91. A code of is a formal statement of the company’s values concerning ethics and social issues.
a. integrity
b. trust
c. citizenship
d. ethics
e. honesty
92. Statements that define fundamental values and reference organizational responsibilities, products and employees are
often called .
a. principle-based
b. policy-based
c. ethically–based
d. codified
e. codes of organizational integrity
93. includes behavior that is not always codified into law and may actually not serve an organization’s economic
interests.
a. Legal responsibility
b. Economic responsibility
c. Ethical responsibility
d. Discretionary responsibility
e. None of these
94. Of the following, which may whistle-blowers suffer?
a. Job loss b. Ostracism by coworkers
c. Transfer to lower–level position d. Hostile work environment
e. All of the above
95. When an official is given the responsibility of overseeing all aspects of ethics and legal compliance. S/he is referred
to as:
a. a whistle-blower.
b. a chief ethics officer.
c. vice-president of human resource management.
d. a yes-man.
e. a political play.
96. Which of these is the disclosure by an employee of an illegal activity?
a. Tattling
b. Whistle-blowing
c. Organizational communication
d. The filing of a disclosure statement
e. Snooping
97. The relationship between social responsibility and financial performance has been shown to be .
a. non–existent
b. positive
c. negative
d. not important
e. a reflection of top leadership
98. Using the justice approach for ethical decision–making, the logic of promoting qualified men and women would be
supported by:
a. equal rights justice.
b. distributive justice.
c. procedural justice.
d. compensatory justice.
e. all of these.
99. A(n) would outline the procedures Larry should use in this and other ethical situations.
a. principle-based statement
b. code of ethics
c. corporate credo
d. policy-based statement
e. ethics committee
100. is the code of moral principles and values that govern the behaviors of a person or group with respect to
what is right or wrong.
101. When values and standards are written into the legal system, it is referred to as .
102. A(n) arises in a situation when each alternative choice or behavior is undesirable because of potentially
harmful ethical consequences.
103. The is an individual responsible for making an ethical choice.
104. The ethical concept that moral behaviors produce the greatest good for the greatest number is referred to as
approach.
105. The approach contends that acts are moral when they promote the individual’s best long-term interests.
106. The approach assets that human beings have fundamental rights and liberties that cannot be taken away by
an individual’s decision.
107. The approach holds that moral decisions must be based on standards of equity, fairness, and impartiality.
108. justice requires that different treatment of people not be based on arbitrary characteristics.
109. justice requires that rules should be clearly stated and consistently and impartially enforced.
110. justice argues that individuals should be compensated for the cost of their injuries by the party responsible.
111. The approach to ethical decision making sidesteps debates about what is right, good, or just and bases
decisions on prevailing standards of the profession and the larger society, taking the interests of all stakeholders into
account.
112. A decision to monitor employees’ nonwork activities violates the right to .
113. At the level of personal moral development, individuals are most concerned with external rewards and
punishments.
114. People learn to conform to the expectations of good behavior that are set by peers and society at the level.
115. Individuals at the level are guided by an internal set of values and standards and will even disobey rules or
laws that violate these principles.
116. Most managers operate at the level.
117. Management’s obligation to make choices that will contribute to the well being of both the organization and society
is known as .
118. A(n) is any group within or outside the organization that has a stake in the organization’s performance.
119. The approach to economic responsibility means that economic gain is the only social responsibility and can
lead companies into trouble.
120. responsibility is purely voluntary and guided by a company’s desire to make social contributions not
mandated by economics, law, or ethics.
121. A(n) is a formal statement of the company‘s values concerning ethics and social issues; it communicates to
employees what the company stands for.
122. generally outline the procedures to be used in specific ethical situations, such as marketing practice, conflicts
of interest, and observance of laws.
123. A group of executives assigned to oversee the organization‘s ethics by ruling on questionable issues and disciplining
violators is referred to as a(n) .
124. Employee disclosure of illegal organization activities is known as ..
125. The relationship between social responsibility and financial performance has been shown to be .
126. List three of the six moral rights that should be considered during decision making.
127. List the four criteria for ethical decision–making described in the book.
128. List three examples of primary stakeholders.
129. List the four responsibilities of corporate social performance.
130. Define ethics and explain how the domain of ethics relates to law and free choice.
131. List the four approaches that are used to describe values for guiding ethical decision making. Briefly describe each.
132. Briefly explain the justice approach to ethics and then explain the three types of justice.
133. List and define the stages of moral development.
134. What is social responsibility? Why is it considered a difficult concept to grasp?
135. Explain the concept of a stakeholder and list five common stakeholders.
136. List and define the criteria of corporate social responsibility.
137. Explain the differences between principle-based statements and policy-based statement in an organization’s code of
ethics.