Exam 3: The Managers Changing Work Environment and Ethical Responsibilities: Doing the Right Thing

The city government of Pleasantville promised significant tax breaks to a large retailer if it opened a store in Pleasantville,which would result in nearly 200 new local jobs.However,the retailer decided that it would staff the new Pleasantville store with employees from its other stores,meaning no new jobs were created.As a result,the city of Pleasantville instituted clawbacks by

Rebecca and Donna,owners of Fine Coffee and Pastry Shop,are concerned because Panera Bread is opening a new store just one mile from their shop.Rebecca and Donna know that Panera will be offering similar products;therefore,Panera Bread will be a ____ to Rebecca and Donna.

An organization's internal stakeholders consist of

______ guides the justice approach to deciding ethical dilemmas.

Joe,a lobbyist who represents the oil industry,is meeting with several members of Congress to try to exert political influence by contributing funds to the lawmakers' election campaigns.Joe also is involved in a letter-writing campaign to promote his cause.Joe is working on behalf of a

This question has two parts;be sure to answer both.First,what are external stakeholders? Next,imagine you are the manager of an art gallery,Diaspora,whose mission is to show (and sell)art by marginalized populations,such as the homeless or undocumented immigrants.Describe at least three of Diaspora's external stakeholders in the task environment.

Which of the following describes the system of corporate governance?

Which type of funding raises small amounts of money from many people to finance a new venture?

Don,the owner of a bait and tackle shop,attended an entrepreneurship workshop that discussed the triple bottom line,which measures an organization's ____ performance.

Summarize Laurence Kohlberg's three levels of personal moral development.Imagine that you manage a local gym,and explain how your management style or techniques would be different at each level.

With recent reports of identity theft,Mr.Jones,the CEO of a construction company,is concerned about his employees' privacy,and because of recent accidents on the job,he is also worried about the safety of his workers.Mr.Jones's concerns with privacy and health and safety are key elements in the _____ approach to deciding ethical dilemmas.

The marketing director for Zap Games,a video game company,has informed his employees that he feels the company needs to improve its relationship with the distributors of the company's products because the distributors are part of the ______ environment for Zap Games.He believes that a stronger relationship with distributors will lead to more market share,and higher profits,for both Zap Games and its distributors.

Jane,a successful store manager,leads her employees by encouraging them and showing that she genuinely believes in them.She also encourages group and team efforts.Jane manages at Kohlberg's _____ level of personal moral development.

The employees of Mom's Pizza,a local pizza restaurant,feel that the owners and managers really try to follow the ethical policies outlined in their company's code of ethics.Pete,a cook,said that "Just today,Joe,our manager,called our supplier to let them know we received an extra case of tomatoes that we did not pay for.And they do this type of thing almost every day." Mom's Pizza maintains a(n)

______ are the relatively permanent and deeply held underlying beliefs and attitudes that help determine a person's behavior.These beliefs may include the idea that employees should be promoted solely on the basis of merit,that no bribes will be paid to foreign officials to obtain business licenses,and that companies should offer extended maternity leave upon the employee's request.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act set up the Federal Trade Commission to ensure consumer protection and to eliminate and prevent anticompetitive business practices,with penalties of as much as 25 years in prison for noncompliance.

Habitual cheating tends to begin with small infractions,such as illegally downloading books and songs,and then grows by increments into an ongoing deliberate strategy of deception or fraud.

Shane,a sales manager,remarked that typically,her employees sincerely and positively overstate their job performance and abilities.This is an example of the ____ effect.

With regard to boards of directors,and in particular their oversight of the CEO,the board of directors' _______ is the biggest complaint.

On an organization's board of directors,