Leadership and Ethics Final
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Course Introduction
Leadership and Ethics explores the fundamental principles and theories of ethical leadership in organizational, community, and global contexts. Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of leaders, the impact of ethical decision-making, and the complexities of moral dilemmas in professional settings. Through case studies, discussions, and practical applications, the course emphasizes the development of personal integrity, ethical reasoning, and value-based leadership skills that are essential for creating positive change and fostering trust within diverse teams.
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Business Ethics Decision Making for Personal Integrity and 3rd Edition by Laura P. Hartman
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Chapter 1: Ethics and Business
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Q1) Ethical business leadership is the skill to create circumstances in which bad people are taught to do good.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In a general sense,a business _____ is anyone who affects or is affected by decisions made within the firm,for better or worse.
A) nominee
B) stakeholder
C) stockholder
D) watchdog
Answer: B
Q3) Differentiate between practical reason and theoretical reason.
Answer: Practical reason is described as reasoning about what we should do,whereas theoretical reason involves reasoning about what we should believe.
Q4) Normative disciplines presuppose some underlying ____.
Answer: values
Explanation: Normative disciplines presuppose some underlying values.
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Chapter 2: Ethical Decision Making: Personal and Professional Contexts
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of an institutional role?
A) Friend
B) Citizen
C) Neighbor
D) Teacher
Answer: D
Q2) In the ethical decision-making process,once one examines the facts and identifies the ethical issues involved,one should next ____.
A) make the decision
B) consider the available alternatives
C) monitor and learn from the outcomes
D) identify the stakeholders
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is true of change blindness?
A) It occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual variations over time.
B) It refers to the shortsightedness about values.
C) It distinguishes good people who make ethically responsible decisions from good people who do not.
D) It results from focusing failures.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Philosophical Ethics and Business
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Q1) Virtue ethics emphasizes the more affective side of our character.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A challenge associated with utilitarianism is that the essence of utilitarianism is its reliance on ____.
Answer: consequences
Explanation: One challenge goes directly to the core of utilitarianism. The essence of utilitarianism is its reliance on consequences.
Q3) Which ethical framework goes against the ethical principle of obeying certain duties or responsibilities,no matter the end result?
A) Principle-based framework of ethics
B) Kantian framework of ethics
C) Virtue ethics framework of ethics
D) Utilitarian framework of ethics
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: The Corporate Culture-Impact and Implications
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Q1) Which of the following is true about culture?
A) The specific culture within an organization can be defined easily and objectively.
B) The incentives an organization employs do not help in determining the organization's specific culture.
C) Attitude and behavior are the biggest fraction of the elements that determine culture.
D) Perception may actually impact the culture in a circular way.
Q2) Ethics holds a higher position in the firm if a highly skilled individual is hired into an exclusive position as _____ and is given a staff and a budget to support the work required.
Q3) If we judge a leader solely by the results produced,we are following the _____ ethical tradition.
A) deontological
B) virtual
C) Kantian
D) utilitarian
Q4) Explain the reasoning behind the popularity of the values-based culture.
Q5) Values-based cultures are also known as _____ cultures.
Q6) How are the corporate culture and ethics related in an organization?
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Chapter 5: Corporate Social Responsibility
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Q1) What are some of the precautions that a firm must take when investing in CSR?
Q2) How does philosopher Norman Bowie defend the version of CSR that would fall within the social web model?
Q3) The economic model of corporate social responsibility holds that businesses should integrate social goals and economic goals.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Sustainability holds that:
A) a firm's financial goals must be balanced against environmental considerations.
B) a firm must place social considerations below tasks beneficial to its growth.
C) a firm must not prioritize social goals at the expense of economic growth.
D) a firm's sustenance is affected by overemphasis on environmental considerations.
