Applied Ethics
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Course Introduction
Applied Ethics explores the practical application of moral principles and ethical theories to real-world issues across various professional, social, and personal contexts. Students examine contemporary dilemmas in fields such as medicine, business, technology, environmental stewardship, and human rights, analyzing case studies to develop critical reasoning skills and an understanding of differing ethical viewpoints. The course encourages thoughtful discussion and ethical decision-making, equipping students to address complex moral questions in their future professional and personal lives.
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Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership 6th Edition by Craig E. Johnson
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Chapter 1: The Leaders Light or Shadow
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Q1) The greater a leader's ______, the greater the potential for abuse.
A) role
B) power
C) rank
D) potential
Answer: B
Q2) What is meant by "the challenge of obligation?" What does this have to do with followership?
Answer: Followers contribute to a shadowy atmosphere when they fail to fulfill their minimal responsibilities by coming to work late, taking extended breaks, not carrying out assignments, undermining the authority of their leaders, stealing supplies, and so on. However, they can also contribute to an unethical climate by taking on too many obligations. Employees forced to work mandatory overtime, and salaried staff at many technology and consulting firms work 70-80 hr a week, leaving little time for family and personal interests. They experience stress and burnout, and their family relationships suffer.
Q3) Many of history's villains are traitors.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Stepping Out of the Shadows
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Q1) ______ are conformers who are generally passive and motivated by fear.
A) Psychopaths
B) Bystanders
C) Colluders
D) Anarchists
Answer: B
Q2) ______ is a characteristic of someone who is driven to earn more and accumulate additional perks.
A) Anger
B) Doubt
C) Greed
D) Deceit
Answer: C
Q3) Machiavellians are skilled at manipulating others.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Name and define two types of faulty beliefs that can lead to poor ethical decisions. Answer: (1) unsound assumptions and (2) failure of moral imagination.
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Chapter 3: The Leaders Character
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Q1) Pope Francis is a contemporary leader with high moral identity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Someone who values __________ appreciates protecting and preserving.
A) concern for environment
B) concern for others
C) creativity
D) belonging
Answer: A
Q3) ______ can encourage us to endure in the face of hardship, such as physical disability or an economic setback.
A) Courage
B) Integrity
C) Roles
D) Temperance
Answer: A
Q4) What are the five common hardship events that leaders face?
Answer: Business mistakes and failures, career setbacks, personal trauma, problem employees, and downsizing.
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Chapter 4: Combating Evil
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Q1) Which "face of evil" forces us to examine our motives?
A) Dreadful approach
B) Deception approach
C) Administrative approach
D) Sanctioned destruction approach
Q2) A case example of evil as ______ is the Stanford Prison Experiment.
A) deception
B) bureaucratic
C) ordinary
D) choice
Q3) Use the values described in the chapter to evaluate the spiritual health of your organization.
Q4) In evil as ______, individuals are consumed with keeping up appearances.
A) decision
B) acceptance
C) administration
D) deception
Q5) Describe the four strands that can help bring reconciliation between warring groups.
Q6) Describe the benefits of apologies.
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Chapter 5: General Ethical Perspectives
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Q1) Team building is an example of ______ type of altruistic behavior.
A) individual-focused
B) group-focused
C) organizational-focused
D) societal-focused
Q2) According to ______, each person has an equal right to the same basic liberties that are compatible with similar liberties for all.
A) Rawls
B) Kant
C) Dewey
D) Bentham
Q3) ______ altruistic attitudes and actions include demonstrating commitment and loyalty, protecting organizational resources, and whistleblowing.
A) Organizational-focused
B) Individual-focused
C) Group-focused
D) Societal-focused
Q4) Compare utilitarianism to the categorical imperative. Identify their similarities as well as their differences.
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Chapter 6: Ethical Decision Making and Behavior
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Q1) Anger, disgust, and contempt are other-suffering emotions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ______ recognizes the presence of an ethical issue.
A) Moral sensitivity
B) Moral hypocrisy
C) Moral focus
D) Moral character
Q3) Tolerating ______ and ambiguity occurs when managers disagree about values and courses of action.
