Question 1

Which of the following represents a question that can lead one to moral goodness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Can we repair the firm's image by creating a public relations campaign portraying it as behaving ethically? 
B)  Can we reduce payroll costs by moving our manufacturing process to a country with lax labor laws? 
C)  How can we avoid revamping out headquarters to meet the new environmental standards? 
D)  How can we help our employees achieve work-life balance? 
A)  Can we repair the firm's image by creating a public relations campaign portraying it as behaving ethically? 
B)  Can we reduce payroll costs by moving our manufacturing process to a country with lax labor laws? 
C)  How can we avoid revamping out headquarters to meet the new environmental standards? 
D)  How can we help our employees achieve work-life balance?

Question 2

The Greek word hexis is used to describe which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  group moral virtues 
B)  individual moral virtue 
C)  the second domain of human action 
D)  the individual ethical choices taken throughout one's life 
A)  group moral virtues 
B)  individual moral virtue 
C)  the second domain of human action 
D)  the individual ethical choices taken throughout one's life

Question 3

Which of the following examples describes a situation in which a decision most likely will be made under duress?

Accepted Answer

A)  A supervisor asks an employee to work on a report that is due next week. 
B)  A friend asks to borrow money and will return the money at the end of the month. 
C)  A company executive pressures an accountant to adjust accounts to improve the appearance of profitability. 
D)  A board of directors asks the chief financial officer to step down due to misconduct. 
A)  A supervisor asks an employee to work on a report that is due next week. 
B)  A friend asks to borrow money and will return the money at the end of the month. 
C)  A company executive pressures an accountant to adjust accounts to improve the appearance of profitability. 
D)  A board of directors asks the chief financial officer to step down due to misconduct.

Question 4

Which of the following correctly states the benefits of integrating ethics into business?

Accepted Answer

A)  Integrating ethics into business may help avoid creating moral harms. 
B)  Integrating ethics into business may help an individual to better balance personal and professional obligations. 
C)  Integrating ethics into business may help individuals practically apply ethical concepts. 
D)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
A)  Integrating ethics into business may help avoid creating moral harms. 
B)  Integrating ethics into business may help an individual to better balance personal and professional obligations. 
C)  Integrating ethics into business may help individuals practically apply ethical concepts. 
D)  All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 5

Which of the quadrants of the business and ethics trade-off framework describes a situation where the action is both good for the business and ethically correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  quadrant I 
B)  quadrant II 
C)  quadrant III 
D)  quadrant IV 
A)  quadrant I 
B)  quadrant II 
C)  quadrant III 
D)  quadrant IV

Question 6

When an employee accepts a job with a new company, the employee

Accepted Answer

A)  owes no fiduciary responsibility to the firm's owners 
B)  only owes a fiduciary responsibility to the firm's owners if he or she is employed at the executive level 
C)  should attempt to avoid actions that may cause unnecessary risk to the firm 
D)  should be made to sign a contract making him or her liable for errors made while working for the business 
A)  owes no fiduciary responsibility to the firm's owners 
B)  only owes a fiduciary responsibility to the firm's owners if he or she is employed at the executive level 
C)  should attempt to avoid actions that may cause unnecessary risk to the firm 
D)  should be made to sign a contract making him or her liable for errors made while working for the business

Question 7

People who have demonstrated that they are immoral and evil in their business dealings

Accepted Answer

A)  would likely follow the philosophical approach to business ethics 
B)  are likely to be in a small tail of the moral distribution 
C)  are likely to be more toward the center of the moral distribution 
D)  are often driven by fear of being caught and being punished 
A)  would likely follow the philosophical approach to business ethics 
B)  are likely to be in a small tail of the moral distribution 
C)  are likely to be more toward the center of the moral distribution 
D)  are often driven by fear of being caught and being punished

Question 8

Which of the following best describes why an integrated approach to business ethics is important?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employing an integrated approach will help the firm become more profitable. 
B)  Adopting an integrated approach is likely to ensure that no unethical behavior such as fraud occurs in the firm. 
C)  Employing an integrated approach allows an individual to consider both the pragmatic and philosophical sides of business ethics. 
D)  The integrated approach to business ethics is important because if individuals do not have frameworks or guidelines to go by, they will act unethically. 
A)  Employing an integrated approach will help the firm become more profitable. 
B)  Adopting an integrated approach is likely to ensure that no unethical behavior such as fraud occurs in the firm. 
C)  Employing an integrated approach allows an individual to consider both the pragmatic and philosophical sides of business ethics. 
D)  The integrated approach to business ethics is important because if individuals do not have frameworks or guidelines to go by, they will act unethically.

