Management Chapter 4 4 Ethical Behavior Covers Range Conduct

152. Ethical behavior covers a ________ range of conduct than legal behavior.

153. Many individuals today believe that ethical behavior is determined by what is best for

them at the time. This is an example of:

154. Considering the potential impact on others prior to making a decision is consistent with

________ behavior.

155. Many Americans define ethical behavior according to the situation in which they find

themselves. This suggests that there may be situations where ________ to cheat, steal, or lie.

156. Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme swindled about $65 million from customers who invested

with his firm. Enron and WorldCom participated in inappropriate accounting methods. According

to the

Making Ethical Decisions

box:

157. Purposefully understating your firm’s income to avoid paying higher taxes is an example

of:

158. The purpose of sobriety checkpoints that are set up by community and state police is to

deter drunk driving and ultimately save lives. While not mandated, the makers of Blackberry have

complied with the public request of several legislators and have obediently removed apps that

permit smartphone users to navigate around the checkpoints. Google and Apple have elected not

to honor such requests. After studying about ethics and social responsibility, which of the

following statements applies to this situation?

159. When WorldCom used intentional accounting irregularities to make the company look

more profitable than it actually was, it:

160. Cigarette producers refused to voluntarily place health warnings on their packages. In

response, the federal government passed laws requiring health warnings on all cigarette

packages. With respect to ethical behavior, this sequence of events is:

161. When Angela graduated with a degree in computer science and started her software

company, she posted a sign that read, “This company will always operate within the legal limits

of the law.” Posted where all employees could clearly see it each day, this demonstrated:

162. After a few years of being in business, employees who worked for a start-up software

company noticed that the owner overlooked certain questionable actions of high billing

associates, versus other employees who worked hard but only brought in an average number of

new clients each month. With respect to what you learned in this chapter about the ethical

behavior of many Americans, which of the following statements applies here?

163. Which of the following questions will help individuals and organizations when deciding if

their decisions are ethical?

164. When discussing moral and ethical issues, it is helpful to remember that ethical behavior

begins with _________________.

165. The first step when facing an ethical dilemma is to ask:

166. Which of the following questions can help us avoid a decision that would injure our self–

esteem?

167. Ethical dilemmas in business:

168. Ethical behavior will result in which of the following?

169. Business relationships often present ethical dilemmas that are:

170. An ethical dilemma refers to a situation where you must:

171. A U.S. government official has indicated that for a generous contribution to his reelection

fund, he would ignore your firm’s apparent violation of several anti–pollution laws. Which of the

following “ethics check questions” would you consider first?

172. A friend offers to share with you a term paper previously prepared for her Introduction to

Business class last semester. When you tell her that it wouldn’t be fair, she reminds you of your

habit of reading an entire Harry Potter book at the local bookstore without paying for the book.

Which ethics-based question would be most helpful in evaluating these situations?

173. A high-level manager gathers his team of supervisors together to create a new office

policy that will affect all employees at the company. After receiving a verbal okay from the

supervisors, he then proceeds to pass around a written form of the new policy and asks all

members of the team to initial it. He explains to the supervisors that the new policy will be

posted in the break rooms on each floor of corporate headquarters. If you were a part of this work

team, which question would you ultimately ask yourself before initialing your approval of this

policy?

174. The majority of CEOs blame unethical employee conduct on:

175. Ethical behavior at work is learned by:

176. Which of the following is a reason why a business should be managed ethically?

177. Relationships between businesses and among nations:

178. Corporate values are:

179. When managers disregard ethical concerns, the likely result is:

180. Creating competition between employees within the corporation:

181. Following an ethics-based approach to decision making will normally lead to higher:

182. Following an ethics-based approach to decision making will normally lead to:

183. The Hum-dinger Corporation recently instituted a corporate ethics code. The president of

the company realizes that ethical relationships are based on:

184. Which of the following would most likely involve ethical concerns?

185. With respect to business ethics, it can be said that “it takes two to tango.” This indicates

that:

186. Establishing a formal code of ethics is:

187. A(n) _______-based ethics code emphasizes the prevention of unlawful behavior by

increasing control and penalizing wrongdoers.

188. Which of the following terms describes someone who reports illegal or unethical

behavior?

189. A(n) _______-based ethics code defines corporate values; creates a supportive

environment, and, stresses shared accountability among employees.