Overview of Ethics Quiz

What might cause employees to support and implement a practice, such as cramming, that appears unethical and possibly illegal? What happened to their desire to do well that they did not object to and stop this unfair billing practice? Do you feel pressured to commit such practices in your current place of employment?

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Is it okay to lie to protect someone's feelings? Should you intervene with a coworker who seems to have a chemical dependency problem? Is it acceptable to exaggerate your work experience on a résumé? Can you cut corners on a project to meet a tight deadline?

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What is the relationship between ethics and morals?

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How do you balance the concerns of protecting Alaskan wildlife and finding new sources of oil to maintain U.S. oil reserves?

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Give an example of an action that fits in each of the four quadrants of the legal versus ethical chart shown in Figure 1-2-ethical and legal, ethical and illegal, unethical and illegal, and unethical and legal.

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What are some of the risks associated with unethical behavior in the business world?

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What are the most commonly observed types of misconduct in the workplace?

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According to the 2013 National Business Ethics Survey, who is responsible for 60 percent of workplace misconduct?

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You are a new hire at a large software firm and have been working overtime for the last two months trying to complete the final testing of a new software release for the firm's flagship product, which is used by thousands of organizations worldwide. Unfortunately, the software has many bugs and testing has taken weeks longer than expected. This afternoon your boss stopped by and asked you to 'sign off' on the completion of your portion of the testing. He explains that the project has gone over budget and is in danger of missing the committed release date for customers. When you object because you feel the software is still buggy, he says not to worry, whatever bugs remain will be fixed in the next release of the software. What do you do?

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Develop two goals for each of these areas that you feel would be reasonable for Oracle to achieve.

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