Exam 5: Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics

An Academic Question (Scenario) As a university student your institution's social principles and practices reflect on you as a stakeholder in the organization.Therefore,it is your right to question how some of these practices should be evaluated in relation to the social issues that the school is addressing. -If your university provides job-share programs,builds a day-care facility,and only uses recycled paper,it could be said to be ________.

When employees are evaluated only on outcomes,they may be pressured to do whatever is necessary to look good on the outcomes,and not be concerned with how they got those results.

Which of the following arguments on social responsibility states that there is no direct line of responsibility for social actions?

Which of the following arguments on social responsibility states that a business is socially responsible only when it pursues its economic interests?

Which of the following is NOT one of the six determinants that are relevant in deciding issue intensity?

In which of the following stages of moral development do individuals value rights of others and upholding absolute values and rights regardless of the majority's opinion?

Social obligation is the obligation of a business to meet its ________.

At the principled level of moral development,an individual values the rights of others and upholds absolute values and rights regardless of the majority's opinion.

The idea that businesses should eliminate discrimination in respect to employment and occupation is a Global Compact principle in the area of ________.

If Google asks twenty-five members of its executive team to spend a full day at their annual team-building retreat building a house in Las Vegas with Habitat for Humanity,the executives would be engaging in employee ________.

In a short essay,discuss some of the ways in which managers can encourage ethical behavior and create a comprehensive ethics program.

The ________ view is that management's social responsibility goes beyond making profits to include protecting and improving society's welfare.

Managers who consider the impact of their organization on the natural environment are said to be practicing ________.

Which of the following is NOT a way for management to reduce unethical behavior?

A ________ is an individual or organization who seeks out opportunities to improve society by using practical,innovative,and sustainable approaches.

John Doe is employed with the IT department in Abel and Associates,that provides financial consultancy services to several wealthy investors.He is approached by a shady investor who offers attractive incentives for stealing some sensitive information regarding the investment patterns of one of the clients of the company.Which of the following statements best reflects John's thoughts if he is at the preconventional level of moral development?

Which of the following organizations is best suited to promote ethical behavior in its employees?

An Academic Question (Scenario) As a university student your institution's social principles and practices reflect on you as a stakeholder in the organization.Therefore,it is your right to question how some of these practices should be evaluated in relation to the social issues that the school is addressing. -If your university was paying minimum wage when necessary and applying the minimum legal standards to its employees' work environment,it would be said to have fulfilled its ________.

According to the ________ argument on social responsibility,businesses should be socially responsible because responsible actions are the right thing to do.

At the ________ level of moral development,ethical decisions rely on maintaining expected standards and living up to the expectations of others.