Deck 1: Introducing Straight Talk About Managing Business Ethics: Where Were Going and Why

Question 1

Ethical behavior can be influenced by:

A)an individual's religion
B)an organization's culture
C)ethical training
D)an individual's personality
E)all of the above

Answer 1

E

Question 2

The interest in business ethics is just a fad that has only recently been created by popular scandals (i.e.Enron,WorldCom,etc. )reported in the news.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

According to a national opinion survey,identify the goal that employees did not rank in the top five?

A)Honest company communications
B)Good pay
C)Respectful treatment
D)Ethical corporate behavior

Answer 3

B

Question 4

It is unethical for managers to "control" employees' ethical behavior through direct management and the organization's formal and informal cultural systems.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true?

A)"Bad apples" are just a few individuals who spoil it for the rest of us.
B)Employees' good behavior can be spoiled by a "bad barrel."
C)Ethics cannot be taught because individuals come into an organization already as a "bad apple."
D)"Bad barrels" are caused by "bad apples" in an organization.

Question 6

Good character is the main factor determining whether an individual acts ethically within an organization.

Question 7

According to the authors,ethical behavior is defined as:

A)a set of moral principles or values that guide an individual
B)rules of behavior set by the Federal government
C)principles,norms,and standards agreed upon by society
D)none of the above

Question 8

When employees come to an organization,they have already developed into "good" or "bad" apples.Therefore,there is little a manager can do to impact an employee's ethical behavior.

Question 9

In this book,the authors focus on _____________ factors because ____________:

A)individual;these factors are the main determinant of unethical behavior
B)organization;these factors can be directly controlled by managers
C)individual;a few "bad apples" spoil it for the rest of us
D)organization;these factors are particularly important in unambiguous situations

Question 10

According to the authors,most people are guided by a strict internal moral compass and will not be swayed by organization factors.

Question 11

Federal laws define what is ethical.Therefore,all unethical behavior is considered unlawful.

Question 12

Both characteristics of the environment and the individual contribute to unethical behavior.

Question 13

Discarding the few "bad apples" will usually solve all of the ethical problems within an organization.

Question 14

_________ students may need more ethics training because research has found that they rank lower in moral reasoning than other students.

A)philosophy
B)political science
C)business
D)medicine

Question 15

By ignoring the topic of ethical behavior,an organization may actually be encouraging unethical behavior through benign neglect.