Question 1

Which of the following would not be considered a negative reinforcement of employee behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Demotions 
B) Firings 
C) Ignoring the behavior 
D) Reprimands 
E) Pay penalties 
A) Demotions 
B) Firings 
C) Ignoring the behavior 
D) Reprimands 
E) Pay penalties C

Question 2

If management fails to identify and educate employees about ethical problem areas,ethical issues may not reach the critical

Accepted Answer

A) awareness level. 
B) aptitude level. 
C) ethical level. 
D) organizational level. 
E) individual level. 
A) awareness level. 
B) aptitude level. 
C) ethical level. 
D) organizational level. 
E) individual level. A

Question 3

External and internal rewards relate to which part of the ethical decision-making framework?

Accepted Answer

A) Individual factors 
B) Significant others 
C) Cognitive moral development 
D) Obedience to authority 
E) Opportunity 
A) Individual factors 
B) Significant others 
C) Cognitive moral development 
D) Obedience to authority 
E) Opportunity E

Question 4

The perceived relevance or importance of an ethical issue to the individual,work group,or organization is

Accepted Answer

A) organizational culture. 
B) immediate job context. 
C) ethical issue intensity. 
D) leadership. 
E) locus of control. 
A) organizational culture. 
B) immediate job context. 
C) ethical issue intensity. 
D) leadership. 
E) locus of control.

Question 5

Studies have shown that than any other factor.

Accepted Answer

A) significant others 
B) religion 
C) education 
D) chief executive officers 
E) ethical issues within the organization have more impact on a worker's decisions on a daily basis 
A) significant others 
B) religion 
C) education 
D) chief executive officers 
E) ethical issues within the organization have more impact on a worker's decisions on a daily basis

Question 6

institutions include religion,education,and individuals such as the family unit.

Accepted Answer

A) Social 
B) Conservative 
C) Economic 
D) Liberal 
E) Political 
A) Social 
B) Conservative 
C) Economic 
D) Liberal 
E) Political

Question 7

People who believe in ,go with the flow because they feel the events in their lives are uncontrollable.

Accepted Answer

A) ethical decision making 
B) internal locus of control 
C) an ethical culture 
D) external locus of control 
E) significant others. 
A) ethical decision making 
B) internal locus of control 
C) an ethical culture 
D) external locus of control 
E) significant others.

Question 8

The thought experiment used by John Rawls that examined how individuals would formulate principles if they did not know what their future position in society would be is called

Accepted Answer

A) Equality principle 
B) Utilitarian veil 
C) Liberty principle 
D) Universal principle 
E) Veil of ignorance 
A) Equality principle 
B) Utilitarian veil 
C) Liberty principle 
D) Universal principle 
E) Veil of ignorance

Question 9

Normative business ethics takes into account the standards.

Accepted Answer

A) Descriptive 
B) Political 
C) Social 
D) Economic 
E) Normative realities outside the legal realm in the form of industry 
A) Descriptive 
B) Political 
C) Social 
D) Economic 
E) Normative realities outside the legal realm in the form of industry

Question 10

Following the ethical directives of a superior relates to

Accepted Answer

A) an internal locus of control. 
B) obedience to authority. 
C) moral intensity. 
D) gender. 
E) ethical issue intensity. 
A) an internal locus of control. 
B) obedience to authority. 
C) moral intensity. 
D) gender. 
E) ethical issue intensity.

Question 11

All of the following are true with regards to organizational factors except

Accepted Answer

A) Employees approach ethical issues on the basis of what they learned from others in the organization. 
B) An alignment between a person's own values and the values of the organization help create positive organizational outcomes. 
C) Congruence in personal and organizational values is related to commitment,satisfaction,motivation,ethics,work stress,and anxiety. 
D) Ethical choices in organizations are most often made individually. 
E) Just as a family guides an individual,specific industries give behavioral cues to firms. 
A) Employees approach ethical issues on the basis of what they learned from others in the organization. 
B) An alignment between a person's own values and the values of the organization help create positive organizational outcomes. 
C) Congruence in personal and organizational values is related to commitment,satisfaction,motivation,ethics,work stress,and anxiety. 
D) Ethical choices in organizations are most often made individually. 
E) Just as a family guides an individual,specific industries give behavioral cues to firms.

Question 12

is the ability to perceive whether a situation or decision has an ethical dimension.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethical issue intensity 
B) Locus of control 
C) Ethical awareness 
D) Moral intensity 
E) Opportunity 
A) Ethical issue intensity 
B) Locus of control 
C) Ethical awareness 
D) Moral intensity 
E) Opportunity

Question 13

Which of the following is the first step in the ethical decision making process?

Accepted Answer

A) Being socialized into the firm's corporate culture 
B) Applying a personal moral philosophy in order to individualize the ethical decision making process 
C) Recognizing that an issue requires an individual or work group to make a choice that ultimately will be judged by stakeholders as right or wrong 
D) Soliciting the opinions of others in a work group or in the overall business in order to gain feedback 
E) Enforcing the firm's ethical standards with rewards and punishment 
A) Being socialized into the firm's corporate culture 
B) Applying a personal moral philosophy in order to individualize the ethical decision making process 
C) Recognizing that an issue requires an individual or work group to make a choice that ultimately will be judged by stakeholders as right or wrong 
D) Soliciting the opinions of others in a work group or in the overall business in order to gain feedback 
E) Enforcing the firm's ethical standards with rewards and punishment

Question 14

The ethical decision-making framework includes the concepts of ethical issue intensity,individual factors,organizational factors,and opportunity.Discuss how these concepts influence the ethical decision-making process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ethical decision-making framework includes the concepts...

