Multiple Choice Vragen bij Hoofdstuk 5

Ethics deals with ________ values that are a part of corporate culture and shapes decisions concerning social responsibility with respect to the ________ environment. ##a. internal/external ##b. external/external ##c. internal/internal ##d. external/internal ##e. None of the above The decision to produce a new product by Maxwell Markets is in the ##a. domain of codified law ##b. domain of free choice ##c. domain of ethics ##d. domain of compensatory justice ##e. domain of social responsibility The decision by AT&T to downsize and reduce its labor force is in the ##a. domain of codified law ##b. domain of free choice ##c. domain of ethics ##d. social responsibility ##e. none of the above In the domain of ethical behavior, obedience is to ##a. enforceable norms and standards ##b. oneself ##c. laws prescribed by the legal systems ##d. unenforceable norms and standards ##e. the organization A new drug has not been approved by the FDA to sell in the U.S. because further testing is needed. The company has a chance to sell its product in another country immediatedly to start recovering the costs of R&D and production three years ahead of time. This example places the decision in which of the categories from the text? ##a. The etical domain ##b. The domain of free choice ##c. The legal domain ##d. The obstructive category ##e. The protective domain Ahmad is a manager at No-Waste Corporation. He is faced with an interesting problem. One of his employees has been cheating the company out of expense money. Ahmad must decide whether or not to fire this employee. In this role, Ahmad is acting as ##a. a moral agent ##b. an ethical theorist ##c. a symbolic leader ##d. an authoritarian leader ##e. an obstructive manager The asumption that "If it's not illegal, it must be ethical," ignores which of the following? ##a. domain of codified law ##b. domain of ethics ##c. domain of free choice ##d. discretionary responsibility ##e. domain of symbolism

A situation that arises when all alternative choices or behaviors have been deemed undesirable because of the potentially negative ethical consequences, making it difficult to distinguish right from wrong, is considered ##a. a moral agent ##b. a social responsibility ##c. an ehtical dilemma ##d. an ethical standard ##e. discretionary responsibility A normative approach to ehtical decision making ##a. reduces ethical dilemmas to easy-to-understand formulas. ##b. uses various approaches to describe guiding values for decisions. ##c. states that everyone must use their employer's value system at work. ##d. dictates only one way to choose to resolve dilemmas. ##e. none of the above. Better Boats, Inc. decided to continue operations at one plant while shutting down another. The decision was justified on the basis of what was best for the total corporation. This is an example of the ##a. utilitarian approach ##b. individualism approach ##c. moral-justice approach ##d. justice approach ##e. illegal approach Lawrence is a manager at We-Care, Inc. He is expected to consider the effort of each decision alternative on all parties and select the one that optimizes the satisfaction for the greatest number of people. This is an example of the ##a. utilitarian approach ##b. individualism approach ##c. moral-justice approach ##d. justice approach ##e. soft-line managerial approach Which ethical approach are companies citing to justify their policing of employee's personal habits on and off the job, such as alcohol and tobacco consumption? ##a. justice approach ##b. utilitarian approach ##c. individualism approach ##d. moral-justice approach ##e. discretionary responsibility The __________ ethic was the basis for the state of Oregon's decision to extend Medicaid to 400,000 previously ineligible recipients by refusing to pay for high-cost, high-risk procedures. ##a. justice ##b. moral-rights ##c. obstructive ##d. individualism ##e. utilitarian When everyone is pursuing self-direction, the greater good is ultimatedly served because people learn to accommodate each other in their own long-term interest. This is an example of ##a. utilitarian approach ##b. individualism approach ##c. moral-justice approach ##d. justice approach ##e. social responsibility

The golden rule "do unto others as they would do unto you" is ##a. an example of the utilitarian approach to ethical behaviour. ##b. representative of the moral-justice approach to moral decision making. ##c. an example of the values that guide the individualism approach to ethical behaviour. ##d. silly and outdated. ##e. an example of the justice approach to ethical behavior. Which of the following is NOT a normative ethics approach? ##a. utilitarian approach ##b. individualism approach ##c. social responsibility approach ##d. moral-rights approach ##e. All of the above are normative approaches as described in the text. Which of the following is NOT one of the moral rights that could be considered during decision making? ##a. The right to free consent. ##b. The right to invade privacy. ##c. The right to free speech. ##d. The right of freedom of conscience. ##e. The right to life and safety. Individualism is most closely related to ##a. social responsibility ##b. free choice ##c. economic responsibility ##d. codified law ##e. togetherness Human beings have fundamental rights and liberties that cannot be taken by another individual's decision. This ethical decision making approach is known as the ##a. utilitarian approach ##b. individualism approach ##c. moral-justice approach ##d. dualism approach ##e. none of the above Due process, free consent, privacy, freedom of conscience and free speech are consistent with which approach to ethical decision making? ##a. moral-rights approach ##b. individualism approach ##c. utilitarian approach ##d. justice approach ##e. dual-economic approach Sexual harassment is unethical because it violates an important part of which approach to ethical behavior? ##a. The utilitarian approach ##b. The individualism approach ##c. The justice approach ##d. The moral-rights approach ##e. The defensive approach