Business Ethics

Which of the following are components of a well-designed whistle-blowing policy?

• A Suggestion Box

• Retaliation

• None of these

• A commitment to take appropriate action

Which of the following are components of a well-designed whistle-blowing policy?

• An effectively communicated statement of responsibility

• A clearly defined procedure for reporting

• Trained personnel to receive and investigate reports

• All of these

Which of the following should be considered when deciding whether or not to blow the whistle?

• Is the situation of sufficient moral importance to justify whistle-blowing?

• Do you have all the facts and have you properly understood their significance?

• Have all internal channels and steps short of whistle-blowing been exhausted?

• All of these

Which of the following does the term Corporate Social Responsibility relate to?

• Ethical conduct

• Environmental practice

• Community investment

• All of the above

What is Ethics to do with?

• Business

• The wider community

• Right and wrong

• Nothing

A (n) ________ is a problem, situation, or opportunity requiring an individual, group, or organization to choose among several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong.

• Crisis

• Ethical Issue

• Indictment

• Fraud

Most companies begin the process of establishing organizational ethics programs by developing:

• Ethics Training Programs

• Codes Of Conduct

• Ethics Enforcement Mechanisms

• Hidden Agendas

An organisation's obligation to act to protect and improve society's welfare as well as its own interests is referred to as

• Organisational Social Responsibility

• Organisational Social Responsiveness

• Corporate Obligation

• Business Ethics

Codes of conduct and codes of ethics

• Are Formal Statements That Describe What An Organization Expects Of Its Employees

• Become Necessary Only After A Company Has Been In Legal Trouble

• Are Designed For Top Executives And Managers, Not Regular Employees

• Rarely Become An Effective Component Of The Ethics And Compliance Program

To be successful, business ethics training programs need to:

• focus on personal opinions of employees

• be limited to upper executives

• educate employees on formal ethical frameworks and models of ethical decision making

• promote the use of emotions in making tough ethical decisions