BUL 4421 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE (ALREADY GRADED A+).
a large construction company has purchased a piece of property and a small suburban community
that values historic preservation. The piece of property contains buildings that have significant historic
value to the town, however, the law does not provide any protection that requires perservation of the
buildings. A socially responsible Construction Company would probably
work with the community leaders to find a compromise for use of the buildings, while preserving
historic features
the ______________ test is sometimes called the "television test."
public disclosure
Mr. Jacobs, a salesperson for micro Corp., is considering padding his expense account slightly this
month to cover a slight commission loss. Mr. Jacobs rationalizes this decision as acceptable because
he has always been honest in his expense reports in the past, so he believes that the financial impact
to his employer would be small. If Mr. Jacobs were to revisit this decision by considering what the
impact would be if all the sales people took the same approach, he will be applying an ethical
guideline known as the ____________ test
universalization
virtue ethics as an ethical system focuses on the development of positive character traits such as:
(check all that apply)
courage, Justice, and truthfulness
the ethics of care presumes that when an individual cares for another, they are, in fact, caring for all
individuals who fall within a
web of care
regardless of whether a particular course of action is ethical, at a bare minimum, a business decision
should be
legal
ABC clothing manufacturer, Inc., and United States based clothing manufacturer, chooses to use
manufacturing plants in countries that do not prohibit child labor. This practice is perfectly legal.
However, because of opposition to child labor in the United States, many view this decision as
unethical. Unethical decisions may cause this company: (check all that apply)
contracts, Partnerships, and sales
the definition of business ethics refers to
standards of business conduct
, the WPH process of ethical decision-making requires a business manager to focus on "whom" may be
affected by a decision. The "whom" referred to in the process are known as
stakeholders
since opening almost 30 years ago, Abigail's Restaurant has always closed on Christmas Day. This year,
the new owner of the restaurant is considering opening on Christmas. The restaurant would not be
violating any local or state laws and remaining open. In considering the decision, the stakeholders
who would be most affected by the decision to remain open or the
employees
____________ are positive abstractions that capture our sense of what is good or desirable. We derive
our ethics from them, and they represent our understanding of the purposes we will fulfill by making
particular decisions
values
a crucial consideration of all ethical guidelines or approaches is considering the effect of a particular
decision on
stakeholders
A co-worker who has to leave work early to deal with a personal matter ask that you complete some
time-sensitive paperwork and turn it into your supervisor before leaving at the end of the day. You
agree and urge your coworker to leave in order to address his personal matter, assuring him it will be
taken care of. At the end of the day, you neglect to carry through on your promise and do not
complete the paperwork. The next day, your supervisor chastises your coworker, indicating that a
reprimand will be placed in their personnel file because of the failure. Your coworker does not
disclose that you have promised to complete the work. Using the Golden Rule as a guideline, you
should
intervene and tell the supervisor you had assumed responsibility for the paperwork and forgot
____________ is a study and practice of decisions about what is good or right
ethics
the value of ____________ is the ability to act without restriction from Rules imposed by others
freedom
____________-____________ ____________is a utilitarian form of analysis that involves a comparison
of the Pleasure and Pain of optional choices, which are measured in monetary terms
cost-benefit analysis
the deontological approach to ethics recognizes that certain actions are considered either right or
wrong regardless of the
consequences
UPDATE (ALREADY GRADED A+).
a large construction company has purchased a piece of property and a small suburban community
that values historic preservation. The piece of property contains buildings that have significant historic
value to the town, however, the law does not provide any protection that requires perservation of the
buildings. A socially responsible Construction Company would probably
work with the community leaders to find a compromise for use of the buildings, while preserving
historic features
the ______________ test is sometimes called the "television test."
public disclosure
Mr. Jacobs, a salesperson for micro Corp., is considering padding his expense account slightly this
month to cover a slight commission loss. Mr. Jacobs rationalizes this decision as acceptable because
he has always been honest in his expense reports in the past, so he believes that the financial impact
to his employer would be small. If Mr. Jacobs were to revisit this decision by considering what the
impact would be if all the sales people took the same approach, he will be applying an ethical
guideline known as the ____________ test
universalization
virtue ethics as an ethical system focuses on the development of positive character traits such as:
(check all that apply)
courage, Justice, and truthfulness
the ethics of care presumes that when an individual cares for another, they are, in fact, caring for all
individuals who fall within a
web of care
regardless of whether a particular course of action is ethical, at a bare minimum, a business decision
should be
legal
ABC clothing manufacturer, Inc., and United States based clothing manufacturer, chooses to use
manufacturing plants in countries that do not prohibit child labor. This practice is perfectly legal.
However, because of opposition to child labor in the United States, many view this decision as
unethical. Unethical decisions may cause this company: (check all that apply)
contracts, Partnerships, and sales
the definition of business ethics refers to
standards of business conduct
, the WPH process of ethical decision-making requires a business manager to focus on "whom" may be
affected by a decision. The "whom" referred to in the process are known as
stakeholders
since opening almost 30 years ago, Abigail's Restaurant has always closed on Christmas Day. This year,
the new owner of the restaurant is considering opening on Christmas. The restaurant would not be
violating any local or state laws and remaining open. In considering the decision, the stakeholders
who would be most affected by the decision to remain open or the
employees
____________ are positive abstractions that capture our sense of what is good or desirable. We derive
our ethics from them, and they represent our understanding of the purposes we will fulfill by making
particular decisions
values
a crucial consideration of all ethical guidelines or approaches is considering the effect of a particular
decision on
stakeholders
A co-worker who has to leave work early to deal with a personal matter ask that you complete some
time-sensitive paperwork and turn it into your supervisor before leaving at the end of the day. You
agree and urge your coworker to leave in order to address his personal matter, assuring him it will be
taken care of. At the end of the day, you neglect to carry through on your promise and do not
complete the paperwork. The next day, your supervisor chastises your coworker, indicating that a
reprimand will be placed in their personnel file because of the failure. Your coworker does not
disclose that you have promised to complete the work. Using the Golden Rule as a guideline, you
should
intervene and tell the supervisor you had assumed responsibility for the paperwork and forgot
____________ is a study and practice of decisions about what is good or right
ethics
the value of ____________ is the ability to act without restriction from Rules imposed by others
freedom
____________-____________ ____________is a utilitarian form of analysis that involves a comparison
of the Pleasure and Pain of optional choices, which are measured in monetary terms
cost-benefit analysis
the deontological approach to ethics recognizes that certain actions are considered either right or
wrong regardless of the
consequences