Q5) The sustainability version of corporate social responsibility suggests that the long-term financial well-being of every firm is directly tied to questions of how the firm both affects and is affected by the natural environment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Ethical Decision Making: Employer
Responsibilities and Employee Rights
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Q1) The 'Tripartite' part of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy refers to critical cooperation necessary from all of the following except:
A) governments.
B) employers' and workers' organizations.
C) multinational enterprises involved.
D) the suppliers and agents associated with the firm.
Q2) In some regions,employees lack even the most basic health and safety protections in their workplaces.Such work environments are termed as ____.
A) op shops
B) holes-in-the-walls
C) haberdasheries
D) sweatshops
Q3) Describe in brief,the two approaches to employee treatment discussed in this chapter.
Q4) What is affirmative action?
Q5) Contrast the two dominant perspectives on sweatshops.
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Q6) Discuss in brief,the guidelines suggested for tackling downsizing within an organization.
Chapter 7: Ethical Decision Making: Technology and Privacy in the Workplace
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Q1) An employer can resolve the concerns related to the "Hawthorne Effect" through:
A) notified, random monitoring.
B) consented, selective monitoring.
C) selective, notified monitoring.
D) random, anonymous monitoring.
Q2) Employees will be on their best behavior during phone calls if they know that those calls are being monitored.Identify this effect of employee monitoring.
A) The placebo effect
B) The observer-expectancy effect
C) The Hawthorne effect
D) The halo effect
Q3) The right to privacy is restricted by a social contract in our culture that prevents us from infringing on someone else's right to her or his personal autonomy.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Values that are fundamental across culture and theory are not hypernorms.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Outline the business reasons to limiting monitoring.
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Chapter 8: Ethics and Marketing
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Q1) Which of the following statements is correct about the implied warranty of merchantability?
A) It refers to the caveat emptor approach.
B) This standard shifts the burden of proof from producers to consumers.
C) Most courts allow a business to completely disclaim the implied warranty of merchantability.
D) Many businesses issue a disclaimer of liability, or offer an expressed and limited warranty to limit their liability.
Q2) Negligence involves the ability to foresee the consequences of our acts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Outline the implication of the social contract tradition within business.
Q4) How does advertising distort the economy?
A) It manipulates prices for promotion to gain a foothold in a market.
B) It results in supply becoming a function of demand.
C) It is not able to create nonautonomous desires.
D) It creates irrational and trivial consumer wants.
Q5) _____ occurs when someone is susceptible to some specific physical,psychological,or financial harm.
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Chapter 9: Business and Environmental Sustainability
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Q1) Before the introduction of environmental legislation in the 1970's,the primary legal avenue open for addressing environmental concerns was contractual law.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Cradle-to-grave and cradle-to-cradle responsibilities are part of the _____ sustainable business principle.
A) eco-efficiency
B) backcasting
C) biomimicry
D) take-make-waste
Q3) Explain Herman Daly's economic system model also known as the sustainable model.
Q4) Which of the following is true of the sustainability model in terms of environmental responsibilities?
A) Sustainability reduces competitive advantage.
B) Sustainability is not a prudent long-term strategy.
C) Sustainability is a good risk management strategy.
D) Sustainability leads to reduced cost-savings.
Q5) Explain how business understands the opportunities available in the age of sustainability.
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Chapter 10: Ethical Decision Making: Corporate
Governance, Accounting, and Finance
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Q1) Explain the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for boards.
Q2) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is intended to provide protection where oversight did not previously exist.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The most basic ethical issue facing professional gatekeepers and intermediaries in business contexts involves conflicts of interest.
A)True
B)False
Q4) COSO is one of the first efforts to address corporate culture in a quasi-regulatory framework in recognition of its significant impact on the satisfaction of organizational objectives.
A)True B)False
Q5) COSO developed _____ to serve as a framework for management to evaluate and improve their firms' prevention,detection,and management of risk.
Q6) How can lofty executive compensation serve corporate interests?
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Q7) Explain the significance of gatekeepers.
Q8) What is insider trading?
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