The ethics and compliance officer’s primary duty is to:
a) manage the organization’s internal reporting system
b) report wrongdoing to the management team
c) supervise whistleblowing within the organization
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
If an employer finds false information or inconsistencies on a resume or job application,
he/she is encouraged to:
a) notify the candidate and immediately discontinue consideration of him/her
b) notify the candidate and ask for an explanation, correct and forgive minor mistakes,
and closely monitor the new hire
c) determine that minor mistakes are understandable given the highly competitive job
market, and disregard them
d) notify legal authorities
e) none of the above
The ______________, which has more than 100 members, is now the leading emissions
trading market in the world.
a) Chicago Climate Exchange
b) European Climate Exchange
c) Cap and Trade
d) Kyoto Protocol
e) none of the above
_________________’s emphasis on liberty has increased national wealth more than any
other economic system.
a) socialism
b) communism
c) capitalism
d) feudalism
e) none of the above
Credit checks are increasingly part of the job-screening process, in part because
research indicates that key indicators of employee involvement in fraud include:
a) criminal records
b) living beyond his/her means and difficulty meeting financial obligations
c) difficulty passing personality and behavioral tests
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
LEED certification involves four levels of assessment related to categories including
sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, _____________, indoor
environmental quality, innovation in design, and regional priority.
a) neutral packaging
b) recycling
c) materials and resources
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
When consideration of the various ethical approaches results in conflicting conclusions,
the decision maker should:
a) select one of the options randomly because all carry equal ethical certitude
b) respect everyone and do what a virtuous person would do
c) do nothing, because consensus has not been achieved
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Ethical ______________ is determining mentally to take some action that is believed to
be morally appropriate.
a) behavior
b) intention
c) sensitivity
d) action
e) none of the above
Companies can also contribute and enhance their commitment to environmental
management by participating in ____________ efforts such as “One Percent for the
Planet,” which involves companies donating 1 percent of annual sales revenue to
environmental groups.
a) green philanthropy
b) Cap and Trades
c) carbon calculators
d) carbon offsets
e) none of the above
The 1980s, under the Reagan administration, was characterized by which of the
following approaches to environmental management?
a) “proactive” regulation emphasizing innovation
b) “cooperative” regulation emphasizing free market solutions
c) “adversarial” regulation emphasizing consequences for noncompliance
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Porter and Kramer differentiate three social issue categories that may impact business
operations, including all but which of the following categories:
a) generic social issues
b) value chain social impacts
c) reactive giving
d) competitive context social dimensions
e) none of the above
If, during a reference check, a former employer or supervisor will only verify dates of
employment, an employer is encouraged to ask the following question to learn more
about the candidate:
a) “Would you hire this person again?”
b) “Is this candidate a qualified worker?”
c) “Did you give this candidate positive evaluations?”
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Conscientiousness is associated with which of the following character traits:
a) trustworthiness
b) integrity
c) ethical behavior
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
The fundamental belief on which the Declaration of Independence was founded,
grounded in philosophical notions of basic human rights, was ________________.
a) the right to bear arms
b) the right to own property
c) government should be based on the consent of the governed
d) government should pursue happiness
e) none of the above
According to its definition, capitalism as an economic system is characterized by which
of the following?
a) mercantilist policies
b) democratic policies
c) freedom and competition
d) religious freedom
e) selfishness at all costs
Which of the following is/are not among the characteristics of members of effective
teams?
a) trust one another
b) engage in constructive conflict
c) always agree
d) personally commit to goal accomplishment
__________________ is a goal-setting technique in which managers and their
subordinates jointly determine work unit and individual goals in alignment with
organizational goals.
a) SMART goals
b) Management-by-objectives
c) Motivation
d) Stretch goals
e) none of the above
The _____________ dimension of diversity indicates that people are often categorized
differently based on their disposition.
a) permanent
b) evolving
c) personality
d) organizational
e) none of the above
Which of the following can lead to unintended unethical behavior?
a) misaligned management systems
b) situational ambiguity
c) insufficient knowledge
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
In Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, individuals in the early stages rely on
____________ for determining right and wrong.
a) their parents’ wishes
b) their sense of justice
c) avoiding punishment
d) none of the above
e) all of the above
The ethics and compliance officer in an organization must differentiate between which
of the following types of ethical issues?
a) discrimination and harassment
b) material and immaterial issues
c) right and wrong
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
An organization’s Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct can minimize ethical
ambiguities because they:
a) provide the rules for morality
b) communicate the broad ethical aspirations of the organization
c) communicate clear ethical guidelines for making decisions
d) provide the consequences of unethical behavior
e) none of the above
Which of the following aspects of daily organizational life significantly impact(s) an
employee’s ethical performance?
a) the behaviors of organizational leaders
b) work goals
c) employee performance appraisals
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Which of the following personality traits has/have been shown to be strongly associated
with ethical leadership?
a) patience and kindness
b) agreeableness and conscientiousness
c) morals and norms
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Which of the following groups was not subject to prejudice upon arriving to the United
States?
a) Africans
b) Irish
c) Asian
d) religious minorities
e) none of the above
The False Claims Act compels the whistleblower to consider all but which of the
following?
a) he/she must have actual knowledge of the fraud
b) the fraud must be tax fraud; tax fraud is the only type of fraud the act addresses
c) federal money must be involved
d) the financial amount of the fraud must be sizable, and the entity to be sued must be
able to pay back the stolen money and associated fine
e) the evidence of the fraud cannot come from a publicly disclosed source such as a
newspaper
Developmental psychologist Abraham Maslow differentiated five categories of
_______ that every individual has.
a) management styles
b) morals
c) virtues
d) needs
e) hierarchies
Which of the following is the most effective method of including web-based training in
ethics training programs?
a) as the sole source of information on ethical decision-making
b) as a complement to facilitator-guided face-to-face interactions and group activities
c) as the tool for training long-term employees, instead of group activities and
facilitator-guided interactions
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Some organizations create a(n) ______________ that clearly articulates its relationship
with the natural environment.
a) Code of Conduct
b) Code of Ethics
c) Environmental mission statement
d) LEED certification
e) none of the above
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), an NGO, has worked with
industries, technical experts and other stakeholders to develop a(n)
___________________ plan for achieving superior environmental performance.
a) Environmental Management System (EMS)
b) LEED certification (LEED)
c) Energy Star System (ESS)
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
The process of ethical reasoning can be compared with which of the following?
a) any other managerial problem-solving process
b) only those managerial processes that involve ethical dilemmas
c) helpful lists of questions such as the Rotary’s Four-Way Test and Raytheon’s
ACTION model
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
In 1987, President Reagan signed the _____________, an international agreement to
phase out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that erode the ozone.
a) Clean Air Act
b) Endangered Species Act
c) Montreal Protocol
d) Kyoto Protocol
e) none of the above