1.
Integrity
is the quality most sought after in
leaders.
a. True
b.
False
2.
Individual managers, through
ethical
leadership,
can have a direct effect on business ethics at the societal and
global
levels.
a. True
b.
False
3.
Personal
and
managerial
ethics entails making
decisions.
a. True
b.
False
4. Most people use some type of ethical
principle
when making decisions about a moral dilemma.
a. True
b.
False
5. The
categorical imperative
is closely
associated
with the
principle
of utilitarianism.
a. True
b.
False
6. The ethical
principle
of rights is
categorized
as a
teleological theory.
a. True
b.
False
7. The ethical
principle
of justice is a
deontological
theory.
a. True
b.
False
8. The basis of the principle of justice is the concept of fairness.
a. True
b.
False
9.
Utilitarianism
can be summarized by the saying “the greatest good for the greatest number.”
a. True
b.
False
10. The
principle
of caring is
derived
from utilitarianism.
a. True
b.
False
II.
For
managers,
the most powerful and useful ethical
principle
is the Golden Rule.
a. True
b.
False
12. The ethical tests approach is considered a more pragmatic approach than the principles approach to ethics.
a. True
b.
False
13. Virtue theory is the best example of a deontological
theory.
a. True
b.
False
14. According to research done by Phillip V. Lewis, there is almost a step-by-step process to make a moral decision.
a. True
b.
False
15.
Society‘s
moral climate has an indirect impact on
organizational
ethics.
a. True
b.
False
16. The lower one’s position in the company, the more pressure one feels to compromise ethical principles.
a. True
b.
False
17. Leadership is the primary factor in improving an organization’s ethical climate.
a. True
b.
False
18. Even the most routine decisions that managers make have ethical
implications.
a. True
b.
False
19. Failure to discipline someone who violates the organization’s ethics standards implies approval of the person‘s
behavior.
a. True
b.
False
20. Ethics audits are designed to uncover acts that violate the finn’s code of
conduct.
a. True
b.
False
21. According to research done by David Callahan, all of the following are reasons why cheating is on the rise
except
a. bigger rewards for winning.
b. declining
wages.
c. temptation.
d. trickle-down corruption.
22. Which of the following is not a level at which ethics may be
addressed?
a. personal
b. industry
c. global
d. small group
23. The personal level of ethical challenges include situations we face in our personal lives
a. at
work.
b. and in our families.
c. outside of the work context.
d. and spiritual lives.
24. Ethical issues at the organizational level
a. represent conflicts between two or more
companies.
b. display conflicts between a person’s role as family member and
employee.
c. are generally more difficult to solve than issues at the personal level.
d. confront people in their roles as managers or
employees.
25. Which of the following is not an act of misconduct commonly observed in the
workplace?
a. misreporting time worked
b. discrimination
c. sexual
harassment
d. industrial espionage
26. Ethical issues at the industry level
a. are usually handled by industry trade associations.
b. are typically resolved through the legal
system.
c. can also be related to a specific
profession.
d. can usually be rectified by individual
managers.
27. Which of the following is the most basic assumption we make in discussing personal and managerial ethics?
a. With effort, the “right” answer can be
reached.
b. The object of ethical principles is to minimize harm done to others.
c. The object of ethical principles is to maximize benefits to others and ourselves.
d. People want to behave
ethically.
28. Decisions about ethical situations often present a(n)
a. conflict of interest.
b.
fmancial
dilemma.
c.
unresolvable
problem.
d.
legal
problem.
29. An ethical concept or rule that helps the decision maker take an ethical course is called a(n)
a.
ethical
principle.
b. moral challenge.
c.
moral
dilemma.
d. ethical rubric.
30.
Teleological theories
focus on
a. duties.
b. rights.
c.
consequences.
d. virtues.
31. Ethical theories that focus on duties are
called
a. teleological.
b. virtue
theories.
c. principled rights.
d. deontological.
32. The ethical principle that states, “we should always act so as to produce the greatest ratio of good to evil
for
everyone” is
a.
deontology.
b.
virtue ethics.
c. utilitarianism.
d. hedonism.
33. Kant’s categorical imperative argues that one’s sense of duty is derived
from
a. divine command.
b.
reason.
c. emotion.
d.
desire.
34. Which of the following is not a formulation of Kant’s categorical
imperative?
a. Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a
universal
law.
b. So act to treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of any other, in every case as an end
and
never as merely a
means.
c. Every rational being is able to regard oneself as a maker of universal
law.
d. Act only according to that maxim by which you increase the overall happiness of everyone affected by
your
action.
35. Kant’s categorical imperative emphasizes all of the following concepts
except
a. respect for
persons.
b. virtues.
c. universalizability.
d. duty.
36. Moral rights
a. depend on a legal system for their validity.
b. are derived from religious
teachings.
c. are important, justifiable claims.
d. are earned as people demonstrate their moral
responsibilities.
37. The basic idea that underlies the principle of rights is
that
a. they must be
earned.
b. they are granted by the
goverrnnent.
c. they cannot be overridden by utility.
d. they are universal to all peoples.
38. Which of the following is not a type of justice mentioned in the
textbook?
a.
distributive
justice
b. compensatory
justice
c.
proceduraljustice
d.
utilitarian
justice
39. The ethics of care may help managers
utilize
a. deontological principles.
b. the stakeholder
perspective.
c. utilitarianism.
d. the principle of rights.
40. Unlike other ethical principles, virtue ethics focuses
on
a. what acts should be done.
b. the consequences of our
actions.
c. human dignity.
d. the individual becoming virtuous.
41. The key to the Golden Rule is
a.
canng.
b. duty.
c. justice.
d. impartiality.
42. Reasons to use the Golden Rule as an ethical principle include all of the following
except
a. it is accepted by most
people.
b. it is a uniquely Christian principle.
c. it is easy to
understand.
d. it is a win-win philosophy.
43. The Rawls Principle of Justice indicates that we need a fair method by which we may choose the principles
through
which conflicts will be resolved. Which of the following is not a principle of justice underlying his
theory?
a. each person has equal rights to the most extrinsic basic liberties compatible with similar liberties for all others.
b. social and economic inequalities are arrange so that they are both to be everyone’s advantage and attached to
positions and offices open to
all.
c. each person is to be treated
equally.
d. public policy should raise as high as possible the social and economic well-being of society’s
best-off
individuals.
44. The test of one’s best self relies on
one’s
a. self
concept.
b.
individual
motivation.
c. self leadership.
d. self delusion.
45. One of the most powerful ethical tests is the test
of
a. one’s best
self.
b. making something public.
c. ventilation.
d. the purified idea.