Exam 7: Ethics in a Global Society and Economy

Explain the difference between a culture that falls on the individualism side of the cultural distance spectrum and one that falls on the collectivism side of the spectrum.

Human resource departments are charged with determining how much employees should be paid once they are hired. Some of the factors that should be considered are paying a living wage, education, and experience. In the United States, there are laws against discriminatory practices. Factors that should NOT be considered in how much one should be paid include which of the following choices?

In today's global society, ethics and norms can greatly impact a business interaction. For example, in one culture, it may be normal for an individual to be thirty minutes late for a business meeting. If two companies have formed a working relationship, it is important that cultural differences are discussed up front. To be successful, which of the following should be completed?

Countries that have easy access to other countries by crossing borders tend to have a wider variety of norms and ethical views. This is due to an increase in

In some countries, it might be quite normal to mislead others. Instead of taking information at face value, it is best practice to do which one of the following choices?

Select the best choice to complete the following sentence: Geographical influences can be impacted based on how ______ a country is relative to its borders.

Select the best choice to complete the following sentence: Administrative differences are usually tied to government and _____ practices.

In one state, the legal age for an individual to get married is fourteen. In another state, the age is sixteen. Both of these states are essentially setting a specific age as to when one is mature enough to marry and saying it is morally and ethically right at the allowed age. Each of these states has the right to have different legal ages for marriage. This norm is an example of which one of the following choices?

Select the best choice to complete the following sentence: An organization that likely has a positive work ______ is built upon having a diverse workforce and has strict policies against poor treatment of employees based on discrimination and harassment.

When it comes to selling, a salesperson often has certain sales goals to reach. To reach these goals, they may be less than truthful with information they provide the buyer to get the buyer to agree on a purchase. Some of these deceptions include which of the following choices?

Moral relativism is the idea that society has a shared set of beliefs, and that shared set of beliefs is best described as which one of the following choices?

If a group of people is isolated from a governing body to enforce laws, they will likely form their own types of norms to determine what they believe is right and wrong. This is an example of what type of cultural difference from the CAGE Model?

Select the best choice to complete the following sentence: As consumers, we often visit websites and use applications that gain data from us. How that data is used is often up to the businesses that obtain it, and they can sell users' information without their direct knowledge. It becomes a _______ issue when that data includes personal information and is stolen.

What is the value chain? Why is it important to understand the ethical challenges along the value chain when businesses perform processes outside their own country?

Even if one is very clear on what they view as right and wrong, company policies may also determine how ethical situations should be handled in other countries. If policies are ever unclear, what should an employee working abroad do?

In a business transaction, the president of a company wants to be sure that all possible scenarios are considered and that contingency plans are in place. It is likely that this culture views which dimension as important?

A country that values hard work, initiative, and motivation to do well is likely viewed as what type of economy?

When an employee is working overseas, they encounter an ethical situation regarding whether to accept a gift from an outside client. In that country, gifts are a normal part of business interactions. However, the employee doesn't want to send a message that the gift is the reason for the business relationship. It is a small gift valued at less than $100. What should the employee do?

An employee has informed the manager that another coworker is harassing them. The company is likely an ethical company if which of the following is the case?

A business that has a manufacturing plant in a different country learns that the building is structurally unsound. In that country, no laws or safety protocols protect workers, and the business has an ethical choice to make. Which one of the following choices best describes what the business should do if they wish to make an ethical decision?