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

Laura Nash does not see any purpose in examining how an ethical dilemma occurs.

Which best describes the Categorical Imperative?

LeAnn Rimes, a country western singer, signed a contract at age 12 with Curb Records. Curb Records is owned by Mike Curb, a long-standing presence in the music industry who began his career with a group known as The Mike Curb Congregation. Under the terms of that contract as it originally existed, and as it was signed by Ms. Rimes' guardians, Ms. Rimes would have been 35 before she had delivered the 21 albums required under the agreement. "At 12, I ?didn't understand everything in my contract. All I know is that I really wanted to sing," was the explanation Ms. Rimes offered when she later testified before the California Senate Select Committee on the Entertainment Industry looking into the labor issues surrounding long-term album requirements contracts. Which of the following would apply to Curb Records' conduct with regard to Ms. Rimes?

Which of the following people is associated with the "Front-Page-of-the-Newspaper" test for ethical dilemmas?

Which of the following does the mountain climb represent in the "Parable of the Sadhu"?

Which model for ethical decision analysis requires managers to seek additional perspectives on ethical issues?

Kant is part of the utilitarian school of thought on ethics.

John Stuart Mill wrote The Moral Sentiments of Markets.

Part of a credo includes a list of lines you would never cross to be successful.

A major donation by one of your long-term suppliers to a non-profit organization run by your spouse should not create perception problems so long as your purchasing decisions are based on the merits.

With respect to #85, what rationalization did Matt Walsh follow?

A physician conducting a study on a new prescription drug manufactured by a firm in which he is a 10% shareholder does not have a conflict of interest so long as his stock ownership is disclosed in his report on the drug.

In the "Parable of the Sadhu," Bowen McCoy realizes that the times when he didn't reach the summit were more memorable than when he did.

Who is the lead character and author of the article, "The Parable of the Sadhu"?

Which of the following would be considered a utilitarian?

Customer A has $250 in his account. Six checks, totaling $325, have come in for payment. One check is for $257.00, with the remaining five checks making up the difference to the $325 total. First Bank pays the five smallest checks first, honors the $257.00 with overdraft protection, and charges the customer one overdraft fee. Second Third Bank pays the largest ($257) check first, pays the five remaining smaller checks with overdraft protection, and then charges the customer five overdraft fees. Which of the following is correct?

"We all don't share the same ethics" fails to consider common values that do exist in business.

Moral relativism is circumstantial ethics.

The contractarians are best represented by:

Suppose, with reference to #57 above, that Pickford already owns an interest in the biotech firm, but Munford Stanley is not the underwriter. Pickford: