Advanced Business Ethics Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Advanced Business Ethics explores complex ethical dilemmas and decision-making processes within business environments. The course examines philosophical foundations of ethical theories, stakeholder management, corporate social responsibility, and ethical leadership. Through case studies and real-world scenarios, students critically analyze issues such as sustainability, global governance, diversity, whistleblowing, and the impact of technology on ethical practices. The course emphasizes the development of ethical reasoning skills and strategies for creating responsible business cultures in organizations navigating an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
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Business and Society Ethics Sustainability and Stakeholder Management 10th Edition by Carroll
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Chapter 1: The Business and Society Relationship
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Q1) Which of the following is not an element of the social contract?
A) laws
B) employment contracts
C) regulations
D) shared understandings
Answer: B
Q2) The demographics, lifestyles, and social values of a society determine the firm's A) social environment.
B) economic environment.
C) political environment.
D) technological environment.
Answer: A
Q3) Carrying the idea of a pluralistic society to an extreme leads to A) anarchy.
B) totalitarian government.
C) a special-interest society.
D) a free market economy.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Corporate Social Responsibility, Citizenship, and Sustainability
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Q1) Corporate social performance emphasizes
A) obligation and accountability.
B) action and activity.
C) outcomes and results.
D) socially responsible investing.
Answer: C
Q2) Carroll's corporate social performance model can be used in all of the ways listed below except
A) providing a conceptualization that could lead to better managed social performance.
B) providing answers to specific social problems.
C) using it as a planning tool.
D) identifying categories within which the organization can be situated.
Answer: B
Q3) Carroll's Corporate Social Performance Model helps managers understand that social responsibility is separate and distinct from financial performance.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics
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Q1) Once stakeholders have been identified, the firm can safely assume that they will remain the same for several years.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Responsibilities for stakeholder management include all of the following except
A) social.
B) ethical.
C) philanthropic.
D) economic.
Answer: C
Q3) The primary factor behind the transition from a relatively simple business model to the highly complex state we now have is public recognition that the business organization is no longer the sole property or interest of its owners.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues
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Q1) Church groups are key members in the shareholder activist movement. One way that they gain access to corporate executives is by purchasing a small amount of stock and holding it a certain length of time (state laws usually dictate how much they need to buy and how long they need to hold it), which then allows them to introduce shareholder resolutions at stockholder meetings. Should small investors be able to wield influence like this, which arguably goes beyond their financial stake in the firm?
Q2) Most shareholder resolutions concern some aspect of executive compensation. A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain Harry Markopolos' opinion regarding the SEC.
Q4) Practically speaking the corporate CEO often does the work the nominating committee should do.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Wages have grown faster than CEO salaries over the past decade. A)True
B)False
Q6) What is the primary problem inherent in management control of the firm?
Q7) Why are inside directors seen as problematic in corporate governance?
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Chapter 5: Strategic Management and Corporate Public Affairs
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Q1) Public relations deals with government
A) as one of many concerns
B) as its exclusive focus.
C) primarily through lobbying efforts.
D) primarily through campaign contributions.
Q2) Which of the following terms does not have the same basic meaning?
A) corporate public policy
B) corporate social policy
C) corporate social performance
D) corporate citizenship
Q3) Regarding the four key strategy levels, decisions involving great uncertainty tend to be made at the lower levels.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The sustainability report can be an effective component of a firm's strategic control system.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) What does a sustainability report attempt to measure? What is the benefit of integrated reporting?
Chapter 6: Risk, Issue, and Crisis Management
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Q1) An emerging issue is characterized by all of these EXCEPT:
A) the terms of the debate are clearly defined.
B) the issue deals with matters of conflicting values and interest.
C) the issue is often stated in value-laden terms.
D) trade-offs are inherent..
Q2) One of the benefits of the portfolio approach is that it helps
A) identify issues.
B) prioritize issues.
C) resolve issues.
D) spread authority among managers to deal with issues.
Q3) The evaluation, monitoring, and control of issues involves
A) continual control of responses to ensure that they remain on track.
B) extensive cost/benefit analyses.
C) deciding what to do about the issues the firm faces.
D) appointing a separate team within the public affairs office to perform the control function.
Q4) An efficient issues management process will analyze issues before ranking them.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Distinguish between issues management and crisis management.
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Chapter 7: Business Ethics Essentials
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Q1) Moral management stresses profitability over other stakeholder concerns.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ethics test approach is more
A) descriptive.
B) normative.
C) practical.
D) motivational.
Q3) The major questions related to the conventional approach to business ethics are "Whose norms do we use?" and "What norms are prevailing?"
A)True
B)False
Q4) In making ethical judgments, it is usually easier to reach consensus on individual practical cases than it is to agree on broad principles.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe and evaluate the reasons that many feminists criticize Lawrence Kohlberg's work on moral development.
Q6) Discuss the relevance of one's motivations to his or her ethical actions.
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Chapter 8: Managerial and Organizational Ethics
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Q1) Ethical theories that focus on duties are called A) teleological.
B) virtue theories.
C) principled rights.
D) deontological.
Q2) The moral tone of an organization is set by A) the board of directors.
B) regulatory agencies.
C) top management.
D) first line managers.
Q3) Discuss the criticism of ethics hotlines that most of the reported wrongdoings are false accusations, which can cause great harm to company morale.
Q4) Leadership is the primary factor in improving an organization's ethical climate. A)True
B)False
Q5) Being a moral manager involves all of the following activities except A) role modeling.
B) communicating about ethics and values.
C) delegating effectively.
D) using rewards and discipline effectively.
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Chapter 9: Business Ethics and Technology
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Q1) Which of the following is not an undesirable side effect of technology?
A) environmental pollution
B) creation of unsatisfying work
C) clash of cultural and religious forces
D) depletion of natural resources
Q2) Studies have shown that drivers who are talking on cell phones have slower reaction times than drivers who are legally drunk.
A)True
B)False
Q3) People who express concerns about the ethical issues involved in technological advances are generally against the use of technology.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Ways that companies can address issues related to the ethical use of technology include all of the following except
A) management guidelines.
B) use of the Information Systems Society's code of ethics.
C) relying on local and federal laws.
D) collaboration between managers and workers.
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Chapter 10: Ethical Issues in the Global Arena
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Q1) Evaluate the proposed requirement that MNCs pay workers at least the legal minimum wage or prevailing industry wage in their overseas factories.
Q2) One of the fortunate things about ethical issues in the global market is that they do not affect domestic operations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Alien Tort Claims Act applies to:
A) actions that occur on foreign soil.
B) actions that occur on U.S. soil.
C) actions that occur in the host country where a U.S. firm is based.
D) actions that occur in a foreign country where a foreign firm is based.
Q4) All of the following groups have criticized MNC labor practices except A) social activist groups.
B) church groups.
C) labor unions.
D) grassroots organizations.
Q5) Discuss the differing philosophies held by MNCs and less-developed host countries. Which philosophy do you think is more appropriate?
Q6) Describe the differences between internationalization and globalization.
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Chapter 11: Business, Government, and Regulation
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Q1) In many ways the most controversial aspect of the government/business relationship is regulation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Keeping people informed is an important social goal of government.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The question of whether current public functions should be performed by the government or private sector is addressed by
A) industrial policy.
B) privatization.
C) central planning.
D) moral suasion.
Q4) Government regulation of business through the control of economic or market variables is a form of
A) negative externality.
B) social cost.
C) economic regulation.
D) indirect cost.
Q5) Describe the history of the U.S. government as to industries in distress.
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Chapter 12: Business Influence on Government and Public Policy
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Q1) Lobbyists are affectionately known as "influence peddlers."
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not usually a function that lobbyists serve for their clients?
A) monitoring legislation
B) helping members of Congress get reelected
C) organizing grassroots efforts
D) helping former members of Congress find jobs
Q3) After Citizens United, an explosion of money created:
A) a campaign spending system that lets every citizen participate equally with corporations.
B) a system that is no holds barred.
C) a system that ignores corporate money
D) None of these is true.
Q4) An umbrella organization has a broad base of membership that represents businesses in several different industries.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Should PACs be outlawed? Why or why not?
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Chapter 13: Consumer Stakeholders: Information Issues
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Q1) Explain how digital video recorders such as TiVo have contributed to ad creep.
Q2) A full warranty must contain certain features, including repair within a reasonable period of time at no charge
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is wrong with Verizon's ad "Guaranteed to Never Go Up" as well as other listed advertising absurdities in the text?
Q4) The father of the consumer movement is
A) Ralph Nader.
B) Dan Murtaugh.
C) Michael Moore.
D) Richard Nixon.
