BUS 345 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Integirty is the quality most sought after in leaders. - Answers - True
Individual managers, through ethical leadership, can have a direct effect on business
ethics at the societal and global levels. - Answers - False
Personal and managerial ethics entails making decisions. - Answers - True
Most people use some type of ethical principle when making about a moral dilema. -
Answers - False
The categorical imperative is closely associated with the priciple of utilitatianism. -
Answers - False
The ethical principle of justice is a deontological theory. - Answers - True
The ethical principle of rights is a teleological theory. - Answers - False
The basis of the principle of justice is the concept of fairness. - Answers - True
Utilitarianism can be summarized by the saying "the greatest good for the greatest
number" - Answers - True
The principle of caring is derived from utilitarianism. - Answers - False
For managers, the most powerful and useful ethical principle is the Golden Rule. -
Answers - True
The ethical tests approach is considered a more pragmatic approach than the principles
approach to ethics. - Answers - True
Virtue theory is the best example of a deontological theory. - Answers - False
According to research done by Phillip V. Lewis, there is almost a step-by-step process
to make a moral decision. - Answers - True
Society's moral climate has an indirect impact on organized ethics. - Answers - True
The lower one's position in the company, the more pressure one feels to compromise
ethical principles. - Answers - True
Leadership is the primary factor in improving an organization's ethical climate. -
Answers - True
, Even the most routine decisions the managers make have ethical implications. -
Answers - True
Failure to dicsipline someone who violates the organaztions ethics standards implies
approval of the persons behavior. - Answers - True
Ethics audits are designed to uncover acts that violate the firm's code of conduct. -
Answers - False
Acoording to research done by David Callahan, all of the following are reasons why
cheating is on the rise Except.
A: bigger rewards for winning
B: declining wages
C: temptation
D: trickle-down corruption - Answers - B: declining wages
Which of the following is NOT a level at which ethics may be adressed.
a: personal
b: industry
c: global
d: small group - Answers - d: small group
The personal level of ethical challenges include situations we face in our lives
a: at work
b: and in our families
c: outside of the work context
d: spiritual lives - Answers - c: outside of the work context
Ethical issues at the organazational level:
a: represent conflicts between 2 or more companies
b: display conflicts between a persons role as family member and employee
c: are generally more difficult to solve than issues at the personal level.
d: confront pople in their roles as managers or employees - Answers - d: confront
people in their roles as managers or employees
Which is NOT an act of miscondont commonly seen in workplace:
a: misreporting time worked
b: discrimination
c: sexual harassment
d: industrial espionage - Answers - d: industrial espionage
Integirty is the quality most sought after in leaders. - Answers - True
Individual managers, through ethical leadership, can have a direct effect on business
ethics at the societal and global levels. - Answers - False
Personal and managerial ethics entails making decisions. - Answers - True
Most people use some type of ethical principle when making about a moral dilema. -
Answers - False
The categorical imperative is closely associated with the priciple of utilitatianism. -
Answers - False
The ethical principle of justice is a deontological theory. - Answers - True
The ethical principle of rights is a teleological theory. - Answers - False
The basis of the principle of justice is the concept of fairness. - Answers - True
Utilitarianism can be summarized by the saying "the greatest good for the greatest
number" - Answers - True
The principle of caring is derived from utilitarianism. - Answers - False
For managers, the most powerful and useful ethical principle is the Golden Rule. -
Answers - True
The ethical tests approach is considered a more pragmatic approach than the principles
approach to ethics. - Answers - True
Virtue theory is the best example of a deontological theory. - Answers - False
According to research done by Phillip V. Lewis, there is almost a step-by-step process
to make a moral decision. - Answers - True
Society's moral climate has an indirect impact on organized ethics. - Answers - True
The lower one's position in the company, the more pressure one feels to compromise
ethical principles. - Answers - True
Leadership is the primary factor in improving an organization's ethical climate. -
Answers - True
, Even the most routine decisions the managers make have ethical implications. -
Answers - True
Failure to dicsipline someone who violates the organaztions ethics standards implies
approval of the persons behavior. - Answers - True
Ethics audits are designed to uncover acts that violate the firm's code of conduct. -
Answers - False
Acoording to research done by David Callahan, all of the following are reasons why
cheating is on the rise Except.
A: bigger rewards for winning
B: declining wages
C: temptation
D: trickle-down corruption - Answers - B: declining wages
Which of the following is NOT a level at which ethics may be adressed.
a: personal
b: industry
c: global
d: small group - Answers - d: small group
The personal level of ethical challenges include situations we face in our lives
a: at work
b: and in our families
c: outside of the work context
d: spiritual lives - Answers - c: outside of the work context
Ethical issues at the organazational level:
a: represent conflicts between 2 or more companies
b: display conflicts between a persons role as family member and employee
c: are generally more difficult to solve than issues at the personal level.
d: confront pople in their roles as managers or employees - Answers - d: confront
people in their roles as managers or employees
Which is NOT an act of miscondont commonly seen in workplace:
a: misreporting time worked
b: discrimination
c: sexual harassment
d: industrial espionage - Answers - d: industrial espionage