Question 15

Describe and demonstrate some of the similarities and differences between principles and values.Why are principles and values important normative considerations in ethical decision making?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe and demonstrate some of the similarities...

Question 16

When we discuss issue.

Accepted Answer

A) Normative 
B) Individual 
C) Descriptive 
D) Organizational 
E) Values-based approaches,we are talking about how organizational decision makers should approach an 
A) Normative 
B) Individual 
C) Descriptive 
D) Organizational 
E) Values-based approaches,we are talking about how organizational decision makers should approach an

Question 17

The includes the motivational "carrots and sticks" superiors use to influence employee behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) Obedience to authority 
B) Immediate job context 
C) Locus of control 
D) Normative approach 
E) Descriptive approach 
A) Obedience to authority 
B) Immediate job context 
C) Locus of control 
D) Normative approach 
E) Descriptive approach

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the six "spheres of influence" to which individuals are subject when confronted with an ethical issue?

Accepted Answer

A) Educational attainment 
B) Workplace 
C) Family 
D) Legal system 
E) Community 
A) Educational attainment 
B) Workplace 
C) Family 
D) Legal system 
E) Community

Question 19

Companies take basic and translate them into core .

Accepted Answer

A) Customs,values 
B) Values,principles 
C) Cultures,principles 
D) Cultures,customs 
E) Principles,values 
A) Customs,values 
B) Values,principles 
C) Cultures,principles 
D) Cultures,customs 
E) Principles,values

Question 20

Discuss,with examples,at least three ways that opportunity can affect the decision making process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss,with examples,at least three ways that opportunity...

Which of the following would not be considered a negative reinforcement of employee behavior?

If management fails to identify and educate employees about ethical problem areas,ethical issues may not reach the critical

External and internal rewards relate to which part of the ethical decision-making framework?

The perceived relevance or importance of an ethical issue to the individual,work group,or organization is

Studies have shown that than any other factor.

institutions include religion,education,and individuals such as the family unit.

People who believe in ,go with the flow because they feel the events in their lives are uncontrollable.

The thought experiment used by John Rawls that examined how individuals would formulate principles if they did not know what their future position in society would be is called

Normative business ethics takes into account the standards.

Following the ethical directives of a superior relates to

All of the following are true with regards to organizational factors except

is the ability to perceive whether a situation or decision has an ethical dimension.

Which of the following is the first step in the ethical decision making process?

The ethical decision-making framework includes the concepts of ethical issue intensity,individual factors,organizational factors,and opportunity.Discuss how these concepts influence the ethical decision-making process.

Describe and demonstrate some of the similarities and differences between principles and values.Why are principles and values important normative considerations in ethical decision making?

When we discuss issue.

The includes the motivational "carrots and sticks" superiors use to influence employee behavior.

Which of the following is not one of the six "spheres of influence" to which individuals are subject when confronted with an ethical issue?

Companies take basic and translate them into core .

Discuss,with examples,at least three ways that opportunity can affect the decision making process.

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The Institutionalization of Business Ethics

Individual Factors: Moral Philosophies and Values

Organizational Factors: the Role of Ethical Culture and Relationships

Developing an Effective Ethics Program

Managing and Controlling Ethics Programs

Globalization of Ethical Decision-Making

Ethical Leadership

Sustainability: Ethical and Social Responsibility Dimensions

Exploring Business Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Compliance Programs

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Exam 5: Ethical Decision Making

Which of the following would not be considered a negative reinforcement of employee behavior?

If management fails to identify and educate employees about ethical problem areas,ethical issues may not reach the critical

External and internal rewards relate to which part of the ethical decision-making framework?

The perceived relevance or importance of an ethical issue to the individual,work group,or organization is

Studies have shown that than any other factor.

institutions include religion,education,and individuals such as the family unit.

People who believe in ,go with the flow because they feel the events in their lives are uncontrollable.

The thought experiment used by John Rawls that examined how individuals would formulate principles if they did not know what their future position in society would be is called

Normative business ethics takes into account the standards.

Following the ethical directives of a superior relates to

All of the following are true with regards to organizational factors except

is the ability to perceive whether a situation or decision has an ethical dimension.

Which of the following is the first step in the ethical decision making process?

The ethical decision-making framework includes the concepts of ethical issue intensity,individual factors,organizational factors,and opportunity.Discuss how these concepts influence the ethical decision-making process.

Describe and demonstrate some of the similarities and differences between principles and values.Why are principles and values important normative considerations in ethical decision making?

When we discuss issue.

The includes the motivational "carrots and sticks" superiors use to influence employee behavior.

Which of the following is not one of the six "spheres of influence" to which individuals are subject when confronted with an ethical issue?

Companies take basic and translate them into core .

Discuss,with examples,at least three ways that opportunity can affect the decision making process.

The Importance of Business Ethics

Stakeholder Relationships, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance

Emerging Business Ethics Issues

The Institutionalization of Business Ethics

Individual Factors: Moral Philosophies and Values

Organizational Factors: the Role of Ethical Culture and Relationships

Developing an Effective Ethics Program

Managing and Controlling Ethics Programs

Globalization of Ethical Decision-Making

Ethical Leadership

Sustainability: Ethical and Social Responsibility Dimensions

Exploring Business Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Compliance Programs

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