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Ethical behavior and social responsibility

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Values are personal beliefs that help determine whether a behavior will be considered ethical or unethical. An example of terminal value is __________ .

a)

ambition

b)

self-respect

c)

courage

d)

imagination

2.

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%.

a)

utilitarian

b)

individualism

c)

justice

d)

moral-rights

3.

A manager’s failure to enforce a late-to-work policy the same way for all employees is an ethical violation of __________ justice.

a)

ethical

b)

moral

c)

distributive

d)

procedural

4.

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 _________?”

a)

my boss found out about this

b)

my subordinates found out about this

c)

this was printed in the local newspaper

d)

this went into my personnel file

5.

Research on ethical dilemmas indicates that __________ is/are often the cause of unethical behavior by people at work.

a)

declining morals in society

b)

lack of religious beliefs

c)

the absence of whistleblowers

d)

pressures from bosses and superiors

6.

Customers, investors, employees, and regulators are examples of __________ that are important in the analysis of corporate social responsibility.

a)

special-interest groups

b)

stakeholders

c)

ethics advocates

d)

whistleblowers

7.

A(n) __________ is someone who exposes the ethical misdeeds of others.

a)

whistleblower

b)

ethics advocate

c)

ombudsman

d)

stakeholder

8.

A proponent of the classical view of corporate social responsibility would most likely agree with which of these statements?

a)

Social responsibility improves the public image of business.

b)

The primary responsibility of business is to maximize business profits.

c)

By acting responsibly, businesses avoid government regulation.

d)

Businesses can and should do “good” while doing business.

9.

An amoral manager __________.

a)

always acts in consideration of ethical issues

b)

chooses to behave unethically

c)

makes ethics a personal goal

d)

takes action without considering whether or not the behavior is ethnical.

10.

An organization that takes the lead in addressing emerging social issues is being __________ , showing the most progressive corporate social responsibility strategy.

a)

accommodative

b)

defensive

c)

proactive

d)

obstructionist

11.

The criterion of __________ responsibility identifies the highest level of conviction by an organization to operate in a responsible manner.

a)

economic

b)

legal

c)

ethical

d)

discretionary

12.

Which ethical position has been criticized as a source of “ethical imperialism”?

a)

individualism

b)

absolutism

c)

utilitarianism

d)

relativism

13.

A manager supports an organization’s attempts at self-governance when he or she always tries to achieve performance objectives in ways that are __________ .

a)

performance effective

b)

cost efficient

c)

quality oriented

d)

ethical and socially responsible

14.

The potential for greed to influence decisions is most likely when one follows the _______ approach to ethics.

a)

moral rights

b)

utilitarian

c)

individualism

d)

justice