Question 9

Which of the following best exemplifies intrinsic moral goods?

Accepted Answer

A)  equal pay raises for all employees in a firm 
B)  fairness and transparency in a firm 
C)  a firm reducing its turnover rates 
D)  a firm increasing its homeshoring opportunities 
A)  equal pay raises for all employees in a firm 
B)  fairness and transparency in a firm 
C)  a firm reducing its turnover rates 
D)  a firm increasing its homeshoring opportunities

Question 10

Duress can sometimes be a problem in ethical decision making because

Accepted Answer

A)  the person making the decision may feel pressured or coerced into deciding a particular way 
B)  a decision made under duress can usually be reversed in a court of law, making it ineffective 
C)  most people don't like to make decisions, and others have to help them do so in an assertive manner 
D)  an individual may not realize that he or she is under duress 
A)  the person making the decision may feel pressured or coerced into deciding a particular way 
B)  a decision made under duress can usually be reversed in a court of law, making it ineffective 
C)  most people don't like to make decisions, and others have to help them do so in an assertive manner 
D)  an individual may not realize that he or she is under duress

Question 11

Intrinsic ends are things that are

Accepted Answer

A)  bad in and of themselves 
B)  good in and of themselves 
C)  good, because they lead to something else 
D)  bad, because they cause further bad things to happen 
A)  bad in and of themselves 
B)  good in and of themselves 
C)  good, because they lead to something else 
D)  bad, because they cause further bad things to happen

Question 12

Which of the following provides the greatest contrast to a philosophical approach to ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  fulfillment 
B)  principles 
C)  compliance 
D)  love 
A)  fulfillment 
B)  principles 
C)  compliance 
D)  love

Question 13

Which of the following is the best example of the third domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greta organizes the monthly staff meeting because it is considered her turn. 
B)  Harry performs his monologue to fulfill his course obligations. 
C)  Izzy works two hours of overtime mandated by her boss. 
D)  Jeffrey refuses a vendor gift because his company forbids him to do so. 
A)  Greta organizes the monthly staff meeting because it is considered her turn. 
B)  Harry performs his monologue to fulfill his course obligations. 
C)  Izzy works two hours of overtime mandated by her boss. 
D)  Jeffrey refuses a vendor gift because his company forbids him to do so.

Question 14

Which of the following most accurately describes the concept of ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to do the right thing when people are watching 
B)  principles of conduct governing an individual or group 
C)  principles of governance that employees and citizens must abide by in order to thrive 
D)  part of the third domain of human action. 
A)  the ability to do the right thing when people are watching 
B)  principles of conduct governing an individual or group 
C)  principles of governance that employees and citizens must abide by in order to thrive 
D)  part of the third domain of human action.

Question 15

The moral component of an ethical challenge

Accepted Answer

A)  may be an input or output to an ethical decision 
B)  is best disregarded by employees and managers 
C)  is irrelevant if the issue is legal 
D)  may cause employees to make poor ethical decisions 
A)  may be an input or output to an ethical decision 
B)  is best disregarded by employees and managers 
C)  is irrelevant if the issue is legal 
D)  may cause employees to make poor ethical decisions

Question 16

All of the following fall under the purview of business ethics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  for-profit organizations 
B)  federal, state, and local law 
C)  social-profit organizations 
D)  governmental entities 
A)  for-profit organizations 
B)  federal, state, and local law 
C)  social-profit organizations 
D)  governmental entities

Question 17

Instrumental ends are things that are

Accepted Answer

A)  bad, because they cause further bad things to happen 
B)  good, because they lead to something else 
C)  good in and of themselves 
D)  bad in and of themselves 
A)  bad, because they cause further bad things to happen 
B)  good, because they lead to something else 
C)  good in and of themselves 
D)  bad in and of themselves

Question 18

Which of the following represents the reason that Celeste Mergens decided to pursue her vision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Celeste saw an opportunity to develop a market and earn extremely high profits. 
B)  Celeste saw an opportunity to undercut the big firms already in this market. 
C)  Celeste saw a social need and responded in an ethical manner to help meet that need. 
D)  Celeste felt that she had an ethical responsibility to help and saw an opportunity to make money along the way. 
A)  Celeste saw an opportunity to develop a market and earn extremely high profits. 
B)  Celeste saw an opportunity to undercut the big firms already in this market. 
C)  Celeste saw a social need and responded in an ethical manner to help meet that need. 
D)  Celeste felt that she had an ethical responsibility to help and saw an opportunity to make money along the way.

