Exam 2: Making Ethical Decisions and Managing a Socially Responsible Business

List the four layers of the pyramid of social responsibilities.

The _____ for the Music Teacher's National Associations establishes a standard of conduct and recommends a set of responsibilities teachers should have toward students, colleagues and the public.These guidelines assist the professional music teacher in gaining the respect of peers and avoiding conflicts and complaints with students and others.It points out to members what are and what are not considered fair, honest and reasonable practice when dealing with students, colleagues and the public, it provides guidance for such aspects as advertising practices, appropriate relationships, and personal and professional integrity.

The only social responsibility that a company has to its investors is an economic responsibility--it must make a profit.

The lowest level on the pyramid of social responsibility has to do with a business's _____ responsibilities.

Briefly describe the relationship between ethics and justice.

U.S.Steel has established an alcoholic rehabilitation program for the city of Pittsburgh.The company provides the facilities and the personnel to operate the program.U.S.Steel is practicing:

Utilitarianism:

Codes of ethics:

Which of the following statements about ethics training is true?

Criticism of South Africa's post-apartheid government contends that the new government has not extended liberties to its black majority population, but has instead concentrated on proving to a white minority that a black-run administration can govern a reasonably sophisticated economy and society.The belief that the new South African government is behaving unethically is an expression of the philosophy associated with:

_____ are all the individuals or groups to whom a business has a responsibility.

Peter Drucker, a well-known management scholar, has said that companies should be evaluated on two basic dimensions:

Summer Dean was walking through the mall and found a gym bag lying on the ground.The decision Dean must make as to whether to keep the gym bag and its contents for herself or turn it into the mall's lost and found department involves:

Which of the following statements about utilitarianism is true?

Ethical decision making begins in the marketing department.

_____ is the set of moral standards for judging whether something is right or wrong.

Mamma's Diner was a small restaurant that was a popular hangout for many Bedford College students, but because of the owner's inability to make the bathroom stalls handicapped accessible for the one wheel-chair student on campus, it was forced to close down.The belief that this it was morally wrong to deprive the majority of the people of this experience is an expression of the philosophy associated with:

A retailer that allowed its employees to handle a customer complaint without having to ask for permission or direction from management would have:

_____ is a set of moral standards for judging whether something is right or wrong.

Laws have curtailed smoking, and as a result, the sale of cigarettes is down.Rather than fighting the law, the cigarette industry is looking for ways to take their business beyond cigarettes.Many experts believe that the cigarette producers have found a way around the law with the promotion and distribution of smokeless tobacco, which has shown consistent sales gains over the last decade.In terms of the social responsibility pyramid, at which level is the cigarette industry operating?