Ethics in Management Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Ethics in Management examines the principles and challenges of ethical decision-making within organizational settings. This course explores the foundations of ethical theory as they apply to business practices, highlighting the responsibilities of managers to various stakeholders such as employees, customers, shareholders, and society at large. Topics include corporate social responsibility, ethical leadership, stakeholder management, ethical dilemmas, and the impact of globalization on ethical standards. Through case studies and real-world examples, students develop the skills to identify and address ethical issues, creating a framework for integrity and responsible leadership in organizational contexts.
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Business Ethics 4th Edition by Laura P. Hartman
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Chapter 1: Ethics and Business
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Q1) _____ establish the guidelines or standards for determining what one should do,how one should act,what type of person one should be.
A)Roles
B)Attitudes
C)Norms
D)Laws
Answer: C
Q2) _____ reasoning is reasoning about what we should believe.
A)Practical
B)Abstract
C)Theoretical
D)Descriptive
Answer: C
Q3) _____ ethics asks us to simply step back from implicit everyday decisions to examine and evaluate them.
Answer: Philosophical
Explanation: Philosophical ethics merely asks us to step back from implicit everyday decisions to examine and evaluate them.
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Chapter 2: Ethical Decision Making: Personal and Professional Contexts
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Q1) In an ethical decision-making process,creativity in identifying options is called "_____."
Answer: moral imagination
Explanation: Creativity in identifying options-also called "moral imagination"-is one element that distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.
Q2) Identify the step of the ethical decision-making process that involves predicting the likely,foreseeable,and the possible consequences to all the relevant stakeholders.
A)Comparing and weighing the alternatives
B)Making the decision
C)Identifying the ethical issues
D)Monitoring and learning from the outcomes
Answer: A
Q3) A person's understanding of facts does not affect the degree of reasonability of his ethical judgements.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Philosophical Ethics and Business
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Q1) A principle-based framework defines a set of rules that enforces us to act or decide in certain ways.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following is true of a market version of utilitarianism?
A)Questions of safety and risk are determined by experts.
B)Social science determines policies to maximize the overall good.
C)Individuals calculate for themselves what risks they wish to take.
D)A government regulator determines the safety standards in the marketplace.
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following principles does utilitarianism emphasize?
A)Producing the greatest good for the greatest number
B)Acting only out of self-interest
C)Ensuring that a fair decision is an impartial decision
D)Obeying the law and keeping promises
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: The Corporate Culture-Impact and Implications
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Q1) What is a code of conduct? What is its role within an organization?
Q2) The second step in the development of guiding principles for a firm is to:
A)ask oneself what one stands for or what the company stands for.
B)articulate a clear vision regarding the firm's direction.
C)identify clear steps as to how the cultural shift will occur.
D)believe that the culture is actually possible and achievable.
Q3) Which of the following situations could result in the business culture becoming a determining factor in ethical decision making?
A)Lack of competition
B)Law providing incomplete answers
C)Lack of strong leadership
D)Stagnant or decreasing profits
Q4) One of the most determinative elements of integration is communication.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The first step in the construction of a code or mission is to articulate a clear vision regarding the firm's direction.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Corporate Social Responsibility
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Q1) According to David Vogel,which of the following should a firm be most cautious about when engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR)activities?
A)Investing in corporate social responsibility (CSR)when consumers are not willing to pay higher prices to support that investment.
B)Employees may become over-indulgent in activities related to social causes.
C)Attrition levels may rise because of indifference among employees engaging in activities related to social responsibility.
D)The easily measurable ethical payoff can turn out to be lower than the anticipated levels.
Q2) How does philosopher Norman Bowie defend the version of corporate social responsibility (CSR)that would fall within the social web model?
Q3) According to philosopher Norman Bowie,_____ is the "moral minimum" that is expected of every person.
Q4) What is stakeholder theory?
Q5) The economic model is a narrow view of corporate social responsibility (CSR).What are the alternative broader models of CSR?
Q6) How can corporations encourage people to engage in business activities?
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Chapter 6: Ethical Decision Making: Employer
Responsibilities and Employee Rights
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Q1) Which of the following approaches to health and safety at a workplace can be considered paternalistic decision making which treats employees like children and makes crucial decisions for them?
A)Government-regulated ethics approach
B)Diversifiable risk approach
C)Acceptable level of risk approach
D)Market controlled approach
Q2) Recently,_____ became the first country to legalize child labor from the age of 10.
A)Bolivia
B)Colombia
C)Peru
D)Ecuador
Q3) Critics in both industry and government argue that OSHA should aim to achieve the optimal,rather than highest feasible,level of safety.Which of the following can be used to achieve this goal?
A)Cost-utility analysis
B)Cost-minimization analysis
C)Cost-benefit analysis
D)Cost-effectiveness analysis
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Chapter 7: Ethical Decision Making: Technology and Privacy in the Workplace
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Q1) Which of the following prohibits the "interception" or unauthorized access of stored communications?
A)The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
B)The Computer Security Act of 1987
C)The Privacy Act of 1974
D)The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986
Q2) Explain the ethical source of privacy using the perspective of property rights.
Q3) Identify a true statement about the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)of 2009.
A)It allows employers to collect genetic information from employees in order to monitor the biological effects of toxic substances in the workplace.
B)It excludes family medical history from one's genetic information.
C)It prevents employers from collecting genetic information in order to comply with the Family Medical Leave Act.
D)It prevents employers from releasing genetic information about an employee to a public health agency.
Q4) Explain the implications of giving "notice" about monitoring.
Q5) Briefly outline the challenges of technology discussed in the text.
Q6) The "invasion of privacy" claim developed through case law called "_____".
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Chapter 8: Ethics and Marketing
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Q1) Explain the utilitarian perspective of manipulation.
Q2) Explain what the ethical and the unethical means of influencing others include.What is its impact in advertising?
Q3) Which of the following is one of the "Four Ps" of marketing?
A)Purpose
B)Planning
C)Promotion
D)People
Q4) Unsafe products do not further the utilitarian goal of maximizing overall happiness.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The implied warranty of merchantability shifts the burden of proof from:
A)producers to consumers.
B)producers to suppliers.
C)consumers to producers.
D)suppliers to consumers.
Q6) Describe the ethical manifestations associated with a contractual standard of product safety.
Q7) Explain the concept of negligence.
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Chapter 9: Business and Environmental Sustainability
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Q1) Discuss the challenges associated with the efficient market approach to environmental responsibilities.
Q2) Market failure occurs when:
A)no markets exist to create a price for important social goods.
B)manufacturers use substitutes for certain resources.
C)businesses conform to regulatory requirements.
D)no economic solutions are used to address environmental problems.
Q3) _____ is the practice of promoting a product by misleading consumers about the environmentally beneficial aspects of the product.
A)Greenwashing
B)Redlining
C)Biomimicry
D)Backcasting
Q4) The economic development approach to the natural world suggests that sustainable business and sustainable economic development seek to create new ways of doing business in which business success is measured in terms of economic,ethical,and environmental sustainability.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Ethical Decision Making: Corporate
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Q1) The COSO controls and the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements must be supported by a culture of accountability.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have the most impact on corporate governance and boards?
Q3) A board member has the right to use information obtained through her or his position as a board member for personal gain.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Public Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 is commonly known as the _____.
Q5) Explain the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for boards.
Q6) Discuss the control structure elements of the COSO framework.
Q7) Misappropriation of proprietary knowledge is an example of _____.
A)corporate espionage
B)asset overstating
C)insider trading
D)inventory theft
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