Question 1

Family,friends,personality,and experience are sources of ________________ ethics.

Accepted Answer

Sources of individual ethics include the influence of one's family,peers,and upbringing in general,and an individual's personality and experience.

Question 2

People in a particular country may automatically behave ethically because they have internalized values and norms that specify how they should behave in certain situations.This is an example of which code of ethics?

Accepted Answer

Societal ethics are standards that govern how members of a society deal with each other in matters involving issues such as fairness,justice,poverty,and the rights of the individual.

Question 3

A person's confidence and faith in another person's goodwill is called:

Accepted Answer

Trust is the willingness of one person or group to have faith or confidence in the goodwill of another person,even though this puts them at risk (because the other might act in a deceitful way).

Question 4

Which of the following Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)laws prohibits discrimination in employment decisions on the basis of race,religion,sex,color,or national origin and covers a wide range of employment decisions,including hiring,firing,pay,promotion,and working conditions?

Accepted Answer

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment decisions on the basis of race,religion,sex,color,or national origin;covers a wide range of employment decisions,including hiring,firing,pay,promotion,and working conditions.

Question 5

When making an ethical decision,asking the questions "Would my family members and friends approve of this decision,and am I willing to see the decision communicated to all people and groups affected?" are part of the _________________ rule.

Accepted Answer

A business decision is probably acceptable on ethical grounds if a manager can answer yes to each of these questions: (1)Does my decision fall within the accepted values that typically apply in business activity today? (2)Am I willing to see the decision communicated to all people and groups affected by it-for example,by having it reported in newspapers or on television? (3)Would the people with whom I have a significant personal relationship,such as family members,friends,or even managers in other organizations,approve of the decision?

Question 6

Formal standards and rules,based on beliefs about right or wrong,that managers can use to help themselves make appropriate decisions with regard to the interests of their stakeholders are

Accepted Answer

Codes of ethics are formal standards and rules,based on beliefs about right or wrong,that managers can use to help themselves make appropriate decisions with regard to the interests of their stakeholders.

Question 7

Standards that govern how members of a particular community deal with each other in matters involving issues such as fairness,justice,poverty,and the rights of the individual are __________________ ethics.

Accepted Answer

Societal ethics are standards that govern how members of a society deal with each other in matters involving issues such as fairness,justice,poverty,and the rights of the individual.

Question 8

Standards that govern how members of an organization,managers or workers,make decisions when the way in which they should behave is not clear-cut are __________________ ethics.

Accepted Answer

Professional ethics are standards that govern how members of an organization,managers or workers,make decisions when the way in which they should behave is not clear-cut.

Question 9

The practical rule states that an ethical decision:

Accepted Answer

The practical rule is that an ethical decision is one that a manager has no hesitation or reluctance about communicating to people outside the company because the typical person in a society would think it is acceptable.

Question 10

Dissimilarities among people due to age,gender,race,ethnicity,religion,sexual orientation,socioeconomic background,education,experience,physical appearance,capabilities/disabilities,and any other characteristic that is used to distinguish between people defines ______________.

Accepted Answer

Diversity is dissimilarities-differences-among people due to age,gender,race,ethnicity,religion,sexual orientation,socioeconomic background,education,experience,physical appearance,capabilities/disabilities,and any other characteristic that is used to distinguish between people.

Question 11

Which of the following refers to the invisible barriers that prevent minorities and women from being promoted to top corporate positions?

Accepted Answer

The term glass ceiling alludes to the invisible barriers that prevent minorities and women from being promoted to top corporate positions.

Question 12

Which of the following is true about capabilities/disabilities?

Accepted Answer

On one hand,some people with real disabilities warranting workplace accommodations are hesitant to reveal their disabilities to their employers and claim the accommodations they deserve.On the other hand,some employees abuse the ADA by seeking unnecessary accommodations for disabilities that may or may not exist.Thus it is perhaps not surprising that the passage of the ADA does not appear to have increased employment rates significantly for those with disabilities.

Question 13

When a manager has no hesitation about communicating to people outside the company regarding a decision made because the typical person in a society would think it is acceptable,this logic is explained by the ________________ rule.

Accepted Answer

The practical rule is that an ethical decision is one that a manager has no hesitation or reluctance about communicating to people outside the company because the typical person in a society would think it is acceptable.

Question 14

Because the stakeholders' ability to earn a living and obtain resources in the long run depends on how they behave,they must protect their valuable _______________.

Accepted Answer

Reputation is the esteem or high repute that people or organizations gain when they behave ethically,is an important asset.Stakeholders have valuable reputation that they must protect because their ability to earn a living and obtain resources in the long run depends on how they behave.

Question 15

Why is it so important that managers,and people in general,should act ethically and temper their pursuit of self-interest by considering the effects of their actions on others?

Accepted Answer

The relentless pursuit of self-interest can lead to a collective disaster when one or more people start to profit from being unethical because this encourages other people to act in the same way.The pursuit of individual self-interest with no consideration of societal interests leads to disaster for each individual and for the whole society because scarce resources are destroyed.

Question 16

Which of the following emanates from a particular community's unwritten attitudes,values,and norms that influence how people interact with each other?

Accepted Answer

Societal ethics are standards that govern how members of a society deal with each other in matters involving issues such as fairness,justice,poverty,and the rights of the individual.Societal ethics emanate from a society's laws,customs,and practices,and from the unwritten attitudes,values,and norms that influence how people interact with each other.

Question 17

Communicating ethical standards to all employees,for designing systems to monitor employees' conformity to those standards,and for teaching managers and nonmanagerial employees at all levels of the organization how to respond to ethical dilemmas appropriately is the responsibility of the ______________.

Accepted Answer

The ethics ombudsman is responsible for communicating ethical standards to all employees,for designing systems to monitor employees' conformity to those standards,and for teaching managers and nonmanagerial employees at all levels of the organization how to respond to ethical dilemmas appropriately.

Question 18

Which of the following can be defined as the esteem or standing that individuals or organizations gain when they behave ethically?

Accepted Answer

Reputation is the esteem or high repute that people or organizations gain when they behave ethically.

Question 19

Which of the following results due to differences in personalities,values,and attitudes?

Accepted Answer

Individual ethics are personal values (both terminal and instrumental)and attitudes that govern how individuals interact with other people.Many decisions or behaviors that a person finds unethical may be acceptable to another person because of differences in their personalities,values,and attitudes.

Question 20

Which of the following includes paternity leaves?

Accepted Answer

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 requires that employers provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave for medical and family reasons,including paternity and illness of a family member.

Quiz 3: Managing Ethics and Diversity