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WorksheetsBGS Final Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Before Enron, many thought business ethics was a problem with the top of the pyramid.
True
False
The categorical imperative is closely associated with the principle of utilitarianism.
True
False
The public perception of the acceptability of embryonic stem cell research is evolving, with more people believing it is ethical.
True
False
The ethics scandal that has come to define modern business ethics is the Enron debacle.
True
False
The most significant obstacle to the use of biotechnology is
Fear that the technology will not work
Lack of funds to support research.
Government requirements for prolonged tests on human subjects.
The potential for public backlash.
Ethical issues at the organizational level
are generally more difficult to solve than issues at the personal level.
confront people in their roles as managers or employees.
display conflicts between a person's role as family member and employee.
represent conflicts between two or more companies.
There is no doubt that the media are
Defending the right of business to be conducted amorally.
ignoring ethical violations in their own industry.
Reporting breaches of ethics in politics more than they are reporting business ethics violations.
Reporting ethical problems more frequently and fervently.
Which of the following is not an act of misconduct commonly observed in the workplace?
Discrimination
Industrial espionage
Misresporting time worked
Stealing, theft or fraud
Business ethics is
A special branch of ethics unto itself.
A subset of business practice.
Concerned with moral issues that occur only in business.
Concerned with right and wrong behavior within a business context.
Which of the following is not one of the major approaches to thinking about business ethics?
Conventional approach
Ethical tests approach
Principles approach
Rights and duties approach
An ethical concept or rule that helps the decision maker take an ethical course is called a(n)
Ethical principle
Ethical rubric
Ethical test
Moral dilemma
Characteristics of intentionally amoral managers include all of the following except
They are dying out.
They have an obsession with fairness.
They think business and ethics are separate spheres.
They think ethics and business don’t mix.
