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Ethical Decision Making Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Ethical issue intensity is based on all of the following EXCEPT

a)

ethical awareness

b)

moral intensity

c)

value propensity

2.

the ability to perceive whether a situation or decision has an ethical dimension

a)

ethical issue intensity

b)

moral intensity

c)

ethical awareness

3.

Individual factors that influence ethical decision making include all of the following EXCEPT

a)

gender

b)

education

c)

age

d)

location

4.

Individual differences in relation to a generalized belief about how one is affected by internal versus external events or reinforcements

a)

locus of control

b)

ethical dilemma

c)

ethics

d)

values

5.

Organizational factors that influence ethical decision making include which of the following (choose all that apply)

a)

obedience to authority

b)

corporate culture

c)

coworkers

d)

ethical culture

6.

a set of values and norms that include ways of solving problems that employees of the organization share; may be included in a business's mission statement or objective

a)

obedience to authority

b)

ethical culture

c)

corporate culture

7.

an ethical decision-making model helps in determining if a business decision is right or wrong

a)

True

b)

False

8.

the ability or authority to guide and direct others toward a goal

a)

institutional theory

b)

normative value

c)

leadership

d)

principle

9.

a type of leader that cares little for ethics, views ethics as optional in a business context, often displays no passion for the mission of the organization

a)

unethical leader

b)

apathetic leader

c)

ethical leader

10.

All of the following describe an ethical leader EXCEPT

a)

addresses issues as soon as they appear

b)

looks at minimum guidelines and searches for legal loopholes

c)

tries to create participative organizational cultures

d)

views employee collaboration as an important resource

11.

a person's ability to influence the behavior of others by offering them something desirable

a)

reward power

b)

coercive power

c)

legitimate power

d)

expert power

12.

penalizes actions or behavior

a)

reward power

b)

coercive power

c)

legitimate power

d)

expert power

13.

the belief that a certain person has the right to exert influence and certain others have an obligation to accept it

a)

reward power

b)

coercive power

c)

legitimate power

d)

expert power

14.

derived from a person's knowledge and usually stems from a superior's credibility with subordinates

a)

reward power

b)

coercive power

c)

legitimate power

d)

expert power

15.

leaders who create employee satisfaction through negotiating, or "bartering" for desired behaviors or levels of performance

a)

transactional leaders

b)

transformational leaders

c)

authentic leaders

16.

leaders who strive to raise employees' level of commitment and foster trust and motivation

a)

transactional leaders

b)

transformational leaders

c)

authentic leaders

17.

leaders who are passionate about the company, live out corporate values daily in their behavior in the workplace, and form long-term relationships with employees and other stakeholders

a)

transactional leaders

b)

transformational leaders

c)

authentic leaders

18.

occurs when one or more group members feel pressured to conform to the group's decision even if they personally disagree

a)

groupthink

b)

group polarization

c)

small group communication

d)

interpersonal communication

19.

refers to the fact that a group is more likely to move toward a more extreme position that its individual group members

a)

groupthink

b)

group polarization

c)

small group communication

d)

interpersonal communication

20.

the most advantageous conflict management style that use cooperation

a)

competing

b)

accommodating

c)

compromising

d)

collaborating