Chapter 3 Ethics

According to the justice view of ethical behaviour, which of the following is concerned that people are treated the same regardless of personal characteristics?

• interactional justice

• procedural justice

• distributive justice

• sustainable justice

The ____________ view of ethical behaviour is based on the belief that one’s primary commitment is long-term advancement of self-interests.

• interactional justice

• moral-rights

• individualism

• ethical imperialism

Taking a bribe or kickback or extraordinary gift in return for making a decision favourable to the gift giver is known as

• ethical imperialism

• conflict of interest

• discrimination

• universalism

Which of the following is an organizational barrier to whistle-blowing?

• clear priorities

• a flexible chain of command

• strong work group identities

• a code of ethics

A code of ethics offers an organization guideline on how to behave in situations susceptible to ethical dilemmas

• True

• False

If your organization’s approach to corporate social responsibility is most accurately articulated as “Take leadership in social initiatives,” a proactive strategy is being utilized

• True

• False

A manager who makes ethical behaviour a personal goal is known as a(n)

• immoral manager

• amoral manager

• social manager

• moral manager

A defensive corporate social responsibility strategy

• seeks protection by doing the minimum legally required

• accepts social responsibility and tries to satisfy economic, legal, and ethical criteria

• avoids social responsibility and reflects mainly economic priorities.

A(n) __________________ is a method for assessing an organization’s accomplishments in areas of social responsibility

• justice audit

• social responsibility audit

• code of ethics

• ethics training program

When a manager makes a decision to cut 30 percent of a plant’s workforce in order to keep the plant profitable and save the remaining jobs, he or she is using the individualism view of ethics

• True

• False