Human Resource Management Ethics
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Course Introduction
Human Resource Management Ethics explores the ethical principles and challenges encountered in managing people within organizations. The course examines frameworks for ethical decision-making, the legal and societal context of HR practices, and the responsibilities of HR professionals to promote fairness, equity, and integrity in areas such as recruitment, performance management, diversity and inclusion, compensation, workplace privacy, and employee relations. Students will analyze real-world ethical dilemmas, develop skills in ethical reasoning, and understand the impact of ethical leadership on organizational culture and stakeholder trust.
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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) ______ power uses inducements (bonuses, raises) and threats (arrests, firings) to get people to go along, while ______ power is based on attracting others rather than forcing them or inducing them to comply.
A) Derailed/referent
B) Hard/soft
C) Mismanaged/inconsistent
D) Loyal/disloyal
Answer: B
Q2) ______ leaders engage in destructive behaviors and display dysfunctional personal characteristics.
A) Abusive
B) Callous
C) Rigid
D) Toxic
Answer: D
Q3) Impression management can be compared to a performance on a stage.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Stepping Out of the Shadows
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Q1) Moral imagination consists of all of the following EXCEPT:
A) sensitivity to ethical dimensions of the situation
B) perspective taking
C) creation of novel solutions
D) emotional intelligence
Answer: D
Q2) ______ is/are our sensitivity to moral issues and options.
A) Moral ideals
B) Moral imagination
C) Moral insight
D) Moral beliefs
Answer: B
Q3) Conformity is a problem for many small groups.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Machiavellians are skilled at manipulating others.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Leaders Character
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Q1) Developing a _______ is the best way to keep the end or destination in mind.
A) formal agenda
B) map plot
C) mission statement
D) strategic plan
Answer: C
Q2) ______ are made up of moral crises and moral confrontations.
A) Moral episodes
B) Moral processes
C) Moral innovators
D) Moral landscapers
Answer: A
Q3) Which virtue is made up of self-awareness, openness, and transcendence?
A) Reverence
B) Integrity
C) Humility
D) None of these
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Combating Evil
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Q1) Which of the following is true of forgiveness?
A) Offered only when the offender repents
B) Forgets the past to move forward
C) Strives to be emotionally neutral
D) Takes place over an extended period of time
Q2) Name and briefly describe the common spiritual practices that help leaders become more ethical and effective.
Q3) Bringing warring groups together begins with
A) rejecting revenge in favor of restraint
B) empathy for the enemies' humanity
C) commitment to restore the broken relationship
D) recalling the past and rendering a judgment
Q4) Discuss some of the "wrong" ways to apologize.
Q5) A number of scholars argue that we become good or evil through a series of small, incremental decisions.
A)True
B)False
Q6) In evil as ordinary group, members draw a mental circle.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: General Ethical Perspectives
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Q1) One of the cautions of utilitarianism is that there may be unanticipated consequences.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe the applications of utilitarianism.
Q3) Utilitarian analysis can also be used when choosing between two negative alternatives.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One caution of altruism is that the extent of obligations is a little too clear.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to ______, what is right for one is right for all.
A) Rawls
B) Kant
C) Dewey
D) Bentham
Q6) What is "the veil of ignorance?"
Q7) Describe the applications of altruism
Q8) Discuss Virginia Held's five key components of the care ethic.
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Chapter 6: Ethical Decision Making and Behavior
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Q1) One of the disadvantages of Kidder's model is that decision do not always lead to action.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following will increase your ethical sensitivity?
A) Employing euphemisms when talking about unethical behavior
B) Imagining other perspectives
C) Ignoring emotions
D) Relying on external motivation
Q3) What steps can you take to improve your ability to make and follow through on ethical choices based on material from this chapter?
Q4) Practicing intelligent disobedience is a four-step process. Briefly describe each step.
Q5) In the maintaining norms schema, people believe they have a moral obligation to maintain social order.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the role of neuroscience in our understanding of emotions.
