Regardless of an organization’s size, all employees should be directly involved in
writing a corporate Code of Ethics.
The number of companies that incorporate Codes of Ethics has decreased with the
advent of more government regulation.
All firms with strong financial performance are eligible for inclusion on socially
responsible investment indices, because strong performance is positively correlated
with social responsibility.
Some personality tests and background checks may result in disparate impacts,
eliminating highly qualified job applicants from further consideration because their
non-job-related traits or previous life experiences differ from those making the hiring
decisions.
Early charters hindered groups of people from creating organizations by pooling
financial resources, which enabled riskier business projects to be undertaken.
Research indicates linkages between ethical performance and financial performance of
organizations.
Becoming an eco-friendly organization requires leadership from the CEO or president
and a values-based organizational culture that emphasizes focusing only on compliance
with regulations.
“Theory X” and “Theory Y” of management ultimately lead to similar approaches to
managing people.
With careful attention, managers can address all stakeholder demands.
Employers are expected to provide flexible scheduling for religious holidays and
respect religious clothing and grooming policies.
Whistleblowers are always perceived as disgruntled employees seeking revenge against
a boss or employer.
In small organizations, a formal ethics code is unnecessary because employees witness
the role modeling of the owner and interact with one another regularly.
Respect is not a commonly identified value contained in corporate Codes of Ethics.
Managers and owners are also victims of unethical behaviors.
Many indigenous populations were harmed by early European exploration.
Peaceful relations between indigenous tribes and the Pilgrims ended when the
indigenous tribes violated fur trading pacts and land agreements.
All groups at Plymouth were required to observe the Pilgrims’ strict religious lifestyle.
Web-based training can be a simple and effective method for making employees aware
of the most common ethical issues at work.
Employees are much more receptive to negative feedback than to positive feedback,
which people tend to disregard or block out.
On July 4, 1776, colonial leaders declared political independence from Britain, an act of
treason punishable by death.
Employee workshops on fraud detection are not effective in discouraging those who are
considering committing a fraud, nor can they realistically help detect frauds as soon as
they occur.
Higher wages always lead to a more satisfied workplace.
It is important to consider the historical perspective to appreciate the evolution of the
current economic and regulatory systems.
Codes of Conduct should not be modified as new issues arise
Empowering all types of employees, “go-getters,” “fence-sitters,” and “adversarials,” is
helpful to ensure employee engagement across the organization.
By definition, males cannot be victims of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Strong national consensus can be found in the United States supporting Cap and Trade
programs.
If effective policies are put in place in the workplace, diversity training becomes
unnecessary.
Even if an intention to act ethically is solidified, an individual still may not follow
through on the ethical intention and behave ethically.
Prejudgments about others are usually a reaction to some factor of diversity.
Members of some professions are required to take ethics training as part of obtaining or
renewing their professional licenses to protect the public from incompetent
practitioners.
Research indicates that unethical behavior in organizations is an issue in areas as
diverse as government agencies, the military, construction, the law, and medical
research.
Cognitive dissonance leads to development of the next higher stage of moral
development.
Christopher Columbus’s voyage from Europe was motivated by a desire to discover
resources in other areas of the world.
Fear of retaliation for reporting unethical conduct from colleagues and supervisors is a
realistic concern.
Better wages motivate employees to work harder and smarter over an extended period
of time.
Legislation including Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ensures that whistleblowers will face
no negative consequences after blowing the whistle.
The term _______________ refers to discriminating against a dominant or majority
group member in favor of a historically disadvantaged or minority group member.
a) gender parity
b) reverse discrimination
c) reverse genders
d) glass ceiling
e) none of the above
The type of worker known as a “go-getter” is characterized by which of the following
traits?
a) task-oriented
b) a job is a job
c) meet performance expectations
d) managers are ignorant
e) none of the above
The United States Green Building Council’s _____________________ rating system
provides eco-friendly measurement standards for certifying building construction and
remodeling.
a) Cap and Trade (CAT)
b) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
c) Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
d) The Natural Step (TNS)
e) none of the above
A key aspect of environmental management is managing ____________; failure to do
so can significantly disrupt organizational operations, an example of which can be seen
in the case of Sony’s failure to examine its PlayStation cables for illegal cadmium.
a) science
b) risk
c) regulations
d) innovations
d) none of the above
Research indicates what percentage of all resumes contain dishonesty?
a) more than one in two
b) more than one in five
c) more than three-fourths
d) one quarter
e) none of the above
Products can be certified as ___________ products, which ensures that they are energy
efficient.
a) LEED-certified
b) Energy Star
c) Green
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
A retention policy that can assist with confronting burnout among employees with
high-stress jobs is leave policies, or ___________.
a) volunteerism
b) retreats
c) sabbaticals
d) charity
e) none of the above
______________ is/are defined as the gap between an organization’s formal ethical
proclamations and its actual behavior.
a) Enron’s case
b) Strategic ethics
c) Ethical standards
d) Ethical hypocrisy
e) none of the above
Which of the following is not included in the list of ‘simple steps for greening your
lifestyle”?