Q5) Information that is direct and straightforward, that is not deceptive or manipulative is
A) clear.
B) concise.
C) convincing.
D) creative.
Q6) Describe the ways in which the Internet has facilitated the consumer movement.
Q7) Is the advertising practice of product placement unethical?
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Chapter 14: Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues
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Q1) Tort reform is a high profile issue in current business and political discussions. Should tort reform be instituted? Support your answer with sound reasoning.
Q2) The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) gives the FDA a mandate to develop a science-based food safety system that addresses hazards from farm to table, putting greater emphasis on the prevention of food-borne illness - a major concern of consumers. Has this law been effective? How has it changed food safety?
Q3) Which of the following is not an allegation commonly made in product liability suits?
A) The product was improperly manufactured.
B) The product's design was defective.
C) The manufacturer failed to provide satisfactory instructions.
D) The product was produced under inhumane conditions.
Q4) The Food and Drug Administration regulates all of the following except A) food.
B) drugs.
C) cosmetics.
D) personal care products.
Q5) Describe the legal doctrine of absolute liability.
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Q6) What has caused the expansion of the doctrine of strict liability concept?
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Chapter 15: Sustainability and the Natural Environment
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Q1) The ozone layer is in depletion.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Detail some of the effects of land degradation.
Q3) Hazardous wastes can be generated by manufacturing processes or they can simply result from discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Existing water rendered unusable is
A) wasted.
B) polluted.
C) decayed.
D) drossed.
Q5) Externalities are side effects or by-products of actions that are not intended, but unavoidably impact others
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the major sources of pollution in the area where you live.
Q7) Is economic growth an appropriate goal for business?
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Chapter 16: Business and Community Stakeholders
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Q1) Employee ownership of a business whose former owners were considering shutting it down
A) almost always results in bankruptcy.
B) assures worker/owners continued employment.
C) in most cases, results in employees having to take significant wage and benefit reductions to make the business profitable.
D) forces workers to think like owners.
Q2) Business involvement in the community represents enlightened self-interest.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Companies can benefit from volunteer programs that they sponsor in all of the ways shown below except
A) improving employee skills and training.
B) increasing productivity at work.
C) encouraging teamwork.
D) developing leadership skills.
Q4) List and describe four main types of service programs according to the CECP. What do companies get out of these kinds of service?
Q5) Review the pros and cons of outsourcing.
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Chapter 17: Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues
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Q1) Due process is one of the most frequently proclaimed employee rights issues of the last decade.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Workers' trust in their employers is
A) at an all-time high.
B) a reciprocal relationship.
C) based on the employee rights movement.
D) higher in small companies than in large firms.
Q3) If employers do not give unsatisfactory employees every reasonable opportunity to improve their performance before being fired, the company may have violated
A) the worker's right to free speech.
B) the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
C) fair trade agreements.
D) the good faith principle.
Q4) The trend toward using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is growing.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the impacts of a global economic recession on employee loyalty?
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Chapter 18: Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, Safety, and Health
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Q1) OSHA's budget has generally been tight, but adequate to fully carry out its mission.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A survey by the American Management Association revealed that
A) 78 percent of employers monitor their employees.
B) virtually every company has an emergency plan for terrorist attacks.
C) over 90 percent of American companies have employee assistance programs (EAPs).
D) obtain express consent from employees before they begin monitoring efforts.
Q3) The primary ethical argument in favor of drug testing is the responsibility companies have to their employees and the public to provide safe workplaces, secure asset protection, and safe places in which to transact business.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The textbook lists several benefits of employee assistance programs (EAPs). What are some potential drawbacks of EAPs?
Q5) Describe the people who might be left out of family-friendly work policies because they do not fit the stereotypical "family" mode.
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Chapter 19: Employment Discrimination and Workplace
Diversity
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Q1) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 503, applies to
A) all rehabilitation facilities.
B) rehabilitation facilities who have contracts with the federal government.
C) all employers who have contracts with the federal government.
D) all state employees.
Q2) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires transportation and communication systems to
A) provide preferential hiring for the physically and mentally handicapped.
B) avoid job discrimination based mental disability.
C) allow free access for the disabled.
D) facilitate access for the disabled.
Q3) Researchers have recently determined that the lower pay women receive is due to the additional time they take off from the workforce, when compared to men.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Disparate impact forms of discrimination are not illegal if they are business- or job-related necessities.
A)True
B)False
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