Principles of Business Chapter 3

What is the name of the document that outlines the principles of conduct to be used in making decisions within the organization?

• ethics

• code of ethics

• ethical dilemmas

• ethical contracts

Establishing a code of ethics DOES NOT always prevent unethical behavior.

• true

• false

True or False: Business Ethics are the ethical principles used in making business decisions

• True
• False

Behaving unethically can hurt, or even end, a person's career.

• true

• false

Which is an example of ethical behavior in the workplace?

• Arriving at work on time every day and starting right to work

• I do not know

• Taking a coworker's pens from his/her desk for personal use

• Telling the supervisor that an assignment is finished when it is not

Which is an example of ethical behavior in the workplace?

• Treating coworkers the way one would like to be treated 
•  I do not know
• Ignoring a coworkers request for help on a project 
• Submitting reimbursement receipts for items used at home 

What question(s) should you ask yourself whenever you are faced with an ethical dilemma:

• Is it LEGAL?
• Is it BALANCED?
• Is it RIGHT?
• All of the above

Mark figured out his teacher's password to unlock her electronic grade-book. What is the ethically correct thing for him to do?

• Tell the teacher so she may change it.
• Give the password to all the other students.
• Use the password to change his grades.
• Keep it to himself, if someone else figures out the password it is not his problem

What question (s) should you ask yourself whenever you are faced with an ethical dilemma?

• Is it legal
• Is it balanced/fair
• Is it right
• All of these

A co-worker, Stacy, also runs a small business in her home. Several times a month she collects paper clips, post-it-notes, and other office supplies from the office to take to her home business. What action that Stacy could take represents an ethical decision?

• Stop taking the office supplies home for any reason
• Stop taking the office supplies home except once a month
• Take the office supplies home only if there are plenty of supplies at work
• Take the supplies home as long as they are in open packages