Deck 7: Decision Making and Human Resource Issues

Question 1

Influence is a component of the implementation of power in ethical decision making. Which of the following is not an ethical use of influence?

A) Negotiating in an ethical manner
B) Adjusting through mutual agreement the viewpoint of another
C) Misleading others about your future intentions
D) Using nonverbal methods to change the viewpoint through, for example, physical evidence

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Wagner Act was passed in_____________ to protect the rights of workers and allow them to organize into unions.

A) 1909
B) 2002
C) 1935
D) 2011

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In the Milgram study of 1963, what proportion of volunteers would have obeyed the instruction to "kill" the subject?

A) 12%
B) 65%
C) 25%
D) 40%

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The individual acts based on what is expected of him or her by others in which of the following stages of moral development?

A) Obedience and punishment orientation
B) Instrumental purpose and exchange
C) Interpersonal accord, conformity, mutual expectations
D) Social accord and system maintenance

Question 5

The individual is governed by his or her own chosen ethical principles in which of the following stages of moral development?

A) Obedience and punishment orientation
B) Instrumental purpose and exchange
C) Interpersonal accord, conformity, mutual expectations
D) Universal ethical principles.

Question 6

The Texas Instruments Code of Ethical Conduct includes three of the following elements. Which one is not included?

A) Is the action legal?
B) Does it comply with our values?
C) Will it benefit personally?
D) Keep asking until you get answer.

Question 7

Which of the following components of moral intensity relates to the decision maker's perception of the probability that the act will take place and the probability that harm or benefit will occur consequently?

A) Social consensus
B) Magnitude of consequences
C) Probability of effect
D) Temporal immediacy

Question 8

In which of the following stages of moral development does the individual make moral decisions based on the consequences and repercussions of their actions?

A) Obedience and punishment orientation
B) Instrumental purpose and exchange
C) Interpersonal accord, conformity, mutual expectations
D) Social accord and system maintenance

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the elements of ethics?

A) Doing the right thing
B) Making the right choices
C) Presenting the right ideas
D) Raising the share price

Question 10

Actions which the decision maker cannot change are called

A) Rigid actions
B) Inflexible actions
C) Nondiscretionary actions
D) Discretionary actions

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the three categories of moral luck?

A) Resultant luck
B) Circumstantial luck
C) Constitutive luck
D) Virtual luck

Question 12

______________ refers to the individual's perception of how much control he or she has over an activity of event.

A) Ego strength
B) Field dependence
C) Locus of control
D) Resultant luck

Question 13

Which is not a trait of the perfect leader according to Machiavelli?

A) Ability to manipulate
B) Bold in action
C) Stealthy when needed
D) Negotiating in an ethical manner

Question 14

______________ is based on the background, family support system, and life experiences a person has before the moral decision is made.

A) Resultant luck
B) Circumstantial luck
C) Constitutive luck
D) Virtual luck

Question 15

In which of the following stages of moral development is the belief that since individuals have a different set of values, it is important to view rules relative to the group, which must accept them?

A) Obedience and punishment orientation
B) Instrumental purpose and exchange
C) Interpersonal accord, conformity, mutual expectations
D) Social contract and individual rights

Question 16

Which of the following is not a measure of moral intensity?

A) Social consensus
B) Probability of effect c Temporal immediacy
D) Social status

Question 17

______________ is the strength of conviction or self-regulation by the individual.

A) Ego strength
B) Field dependence
C) Locus of control
D) Resultant luck

Question 18

Actions that a decision maker can compromise within established boundaries are called

A) Compromising actions
B) Negotiated actions
C) Discretionary actions
D) Stakeholder actions

Question 19

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was located in _____________.

A) Detroit
B) San Francisco
C) Dallas
D) Manhattan

Question 20

______________ refers to the degree in which society would agree that the act is either good or evil.

A) Social consensus
B) Magnitude of consequences
C) Probability of effect
D) Temporal immediacy

Question 21

A firm's response to reducing employee theft normally has three stages. Which is not one of them?

