Ethics and Social Responsibility Quiz

What is the definition of ethics?

• A set of moral principles or values that defines right and wrong for a person or group

• Behavior that follows accepted principles of right and wrong

• Unethical behavior that violates organizational norms about right and wrong

• A type of workplace deviance

Which of the following is an example of workplace deviance?

• Production deviance

• Principle of long-term self-interest

• Principle of distributive justice

• Overt integrity test

What are the U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines for Organizations designed to do?

• Encourage ethical behavior and punish unethical behavior by businesses

• Determine the punishment for workplace deviance

• Influence ethical decision making

• Define the social responsibility of organizations

What factors contribute to ethical intensity?

• Magnitude of consequences, social consensus, probability of effect

• Temporal immediacy, proximity of effect, concentration of effect

• Moral development, principles of ethical decision making, ethical intensity

• Long-term self-interest, religious injunctions, government requirements

What are the principles of ethical decision making?

• Long-term self-interest, religious injunctions, government requirements

• Magnitude of consequences, social consensus, probability of effect

• Principle of distributive justice, principle of utilitarian benefits, principle of personal virtue

• Ethical intensity, moral development, principles of ethical decision making

What is one practical step managers can take to improve ethical decision making?

• Training employees to make ethical decisions

• Determining the punishment for workplace deviance

• Establishing a specific code of ethics

• Encouraging workplace deviance

According to the stakeholder model of corporate social responsibility, what is management's important responsibility?

• Profit maximization for the benefit of shareholders

• Satisfying the interests of multiple corporate stakeholders

• Ensuring top management is active and committed to the company ethics program

• Developing a reporting system that encourages whistle-blowers

What is the social responsibility of a company toward its stakeholders?

• To make a profit by producing a valued product or service

• To obey society's laws and regulations

• To abide by accepted principles of right and wrong when conducting business

• To fulfill its economic, legal, and ethical responsibilities

What is the proactive strategy of social responsiveness?

• Company does less than society expects

• Company admits responsibility for a problem but does the least required to meet societal expectations

• Company accepts responsibility for a problem and does all that society expects to solve that problem

• Company anticipates a problem before it occurs and does more than society expects

Is there a trade-off between being socially responsible and economic performance?

• Yes, being socially responsible negatively impacts economic performance

• No, being socially responsible has no impact on economic performance

• It depends on the specific company and situation

• There is not enough information to determine