Exam 4: Responding to the Ethical and Social Environment

Actions of peer managers and top managers, as well as the organization's ____________________, all contribute to the ethical context of the organization.

Someone's ethical standards are developed as a child in response to his or her

A code of ethics will ensure ethical behavior by employees.

____________________ is an individual's personal beliefs about whether a behavior, action, or decision is right or wrong.

The primary economic agents of interest for an organization include

Politicians caught in extramarital affairs usually deny wrong doing until there is physical evidence to contradict the politician's claims. This is an example of the ____ approach to responsibility.

Any effort to enhance an organization's ethical behavior must begin with

Joshua is aware that his peers take office supplies home for personal use. To determine if behavior is ethical Joshua should determine

When Girl Scouts sell cookies at Shop Rite, they are given a place to stand. When they sell at Wal-Mart the company eventually donates to their troop. Target does not allow any Girl Scout to sell cookies in front of stores. Wal-Mart is an example of the ____ stance.

The maker of Wrigley chewing gum funded a $10 million ad campaign aimed at getting African Americans to use doctors for regular healthcare maintenance instead of only when they are sick. Wrigley is taking a(n) ____ approach to social responsibility.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which the organizational context contributes to the use of unethical practices?

The Tiny Little T-Shirt Company printed 500 shirts at cost for the Helene Cody Foundation 5K run. The Helene Cody Foundation supports young people in volunteer opportunities that better their communities.  The shirt company used a(n) ____________________ stance.

Judith Cruz, the executive director of the Treasure Coast Food Bank, had a logistics problem. She contacted Wal-Mart to ask for management advice. Members from Wal-Mart's distribution team arrived at the food bank, helping it improve its warehousing, sorting, and routing, to allow more food deliveries per week. The food bank went from serving 42,000 meals per week to more than 100,000 meals. This is an example of the ____ approach to social responsibility.

The real story of Sam Childers depicted in the movie Machine Gun Preacher shows a missionary and soldier willing to use violence to protect Sudanese orphans. His use of violence is a(n) ____________________ dilemma.

John Kopchinski, a former Pfizer sales representative, earned more than $51.5 million as a result of his lawsuit against the world's biggest drug maker and the record penalty the company must pay the U.S. government for its massive marketing transgressions. Kopchinski used whistle-blowing, a(n) ____, to bring attention to the problem.

Political leaders and corporate executives who meet socially and influence each other are networking through ____________________.

The Environmental Protection Agency is the agency charged with enforcement of many of the environmental laws in the United States. This agency represents a form of

Briefly describe how the organizational context can have an influence on the ethical behavior of individual participants in the organization.

Which of the following statements about legal compliance is TRUE?

When Bernard Madoff was on house arrest he started mailing his assets to other people. He demonstrated a(n) ____________________ stance.