Business Ethics - Chapter 8
Questions for Chapter 8
Questions for Chapter 8
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Fostering ethical decision making within an organization requires improving the firm's ethical standards and
Which of the following statements about codes of conduct is false?
A strong ethics program includes all of the following elements except
In the absence of ethics programs, employees are likely to make decisions based on
___ are formal statements that describe what an organization expects of its employees in terms of ethical behavior.
What is not a common mistake when designing and implementing an ethics program?
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.
For an ethical compliance program to properly function,
Which of the following is the most comprehensive?
At the heart of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations is a
The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations require federal judges to increase fines for organizations that continually
Which of the following legislation has increased the responsibilities on ethics officers and boards of directors to monitor financial reporting?
___may be more inclined to engage in unethical organizational conduct because of social isolation that creates insensitivity and a lower level of motivation to regulate ethical decision making.
Top managers tend to focus on ___ because their jobs and personal identity are often connected to quarterly returns.
All of the following are useful in monitoring ethical conduct and measuring the effectiveness of the ethical program except
A code of ethics that does not address specific high-risk activities within the scope of daily activities is
Organizational ___ can contribute to diminished employee trust and increased employee turnover.
Most executives feel that which of the following is the primary reason for much of the unchecked misconduct in business?
Which of the following is an advantage of a values-based ethics program over a compliance-based one?
Which of the following is a common mistake made in implementing an ethics program?
Aurico is a company that offers ethics hotline maintenance and monitoring services for organizations. Which component of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations compliance program does this service help organizations to satisfy?
Organizations can become "bad barrels" not because of unethical individuals but because
Which of the following statements about training is false?
Which of the following is not an advantage of having a comprehensive code of conduct?
A ____ generates an ethical program that creates order by requiring that employees identify with and commit to specific required conduct using legal terms and statutes.
In the long run, a(n) ___ orientation may be better for companies, perhaps because it increases employees’ awareness of ethics issues at work.
Which of the following is not a main goal of successful ethics programs?
The individual responsible for implementing disciplinary action for violation of a firm's ethics standards is usually the
To ensure that an ethics program addresses the needs of the average employee, it should include all of the following except
___ serve as a central contact point where critical comments, dilemmas, and advice can be assigned to the person most appropriate forhandling a specific case.
One of the main reasons employees do not report observed misconduct is
The ultimate "stick" associated with the FSGO is fines or probation, which involves on-site observation by consultants,monitoring of the company's ethical compliance efforts, and
Which of the following strives to create order by requiring that employees identify with and commit to specific required conduct?
Because top managers may be more insensitive to ethical issues due to their focus on financial performance, the FSGO guidelines suggest that ethics officers report to the instead.
With regard to ethics, training and communication initiatives should reflect