Exam 7: Ethics in a Global Society and Economy

Select the best choice to complete the following sentence: How a business is organized as far as hierarchy and levels of management can create or help reduce the level of unethical behavior. Firm ______ is the term for how a business is organized.

As an employee, Mark is having a hard time adjusting to his new role as a plant manager in India. Mark has always managed by recognizing the hard work of individual employees. He feels it is the right thing to do and has always helped motivate employees in the United States. In India, however, he is noticing that the employees seem uncomfortable when he does this, and that the other employees seem to take great offense to such recognition of others. What should Mark do?

What is one way that a person can demonstrate active listening to understand when having a conversation?

Select the best choice to complete the following sentence: When working abroad, it can help one avoid the issues of ________ by understanding why one believes something is right versus believing something is wrong.

Discuss at least three ways in which one can remain ethical when in a leadership position in a global setting.

Businesses that operate in different countries may operate differently based on the cultural dimensions and what is considered normal for that country. Select the cultural issues that each business needs to consider before building a business relationship.

Abstract concepts such as justice, freedom, happiness, and obligation are known as which one of the following choices?

In an effort to ensure accounting information is properly and truthfully reported, standards and guidelines are in place. Which one of the following choices best describes a governing body that has global accounting standards to help provide better transparency in multinational organizations?

Sally visited another country for a work assignment. While there, she witnessed a coworker accepting a bribe from a potential business partner to promise a business relationship between the two organizations. In this country, bribing is legal and seen as a legitimate way to conduct business. Sally's coworker knows this is illegal in their own country and against company policy. However, the coworker states that they just want to follow the norms in the country and show consideration for their way of doing things. The coworker is citing what as their reason for accepting the bribe?

A business can form and function as it sees fit. It can produce and sell what it prefers and can profit as much as possible. The business also wishes to promote what it views as ethical and have a positive impact on the society in which it operates. This business is likely operating in what type of economy?

When one travels, it not only opens one up to new experiences, but it also helps to do which one of the following choices?

In some cultures, it is viewed poorly, and can even be illegal, for women to work outside the home. This is an example of which one of the following choices?

In marketing, which one of the following choices may be allowed in some countries, which means buyers must be more aware of what is truthful regarding what is advertised about products?

Describe two differences between moral relativism and moral imperialism.

When considering the ethical challenges along the value chain, reducing production waste to, in turn, reduce amounts being sent to landfills would fall into which segment for organizations?

A country that has a well-formed, formal educational system likely has a larger degree of which one of the following choices for its citizens compared to countries that do not?

Select the best choice to complete the following sentence: ______ are tied to the idea that all humans hope to live in a moral society based on a common set of ethical practices.

If a group of people come together with a shared common belief, such as living in a community where all the residents have the same religious faith, they have shared norms known as which one of the following choices?

Different states have different laws when it comes to what they deem is legal and moral. While some laws may be outdated, these states can enforce the laws even though the citizens may not be breaking the law if they were in another state. These state laws can be viewed as expectations for how citizens in that state, living or visiting, are expected to act and what is viewed as acceptable. This is an example of which one of the following choices?

When having a conversation with a coworker about how to handle a difficult situation with a client, Sally began to think about how she would respond and was not actively listening to what was being said. Which of the following choices describe what Sally did during this conversation?