WorksheetsEthical behavior and social responsibility
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Values are personal beliefs that help determine whether a behavior will be considered ethical or unethical. An example of terminal value is __________ .
ambition
self-respect
courage
imagination
Under the __________ view of ethical behavior, a business owner would be considered ethical if she reduced a plant’s workforce by 10% in order to cut costs to keep the business from failing and thus save jobs for the other 90%.
utilitarian
individualism
justice
moral-rights
A manager’s failure to enforce a late-to-work policy the same way for all employees is an ethical violation of __________ justice.
ethical
moral
distributive
procedural
Two “spotlight” questions for conducting the ethics double-check of a decision are (a) “How would I feel if my family found out about this?” and (b) “How would I feel if _________?”
my boss found out about this
my subordinates found out about this
this was printed in the local newspaper
this went into my personnel file
Research on ethical dilemmas indicates that __________ is/are often the cause of unethical behavior by people at work.
declining morals in society
lack of religious beliefs
the absence of whistleblowers
pressures from bosses and superiors
Customers, investors, employees, and regulators are examples of __________ that are important in the analysis of corporate social responsibility.
special-interest groups
stakeholders
ethics advocates
whistleblowers
A(n) __________ is someone who exposes the ethical misdeeds of others.
whistleblower
ethics advocate
ombudsman
stakeholder
A proponent of the classical view of corporate social responsibility would most likely agree with which of these statements?
Social responsibility improves the public image of business.
The primary responsibility of business is to maximize business profits.
By acting responsibly, businesses avoid government regulation.
Businesses can and should do “good” while doing business.
An amoral manager __________.
always acts in consideration of ethical issues
chooses to behave unethically
makes ethics a personal goal
takes action without considering whether or not the behavior is ethnical.
An organization that takes the lead in addressing emerging social issues is being __________ , showing the most progressive corporate social responsibility strategy.
accommodative
defensive
proactive
obstructionist
The criterion of __________ responsibility identifies the highest level of conviction by an organization to operate in a responsible manner.
economic
legal
ethical
discretionary
Which ethical position has been criticized as a source of “ethical imperialism”?
individualism
absolutism
utilitarianism
relativism
A manager supports an organization’s attempts at self-governance when he or she always tries to achieve performance objectives in ways that are __________ .
performance effective
cost efficient
quality oriented
ethical and socially responsible
The potential for greed to influence decisions is most likely when one follows the _______ approach to ethics.
moral rights
utilitarian
individualism
justice
