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

Ethics and social responsibility simply set behavioral boundaries for decision makers.

In a recent survey, 92 percent of consumers say that given the opportunity, they would buy products with a social and/or environmental benefit.

The driving force behind immoral management is ________.

________ consists of the fundamental moral values and behavioral standards that form the foundation for the people of an organization as they make decisions and interact with stakeholders.

The supervisor's job in detecting substance-abusing workers is to play "cop" or "therapist."

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

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

The most blatant and most potentially damaging form of ________ harassment is quid pro quo.

Companies really are not ethical or unethical; individuals are.

Earning a profit may not be a company's ________ responsibility.

Experts estimate that ________ percent of companies worldwide engage in some type of socially responsible activity.

Describe briefly the three levels of ethical standards.

What is ethics and how is it different from social responsibility?

What are the steps in establishing an ethical framework?

A strong determinant of moral behavior is training.

Earning a profit may be a company's ________ responsibility.

Which of the following is a consumer right per the Consumer Bill of Rights?

Immoral management is the polar opposite of ethical management.

There are ________ levels of ethical standards.

Alarmingly, 66 percent of all drug abusers and 77 percent of alcohol abusers are employed.