______________ refer(s) to treating everyone with dignity.
a) Fairness
b) Respect for others
c) Values
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
One approach to community giving, most likely to situate a company as a community
leader and enhance employee satisfaction, is ______________, or setting aside some
community giving resources for partnerships aligned with the company’s mission.
a) reactive giving
b) outsource giving
c) strategic philanthropy
d) corporate citizenship
e) none of the above.
Power obtained by being a source of knowledge or skills is called _____________
power.
a) legitimate
b) reward
c) coercive
d) referent
e) expert
Monitoring costs can be incurred by organizations for which of the following reasons:
a) employee surveillance
b) increased supervision costs
c) new rules and regulations
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
The question of whether it is appropriate for corporations to avoid taxes by operating
subsidiaries in nations and territories which allow them to move their income into
tax-free accounts is primarily a question of __________ responsibility.
a) legal and allowable
b) civic and ethical
c) national and international
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
High levels of employee performance and satisfaction, according to Daniel Pink, result
from employees driven to meet basic needs including ___________ (self-direction),
mastery (continually learning and creating new things), and purpose (work is a personal
cause or mission).
a) autonomy
b) hierarchy
c) authority
d) responsibility
e) none of the above
The concept of ______________ refers to achieving the appropriate balance between
time spent working and one’s personal life.
a) philanthropy
b) work-life balance
c) telecommuting
d) flex time
e) none of the above
______________ refers to the length of time between an act and the onset of
consequences associated with the act.
a) Probability of effect
b) Magnitude of consequences
c) Temporal immediacy
d) Proximity
e) none of the above
Individual characteristics that are associated with ethical beliefs, sensitivities, intentions
and behaviors include which of the following?
a) more education
b) more work experience
c) religion
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
First developed in the late 1880s in response to increasing corporate complexity and
growth, the concept of __________________ refers to laws protecting individual
shareholders from financial liability if businesses are sued or fail.
a) antitrust legislation
b) limited liability
c) antitrust acts
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
_______________________ are defined as the deliberate pursuit of actions intended to
benefit the interests or welfare of others.
a) moral imperatives
b) altruistic behaviors
c) societal norms
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Obstacles that divert someone from not act acting on ethical intention include which of
the following:
a) second doubts
b) weakness of will
c) lack of moral courage
d) old habits
e) all of the above
The ________________, chartered by King James, searched for gold and gems and led
trading in furs and spices in the Roanoke Islands.
a) Columbus excursions
b) Jamestown settlements
c) Virginia Company of London
d) American Charters
e) none of the above
_______________ are those who indirectly affect or are affected by the company’s
activities.
a) Primary stakeholders
b) Secondary stakeholders
c) Tertiary stakeholders
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
The __________ of 1964 prohibits pay discrimination based solely on gender
considerations.
a) Civil Rights Act
b) Gender Disparity Act
c) Equal Pay Act
d) Fair Wages Act
e) none of the above
_________ is the donation of time to assist a nonprofit organization or people in need.
a) Giving
b) Philanthropy
c) Volunteerism
d) Citizenship
e) none of the above
Which of the following individuals or groups is/are considered primary stakeholders in
an organization?
a) community members
b) nonprofits
c) the media
d) suppliers
e) none of the above
Managers can pursue different strategies for stakeholder management, including
________, or waiting until problems arise, _________, or anticipating problems and
implementing plans before the problems arise, or __________, engaging with key
stakeholders and jointly determining action.
a) reactive, proactive, interactive
b) proactive, interactive, reactive
c) primary, secondary, tertiary
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Which of the following behaviors is/are associated with employee perceptions of
organizational injustice?
a) deviant and retaliatory behaviors from employees
b) de-motivation
c) disengagement
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Because ethics demands sincere, open-minded and respectful interactions with a wide
variety of people, ________________ can be helpful in determining propensity toward
ethical behavior in the workplace.
a) social dominance orientation surveys
b) integrity surveys
c) citizenship behavior surveys
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Job satisfaction factors, called _____________, are related to what people do at work.
a) motivation factors
b) hygiene factors
c) Maslow’s factors
d) Herzberg’s factors
e) none of the above
Social group and cultural relativism ask the individual to consider _______________
when making decisions.
a) norms and standards
b) universal principles
c) self-interest
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
The factor that serves as the foundation for effective team performance is:
a) trust
b) fair pay
c) hierarchy
d) diversity
e) none of the above
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 outlawed which of the following?
a) monopolies
b) mercantiles
c) charters
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Employee silence about observed ethical conduct can be attributed to all but which of
the following?
a) organizational factors such as work culture
b) observer factors such as lack of evidence
c) anticipated negative outcomes such as being viewed negatively
d) organizational factors such as the lack of an established reporting system
e) none of the above
Ethical organizations, which have high levels of trust, consistently _______________.
a) attract and sustain high-quality employees
b) face lower levels of organizational risk
c) experience higher levels of communication with stakeholders
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
If well done, ethics training holds ______________ accountable for their ethical
behaviors and provides an opportunity for misunderstandings to be addressed.
a) employees only
b) employees and employers
c) customers
d) low-level workers
e) mid-level managers
It is important for managers to utilize a strategic decision-making framework in order
to:
a) ensure all employees agree with the manager’s decisions
b) ensure all employees are persuaded to change their minds
c) ensure all employees understand the manager’s ethical reasoning
d) ensure disagreements are handled without encouraging discussion
e) none of the above
Motivation to progress through the stages of moral development involves which of the
following:
a) moral discomfort
b) moral comfort
c) moral complacency
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
A necessary characteristic of effective organizations is ____________ within the
culture.
a) hierarchy
b) trust
c) whistleblowing
d) all of the above
e) none of the above