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1. Businesspethicsprefersptopprinciplespandpstandardspthatpdeterminepacceptablepconductpinp
businessporganizations.
TRUE
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lspwithinpanporganizationpaspwellpasptheporganizationpatplarge.
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2. Socialpresponsibilitypispanotherptermpforpethics.
FALSE
Socialpresponsibilitypispapbroadpconceptpthatpconsiderspthepimpactpofpanpentirepbusiness'spactiviti
esponpsocietypandpethicspreferptopanpindividual'sporpapworkpgroup'spdecisionspthatpsocietypevaluate
spasprightporpwrong.
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3. Thepacceptabilitypofpbehaviorpofpapbusinessprestspsolelypwithpthepbusinesspitself.
FALSE
Thepacceptabilitypofpbehaviorpinpbusinesspispdeterminedpbypnotponlyptheporganization,pbutpalsops
takeholderspsuchpaspcustomers,pcompetitors,pgovernmentpregulators,pinterestpgroups,pandpthepp
ublic,paspwellpaspeachpindividual'sppersonalpprinciplespandpvalues.
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4. Nearlypallpbusinesspdecisionspmaypbepjudgedpasprightporpwrong,pethicalporpunethical.
TRUE
Businesspdecisions,peitherpbyplawporpbypsociety,pwillpbepdeemedpanpacceptableppracticeporpnot.
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5. Thepmostpbasicpethicalpconcernsphavepbeenpformalizedpthroughplawspandpregulationspthatpe
ncouragepconformityptopsociety'spvaluespandpnorms.
TRUE
ThepU.S.pCongressppassedpthepSarbanes-
OxleypActpandpthepOntario'spgovernmentpproclaimedpBillpC-
198pwhichpcriminalizedpsecuritiespfraudpaspwellpaspstiffenedpcorporatepfraud.
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6. Onlypcorporationsphaveptopworrypaboutpethicspscandalspandpsocialpresponsibilitypissues.
FALSE
Ethicalpissuesparepnotplimitedptopfor-profitpcorporations,pbutpincludepgovernment,pnon-
profitspsuchpaspuniversities,psports,pandpindividuals.
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01pDefinepbusinesspethicspandpsocialpresponsibility,pandpexamineptheirpimportance.p Topic:p02-
02pThepRolepofpEthicspinpBusiness
7. ThepOccupypMovementpwaspconsideredpapglobalpprotestpagainstpthepprivatepownershippofpr
esourcespandpthepresultingpunderminingpofpdemocracy.
FALSE
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lity.pThepprotestorspbelievepthatpglobalpcorporations,pespeciallypfinancialpinstitutionspandpwealth
ypindividuals,phavepanpunfairpinfluencepinppoliticspleadingptopeconomicpandpsocialpproblemspthatp
underminepdemocracy.
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8. Businesspethicsparepthepsamepasplegalpissues.
FALSE
Businesspethicspgopbeyondplegalpissuespbypbuildingptrustpamongpindividualspandpinpbusinessprelations
hips,pwhichpvalidatespandppromotespconfidencepamongpthoseprelationships.
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9. Onepofpthepprincipalpcausespofpunethicalpbehaviourpinporganizationspispoverlypaggressivepf
inancialporpbusinesspobjectives.
TRUE
Overlypaggressivepfinancialpobjectivespcanpsetpapmanagerpuppforpfailure,ptemptingpthemptopc
rossptheirp"ethicalpboundary"pinporderptopbepsuccessful.pUnrealisticpandpoverlypaggressivepg
oalspcanptemptpanpemployeeptopbehavepinpwayspthatparepunethical.
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10. Knowingpthepdifferencepbetweenprightpandpwrongpispuniversalpandpindependentpofpculturalpa
ssociation.
FALSE
Ethicspispalsoprelatedptopthepculturepinpwhichpapbusinesspoperates.pInpCanada,pforpexample,pitpwoul
dpbepinappropriatepforpapbusinesspersonptopbringpanpelaboratelypwrappedpgiftptopapprospectivepcli
entponptheirpfirstpmeeting—thepgiftpcouldpbepviewedpaspapbribe.
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03pRecognizingpEthicalpIssuespinpBusiness
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