Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

When an activity benefits an individual but not the employer, what ethical dilemma has been created?

• Lack of social responsibility

• Conflict of interest

• Violation of the code of conduct

• Conflict of morals

What term refers to the way in which a business tries to balance its commitments to groups and individuals in its social environment?

• Social responsibility

• Business ethics

• Socialization

• Corporatization

What does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 require a chief financial officer to do?

• Prevent insider trading

• Guarantee the accuracy of financial reporting

• Engage in strategic management

• Oversee the implementation of ethical standards

When working to protect the environment, what type of pollution is created by carbon monoxide and other chemicals produced by manufacturing plants?

• Noise

• Land

• Water

• Air

a natural resource that cannot be replaced when used up

• renewable resource

• non-renewable resource

• conservation

• pollution

saving scarce natural resources

• ethical code

• business ethics

• pollution

• conservation

resulted in major improvements in accommodating workers who are physically disabled

• business ethics

• workplace fairness

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• social responsibility

principles of morality or rules of conduct

• morals

• ethics

• business ethics

• rules and procedures

rules about how businesses and their employees ought to behave

• natural resources

• ethics

• social responsibility

• business ethics

a set of rules for guiding the actions of employees or members of an organization

• morals

• code of ethics

• rules and procedures

• workplace diversity