BUS2003 - Week 6 and 7 review

What is the basis of teleology?

• Rules are only tools for moral good

• Acts are morally right or acceptable if they produce some desired result

• No “one thing” is intrinsically good.

• “What would an excellent person do in this situation?”

Another name for teleology is:

• idealism

• realism

• instrumentalism

• consequentialism

Deontology is based on:

• rights and duties

• consequences of actions

• character of a person

• cultural differences

White collar crime is:

• when the culture of a company is unethical

• violent crime in the workplace

• when professional, educated people commit non-violent crimes

• Any crime that happens in the workplace

Ethical relativists believe that:

• Some cultures are more ethical than others

• We should focus on the end result of actions and the goodness or happiness created by them

• pleasure is the ultimate good, the best moral end involves the greatest balance of pleasure over pain

• ethics are based on individual and group experiences and there is no universal right and wrong

Corporate culture is:

• shared values, norms, and artefacts that influence employees and determine behaviour

• the hierarchy of the organisation

• usually unethical

• very similar in all large organisations

Which of the following is NOT a type of organisational culture:

• Caring

• Apathetic

• Exacting

• Nominal

Compliance based ethical culture is based on:

• focused on values such as trust, transparency and respect

• rules and policies enforced by management

• the preferences of the CEO

• the culture of the country in which the company is located

Expert power is:

• based on the person's title and position

• derived from a person's knowledge and credibility

• offering people a bonus or promotion for good work

• using punishment and fear to control behaviour

Legitimate power is:

• based on the person's title and position

• derived from a person's knowledge and credibility

• offering people a bonus or promotion for good work

• using punishment and fear to control behaviour