Exam 1: Ethical Theory, Philosophical Foundations, Our Reasoning Flaws, and Types of Ethical Dilemmas

With respect to #85, what is Senator Specter concerned about?

Plato believed one cannot make ethical decisions without first developing virtue.

It is an ethical violation to disclose personnel information about your co-workers even to your family.

In the "Parable of the Sadhu," Bowen McCoy makes the point that many may act, but none assume accountability.

One of the questions in the Laura Nash model is whether the proposed conduct is legal.

A valid ethical barometer is the reaction of family and friends outside the business setting to your proposed decision.

Ethical lapses involve gradual decision processes.

Two male students fired guns off the balcony of Linda's apartment. The police were able to see which apartment it was by counting floors and windows. While the police run to Linda's apartment, her two friends run out her door and disappear into the crowd of students out and about on a Friday night. When the police question Linda she refuses to tell them who her two friends with the guns were. "I would never rat on a friend," is Linda's statement. One of the police officers tells Linda she could be charged with obstruction of justice. Linda still refuses. Which school of ethical thought would best suit Linda?

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy entered a guilty plea to two federal felony charges in connection with his bets and tips to others on NBA games. Mr. Donaghy picked teams to win in games he was scheduled to referee. Experts have said that Donaghy committed the equivalent of insider trading on Wall Street by providing outsiders with information about games, players, and referees. He got $5,000 from his tippees for correct picks. Apart from the criminal charges, what category of ethical breach does Mr. Donaghy's conduct fall into?

Robert Solomon is a proponent of virtue ethics.

Kant would label paying lower wages in developing countries than the wages paid in developed economies as unethical.

Payments of royalties from drug sales by a pharmaceutical firm to the university where a researcher conducting studies has validated the firm's claims is a conflict of interest.

The element of balance in the Blanchard/Peale ethical model requires an examination of the issue from the perspective of the affected party.

Purchasing agents accepting a pleasure trip from a supplier when no bids are pending is still an ethical violation.

What reason did Jimmy Dunne III of Sandler O'Neill give for dedicating his time and resources to helping the families of his employees who were killed in the World Trade Center attacks?

There are no laws that cover cutting in line. However, those who do take cuts in line are viewed with disdain by others because:

A purchasing agent for a company could accept a Rolex from a supplier so long as there is no bid pending.

Which of the following best describes the "Parable of the Sadhu" events?

The Rights Theory is generally associated with Plato and Aristotle.

Which of the following is not an element of the Laura Nash's model for evaluating ethical dilemmas?