A) Prevention by not hiring potential thieves
B) Prevention and detection of criminal behavior
C) Effective sanction once thieves have been caught
D) Accept that this is a norm of employee behavior

Question 22

Which is not a reason for employee theft?

A) Personal economic pressure
B) The opportunity to steal
C) Personal social norms
D) Peer pressure

Question 23

Which of the following types of diversity is based on having employees with different educational and/or professional backgrounds?

A) Traits and value diversity
B) Task-related diversity
C) Demographic diversity
D) Geographic diversity

Question 24

Field dependence refers to the ability of using external information to help resolve an ambiguous situation.

Question 25

What proportion of employees admits to e-mailing confidential information to outside parties?

A) 14%
B) 89%
C) 9%
D) 5%

Question 26

Which of the following categories of deviant behavior includes actions such as acting in an uncivilized manner, accusing and blaming the wrong people when mistakes are made, and starting false rumors and gossip that can be harmful to employees?

A) Political deviance
B) Property deviance
C) Production deviance
D) Personal aggression

Question 27

Magnitude of consequences refers to the amount of time that will take place between when the decision is taken and the consequences.

Question 28

Traits and value-diversity relates to diversity in personalities, values, or their vision of the future course of the firm.

Question 29

What proportion of women reported the reason for extreme job working "High quality colleagues"?

A) 82%
B) 28%
C) 43%
D) 30%

Question 30

Transparency refers to deciding if one accepts having others know what one has decided.

Question 31

In 2011, the EEOC received _________ claims of sexual harassment.

A) 113,640
B) 1,364
C) 11,364
D) 1,136,400

Question 32

Which of the following is not a form of employee monitoring?

A) Going undercover
B) Tapping landline phones
C) Bullying
D) Monitoring personal web postings

Question 33

Influence is something an individual has, but power is something an individual has to do.

Question 34

Resultant luck is based on the background, family support system, and life experiences a person has before the moral decision is made.

Question 35

What is not a reason for working at an extreme job?

A) Stimulating and challenging
B) High compensation
C) Pressure from domestic situation
D) Power/status

Question 36

______________ is a major basis for office bullying.

A) Sexual discrimination
B) Dislike for a person
C) Age discrimination
D) Gender discrimination

Question 37

______________ occurs when a relatively small number of people with a large stake in the action of the firm are impacted by the decision.

A) Social consensus
B) Magnitude of consequences
C) Concentration of effect
D) Temporal immediacy

Question 38

What proportion of men reported the reason for extreme job working "high compensation"?

A) 90%
B) 52%
C) 43%
D) 23%

Question 39

______________ refers to an arrangement where the victim will provide a sexual favor in return for a bonus.

A) Sexual harassment
B) Quid pro quo
C) Hostile work environment
D) Organizational climate

Question 40

If an individual has an internal locus of control, the individual believes he or she can have control over the activity.

Question 41

Of all the types of deviant or misbehavior, employee theft appears to be the most common.

Question 42

In a short essay, compare and contrast the roles of power and influence in ethical decisions.

Question 43

In a short essay, list and discuss the six stages in the moral development of an individual.

Question 44

Political deviance includes actions such as acting in an uncivilized manner, accusing and blaming the wrong people when mistakes are made, and starting false rumors and gossip that can be harmful to employees.

Question 45

Office bullying is covered by the provisions of the Civil Rights Act.

Question 46

In a short essay, list and discuss the three categories of moral luck.

Question 47

An extreme job is one where the employee works in a hostile environment climatically or geographically.

Question 48

Distributive justice is a bottom up approach in which you ask and listen to what the subordinates are telling you.

Question 49

Geographic diversity relates to having employees with different genders, different ages, different ethnic backgrounds, and/or professional backgrounds.

Question 50

In a short essay, list and discuss the three critical individual variables that would affect how individuals approach resolving an ethical dilemma.

Question 51

Production deviance and political deviance would be more harmful to the firm while political deviance and personal aggression would be more harmful to individuals within the firm.

Question 52

In a short essay, list and discuss the elements involved in employee monitoring.