WorksheetsBusiness Ethics 2025 Quiz 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is an example of an individual factor influencing ethical decision-making?
Organizational culture
Reward systems
Personality and attitudes
Job roles
Which statement best describes the difference between descriptive and normative theories?
Descriptive tells what should be done; normative tells what is done
Descriptive tells what is done; normative tells what should be done
Both tell what is morally right
Normative avoids judging behavior
Individual factors are characteristics that are:
Shaped only by the organization
Unique to each person and shaped by experience
Determined solely by external rewards
The same for everyone in a company
Which of the following best represents a situational factor?
Level of education
Personality traits
Reward systems and job roles
Personal attitudes
Situational factors influence ethical behavior mainly through:
The individual’s genetic traits
Features of the work environment and context
Family upbringing only
Personal moral beliefs alone
Which of the following best describes a professional code of ethics?
A code created jointly by multiple organizations across industries
A code specific to a profession such as medicine, law, or marketing
A code designed for an entire industry like financial services
A code that applies to all businesses globally
The CAUX Roundtable Principles for Business are an example of which type of code of ethics?
Organizational code
Professional code
Industry code
Program or group code
According to Mitchell et al. (1997), which three attributes determine the salience of stakeholders?
Trust, commitment, and responsibility
Power, legitimacy, and urgency
Influence, reputation, and loyalty
Authority, ethics, and importance
A company’s stakeholder meetings are costly and marked by clashes in values. Which problems of stakeholder collaboration does this illustrate?
Resource intensity and culture clash
Schizophrenia and urgency
Legitimacy and power
Efficiency and control
What is the main purpose of social accounting?
To measure only a company’s financial performance
To assess and communicate an organization’s social, ethical, and environmental impacts
To improve employee productivity
To ensure compliance with tax regulations