A) moral disagreement
B) moral hypocrisy
C) moral focus
D) moral character
Q4) Deceiving ourselves into thinking we are acting morally when we are not is called
A) ethical reflection
B) ethical fading
C) ethical confusion
D) ethical silence
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Chapter 7: Exercising Ethical Influence
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Q1) The ______ refers to negative expectations lowering performance.
A) Pygmalion effect
B) self-fulfilling prophecy
C) disadvantaged syndrome
D) Golem effect
Q2) Discuss a minimum of four questions posed by Lax and Sebenius and argue for or against using these tactics.
Q3) The ______ principle is based on the notion that when opportunities are less available, they appear more valuable.
A) liking
B) social proof
C) scarcity
D) reciprocity
Q4) According to Kassing's five strategies, threatening resignation means taking dissent to someone above the immediate supervisor.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the elements from Toulmin's model that can help you in developing an argument.
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Chapter 8: Normative Leadership Theories
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Q1) Evaluate the Taoist approach to leadership. What are its advantages and disadvantages? Could you follow Taoist principles as a leader? Why or why not?
Q2) ______ leaders take their obligations or responsibilities seriously.
A) Aesthetic
B) Servant
C) Relational
D) Transformational
Q3) ______ events play an important role in the moral development of authentic leaders.
A) Social
B) Trigger
C) Halo
D) Capital
Q4) Taoists believe in the evil nature of humankind.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the five normative leadership theories described in the chapter do you find most helpful? Explain your choice based on your experiences and/or on your observations of other leaders.
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Chapter 9: Building an Effective, Ethical Small Group
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Q1) ______ group members are those who are inflexible and claim to have all the answers.
A) Comprehensive
B) Argumentative
C) Substantive
D) Dogmatic
Q2) Seeking areas of agreement is one of the suggestions to improve listening performance in a group setting.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Develop a plan for minimizing social loafing in a group that you participate in.
Q4) ______ refers to influencing our own thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors.
A) Self-leadership
B) Self-regulation
C) Self-efficacy
D) Self-confidence
Q5) Identify five strategies for resisting groupthink.
Q6) Define teamthink.
Q7) Describe the factors leading to social loafing.
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Q8) What does it mean to "open a space" for dialogue? How can you open this space?
Chapter 10: Creating an Ethical Organizational Climate
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Q1) An effective code of ethics must
A) protect the larger community
B) be written for ordinary circumstances
C) prioritize obligations
D) all of these
Q2) Define "collective corruption."
Q3) ______ discovers core values by identifying and building on organizational strengths.
A) Reliability
B) Civility
C) Integrity
D) Appreciative inquiry
Q4) Effective ethics training can typically do all of these EXCEPT:
A) Focus on the organization's unique ethical problems
B) Tap into the experiences of participants
C) Actively engage participants
D) Develop negotiation skills
Q5) Appreciative inquiry discovers and builds on the organization's strengths.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership in a Global Society
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Q1) Do you believe in universal ethical standards? Why or why not? Defend your position.
Q2) According to the project GLOBE, societies that promote planning and investing are high in:
A) performance orientation
B) future orientation
C) assertiveness
D) humane orientation
Q3) Describe the impact of globalization on two of the leader shadows.
Q4) ______ refers to prejudging of out-group members based on prior experiences and beliefs.
A) Stereotyping
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Prejudice
D) Ignorance
Q5) Define mindfulness and explain how being mindful relates to leadership ethics.
Q6) Name and explain the five foundations of our moral intuitions.
Q7) Cultures aren't static but evolve.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Ethical Crisis Leadership
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Q1) Good communication skill is one marker of a resilient organizational culture.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How do you define ethical leadership? Defend your definition and provide supporting evidence.
Q3) Transparency consists of:
A) openness and rapid response
B) symmetry and strategic ambiguity
C) openness and symmetry
D) thoroughness and concern
Q4) Identify the characteristics of high-reliability organizations.
Q5) The first step in preventing crises is to behave as a ______ person.
A) humble
B) moral
C) genuine
D) reasonable
Q6) Discuss transparency as it relates to openness.
Q7) Is strategic ambiguity always unethical in crisis situations? Why or why not?
Q8) Discuss the 10 types of crises from Seeger, Sellnow, and Ulmer.
Q9) Identify and debunk the five unethical beliefs about crisis management. Page 14
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