Ethics in Management Review Questions
Course Introduction
Ethics in Management explores the principles and practices of ethical decision-making within organizational contexts. This course examines major ethical theories and their application to common managerial dilemmas, addressing topics such as corporate social responsibility, stakeholder management, organizational culture, and codes of conduct. Through case studies and real-world examples, students develop critical thinking skills to assess the ethical implications of management decisions and foster an ethical working environment. Emphasis is placed on recognizing ethical issues, analyzing options, and understanding the impact of personal values and professional standards in contemporary business settings.
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Ethical Theory and Business 9th Edition by
Denis G. Arnold
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Chapter 1: Ethical Theory and Business Practice
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Q1) The view that morally correct action should promote overall welfare for society is known as Kantian ethics.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Virtue ethics emphasizes character over other ethical considerations such as duty or consequences.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Disagreements between two parties regarding ethical issues is often attributable to different judgments rather than different underlying moral principles.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Morality, or ethics, is essentially the same as prudence.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Corporate Responsibility
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Q1) In "Ethics as Organizational Culture", Linda Trevino and Katherine Nelson emphasize the precedence of formal culture systems over the less important informal culture systems.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT mentioned in "Ethics as Organizational Culture" as part of the foundation of building a strong organizational culture
A) Moral managers
B) Socialization tactics
C) Values and Mission statement
D) The use of technology
Answer: D
Q3) A theory of the firm perspective of the boundaries of stakeholder consideration is likely restricted to those who a firm is responsible to by law.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Ethical Treatment of Employees
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Q1) As told by Brenkert in "Whistle-blowing, Moral Integrity, and Organizational Ethics," the Principle of Positional Responsibility states that employees of a company have a special responsibility due to their circumstances that merits legitimizing whistle- blowing
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) As outlined by John Boatright in "Occupational Health and Safety", in the Whirlpool case the Supreme Court ruled that employees are justified in their refusal to work and need not request an OSHA inspection in the case of "imminent danger".
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Companies can free themselves from liability for workplace injuries when employees assume the risk of employment whether the employees were coerced into hazardous work or not.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Diversity, Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
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Q1) Affirmative Action policies can legally only apply to racial and ethnic minorities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) As highlighted by Sterba, American-born white males make up 41% of the U.S. population and make up a similar percentage of all management positions in the U.S.
A)True
B)False
Q3) None of the justifications by Leeser and O'Donohue are adequate to include discrimination of a person on religious grounds.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In "Sexual Harassment and Solidarity" Larry May argues that sexual discrimination is wrong on which of these accounts
A) Women are degraded
B) Women are treated unfairly
C) Women are denied a certain amount of autonomy over their lives
D) All of the above
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Chapter 5: Marketing and the Disclosure of Information
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Q1) As explained by Carl Elliott in "the Drug Pushers", explain the marketing practice of "detailing".
Q2) The fairness rule is appropriate when dealing with extremely vulnerable customers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Puffery, as defined by Robert Arrington, is not yet pervasive enough to be considered problematic.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In "The Drug Pushers", Carl Elliott argues that nurses, not doctors or salespeople, are the new drug reps.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe Market Competence as outlined by Brenkert in "Marketing and the Vulnerable".
Q6) Apply Holley's arguments to the case study "Advice for Sale." What would Holley likely conclude about this case. Why
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Chapter 6: Ethical Issues in Finance and Accounting
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Q1) As argued by Duska and Duska, auditors should strive for as little "independence risk" from the companies they audit as possible so that they can act as insiders to their operations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Boyd, in "The Structural Origins of Conflicts of Interest in the Accounting Profession", highlighted "horizontal integration" of accounting firms. Explain what this means.
Q3) Understanding how Duska and Duska invoke Kant's universalizability principle, they would suggest that no matter the moral corruption of individuals within corporations, if every auditor acted honestly and with objectivity, trust in the world markets would remain high.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Consider the role the subprime mortgage market played in the crisis as outlined by Richard Nielson. Although blame for the CDO proliferation and subsequent collapse was largely blamed on financial institutions, what responsibility do borrowers have in this crisis.Evaluate theories discussed thus far to contemplate their responsibilities.
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Chapter 7: Ethical Issues Regarding Emerging Technologies
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Q1) Highlight two ways as highlighted by Deborah Johnson that enhanced information gathering and storage has enabled organizations to operate for the better.
Q2) In "Privacy and Internet Ethics" Deborah G. Johnson presents arguments designed to show the positives and negatives of our increased capacity of technology to gather, store, and manipulate information. Evaluate how our enhanced capacities have the potential to both benefit and harm the social welfare. Which do you find stronger Is there a way to embrace the benefits of technology without risking the harms to the social good she envisions
Q3) In "Privacy and Internet Ethics", Deborah Johnson's main argument for the continued use of technology to mine greater amounts of personal data is that if people are doing nothing wrong, there is really no need to worry.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Copyright and patent laws, as pointed out by Werhane and Gorman, are unique to the U.S. and aren't found elsewhere in the world.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Ethical Issues Regarding the Natural Environment
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Q1) Denis Arnold and Keith Bustos would compare the tobacco industry to global climate change skeptics as part of a similar "industry of denial".
A)True
B)False
Q2) Stuart Hart's Bottom of the Pyramid strategy (BoP)is a creative way to appeal to unprofitable businesses around the globe.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Hawken, Lovins, and Lovins would suggest that today's capitalist is typified by which of the following beliefs
A)Growth in natural resources will maximize human well-being above and beyond GDP
B)Resource shortages will be met with substitutes in the market
C)Sustainability concerns are irrelevant since economic growth is the primary concern
D)None of the above
Q4) As identified by Denis Arnold and Keith Bustos, recall the demographics of both those who recognize global climate change and the global climate change skeptics.
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Chapter 9: Ethical Issues in International Business
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Q1) According to Arnold in "The Human Rights Obligations of Multinational Corporations," human rights are a Western concept with little or no applicability in non-Western cultures.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In his essay "The Great Non-Debate Over International Sweatshops", Ian Maitland argues that corporate managers should appease their critics and improve the working conditions in their global factories.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Denis Arnold, in "The Human Rights Obligations of Multinational Corporations", clarifies that a shortcoming of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)is that its aim is primarily at which group
A) Western cultures
B) Corporations
C) Individuals
D) States
Q4) The Adidas case study highlighted the company's focused efforts to reform what kind of practices from their suppliers
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Chapter 10: Social and Economic Justice
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Q1) Martin Wolf states that extreme poverty, as we defined as what dollar amount a day by the World Bank
Q2) Martin Wolf attacks the notion that globalization has widened wealth and income gaps as well as fueled decreases in human welfare. Highlight the propositions he refutes throughout the paper. Do you agree with the way he presents his evidence Additionally, even if globalization has decreased global poverty as Martin Wolf has suggested, what additional problems do you potentially see with the current strategy of ever increasing economic development in the developing world
Q3) Jeffrey Moriarty compares CEO compensation to that which other professions to prove his point.Cite at least one of the professions.
Q4) In the case, "Cocaine at the Fortune 500 Level", Roberto hesitates to follow through with the opportunity in the cocaine industry because of reasons of humanity rather than moral compromise.
A)True
B)False
Q5) John Rawls and Robert Nozick present two competing theories of justice. Compare and contrast them. Which view is more persuasive and why.What implications does your position have regarding the structure of our society
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