Question 19

A scenario whereby a local firm could legally choose to dump waste products into a local stream to save money

Accepted Answer

A)  would be an example of a quadrant I situation, as the action is good for the business but morally improper 
B)  would be an example of a quadrant II situation, as the action is both good for the business and ethically correct 
C)  would be an example of a quadrant III situation, because the action would be both bad for the business and ethically improper 
D)  would be an example of a quadrant IV situation, as the action is bad for the business but ethically correct 
A)  would be an example of a quadrant I situation, as the action is good for the business but morally improper 
B)  would be an example of a quadrant II situation, as the action is both good for the business and ethically correct 
C)  would be an example of a quadrant III situation, because the action would be both bad for the business and ethically improper 
D)  would be an example of a quadrant IV situation, as the action is bad for the business but ethically correct

Question 20

Which of the following is not a sign of duress under contract law?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a significant threat of harm to the actor. 
B)  The threat is illegal and immoral. 
C)  The threat of harm is imminent and has a high probability of being carried out. 
D)  The actor has placed himself or herself into the situation voluntarily. 
A)  There is a significant threat of harm to the actor. 
B)  The threat is illegal and immoral. 
C)  The threat of harm is imminent and has a high probability of being carried out. 
D)  The actor has placed himself or herself into the situation voluntarily.

Which of the following represents a question that can lead one to moral goodness?

The Greek word hexis is used to describe which of the following?

Which of the following examples describes a situation in which a decision most likely will be made under duress?

Which of the following correctly states the benefits of integrating ethics into business?

Which of the quadrants of the business and ethics trade-off framework describes a situation where the action is both good for the business and ethically correct?

When an employee accepts a job with a new company, the employee

People who have demonstrated that they are immoral and evil in their business dealings

Which of the following best describes why an integrated approach to business ethics is important?

Which of the following best exemplifies intrinsic moral goods?

Duress can sometimes be a problem in ethical decision making because

Intrinsic ends are things that are

Which of the following provides the greatest contrast to a philosophical approach to ethics?

Which of the following is the best example of the third domain?

Which of the following most accurately describes the concept of ethics?

The moral component of an ethical challenge

All of the following fall under the purview of business ethics EXCEPT

Instrumental ends are things that are

Which of the following represents the reason that Celeste Mergens decided to pursue her vision?

A scenario whereby a local firm could legally choose to dump waste products into a local stream to save money

Which of the following is not a sign of duress under contract law?

Theories of Morality and Business Ethics

Living a Great Life: Perma, Mission, and Ethical Decision Making

Corporate Organization and the Role of Stakeholders

Ethics and Compliance in the Corporation

Culture Matters

Ethics in a Global Society and Economy

Power and Its Uses

Conflict of Interest

Bribery and Corruption

Integrity and Mercy

Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship

Ethics and Technology: Issues for the Twenty-First Century

Ethics and a Market Economy

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Exam 1: Introduction: Why Study Business Ethics

Which of the following represents a question that can lead one to moral goodness?

The Greek word hexis is used to describe which of the following?

Which of the following examples describes a situation in which a decision most likely will be made under duress?

Which of the following correctly states the benefits of integrating ethics into business?

Which of the quadrants of the business and ethics trade-off framework describes a situation where the action is both good for the business and ethically correct?

When an employee accepts a job with a new company, the employee

People who have demonstrated that they are immoral and evil in their business dealings

Which of the following best describes why an integrated approach to business ethics is important?

Which of the following best exemplifies intrinsic moral goods?

Duress can sometimes be a problem in ethical decision making because

Intrinsic ends are things that are

Which of the following provides the greatest contrast to a philosophical approach to ethics?

Which of the following is the best example of the third domain?

Which of the following most accurately describes the concept of ethics?

The moral component of an ethical challenge

All of the following fall under the purview of business ethics EXCEPT

Instrumental ends are things that are

Which of the following represents the reason that Celeste Mergens decided to pursue her vision?

A scenario whereby a local firm could legally choose to dump waste products into a local stream to save money

Which of the following is not a sign of duress under contract law?

Theories of Morality and Business Ethics

Living a Great Life: Perma, Mission, and Ethical Decision Making

Corporate Organization and the Role of Stakeholders

Ethics and Compliance in the Corporation

Culture Matters

Ethics in a Global Society and Economy

Power and Its Uses

Conflict of Interest

Bribery and Corruption

Integrity and Mercy

Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship

Ethics and Technology: Issues for the Twenty-First Century

Ethics and a Market Economy

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