Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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According to your text, protecting the freedom of speech of a
“whistle-blower,” by shielding him or her from retaliation by co-workers and supervisors,
would be a decision consistent with the _____ approach.
a. | justice | b. | utilitarian | c. | moral
rights | d. | individualism | e. | distributive |
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Victoria's Secret launched a national advertising campaign despite a vocal
protest by the environmental group Forest Ethics that claims the retailer is destroying forests
because it mails approximately one million catalogues daily. The retailer ignored the
protest. According to the shades of green model, Victoria's Secret's level of
commitment to environmental responsibility is most likely:
a. | the stakeholder approach | b. | the market approach | c. | the legal
approach | d. | the activist approach | e. | the financial
approach |
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A decade ago, Mel Young successfully launched The
Big Issue in Scotland, a streetpaper for the homeless. The Big Issue sells 40,000
copies in Scotland every week. The homeless are self-employed as The Big Issue
salespeople. The company is managed in a business way with a social conscience.
Having abandoned his own career and devoted himself to helping street people, Young operates at the
_____ level of personal moral development.
a. | postconventional | b. | conventional | c. | preconventional | d. | normative | e. | unconventional |
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Victoria's Secret launched its Angels Across America Tour despite a protest
by the environmental group Forest Ethics that claims the retailer is destroying forests because it
mails approximately one million catalogues daily. Forest Ethics is an example of a _____ for
Victoria Secret.
a. | stakeholder | b. | shareholder | c. | gatekeeper | d. | contingent | e. | boundary
spanner |
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The view that a business should maximize its profits takes the concept of _____
responsibility, one of the criteria of corporate social performance, to an extreme.
a. | economic | b. | legal | c. | ethical | d. | discretionary | e. | compensatory |
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Ethics help people define
a. | what is realistic and not realistic | b. | what is profitable and not
profitable | c. | what is best for the company | d. | what is right and wrong | e. | what will benefit
everyone concerned |
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An ethical dilemma is difficult to deal with because
a. | your loyalties may be directed to more than one place | b. | there is no clear
ethical solution | c. | what is best for the company and what is best for you can be in
conflict | d. | all of the above | e. | none of the
above |
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The individualism approach contends that acts are moral when they
a. | result in a promotion | b. | achieve the greatest good for everyone
involved | c. | achieve what the manager wants | d. | promote the best long-term interests of an
individual | e. | achieve what is best for society |
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The justice approach stresses that moral decisions must be based on standards
of
a. | equity | b. | fairness | c. | impartiality | d. | all of the above | e. | none of the
above |
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Distributive justice requires that different treatment of people must not be
based on
a. | a single meeting | b. | arbitrary characteristics | c. | past
history | d. | current trends | e. | all of the
above |
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Procedural justice requires that rules be
a. | clearly stated | b. | consistently enforced | c. | impartially
enforced | d. | all of the above | e. | none of the
above |
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Social responsibility strives for the welfare of
a. | the shareholders and the employees | b. | the organization and the
shareholders | c. | society and the organization | d. | society and the government | e. | society and the
employees |
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The concept of sustainability involves meeting the needs of ________ while
preserving the environment for the needs of future generations.
a. | the current government | b. | current managers | c. | the current
population | d. | current suppliers | e. | current
competitors |
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Discretionary responsibility is a desire to make social contributions that
are
a. | an obligation | b. | purely voluntary | c. | an annual
effort | d. | required of all organizations | e. | a rule of law |
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A company executive who oversees ethics and legal compliance is known as
the
a. | Chief Executive Officer | b. | Chief Financial Officer | c. | Chief Information
Officer | d. | Chief Ethics Officer | e. | Chief of Internal
Audit |
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