Deck 5: Ethical Decision Making and Ethical Leadership

Question 1

According to the text, ____ seem to be more sensitive to ethical issues and less tolerant of unethical actions.

A) men
B) the elderly
C) chief executives
D) women
E) children

Answer 1

women

Question 2

____ is an aspect of the influence significant others can exercise over our ethical decision making process.

A) Moral philosophy
B) Cognitive moral development
C) Individual variables
D) Opportunity
E) Obedience to authority

Answer 2

Obedience to authority

Question 3

People generally learn their values and principles through

A) family.
B) social groups.
C) religion.
D) formal education.
E) All of these are ways people learn values.

Answer 3

All of these are ways people learn values.

Question 4

The key components of the ethical decision-making framework include

A) individual factors.
B) perceived ethical issue intensity.
C) corporate culture.
D) none of these choices.
E) all of these choices.

Question 5

What is the value of the ethical decision making framework presented in your book?

A) It tells you what is right and wrong.
B) It teaches you values.
C) It prepares you to make informed ethical decisions.
D) It indicates whether a decision is ethical or unethical.
E) It helps you determine the type of leader you boss is.

Question 6

The immediate job context is

A) where one works.
B) carrots and sticks that superiors use to influence behavior.
C) with whom one works.
D) is related to opportunity.
E) all of these choices.

Question 7

When intentions and behavior are inconsistent with ethical judgments, the individual may feel

A) good.
B) rewarded.
C) joy.
D) guilt.
E) excitement.

Question 8

The framework for understanding ethical decision making presented in your text does not include ____ as a major determinant of ethical or unethical behavior.

A) ethical issue intensity
B) individual factors
C) corporate culture
D) evaluations and intentions
E) ethics training

Question 9

The newest research done on gender and ethical decision making shows

A) men are generally more ethical than women.
B) in many aspects there are significant differences between men and women.
C) women are generally more sensitive to ethical scenarios and less tolerant of unethical actions.
D) women are generally less sensitive to ethical scenarios and less tolerant of unethical actions.
E) women are generally less sensitive to ethical scenarios and less tolerant of unethical actions

Question 10

The research between years of education attained and ethical decision making

A) is not significant.
B) reflects experience.
C) education type has a significant effect on ethical decision making
D) reveals that students are more ethical than businesspeople.
E) is a significant factor.

Question 11

Business ethics and age

A) are negatively correlated
B) is a simple relationship.
C) suggest that employees with more experience have a greater knowledge to deal with complex industry-specific ethical issues.
D) suggest that employees with less experience have a greater ability to deal with complex industry-specific ethical issues.
E) do not have a statistically significant correlation.

Question 12

Current research suggests that

A) there is a significant relationship between external locus of control and ethical decision making.
B) there is a significant relationship between internal locus of control and ethical decision making.
C) we cannot be sure how significant locus of control is in terms of ethical decision making.
D) there is a relationship between the central locus of control and ethical decision making.
E) those who have an internal locus of control tend to be most ethical

Question 13

The book suggests that ethical leadership should be based

A) on holistic thinking that embraces the complex issues facing firms every day.
B) on those who have weak personal character.
C) on those who have a weak passion to do right.
D) on myopic thinking that embraces the complex issues facing firms every day.
E) on people such as Madoff, Koslowski, and Ponzi.

Question 14

A solution to a fundamental problem in traditional personal character development, as suggested in the text,

A) is that specific values and virtues ought to be taught to develop a set of basic beliefs.
B) is that specific values and virtues ought to be taught to develop a set of basic moral philosophies.
C) is that specific values and virtues ought to be taught to develop a set of basic moral philosophies across environments.
D) is to teach individuals who want to do the right thing about corporate values, codes, and other skills to address the complexities of business.
E) is to teach individuals who want to do the right thing about the major philosophers both from both western and eastern religions.

Question 15

Based on your own decision-making experiences and the material you have read in previous chapters, attempt to develop your own model, or framework, to describe the ethical decision-making process. Or, if you prefer, analyze and evaluate the synthesis model of ethical decision making.

Question 16

Discuss the differences between and the relationship between the organizational and individual factors that influence ethical decision making in business.