Q7) List the five ethical blind spots listed in the text under Component 2.
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Chapter 7: Exercising Ethical Influence
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Q1) ______ is vowing to quit in order to get the management to respond.
A) Repetition
B) Direct-factual appeals
C) Solution presentations
D) Threatening resignation
Q2) ______ describes consistent attempts to draw attention to a problem over an extended period of time.
A) Repetition
B) Direct-factual appeals
C) Solution presentations
D) Threatening resignation
Q3) ______ must exert upward influence to shape the actions, attitudes, and behaviors of their leaders if they are to function as effective, ethical followers.
A) Subordinates
B) Leaders
C) Consumers
D) Partners
Q4) Discuss a minimum of four questions posed by Lax and Sebenius and argue for or against using these tactics.
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Chapter 8: Normative Leadership Theories
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Q1) Pseudo-transformational leaders promote cooperation and harmony.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Name and explain the components of transformational leadership.
Q3) ______ allows authentic followers to feel like they "own" the organizations where they work and volunteer.
A) Psychological ownership
B) Pseudo-ownership
C) Effective ownership
D) Hierarchy ownership
Q4) Taoism speaks most directly to the leader's use of ______ and privilege.
A) control
B) wisdom
C) prudence
D) power
Q5) According to Bass and Avolio, what are the characteristics of transformational leadership?
Q6) Taoism has the most to say about the abuse of power and privilege.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Building an Effective, Ethical Small Group
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Q1) Listening in a group is generally more difficult than listening in one-to-one conversations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Define "intergroup leadership."
Q3) Evaluate a group that you belong to using the standards of teamthink.
Q4) We act as discriminative listeners when we enjoy a song download from iTunes, a live concert, or a play.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Leaders can foster minority opinion and protect dissenters by ensuring groups are made up of members who are similar in their backgrounds and perspectives.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ______ listening processes the verbal and nonverbal components of a message.
A) Discriminative
B) Critical
C) Appreciative
D) Comprehensive
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Chapter 10: Creating an Ethical Organizational Climate
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Q1) Name the four benefits of ethics codes.
Q2) The tools that leaders rely on to build or create ethical organizational climates include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) core ideology
B) socialization
C) ethics training
D) emotional intelligence
Q3) Identify the seven signs that an organization is in danger of ethical collapse.
Q4) Appreciative inquiry discovers and builds on the organization's strengths.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List at least five positive outcomes of trust in an organization.
Q6) Name five steps leaders take to prevent and control destructive behaviors.
Q7) ______ are among the most common ethics tools.
A) Regulatory codes
B) Codes of ethics
C) Societal norms
D) Rules
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Q8) Discuss the four elements of an organization's structure that have a particularly strong impact on moral behavior.
Chapter 11: Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership in a Global Society
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Q1) High-power distance cultures are uneasy with large gaps in wealth, power, privilege, and status.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Apply one of the approaches to universal ethics to a current global ethical issue. What conclusion do you reach based on your analysis?
Q3) Do you believe in universal ethical standards? Why or why not? Defend your position.
Q4) ______ describes paying close attention to our behaviors and interactions.
A) Moral inclusion
B) Dignity
C) Cultural synergy
D) Mindfulness
Q5) New Zealand is an example of a low-power distance culture.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the impact of globalization on two of the leader shadows.
Q7) Muslim societies place a high priority on purity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Ethical Crisis Leadership
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Q1) Define strategic ambiguity.
Q2) Managing a crisis is the ultimate test of ethical leadership.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A ______ is any major unanticipated event that poses a significant threat.
A) cognitive talk
B) self-talk
C) trigger event
D) crisis
Q4) Crisis preparation leads to quicker recovery from a crisis.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ______ is defined as "a firm's ability to make decisions based on comprehensive information and analysis."
A) Expertise
B) Rationality
C) Resilience
D) Transparency
Q6) Describe what it means for a president to be "mourner-in-chief."
Q7) How does the ethic of care apply in crisis situations?
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