Exam 5: Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics

Write a short essay on the structural variables that can influence employees' ethical behavior.

Which of the following examples reflects a socially responsible action by an organization?

In the ________ approach of going green,an organization works to meet the environmental demands of its employees,suppliers,or community.

List and discuss five arguments in favor of business social responsibility and five arguments against it.

Two Opposing Views of Social Responsibility (Scenario) The board of directors of Acme Generating Corporation is meeting to consider the construction of a new electricity generation facility somewhere along the Muspetan River basin.The city of Muspetan has a high Air Pollution Index and the increasing amount of garbage is adding to the city's woes.Director Appleton would like the facility to be a coal-burning plant located in a remote area because the cost involved is moderate.Director Witworth wants a nuclear plant because this will not add to the city's already serious pollution problem,while taking care of its electricity requirements.Director Jossleman wants a plant that uses combustible fuels collected from the city's garbage.He wants the plant to be located near the downtown government area so that the steam could be used for heating the government buildings after it has passed through the generating turbines. -Director Appleton is following which of the social responsibility views?

The legal approach to going green is also known as the dark green approach.

The centerpiece of the ________ efforts is the Anti-Bribery Convention that was the first global instrument to combat corruption in cross-border business deals.

In which of the following stages of moral development do individuals live up to what is expected by people close to them and maintain conventional order by fulfilling obligations to which they have agreed?

Summing Up Social Responsibility (Scenario) Max Proffit,director of research and development for National Products Company,that is into producing hiking gears has learned that a new material has been developed in his department that appears to make the ropes and slings more durable.He has discussed this development with his two assistants,Susie Merriweather and Moe Gaines,and Rush Onward,vice president of product development.Susie has stated her opposition to the use of the new material because its durability has not yet been tested and has not been certified by the company's third-party testing laboratory.Moe argues that the initial tests that their R&D department completed indicate minimal problems with durability.Rush states that in several meetings he has recently attended,the company president had repeatedly emphasized the need to increase earnings per share.Rush tells Max that a decision has to be made within the week about the new material's use by the Company. -Moe Gaines's support of using the new uncertified material is an indication that he ________.

The activist approach to going green is when an organization looks for ways to protect the earth's natural resources.

Identify and describe the three levels and six stages of moral development.

In which of the stages of moral development do individuals stick to rules to avoid physical punishment and follow rules only when doing so is in their immediate interest?

Ethics Training (Scenario) You are an employee of a very large company,Behemoth Inc.Several employees routinely have lunch at a local restaurant where most drink alcoholic beverages before returning to work.In addition to this inappropriate behavior,several male coworkers call female employees "babes" and freely use racial slurs.There have been many complaints and the company has decided to use these issues as ethical training examples. -How can managers identify the ethically questionable applicants even before they became part of the workforce?

Explain the four approaches that organizations can take with respect to environmental issues and going green.

The Environmental Study (Scenario) You have just been challenged by your supervisor to study and report your findings on approaches that organizations use when dealing with the environment and when pursuing the goal of going green.Your boss tells you to study the four major approaches,differentiate among them,and report to him in a week. -What approach deals with an organization responding to the environment because of the preferences of its customers?

________ is the degree to which people believe they control their own fate.

At the ________ level of moral development,a person's choice between right or wrong is based on personal consequences from outside sources,such as physical punishment,reward,or exchange of favors.

An organization's structural design,its goals,performance appraisal systems,and reward allocation procedures influence the ethical choices of employees.

Who are whistle-blowers? What can managers do to protect them?

Which of the following approaches of going green reflects the highest degree of environmental sensitivity and is also a good illustration of the social responsibility of the organization?