a) stopping receipt of unwanted catalogues
b) using warm water for washing clothes
c) repairing old or poorly fitting toilet flapper valves
d) using reusable bags made of cotton or nylon
e) none of the above
___________ justice is associated with the way outcomes are allocated.
a) procedural
b) informational
c) interactional
d) distributive
e) none of the above
The three levels of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development are distinguished by
___________.
a) an individual’s needs and wants
b) an individual’s relationship with him/herself
c) an individual’s universal principles
d) an individual’s relationship with society
e) none of the above
The extent of an organization’s ethics program is often related to its ____________.
a) success
b) size
c) ownership
d) integrity
e) none of the above
SMART goals are specific, measurable, aligned, reachable and _______________.
a) troublesome
b) tight
c) time-bound
d) tiring
e) tried
In 2010, a controversial law requiring police who stop immigrants for a traffic violation
or some other crime to ask for a driver’s license or other proof of legal status was passed
in which state?
a) Arizona
b) Michigan
c) California
d) Texas
e) none of the above
Applying the ________________ can be a useful component of ethics training and
allow participants to explore specific steps of decision making.
a) four-component model
b) systematic rational ethical decision-making framework
c) code of conduct
d) code of ethics
e) none of the above
Social psychologists French and Raven have differentiated among five types of power
bases individuals can have based on which aspect?
a) status in the organization
b) level of seniority
c) relationship to others in the organization
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
A(n) _________________ is an association of employees that advances its members
interests, including wages, benefits, work rules and other conditions of employment,
through collective bargaining with an employer.
a) oligopoly
b) strike
c) labor union
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Which of the following statements is correct?
a) a Code of Ethics describes acceptable behaviors for specific situations that are likely
to arise
b) a Code of Conduct briefly describes broad ethical aspirations
c) a Code of Ethics briefly describes broad ethical aspirations
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Which of the following is not a competitive advantage associated with ethical
organizations?
a) employee motivation and productivity
b) employee recruitment
c) reputational equity
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Wisconsin’s innovative __________, created in 2006, provides numerous benefits
including regulatory flexibility, permit streamlining, and other incentives for businesses
that implement an Environmental Management System.
a) Cap and Trade
b) Mayors Agreement
c) Green Tier program
d) Climate Exchange
e) none of the above
Population growth can be considered in terms of _____________ units of analysis, or
groups of 350 million people living an American lifestyle.
a) Americum
b) climate change
c) globalized
d) Americanized
e) none of the above
The term _____________ refers to “the demonstration of normatively appropriate
conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships, and the promotion of
such conduct to followers through two-way communication, reinforcement, and
decision making.”
a) moral person
b) moral manager
c) ethical leadership
d) horizontal leadership
e) none of the above
An international multi-stakeholder coalition providing general guidelines for
sustainability reporting that allow for some environmental performance comparisons
between organizations is known as the ______________.
a) Cap and Trade (CAT)
b) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
c) Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
d) The Natural Step (TNS)
e) none of the above
Codes can be used as effective __________________.
a) organizational assessment tools
b) strategic plans
c) mission statements
d) vision statements
e) none of the above
Producer, consumer, and employee _________ are an alternative communal way to
govern a business and raise capital, and involve pooling capital and resources for
mutual benefit.
a) profit sharings
b) ESOPs
c) cooperatives
d) pensions
e) none of the above
A concept employed by Walmart, among other organizations, involving recovering or
recycling packaging materials at a rate equivalent to the amount of packaging used by
products on the shelves is referred to as _____________, often measured by a
‘scorecard”.
a) Cap and Trade
b) carbon neutral
c) packaging neutral
d) LEED certified
e) none of the above
Employee _________ refers to an emotional connection to the job task, work unit, or
organization.
a) empowerment
b) engagement
c) virtue
d) flow
e) none of the above
Members of a religious clergy trained in providing spiritual advice, sometimes
contracted by businesses in consulting functions, are known as ___________.
a) priests
b) ombudspersons
c) ethics officers
d) chaplains
e) none of the above
The tactic of some corporations legally not paying taxes is called:
a) tax evasion
b) tax avoidance
c) tax credits
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
James Rest’s four-component model is a useful tool for exploring
__________________.
a) stages of moral development,
b) ethical decision making
c) moral versus immoral actions
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Identify and define the five sources of power available to managers.
Employees are more likely to pay attention to organizational and individual issues if
they are included in a performance appraisal.
Being ethical, without being perceived by others as being ethical, is problematic; as
such, creating employee feedback systems is essential.
Discuss the steps involved in facilitating an ethics dialogue workshop through
application of the systematic rational ethical decision-making framework.
Living in an expanding economy hinders jobs and disposable income.
Discuss the steps of creating a Code of Ethics that an organization can utilize as a
team-building exercise.
Identify and define three examples of legislation intended to protect job candidates
from discrimination.
In order to be effective, the ethics and compliance officer must be someone in a
dedicated position, not someone who serves that function in addition to another role
such as legal counsel.
One method of encouraging philanthropy is to arrange for employees to donate money
through payroll deductions.
Describe the categories included in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and provide an
example from the organizational context at each level.
How would you assess the success of an ethics training workshop?
Outline the ten aspects of the organizational environmental change process, beginning
with the importance of one environmental manager held accountable for initiatives.
Outline the steps required for an effective ethics training workshop.
Discuss the components of an action sequence in decision making, and its relation to
moral action.
Discuss the typical duties and skills of an ethics and compliance officer.