives.

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Olaf,an executive with Pharma Product Distribution,Inc.,has to decide whether to market a product that might have undesirable side effects for a small per?centage of users.How should Olaf de?cide whether to sell the prod?uct? How does the standard of ethics that is applied affect this answer?

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When a corporate executive has to decide...

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In deciding questions of corporate social responsibility,Valley Disposal & Recycling,Inc.,is concerned with


A) how the corporation can best fulfill any ethical duty to society.
B) the effect on corporate profits of ignoring any ethical duty to society.
C) whether the corporation owes any ethical duty to society.
D) all of the choices.

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Mary works in the public relations department of New Trends Sales Company.Her job includes portraying New Trends's activities in their best light.In this context,ethics consist of


A) a different set of principles from those that apply to other activities.
B) the same moral principles that apply to non-business activities.
C) those principles that produce the most favorable financial outcome.
D) whatever saves New Trends's "face."

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