Exam 8: Developing an Effective Ethics Program

Organizations can become "bad barrels" not because of unethical individuals but because

The individual responsible for implementing disciplinary action for violation of a firm's ethics standards is usually the

Which of the following is a common mistake made in implementing an ethics program?

Which of the following statements about codes of conduct is false?

Which of the following is an advantage of a values-based ethics program over a compliance-based one?

Which of the following strives to create order by requiring that employees identify with and commit to specific required conduct?

Because top managers may be more insensitive to ethical issues due to their focus on financial performance,the FSGO guidelines suggest that ethics officers report to the instead.

A strong ethics program includes all of the following elements except

At the heart of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations is a

serve as a central contact point where critical comments,dilemmas,and advice can be assigned to the person most appropriate for handling a specific case.

The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations require federal judges to increase fines for organizations that continually

What is not a common mistake when designing and implementing an ethics program?

may be more inclined to engage in unethical organizational conduct because of social isolation that creates insensitivity and a lower level of motivation to regulate ethical decision making.

Fostering ethical decision making within an organization requires improving the firm's ethical standards and