Ethics

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics.
__________ culture involves values and norms that prescribe a wide range of behaviour for
organizational members, while __________ culture reflects the integrity of decisions made
and is a function of many factors, including corporate policies, top management's leadership
on ethical issues, the influence of co-workers, and the opportunity for unethical behaviour.

All of the following are true with regards to opportunity and ethical decision making except?

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics. (p. 126/easy)
By incorporating __________ objectives into corporate core values, companies begin to view
__________ as significant.

All of the following are true regarding institutions except?

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?

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics.
Companies take basic __________ and translate them into core __________.

You work as the assistant to the CEO of an internationally active mining company. One of your
latest projects involves strip mining in a sub-Saharan African country. That project is believed
to be highly profitable for the company as it leads to the extraction of sought-after minerals
uses in industry. However, if that project moves ahead, two endangered animal species will be
negatively affected. In order to offset that potentially negative reputational effects thereof,
you have made large donations to two internationally well-known zoos. Another drawback of
the project is the required resettlement of a local tribe that has lived in that area in all of
known history. They have had little contact to the outside world and have entirely maintained
their traditional way of life. That tribe would have to move two three separate villages that
are especially built for them. They would have access to fresh water, electricity and medical
services. The villages are also close enough to ensure a continued exchange amongst all
members of the tribe.
Now, two well-known NGOs have focused their critique on that resettlement. The issues has
received major media attention and is becoming a serious reputational issue for your
company. The CEO has now requested you to call a meeting involving all affected senior staff
members and draw up a plan of action. 
I. The meeting’s objective should not exclude the long term financial interests of the
company as the company’s survival depends on long term profitability and busness
ethical considerations account for that. Therefore, the CFO’s contributions have
precedence over other concerns.
II. The meeting’s objective should also include the development of possible substitutes
for the extracted mineral as well as draw-up realistic schemes allowing for the
recuperation of that mineral from electronic waste. This could positively influence
future supply chain reliability and, at the same time, positively influence the
company’s reputation.
III. As the company’s direct clients do not include end-consumers, reputational concerns
are of limited importance. Therefore, the Marketing Manager’s contributions, whilst
being very welcome, are not as important as the contributions that deal with
financial concerns and concerns related to the development of new alternatives.

Values have all the following characteristics except

An individual who defines what is right by considering his/her duty to society, not just to other
specific people, is in which of Kohlberg's stages of cognitive moral development?

A person who offers a facilitation payment in order to secure a contract that will keep her
company from going bankrupt and laying off hundreds of employees may be a(n)

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics.
A marketing manager who orders that a manufacturing plant be refitted to make it safer for
workers, no matter what the cost, may be a(n) __________ because he or she believes in
the rights of all individuals.

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics. 
__________ have lower ethical issue sensitivity, meaning they are less likely to detect ethical
issues. They may be more committed to completing projects and more dedicated to group
values and objectives.

Which-one of the following statements is entirely correct? 
I. Codes of conduct are formal statements of what an organization expects of its
employees. They also guarantee an ethical business climate.
II. Codes of conduct are formal statements of what an organization expects of its
employees. They also help employees determine what behaviours are acceptable.
III. Codes of conduct provide rules and guidelines for employees to follow. They should be
specific enough to be reasonably capable of preventing misconduct.

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

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics.
A(n) __________ orientation creates order by requiring that employees identify with and
commit to specific required conduct, whereas a(n) __________ orientation strives to develop
shared standards.

Which moral philosophy evaluates the morality of an action on the basis of the equity,
fairness, and impartiality of the action, with rules serving as guidelines in the decision-making
process?

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

Which of the following is not an advantage of having a comprehensive code of conduct?

To ensure that an ethics program addresses the needs of the average employee, it should
include all of the following except …

Which of the following statements about multinational corporations (MNCs) is false?

Which of the following is not a criticism of or charge against multinational corporations
(MNCs)?

___________ occurs when the middle class shrinks, resulting in highly concentrated
wealth amongst the rich and a large number of poor people with very few resources.

An unconscious reference to one's own cultural values, experiences, and knowledge is
referred to as the …

Power distance dimension refers to the “power inequality” between superiors and
subordinates. Which of the following countries probably ranks high on the power distance
scale?

Those who ascribe to consumerism, …

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics.
___________ is based upon the assumption that people are predictable and will maximize the
utility of their choices relative to their needs and wants.

What is the AACSB?

What is a living wage?

Which-one(s) of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

I. The failure to include the issue of living wages in a company’s ethics program is
highly likely to issue in subsequent legal problems. Moreover, such a company acts
in highly unethical ways.
II. It is in many cases in the long-term interest of a company to also include potentially
difficult issues related to different and differing religious beliefs in an ethics program.
III. As more and more countries are adopting policies of state financed national
healthcare programs, including associates in a company healthcare program is no
longer an important issue in business ethics.