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89) Companies can strengthen the ________ of employees by committing themselves to not
retaliate against employees who complain about unethical actions.
A) moral courage
B) code of ethics
C) ethical strategies
D) organizational culture
90) Establishing ________ involves a business resolving to place moral concerns ahead of other
concerns in cases where either the fundamental rights of stakeholders or key moral principles have
been violated.
A) a veil of ignorance
B) a difference principle
C) moral imagination
D) moral intent
91) What is the term for a company's formal statement of the ethical priorities it expects all of its
employees to follow?
A) code of ethics
B) stakeholders pledge
C) moral courage
D) difference principle
92) It is in the best interest of prospective employees to find out all they can about the
A) external stakeholders of an organization.
B) ethical climate in an organization.
C) internal stakeholders of an organization.
D) corporate social responsibility actions of an organization.
93) Often, the code of ethics draws heavily upon documents such as the ________, which itself is
grounded in Kantian and rights-based theories of moral philosophy.
A) Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials
B) UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
C) Convention on International Business Transactions
D) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
94) Discuss how companies such as Exxon, Kodak, and IBM helped improve human rights in
South Africa.
95) Should a multinational feel free to pollute in a developing nation?
96) In your opinion, are bribes ever acceptable? Why or why not?
97) Discuss the notion of social responsibility. What does it mean for corporations?
98) What are ethical dilemmas? Why do they exist?
99) Why are expatriate managers at a greater risk of violating their personal code of ethics?
100) Explain the Friedman doctrine. Who developed the philosophy? How well does this approach
hold up ethically?
101) Discuss the cultural relativism approach to business ethics. What is the connection between
this approach and the phrase "When in Rome do as the Romans do"? How well does this approach
hold up ethically?
102) Discuss the naive immoralist's approach to business ethics. What are the criticisms of this
approach?
103) Discuss the utilitarian approach to business ethics. When was this approach developed? What
are its drawbacks?
104) What are the ways in which international business and its managers can ensure that ethical
issues are considered in business decisions?
105) Describe the five-step process that businesses can use to think through ethical problems.
106) Why do organizations appoint an ethics officer?
107) How can companies strengthen the moral courage of employees?
108) Explain the concept of moral imagination as it relates to a company's stakeholders.
