An employee who observes ethical misconduct at work but does not discuss the matter
with the person engaged in the misconduct or with someone else in the organization
with authority is engaging in _____________.
a) whistleblowing
b) internal communications
c) employee silence
d) loyalty
e) none of the above
Which of the following is not among a key feature of the Global Compact?
a) human rights
b) labor
c) environment
d) mandatory participation
e) anticorruption
Employee ____________ is an emotional bond or attachment an employee has to the
work task, organization and its members.
a) morality
b) motivation
c) engagement
d) empowerment
e) none of the above
A landmark climate change conference, held in 1997, produced the _____________,
which established a goal of reducing worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.
a) Clean Air Act
b) Endangered Species Act
c) Montreal Protocol
d) Kyoto Protocol
e) none of the above
The ______________ dimension of diversity refers to physical attributes or inclinations
people are born with that do not naturally change over time.
a) permanent
b) evolving
c) personality
d) organizational
e) none of the above
A(n) ______________ leadership style refers to demanding blind submission to
someone in authority.
a) authoritarian
b) horizontal
c) referent
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Employee _________ refers to giving employees decision-making authority, which can
be further solidified with an ownership stake in the organization.
a) empowerment
b) engagement
c) virtue
d) flow
e) none of the above
A _______________, which is legal, expedites performance of “routine governmental
action,” such as obtaining permits, processing paperwork, loading and unloading cargo,
and scheduling inspections to transit goods across borders.
a) bribe
b) facilitating payment
c) temptation
d) competitive advantage
e) none of the above
The five dimensions associated with being a “Great Place to Work” as defined by the
research institute responsible for Fortune magazine’s annual listing include: credibility,
respect, fairness, pride, and ___________.
a) hierarchy
b) reporting
c) camaraderie
d) fun
e) none of the above
Which of the following is not among the issues an ethical culture assessment can
explore?
a) performance based on the Code of Ethics
b) the behavior of managers
c) the organizational culture according to the employees
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Hitchcock and Willard have developed a(n) ____________ that organizations can use
for comparative evaluation purposes when deciding which product to purchase.
a) LEED checklist
b) Energy Start checklist
c) sustainable products checklist
d) Cap and Trade checklist
e) none of the above
Rapidly industrializing ____________ has now surpassed the United States as the
world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
a) India
b) China
c) Russia
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
The Boston Tea Party was a response to which of the following British policies?
a) monopolistic business practices
b) attempts to limit religious freedoms
c) attempts to limit the rights of indigenous people
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Employee _________ give employees the right to purchase a specific number of
company shares at a fixed price by a particular future date, typically ten years.
a) profit sharings
b) stock options
c) pensions
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Profit sharing has been shown to be associated with all but which of the following?
a) employee cooperation
b) turnover
c) productivity
d) wage disparity
e) profits
A high degree of trust in an organization is associated with which of the following:
a) economic benefits through enhanced performance
b) eliminating psychological barriers separating employers and employees
c) attracting and sustaining high-quality stakeholders
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Which of the following explanations cannot be offered to account for wage differences
between men and women?
a) career pattern choices
b) seniority factor
c) job demand choices
d) ability differences
e) none of the above
Individuals typically prioritize __________ over social needs, according to Maslow’s
hierarchy.
a) self-actualization
b) physiological
c) self-esteem
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
The double standard problem of international corporate citizenship refers to which of
the following concepts?
a) one set of behaviors that meets high expectations in the U.S. and a different set that
meets low expectations in underdeveloped and developing nations
b) the relativist imperative that organizations must operate according to the norms of
the given society in which they are operating
c) the idea the corporate citizenship and legal compliance are doubly problematic for
corporations around the world
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Participants in ethics training can be tested at the end of a workshop to ensure:
a) knowledge and techniques have been successful conveyed
b) they will behave ethically in the future
c) they will avoid ethical dilemmas in the future
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Workplace _________ is defined as repeated verbal abuse or abusive conduct that is
threatening, humiliating and intimidating and interferes with work.
a) bullying
b) sexual harassment
c) injustice
d) badgering
e) none of the above
___________ justice is associated with fair decision-making processes.
a) procedural
b) informational
c) interactional
d) distributive
e) none of the above
Deontology asserts that actions must treat _______________ with respect and dignity
in all situations, and that good actions are those that everyone should do.
a) the immediate stakeholders
b) an individual’s self-interest
c) all stakeholders
d) the greatest number
e) none of the above
Smith cautioned that owners who do not rely on moral sentiments when dealing with
laborers could result in which of the following problems:
a) an overabundance of labor, which could drive wages below subsistence levels
b) excessive application of piece-rate incentives, which could increase productivity in
the short term but damage the worker’s health in the long run
c) excessive application of division of labor, which could increase productivity in the
short term but damage the worker’s intellectual abilities in the long term
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Workplace _____________ is defined as “unwelcome conduct that is based on race,
color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or generic
information” from a supervisor,
coworker, or nonemployee, such as a customer or supplier.
a) assault
b) harassment
c) discrimination
d) accommodation
e) none of the above
Which of the following is not an anticipated negative outcome associated with
employee silence?
a) being labeled or viewed negatively
b) damaging a relationship
c) retaliation or punishment
d) no corrective action will be taken
e) no established reporting system
Which of the following items is not a cost associated with unethical behaviors?
a) legal costs
b) employee theft
c) reputation costs
d) investor confidence
e) monitoring costs
The federal agency charged with protecting human health and safeguarding the natural
environment, which also offers compliance assistance websites for business, is known
as the _______________.
a) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
b) Clean Air Act (CAA)
c) Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Which of the following characteristics is considered an evolving dimension of
diversity?
a) race
b) ethnicity
c) gender
d) education
e) all of the above
Rotary International’s Four-Way Test provides a simple framework for decision making
that asks us to consider of the things we think, say, or do; the Four-Way Test includes
which of the following questions:
a) is it the Truth?
b) is it ethically sensitive?
c) is it morally appropriate?
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Discuss Kidder’s notion of the four types of ethical dilemmas based on competing
values. Provide an example of each dilemma.