Question 1

An employee who feels he is being underpaid steals company merchandise to sell for his own profit.What act is this employee engaged in?

Accepted Answer

Theft of company merchandise by employees is called "employee shrinkage."

Question 2

Which term is used to describe the degree of concern people have about activities that question moral standards?

Accepted Answer

Ethical intensity refers to the degree of concern people have about activities that question moral standards. Social consensus refers to the degree to which others in a community or society agree on what is right or wrong. Temporal immediacy refers to the closeness in time between an action and its consequences. Magnitude of consequences refers to the scale or size of the impact that an action or decision may have.

Question 3

In 1997 an International Code of Ethics was released by a group of Canadian companies.Why did they do this?

Accepted Answer

The release of the International Code of Ethics by Canadian companies was aimed at providing a general guideline for acceptable standards of conduct when doing business at home and in other countries. It aimed at promoting ethical behavior in business interactions and operations. The other options listed are not supported by any evidence and are not relevant to the reason behind the release of the Code of Ethics.

Question 4

What issues are covered by the International Code of Ethics for Canadian Business Principles?

Accepted Answer

The International Code of Ethics for Canadian Business Principles covers issues such as community participation, environmental protection, human rights, business conduct, and employee rights. Option A includes some of these issues but misses out on others such as community participation and employee rights. Option B includes some of the issues but also includes minimum wage and child labor which are not explicitly mentioned in the Code. Option D includes some of the issues but also includes internal training which is not explicitly mentioned in the Code.

Question 5

A company's accounting clerk realizes that an error has been made-the period's income is overstated.The clerk will soon be leaving for another job and knows that the error will not be found for several months after she has gone.To avoid having to work longer to fix the error,she decides she won't say anything.Which of the following factors affected the intensity of the clerk's decision?

Accepted Answer

Temporal immediacy refers to the time between the act and the consequences it produces.

Question 6

On which of the following does ethical intensity partly depend?

Accepted Answer

Ethical intensity depends upon six factors: (1)magnitude of effects, (2)social consensus, (3)probability of effect, (4)temporal immediacy, (5)proximity of effect,and (6)concentration of effect.

Question 7

A plant worker is unhappy with his performance review.He considers purposely spilling a hazardous chemical to cause an evacuation of the plant.He decides against this,however.A spill could put many of his fellow workers at risk of injury from inhaling the chemical's fumes or evacuating.Which of the following influenced this worker's ethical decision making?

Accepted Answer

Magnitude of consequences is the total effect across all people.

Question 8

A female employee was passed over for a promotion that was awarded to a new and younger male employee.Disgruntled,the older female employee gives the younger employee who got the job false information,thereby making his work more difficult.What behaviour is the older female employee engaged in?

Accepted Answer

Political deviance is using one's influence to harm others in the company.

Question 9

Shell Oil Company's plan to sink Brent Spar,an abandoned offshore oil-storage buoy,had a massive effect on employee motivation and recruitment.The number of qualified people applying for jobs at Shell plummeted,and many employees looked for positions in other companies.The plan caused much greater harm than Shell's managers had ever imagined it would.Which of the following was much greater than predicted?

Accepted Answer

Magnitude of consequences refers to the total harm derived from an ethical decision.

Question 10

What is ethics as it relates to workplace behaviour?

Accepted Answer

Ethics in workplace behaviour refers to the set of moral principles or values that define what is right and wrong in the workplace, and guide the behaviour of employees. It involves making ethical decisions and acting in a way that is consistent with these values and principles, even in situations where it might be easier or more tempting to act unethically. Ethics is important in the workplace as it helps build trust, credibility and a positive reputation in the industry.

Question 11

Every day before he leaves work,Doug takes a headset,stapler,or other company item and puts it in his lunch box to bring home.Doug sees nothing wrong with his behaviour since he feels inadequately paid.What level of moral development is Doug operating at?

Accepted Answer

People operating at the preconventional level act for selfish reasons.

Question 12

According to Dwight Sharon Allen,Chairman of Deloitte LLP,what kinds of leaders do people want to work for?

Accepted Answer

According to Dwight Sharon Allen, Chairman of Deloitte LLP, people want to work for leaders they can trust. While having similar experiences or being easy going may be desirable traits, the most important factor is building trust with employees. Charisma can be helpful, but it is not the most important factor for employees when choosing a leader to work for.

Question 13

Which of the following is strong when a decision has large,certain,immediate consequences,and when we are physically or psychologically close to those affected by it?

Accepted Answer

Ethical intensity is the degree of concern people have about an ethical issue.It is influenced by six factors-among them: magnitude of consequences ("large") ,probability of effect ("certain") ,temporal immediacy ("immediate") ,and proximity of effect ("close").

Question 14

A dissatisfied employee purposely puts less oil in a machine used in manufacturing products to increase the risk of the machine failing.Which activity is this employee engaged in?

Accepted Answer

Property deviance is unethical behaviour aimed at company property or products.

Question 15

When addressing certain issues,managers more aware of the large impact their decisions will have on others are more likely to worry about doing the right thing.Which type of issue does this situation best describe?

Accepted Answer

Ethical intensity is used to describe the degree of concern that people have about an ethical issue.

Question 16

Why would the intentional tampering of a car's brake line have greater ethical intensity than driving 10 km over the speed limit?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why would the intentional tampering of a...

Question 17

A disgruntled employee who feels he is being underpaid purposely works slowly when his supervisor is not present and often arrives late for work and leaves early.What kind of behaviour is this employee engaged in?

Accepted Answer

Examples of production deviance are leaving early,taking excessively long breaks,intentionally working slowly,and wasting resources.

Question 18

Which of the following factors contributes to ethical intensity?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following factors contributes to...

Question 19

A new employee is requested to cooperate in a scheme to cheat on worker time cards.The employee refuses to cooperate,and two colleagues write him a letter with threats of physical harm if he does not comply.In what behaviour are the employees who wrote the threatening letter engaged?

Accepted Answer

Personal aggression is hostile or aggressive behaviour toward others.

Question 20

What are the three levels of moral development identified by Kohlberg?

Accepted Answer

Kohlberg identified three levels of moral development: preconventional, conventional, and postconventional. These levels are based on an individual's ability to reason about ethical and moral issues. The preconventional level is characterized by a focus on self-interest and reward/punishment, while the conventional level is focused on social conformity and expectations. The postconventional level involves the ability to reason based on abstract principles of justice and ethics, rather than simply following societal norms.

Quiz 4: Ethics and Social Responsibility