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Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 – The Nature of Morality 1. Which of the following characteristics distinguishes moral standards from other sorts of standards? a. moral standards are purely optional b. moral standards take priority over other standards, including self-interest […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 10 – Moral Choices Facing Employees 1. According to the traditional law of agency, which statement is true? a. law of agency is not legal concept but a moral standard of loyalty that employees today seldom […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 11 – Job Discrimination 1. Which of the following is true based on documented evidence of discrimination? a. African Americans have the third highest standard of living in the world b. today, men are just as […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 2 – Normative Theories of Ethics 1. Consequentialism a. is best represented by Ross’s theory of ethics. b. states that sometimes the consequences of our actions can be morally relevant. c. states that the moral rightness […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 3 – Justice and Economic Distribution 1. Talk of justice and injustice typically focuses on: a. fairness, equality, desert, and rights b. reason, reflection, deliberation, and fairness c. feeling, sentiment, happiness, and equality d. fairness, impartiality, […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 4 – The Nature of Capitalism 1. Which of the following historical stages of capitalism came first? a. financial b. mercantile c. industrial d. state welfare ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Page 153 2. The profit […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 5 – Corporations 1. Corporations are limited-liability companies which means that a. corporate shareholders are liable for corporate debts only up to the extent of their investments. b. corporations must be “publicly held” and thus traded […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 6 – Consumers 1. The case of MacPherson v. Buick Motor Car in 1916 changed product liability law. As a result of it, the courts a. expanded the liability of manufacturers for injuries caused by defective […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 7 – The Environment 1. The term ecology refers to the science of the a. independent nature of individual ecosystems and animal species. b. relationships between predators and prey withing a given environment. c. total ecological […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 8 – The Workplace (Basic Issues) 1. According to David Ewing, two factors explain the absence of civil liberties and the prevalence of authoritarianism in the workplace. Which of the following is one of them? a. […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 9 – The Workplace (Today’s Challenges) 1. Privacy a. is an absolute value so corporate interests cannot be considered when it comes to employee privacy. b. must be respected if we are to function as complete, […]

CHAPTER 1 The Nature of Morality Learning Objectives After completing this chapter students should be able to: Define the nature and sources of ethical and moral standards. Distinguish between moral and non-moral questions. Examine our business environment and debate the […]

CHAPTER 10 Moral Choices Facing Employees Learning Objectives After completing this chapter students should be able to: Understand employees’ legal and moral obligations to the firm and appreciate some of the difficult choices with which employees are faced. Identify, avoid, […]

CHAPTER 11 Job Discrimination Learning Objectives After completing this chapter students should be able to: Identify various subtle and not-so-subtle forms of discrimination. Understand the pervasiveness and systemic nature of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, and ethnicity. Address […]

CHAPTER 2 Normative Theories of Ethics Learning Objectives After completing this chapter students should be able to: Identify, describe, and compare the major normative theories undergirding moral judgments. Carefully consider the critiques offered of each of the theories and test […]

CHAPTER 3 Justice and Economic Distribution Learning Objectives After completing this chapter students should be able to: Understand justice as a specific subclass of morality. Be more aware of issues related to economic distribution and the relationship of economic distribution […]

CHAPTER 4 The Nature of Capitalism Learning Objectives After completing this chapter students should be able to: Think critically about the ethical underpinnings of capitalism, its history and evolution, positive and negative aspects, and alternative economic systems. Understand the mechanics […]

CHAPTER 5 Corporations Glossary 1. corporation: A limited liability company. A company with one or more shareholders who share ownership while enjoying limited liability. 2. externalities: Unintended positive and negative effects done to third parties from business transactions, such as […]

CHAPTER 6 Consumers Learning Objectives After completing this chapter students should be able to: Understand the basis for business’s responsibility to consumers and the imbalance of power between sellers and buyers. Trace the evolution of the relationship between business and […]

CHAPTER 7 The Environment Learning Objectives After completing this chapter students should be able to: Examine business’s posture toward the environment especially with regard to its role in protecting and preserving the ecosystem. Study methods by which business could internalize […]

CHAPTER 8 The Workplace (1): Basic Issues Learning Objectives After completing this chapter students should be able to: Address some of the more frequent concerns that employees encounter in the workplace today— erosion of civil liberties, job tasks, working conditions, […]

CHAPTER 9 The Workplace (2): Today’s Challenges Learning Objectives After completing this chapter students should be able to: Have a clear sense of workers’ rights in general and the demarcation of the zone of privacy. Consider some of the moral […]