Ethics Questions

At the postconventional level of moral development, managers:A. encourage interpersonal relationships and cooperation through their leadership style.B. prefer work-group collaboration for accomplishing organizational goals.C. use a coercive style of leadership.D. encourage others to think for themselves and focus on the needs of their followers.

Which of the following descriptions best explains what a stakeholder is?A. Stakeholders are groups or individuals committed to making moral decisions based on standards of equity, fairness, integrity, and impartiality under any circumstance.B. Stakeholders are a group or person inside or outside the organization who is invested or interested in the organization's performance and is affected by the organization's actions.C. Stakeholders form a loosely knit social framework in which individuals are expected to take care of themselves.D. Stakeholders are those employees who offer their combined knowledge, experience, skills, and capabilities toward the organization.

As Diego and his management team make strategic decisions, they factor in environmental and social concerns, making sure to consider the long-term effects of those decisions. They operate with a philosophy of:A. scientific management.B. social learning.C. sustainability.D. scenario building.

Which of the following would NOT be included in the People part of the triple bottom line that looks at the level of an organization's social responsibility?A. Commitment to environmental sustainabilityB. Fair labor practicesC. Treatment of employeesD. Contributions to the community

The social performance model for evaluating a company's social responsiveness uses four criteria. They are:A. legal, economic, social, and humane.B. professional, legal, financial, and human resources.C. economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary.D. sustainability, economic, legal, and stakeholder.

Janice works at a payroll company. She never uses the copy machine for personal papers, never takes a cup of coffee in the break room without putting a quarter in the jar, and never takes home pens or pencils from the office. Janice is operating at _____ of moral development.A. a postconventional levelB. a preconventional levelC. a conventional levelD. potentially any one of the three levels

The most pressing concern for individuals at the conventional level of moral development is to:A. obtain external rewards.B. obey authority.C. follow their own internal values.D. meet social obligations.

Which of the following best describes a corporation's ethical responsibility?A. To fulfill economic goals within the framework of legal requirementsB. To act with fairness and impartiality, respecting the rights of individualsC. To make decisions that enable it to gain at the expense of society as a wholeD. To operate on a profit-oriented basis, with its sole mission being to increase its profits

The term triple bottom line is also known as the three P's. Which of the following correctly identifies the three P's?A. People, Planet, and ProfitB. Profit, People, and PersonalityC. Price, Product, and PaymentD. People, Product, and Profit

Stephanie is putting together a _____ in which she identifies the expectations, needs, importance, and relative power of various stakeholders, which may change over time.A. CSR blueprintB. contingency planC. strategic outlineD. stakeholder map

Which of the following statements or questions best illustrates the thinking of a person at the postconventional level of moral development?A. I know this is not right, and I will not do it, even if everyone else is.B. What am I going to get from making this decision?C. What would my boss think if I did this?D. Everybody else is doing it, so it must be okay.

Which of the following would NOT be considered a characteristic of an ethical dilemma?A. The situation requires a decision.B. People hold divergent views about appropriate or inappropriate actions.C. Right and wrong can be clearly identified.D. In a situation concerning right or wrong, values are in conflict.

Managers faced with these kinds of tough ethical choices often benefit from a _____ strategy, which is one based on norms and values, to guide their decision making.A. professionalB. personalC. strategicD. normative

Which of the following statements best describes the individualism approach as a guide for ethical decision making?A. It sees acts as moral when they promote an individual's best long-term interests.B. It advocates moral behavior that produces the greatest good for the greatest number.C. It requires that different treatment of people not be based on arbitrary characteristics.D. It upholds the fundamental rights and liberties of each individual, which cannot be taken away by another person's decision.

About _____ of American adults reach the postconventional level of moral development and are able to act in an independent, ethical manner regardless of expectations from others inside or outside the organization.A. 40 percentB. 10 percentC. 20 percentD. 60 percent

One of your employees has just come to you saying that he is being sexually harassed by a coworker. He shows you suggestive notes and cartoons that have been left at his desk. He asks you to speak to other coworkers, who confirm the behavior has occurred. You must, as a(n) _____, reprimand the perpetrator and refer the perpetrator's employment status to the human resources department.A. moral agentB. legal counselC. ethical philosopherD. company employee

At the preconventional level of moral development, individuals:A. obey authority to avoid detrimental personal consequences.B. value personal values more than others' expectations.C. are guided by an internal sense of universal justice and right.D. conform to the expectations of good behavior.

Which of the following groups is among the primary stakeholders of an organization?A. Regulatory authoritiesB. Trade unionsC. Local governmentsD. Employees

What is the most widely accepted legal definition of death in the United States?

Whenever Zachary faces an ethical dilemma, he always decides to be completely honest and do what he feels is best for himself and his family. Zachary follows a(n) _____ approach as a guide for ethical decision making.A. utilitarianB. individualismC. practicalD. justice