Applied Ethics MCQs

A company chooses to protect customer data even though it reduces profits. Which principle is applied?

• Ethical responsibility toward stakeholders

• Profit maximisation only

• Legal compliance only

• Competitive advantage

A manager follows rules strictly even when outcomes are negative. Which framework applies?

• Deontology

• Utilitarianism

• Virtue ethics

• Relativism

Two firms avoid a price war and maintain stable pricing. Which concept is demonstrated?

• Cooperation in Prisoner’s Dilemma

• Competitive defection

• Market monopoly

• Price dumping

An employee reports fraud through a confidential hotline system. This reflects:

• Ethical reporting systems

• Authority bias

• Groupthink

• Moral disengagement

A firm evaluates decisions by considering the greatest benefit to society. Which theory is used?

• Utilitarianism

• Deontology

• Justice theory

• Rights theory

A leader promotes honesty and fairness through personal actions. This reflects:

• Ethical leadership

• Legal compliance

• Corporate governance only

• Strategic management

In a Prisoner’s Dilemma, both players defect, resulting in worse outcomes. This shows:

• Self-interest leads to suboptimal results

• Cooperation always dominates

• Ethical success

• Market equilibrium

A company considers employees, customers, and environment before decisions. This reflects:

• Stakeholder theory

• Shareholder theory

• Profit maximisation

• Agency theory

Employees follow unethical decisions because of pressure from top management. This is:

• Authority bias

• Transparency

• Ethical reasoning

• Accountability

A firm avoids harming minorities despite majority benefit. This reflects critique of:

• Utilitarianism limitation

• Deontology strength

• CSR principles

• Market forces