Organizational Ethics
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Course Introduction
Organizational Ethics explores the principles, values, and standards that guide behavior within organizations. The course examines ethical theories and frameworks, the development and implementation of codes of conduct, and the impact of ethical leadership on corporate culture. Students analyze real-world case studies to understand ethical decision-making processes and the complexities involved in addressing moral dilemmas in diverse organizational settings. Topics include corporate social responsibility, stakeholder management, whistleblowing, and strategies for fostering an ethical workplace environment.
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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) Issues of comparing the value of an increase in oil supply, jobs, and consumer purchasing power with the value of wildlife preservation and protection is an example of the measurement critique of utilitarianism.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Human rights are essentially the same as legal rights.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following methods can resolve moral disagreements
A) Making sure one's facts are right.
B) Obtaining definitional clarity of the issues.
C) Using reasoned analysis of arguments and positions
D) All of the above
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Corporate Responsibility
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Q1) According to John Boatright in "What's Wrong -- and What's Right -- with Stakeholder Management," the contractual agreements and legal rules that secure the interests of each input group in a business is known as:
A) Stockholder management.
B) Transaction cost economics.
C) Governance.
D) Public policy.
Answer: C
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
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Chapter 3: Ethical Treatment of Employees
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Q1) 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
Q2) T of F: Under the Principle of Positional Responsibility, the more the organization undercuts a whistle-blower's attempt at reporting a wrongdoing, the weaker that employee's responsibilities to the company become.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) John R. Boatright in "Occupational Health and Safety" believes that the common law defense "voluntary assumption of risk" is faulty because it relies on circular reasoning and many employees may be coerced into accepting conditions that they would not otherwise accept.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Diversity, Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
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Q1) 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
Q2) In "Sexual Harassment and Solidarity" Larry May argues that the central moral wrong that is committed in cases of sexual harassment is the displeasure it creates in violation of the utilitarian greatest happiness principle.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In contemplating sexual harassment as an abuse of power, the moral abuse that occurs is coercion of a person with lesser power.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to Beauchamp, diversity in the workplace can be associated with positive work outcomes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Marketing and the Disclosure of Information
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Q1) As describe by David Holley in "Information Disclosure in Sales", explain the modified minimal information rule.
Q2) Robert Arrington's three conditions of intention, causality, and control of an outcome describe the conditions necessary for manipulation to occur.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to David Holley, safety information plus information needed for a "reasonable judgment" is known as:
A)Modified Minimal Information
B)Fairness Rule
C)Mutual Benefit Rule
D)Maximal Information Rule
Q4) David Holley fully supports the metaphor of selling is a kind of game like poker where withholding information is a plausible strategic business move.
A)True
B)False
Q5) As explained by Carl Elliott in "the Drug Pushers", explain the marketing practice of "detailing".
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Chapter 6: Ethical Issues in Finance and Accounting
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Q1) In "High Leverage Finance Capitalism: Ethical issues and Potential Reforms", Nielson suggests that the economic crisis of 2007-2009 ushered in a new period of capitalism that is now equipped to handle the shortcomings of previous versions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Two articles in this chapter raise doubts about the ethical problems that underlie insider trading, primarily relying on utilitarian reasoning to support their positions. Examine the practices of insider trading from the perspective of deontological reasoning. Does this lead to different conclusions regarding the moral permissibility of these practices Explain. Additionally, with both sides of the argument presented in John Boatright's essay, where do you stand on insider trading.Be sure to explain both sides of the argument.
Q3) Nielsen outlines four potential reforms for what he calls today's high leverage Finance capitalism. These reforms include all but which of the following solutions
A)More stringent leverage requirements and oversight
B)Compensation reform for financial executives
C)Increased tax dollars set aside for bailouts
D)Increased transparency of financial institutions
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Chapter 7: Ethical Issues Regarding Emerging Technologies
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Q1) De George explains that the Orphan Drug Act encourages and provides incentives for pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs to treat small markets unlikely to allow for profit.
A)True
B)False
Q2) "Social media and the Modern Worker" highlights several examples of employees being fired over content on their Facebook pages but only for specifically disparaging their employer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to Deborah G. Johnson in "Privacy and Internet Ethics" one of the central moral objections to the infringement on privacy committed by the increasing use of technology is:
A)Too much information in the hands of the government invites abuse.
B)Reliance on computer information precludes us from making a personal case when decisions are made.
C)The increasing use of computers will minimize human interaction and contact.
D)We need privacy and the capacity to control the information we provide in relationships in order to operate as autonomous beings.
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Chapter 8: Ethical Issues Regarding the Natural Environment
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Q1) U.S. consumers make use of a disproportionate level of atmospheric resources, so the harm caused to non-U.S. citizens will be disproportionate to their use of atmospheric resources.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The case study "Maintaining a Seat at the Table: The Shell Group" explains in detail why Shell rejects the idea that anthropogenic climate change is real.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The first step in the "Green Leap" as described by Stuart Hart is which of the following
A)Increasee regulation and incentives for business to invest in "Green Sprout" technology
B)Enhance industrial efforts in developing countries to increase employment, creating a new consumer base
C)Incubate sustainable technology at the BoP
D)Migrate sustainable technologies to the affluent consumers
Q4) In your own words, define sustainable development Alan Holland does in "Sustainability".
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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," persons have a right to freedom but not well being.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain the Kantian arguments Denis Arnold and Norman Bowie use in "Sweatshops and Respect for Persons" to support the claim that MNEs have duties to ensure that their off-shore contract factories meet minimum safety standards and provide a living wage for employees. Explain Ian Maitland's argument that improving health and safety conditions and improving wages will cause greater harm than good. With whom do you agree more. Explain.
Q3) In their essay "Sweatshops and Respect for Persons," Denis Arnold and Norman Bowie argue that a worker's productivity is independent of the wages paid to that worker.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Adidas has a firm policy of termination of employment of all juveniles employed at its suppliers, no questions asked.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Social and Economic Justice
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Q1) Jeffrey Moriarty compares CEO compensation to that which other professions to prove his point.Cite at least one of the professions.
Q2) In "The Entitlement Theory" the purpose of the Wilt Chamberlain example is to illustrate the unequal earning potential of sports stars.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Name the four background institutions for distributive justice that John Rawls describes as "four branches of government".
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 describes pure procedural justice to imply that regardless of the principles and processes governing the basic structure, the fairness of the outcomes is what is important to agents.
A)True
B)False
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