The Clean Air Act:
a. Allowed the EPA to track industrial chemicals
b. Focuses on promoting alternative forms of energy
c. Established national air quality standards
d. Provides tax benefits to consumers who purchase hybrid cars
e. Focuses on reducing pollution through cost-effective change
A____________business attempt to
avoid dealing with environmental issue and hopes nothing bad happens or no one ever
finds out about an environmental accident or abuse.
a. newly established
b. socially responsible
c. low-commitment
d. bankrupt
e. law-abiding
Which of the following is nota phase of escalation during an ethical disaster?
a. The firm’s discovery of the misconduct
b. Ethical issue recognition
c. The firm’s response to the misconduct
d. The decision to act unethically
e. The firm’s decision to conduct an ethics audit
______________refers to how members of a society respond to ambiguity. A high score
means that a culture tends to minimize risk-taking.
a. Rational economics
b. National culture
c. Bimodal wealth distribution
d. Power distance
e. Uncertainty avoidance
Which of the following is notconsidered a significant other group in the workplace?
a. Peers
b. Managers
c. Spouses
d. Coworkers
e. Subordinates
Which of the following is notan aspect of the institutionalization of social
responsibility? a. Voluntary practices b. Legal responsibilities c. Core practices d.
Familial responsibilities e. Strategic philanthropy
Which type of leader relies on participation and teamwork to reach collaborative
decisions?
a. Transformational
b. Coercive
c. Democratic
d. Coaching
e. Pacesetting
Cause related marketing can affect consumer______, if consumers are sympathetic to
the cause and the brand and cause are seen as a good fit.a. individual ethics tastes
b. tastes
c. perceptions budget
d. budgets
e. buying patterns
In ascending order, Carroll’s four levels of social responsibility are
a. ethical, legal, economic, philanthropic.
b. economic, ethical philanthropic, legal.
c. economic, legal, ethical, philanthropic.
d. legal, ethical, economic, philanthropic.
e. ethical, legal, moral, economic.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
a. was very popular among Wall Street bankers.
b. represented only modest reform.
c. came out of theological discussions in the 1920s.
d. was designed to make the financial services industry more responsible.
e. made it mandatory for public corporations to hire ethics officers.
War metaphors are common in business. This kind of mindset can be dangerous for
business leaders because
a. it may lead executives to become violent.
b. it may foster the idea that honesty is unnecessary in business.
c. it may lead organizations to be excessively aggressive.
d. business is not like warfare and the metaphors are not appropriate.
e. business is more like a game than a war.
Which of the following industries tends to generate a highlevel of trust from consumers
and stakeholders?
a. Insurance
b. Technology
c. Banks
d. Mortgage lenders
e. Financial services
Accountability, oversight, and control all fall under the definition and implementation
of corporate
a. profit.
b. loyalty.
c. care.
d. governance.
e. diligence.
__________and reporting are two major dimensions of ethical communication.
a. Collaboration
b. Transparency
c. Recognition
d. Listening
e. Compromising
Which of the following provide incentives for developing core practices within a firm
that could help ensure ethical and legal compliance?
a. Department of Justice and Open Compliance Ethics Group
b. Department of Justice and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
c. Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
d. Food and Drug Administration and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
e. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
14.The word
implies a balanced organization that makes ethical financial decision and also is ethical
in more subjective matters of corporate culture.
a. compliance
b. integrity
c. financial management
d. corporate culture
e. transparency
The _______ makes it illegal for individuals, firms, othird parties doing business
in American markets to”make payments to foreign government officials to assist in
obtaining or retaining business.”
a. U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
b. Kyoto Protocol
c. World Trade Organization (WTO)
d. Consumer Protection Act
e. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act