Exam 2: Ethics and Social Responsibility: Doing the Right Thing

Alarmingly, 70 percent of all drug abusers are employed.

Companies really are not ethical or unethical, individuals are.

________ are company-provided benefits designed to help reduce workplace problems such as alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling habits, and other conflicts and to deal with them when they arise.

Ethical behavior starts with society.

Who are an organization's stakeholders and why are they important?

In ________, a superior conditions the granting of a benefit such as a promotion or raise on the receipt of sexual favors from a subordinate.

The ________ is the narrowest level of ethical standards.

A ________ environment usually requires a pattern of offensive sexual behavior rather than a single, isolated remark or display.

Immoral management is the polar opposite of ethical management.

A strong determinant of moral behavior is ________.

A company's strategic plan defines the values underlying the entire company and its ethical responsibilities to its stakeholders.

According to the utilitarian principle, one should choose the option that offers the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

By ________, the majority of the workforce in the United States will be a member of a minority.

Acting with integrity means that entrepreneurs do what is right no matter what the circumstances.

There is no connection between social responsibility and profitability.

If the Buchanans agree to pay for the community park in exchange for business from Cindy, would they have acted ethically?

In 2020, members of ________ different generations will be working side-by-side in the United States.

A ________ is a written statement of the standards of behavior and ethical principles a company expects from its employees.

Kant's categorical imperative states that one should act in such a way that the action taken under the circumstances could be a universal law or rule of behavior.

A company ________ is a statement that defines the values underlying the entire company and its ethical responsibilities to its stakeholders.