Business Ethics

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

Which of the following is the first step in the ethical decision-making process?

Which-one of the following statements is correct?

Which two steps of the RADAR model occur when a firm is faced with an ethical conflict or dilemma?

Stakeholder assessment is an important part of a _____ approach to environmental issues.

Business ethics, as a field, has passed through which of the following states?

A strong ethics program includes all of the following elements except

_____ involves transactions across national boundaries. It is a practice that brings together people who have different cultures, values, laws, and ethical standards.

The first step in the ethical decision making is to understand the individual factors that influence the process.

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Greenwashing is a strategic process involving stakeholders assessment to create meaningful long-term relationships with customers, while maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the natural environment.

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Principles are

Ethical leadership is solely the concern of top management.

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What is a living wage?

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics.

_____ believe that pleasure is the ultimate good, that is, that the best moral end involves the greatest balance of pleasure over pain.

Which of the following is not a common mistake made in designing and implementing an ethics program?

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

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics.

Trying to pinpoint who is responsible for environmental degradation is not always easy, especially when it involves _____.

Multiple elements work on individuals to affect their behavior. While an individual may intend to do the right thing, _____ can alter this intent.

A person who offers a facilitation payment in order to secure a contract that will advance his or her career may be a(n)

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

1. The implementation of a stakeholder perspective includes the identification of stakeholder groups as well as the identification of stakeholder issues. In this context, the level of stakeholders’ power and legitimacy determines the degree of urgency in addressing their needs.

2. The prioritization of stakeholders and issues lead to the allocation of the company’s resources. In this context, for example, the urgency of a social responsibility challenge is primarily determined by the possible legal consequences of the issue at hand. The absence of any negative legal implications for the company always indicates a low degree of urgency of the issue at hand.

3. Gaining stakeholder feedback is an important step in the implementation of a stakeholder perspective. This is especially true in the case of external stakeholders. Relevant and honest feedback from internal stakeholders is by nature much easier to obtain.

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.

_____ have been found to decrease unethical practices and increase positive work behavior.

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

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?

The _____ was/were enacted to restore confidence in financial reporting and business ethics after the accounting scandals of the early 2000s.

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

Which moral philosophy considers an act to be morally right if it produces some desired result?

Those who have a claim in some aspect of a firm's products, operations, markets, industry, and outcomes are known as

From an ethical standpoint, leaders should take time during this step of the RADAR model to fix any weaknesses in the ethics program and develop improved ways of detecting misconduct.

Which-one of the following statements is least likely to be correct?

In the absence of ethics programs, employees are likely to make decisions based on

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics.

_____ is based upon the assumption that people act irrationally, partially because of emotions, genetics, and heuristics.

The self-refrence criterion is an unconscious reference to one's own cultural values, experience, and knowledge.

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Which-one of the following statements is most likely to be correct?

Which of the following is the most comprehensive?

Please fill in the missing part in a manner consistent with business ethics.

A stakeholder orientation involves activities and processes within a system of social institutions that facilitate and maintain value through exchange relationships with _____.

Which of the following is not a method typically employed by firms when researching relevant stakeholder groups?

Last year you were promoted to lead a department with 80 associates. In your new function, you had to introduce the newly established company code of ethics serving as the basis for rules of conduct. Your associates receive regular training and the feedback you get is mostly positive. However, James, a 64-year-old associate, who will retire in a few months, isn’t at all happy with the idea that associates are now expected to implement and follow what he considers a set of unnecessary rules.

In a way, you’d prefer not bother about James. However, he is very popular and, over the years, has become an opinion leader. Many of your associates look up to him and see him as a sort of unofficial boss.

In view of the above-described situation, which-one(s) of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

Optimization is defined as

The 1960s saw a rise of consumerism. What is consumerism?