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WorksheetsEthics #3
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
High levels of ________________ create a higher probability that firms cut corners because margins are usually low.
a)
Profit
b)
Competition
c)
Cooperation
d)
Return
2.
Both individual ethics and organizational ethics have an impact on an employee's
a)
productivity
b)
personal happiness
c)
ethical intention
d)
compensation
3.
Although both structures can create opportunities for unethical conduct, which organizational structure tends to be more ethical?
a)
Tall
b)
Flat
c)
Centralized
d)
Decentralized
4.
____________ is an organizational factor that gives a company specific characteristics. Over time, stakeholders begin to see the company as like a living organism with a mind and will of its own.
a)
Oversight
b)
Significant others
c)
Corporate culture
Corporate culture
Corporate culture
d)
The ethical climate
5.
___________ argues that ethical behavior involves not only adhering to conventional moral standards but also considering what a mature person with a "good" moral character would deem appropriate.
a)
Relativism
b)
Virtue ethics
c)
Hedonism
d)
Teleology
6.
Ethical concerns in centralized structures can occur because of very little
a)
Mobility
b)
Scapegoating
c)
Upward communication
d)
Downward communication
7.
____________ justice is based on the evaluation of outcomes or results of the business relationship.
a)
Procedural
b)
Interactional
c)
Distributive
d)
Ethical
8.
Those who have influence in a work group are referred to as significant others and include
a)
employees in similar job situations
b)
spouses and friends
c)
peers, coworkers, family members
d)
subordinates, coworkers, managers, peers
9.
The establishment of an ethics committee with an organization
a)
is usually highly informal.
b)
is usually organized around general business topics.
c)
usually always succeeds.
d)
might raise ethical concerns or resolve ethical dilemmas.
10.
A high concern for people but minimal concern for performance can best describe the ________ culture.
a)
caring
b)
apathetic
c)
exacting
d)
shareholder
11.
Which of the following is not an individual factor that affects business ethics?
a)
Nationality
b)
Age
c)
Religion
d)
Significant others
12.
___________ have been found to decrease unethical practices and increase positive work behavior.
a)
Good personal values
b)
A highly educated workforce
c)
High levels of community involvement
d)
Carefree leaders
13.
To motivate employees, an organization offers ________ to _________ employees to work toward organizational objectives.
a)
punishment, force
b)
peer pressure, guilt
c)
incentives encourage
d)
rewards, bribes
14.
People who believe in ___________, go with the flow because they feel the events in their lives are uncontrollable.
a)
ethical decision making
b)
internal locus of control
c)
an ethical culture
d)
external locus of control
15.
Companies take basic _______ and translate them into core ________.
a)
customs, values
b)
values, principles
c)
cultures, principles
d)
cultures, customs
16.
Management's sense of the organization's culture
a)
is always the same as employees' perceptions.
b)
is usually easily adopted by employees
c)
is always readily evident to employees.
d)
may be quite different from employees' perceptions.
17.
Studies have shown that _______ within the organization have more impact on a worker's decisions on a daily basis than any other factor.
a)
religion
b)
CEO's
c)
significant others
d)
education
18.
Over the years, scholars have developed more than 100 definitions of culture. According to the text, all have the following common elements:
a)
Culture is shared, relatively stable and is formed over a long period of time.
b)
Culture is not shared, stable, and is formed over long period of time.
c)
Culture is shared, not stable is formed over a long period of time.
d)
Culture is shared, stable and is formed over a short period of time.
19.
By incorporating ________ objectives into corporate core values, companies begin to view __________ as significant.
a)
shareholder, stakeholders
b)
stakeholder, shareholders
c)
CEO, CEO's
d)
customer, customers
20.
A marketing manager who orders a manufacturing plant be refitted to make it safer for workers, no matter what the cost, may be a(n) _________ because he believes in the rights of all individuals.
a)
egoist
b)
relativist
c)
deontologist
d)
utilitarian
21.
___________ are satisfied by social and interpersonal relationships, and _______ are satisfied by creative or productive activities.
a)
Growth needs, relatedness needs
b)
Personal needs, group needs
c)
Coercive needs, ethical needs
d)
Relatedness needs, growth needs
22.
An ethical culture needs _______ along with _____ to establish an ethics program and monitor the complex ethical decisions being made by employees.
a)
individual ethics, ethical issue intensity
b)
ethical issue intensity, ethics training
c)
shared values, proper oversight
d)
organizational factors; individuals factors
23.
Expert power usually stems from
a)
a superior's credibility with his or her subordinates
b)
the belief that a certain person has the right to exert influence and that certain others have an obligation to accept it.
c)
a person's ability to influence the behavior of others by offering them something desirable.
d)
a person's ability to penalize actions or behavior of another
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