B 190 Chapter 4 Lecture Module And Questions Flashcards
1. Generally speaking, if an action is
legal, it may not necessarily be ethical.
2. Which of the following statements regarding ethical dilemmas is TRUE?
There are no easy solutions to ethical dilemmas.
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the three questions one should ask when facing an ethical dilemma?
will it help me advance my career?
1. Managers should run a business ethically because
its the right thing to do
2. Ethical behavior in an organization begins with
top management
3. Managers should adopt codes of ethics and implement ethics training for all employees in the organization because
employees will become more aware of ethical issues and understand what behavior is expected if they confront such an issue.
3. All of the following are critical steps to improving business ethics EXCEPT
minimizing penalties for violations
4. The ethics code that defines the values that help create an ethically-sound environment for all workers and outlines the shared accountability of the entire company is called a(n)
integrity based ethics code
5. The ethics code at the company where Quincy works sets forth a strict "no tolerance" policy for accepting gifts from suppliers or vendors and outlines the penalties for violating this policy. Based on this information, it appears that this policy is a(n)
compliance based ethics code
1. Grant-Jackson Publishing contributes in many ways to the community. These contributions include grants for the arts and education in the community. Grant-Jackson demonstrates
corporate social responsibility
3. The dimension of social responsibility that includes charitable donations is
corporate philanthropy