Under the________,CEOs and CFOs may be criminally prosecuted if they knowingly
certify misleading financia statements.
a. Sherman Antitrust Act
b. Ethical Compliance Act
c. Robinson-Patman Act
d. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
e. Sherman Antitrust Act
Which of the following are nottypically secondary stakeholders?
a. Television news anchors
b. Special-interest groups
c. Customers
d. Trade associations
e. Journalists
The four categories of communication include all of the following except
a. Reporting
b. Small group communication
c. Nonverbal communication
d. Interpersonal communication
e. Listening
The ability to influence the behavior of others by offering them something desirable is
best described as
a. coercive power.
b. reward power.
c. expert power.
d. legitimate power.
e. referent power.
_____________can be used to promote organizational goals and help rather than hinder
other employees.
a. Office politics
b. Political skills
c. Ethical conflict
d. Democracy
e. Coercion
______is an organizational factor that gives a company specific characteristics. Over
time, stakeholders begin to see the company as like a living organism with a mind and
will of its own.
a. Oversight
b. Significant others
c. Corporate culture
d. The ethical climate
e. The legal climate
Although both structures can create opportunities for unethical conduct, which
organizational structure tends to be more ethical?
a. Tall
b. Flat
c. Centralized
d. Decentralized
e. All organizational structures are equally ethical.
10.The____________ can
be defined as a set of values, norms, andartifacts, including way of solving problem sha
red by members of an organization.
a. corporate culture
b. intentions of a corporate
c. ethical issue awareness
d. determination of a corporation
e. individual factors
For people who begin the value shift that leads to unethical decisions, which of the
following is nota usual justification to reduce and eliminate guilt?
a. I need a paycheck and can’t afford to quit right now.
b. Those around me are doing it so why shouldn’t I?
c. If I don’t do this, I might not be able to get a good reference from my boss when I
leave.
d. If I don’t do this, I might never be promoted.
e. This is in keeping with my personal morals and the code of conduct, so it is okay.
The most effective leaders possess the ability to manage themselves and their
relationships with others effectively, a skill known as
a. Conflict management
b. Group theory
c. Collaboration
d. Emotional intelligence
e. Leader-follower theory
Kant’s categorical imperative and the Golden Rule are examples of which moral
philosophy?
a. Teleology
b. Deontology
c. The relativist perspective d. Egoism
e. Utilitarianism
Which moral philosophy evaluates the morality of an action on the basis of principles
or rules designed to promote the greatest overall utility rather than by examining
situations individually?
a. Rule utilitarianism b. Act utilitarianism c. Rule deontology
d. Act deontology e. Egoism
Because of Sarbanes-Oxley, publicly traded companies must develop financial
reporting.
a. ethics officers
b. ethics programs
c. codes of ethics
d. legal counsel
e.accountants to assist in maintaining transparency in
One of the biggest factors in land pollution is the dumping of waste into
landfills.__________consumers are by far the
world’s biggest wasters.
a. European
b. Chinese
c. Russian
d. American
e. Canadian
Leaders having an accommodating conflict management style are
a. Highly assertive and not very cooperative.
b. Not effective because they avoid conflict at any costs – even if it leads to misconduct.
c. Highly cooperative but non-assertive.
d. In between the assertiveness and cooperativeness dimensions.
e. Cooperative and assertive.
Wind power holds great promise for the United States because of the___________, and
experts believe wind energy could meet as much as 20 percent of the nation’s energy
needs.
a. Rocky Mountains
b. Everglades
c. Great Lakes
d. Pacific Rim
e.GreatPlains
__________deals with the issue of what individuals feel they are due based on their
rights and performance in the workplace, and therefore is more likely to be based on
deontological moral philosophies than on teleological or utilitarian ones.
a. Rights
b. Virtue ethics
c. Justice
d. Relativism
e. Egoism
Shareholders provide resources to an organization that are critical to long term success.
Which of the following does the book suggest that suppliers offer?
a. The promise of customer loyalty
b. Material resources and/or intangible knowledge
c. Infrastructure
d. Revenue
e. Leadership skills
Which of the following is nota reason why the institutionalization of business ethics has
progressed in recent decades?
a. Institutionalization of ethics is now mandated for all organizations by governments
around the world
b. Stakeholders have recognized the need for improving business ethics
c. The government has stepped in when scandals and misconduct have damaged key
constituents of businesses
d. Gatekeepers have been questioned as to their contributions to major scandals
e. Highly ethical companies tend to be more profitable than those suffering from
misconduct issues
A values-based ethics approach to ethical corporate cultures relies on
a(n)__________that defines the firm as well as how customers and employees should
be treated
a. set of laws
b. explicit mission statement
c. strong CEO
d. ethical audit
e.relaxedcorporateculture
Why do critics argue that high compensation for boards of directors is a bad thing?
a. It is too expensive for the organization.
b. It could cause conflicts of interest between the directors and the organization.
c. It is not fair to poorly compensated employees.
d. High pay will render the board less complacent.
e. Board of director compensation is not a major issue.
The degree to which a firm understands and addresses stakeholder demands can be
referred to as
a. a stakeholder orientation.
b. a shareholder orientation.
c. the stakeholder interaction model.
d. a two-way street.
e. a continuum.
are person-specific, whereas meet business objectives
a. Organizational factors; business ethics b. Codes of conduct; individual factors
c. Individual factors; codes of conduct
d. Business ethics; moral philosophies
e. Moral philosophies busines ethics are based on decisions made by groups or when
carrying out tasks to
________is a term used by Adam Smith to explain the inherent mechanisms at work in
free market systems that keep
commerce in equilibrium. It is also known as the “invisible hand.”
a. Consumerism
b. Cultural relativism
c. Social democracy
d. Laissez-fair
e. Bimodal wealth distribution