Organizational Ethics Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Organizational Ethics explores the principles, frameworks, and challenges involved in ethical decision-making within organizations. This course examines how ethical values shape individual and group behavior in the workplace, the impact of corporate social responsibility, and the development of effective codes of conduct. Through case studies and interactive discussions, students learn to identify ethical dilemmas, analyze stakeholder perspectives, and apply ethical reasoning to contemporary business scenarios, preparing them to foster integrity and ethical leadership in organizational settings.
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Moral Issues in Business 13th Edition by William H. Shaw
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Chapter 1: The Nature of Morality
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Q1) Choose the statement that gives the most accurate description of etiquette:
A) the rules of etiquette are a fundamental branch of morality
B) conformity with the rules of etiquette is sufficient for moral conduct
C) etiquette refers to any special code of social behavior or courtesy
D) the rules of etiquette are backed by statutory law
Answer: C
Q2) For philosophers, the important question is not how we come to have the particular moral principles we have, but whether we can justify them.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to Tom Regan, our considered moral beliefs are those we hold only after we have made a conscientious effort (a) to attain maximum conceptual clarity, (b) to acquire all relevant information, (c) to think about the belief and its implications rationally, (d) impartially, and with the benefit of reflection, (e) coolly.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Normative Theories of Ethics
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Q1) Which of the following is true regarding Immanuel Kant's beliefs?
A) He defended a consequentialist theory of right and wrong.
B) He believed that all duties are prima facie duties.
C) He believed that moral principles rest on empirical data, on observation and experiment.
D) He believed that reason by itself can reveal the basic principles of morality.
Answer: D
Q2) When a utilitarian like Jeremy Bentham advocates "the greatest happiness for the greatest number," we must consider unhappiness or pain as well as happiness.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to Adam Smith, if business is left to pursue its self-interest, the good of society will be compromised and harmed.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Justice and Economic Distribution
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Q1) Aristotle's formal principle of justice states,
A) from each according to his or her ability, to each according to his or her need.
B) similar cases must be treated alike except where there is some relevant difference. C) all people are to be treated the same in every situation.
D) from each according to his or her ability, to each according to his or her merit.
Answer: B
Q2) According to John Rawls, people in the original position do not know what social position or status they hold in society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to Robert Nozick, the basic moral rights possessed by all human beings are both negative and natural.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: The Nature of Capitalism
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Q1) Capitalism is possible without private property.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are the four features of capitalism?
Q3) What reason is there for thinking that American manufacturing is declining?
Q4) Some critics believe that "competition is not a good" because trying to do well and trying to beat others are two different things.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to one survey of cultural values
A) Americans value work more than Japanese do.
B) for Americans, only good health is more important than work.
C) Americans typically value things like their children's education and a satisfactory love life more than work.
D) Americans place no value on work, only on money.
Q6) Socialism is an economic system characterized by public ownership of property and a planned economy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Corporations
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Q1) Describe the ethical challenges that Yahoo faces in the China market.
Q2) The "rules of the game" for corporate work are intended to
A) let the games begin.
B) promote open and free competition.
C) destroy the competition.
D) make business fun.
Q3) Most business observers agree with Berle and Means that, because stock ownership in large corporations is so dispersed, actual control of the corporation has passed to management.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The debate over corporate moral agency hinges on which question?
A) Corporate decision
B) Corporate punishment
C) Individual responsibility
D) Corporate fit
Q5) What is the problem of "vanishing individual responsibility"?
Q6) Briefly sketch the evolution of corporations.
Q7) Explain the relevance of the concept of a promissory relationship to the debate over corporate social responsibility.
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Chapter 6: Consumers
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Q1) A psychological appeal is one that aims to persuade by appealing primarily to reason and not to human emotional needs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The FTC now follows the "modified" ignorant consumer standard and protects only those cases of foolishness that are committed by significant numbers of people.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Legal paternalism is the doctrine that the law
A) may justifiably be used to restrict the freedom of individuals for their own good.
B) may justifiably forbid lawsuits against those who act paternalistically.
C) should encourage business to develop a paternal sense of responsibility for consumers.
D) should only restrict people's freedom in order to protect other people.
Q4) The FTC now follows the reasonable-person standard in matters of advertising, sales and marketing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: The Environment
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Q1) The philosopher Tom Regan
A) claims that no one could approve of the treatment of animals in factory farms if they knew what was going on.
B) argues against the use of governmental regulations to control the actions of businesses.
C) believes that the FTC should be abolished.
D) denies that non-human animals have any moral rights.
Q2) According to the philosopher Joel Feinberg,
A) future generations of people have a right to be born.
B) future generations have no moral rights.
C) we have no duties to future generations.
D) the rights of future generations are contingent upon those people coming into existence.
Q3) According to Cambridge University biologist Andrew Balmford, the loss of nature's services is always outweighed by the benefits of development.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Are there any differences between environment ethics for humans and animals? If so, describe them.
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Chapter 8: The Workplace Basic Issues
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Q1) One of the seven factors given to help minimize the chances of setting unfair wages and salaries is that
A) If wages conform with the law, they are fair wages.
B) A fair wage is whatever an employee is willing to accept.
C) An employer's financial capabilities affect what constitutes a fair wage scale for that employer's employees.
D) Avoiding the prevailing wage in the industry and community wage level.
Q2) A corporate boycott occurs when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force an employer to comply with its demands.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What does "just cause" require in situations of employee discipline or discharge? What does "due process" require?
Q4) According to common-law, to legally terminate an employee, an employer
A) cannot have bad motives.
B) is obligated not to discriminate.
C) must have good cause.
D) can have any reason or no reason.
Q5) What is the importance of the Wagner Act of 1935?
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Chapter 9: The Workplace Todays Challenges
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Q1) Should one's personal sexual conduct be taken into consideration for any professional job? If no, why not? If so, what job and why?
Q2) "Corporate in fighting,'' "management power struggles,'' "maneuvering and politics and power grabbing'' and "Machiavellian intrigues'' are all phrases, H. Ross Perot,?uses to describe
A) the reality of family life today.
B) the reality of corporate life today.
C) the reality of the lunch room.
D) the reality of the drive into work.
Q3) The Employee Polygraph Protection Act permits most private employers to use lie detectors in "pre-employment testing."
A)True
B)False
Q4) A fact about job satisfaction is
A) longevity does not correlate with job satisfaction.
B) the U.S. leads the world in the provision of childcare.
C) a lack of job satisfaction can create mental health problems.
D) worker participation and improved QWL always boost productivity.
Q5) Explain one of the criticisms of personality tests in the workplace.
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Chapter 10: Moral Choices Facing Employees
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Q1) Which act provides sweeping new legal protection for employees who report possible securities fraud, making it unlawful for companies to "discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against" them?
A) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
B) Foreign Corruption Act
C) Economic Espionage Act
D) U.S. vs. O'Hagan
Q2) According to Norman Bowie, a discussion of whistle blowing in the 1990s parallels the discussion of civil disobedience in the 1960s.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A whistle-blower
A) doesn't have to be a past or present member of the organization.
B) doesn't have to report activity that is illegal, immoral, or harmful.
C) is any employer who spreads gossip for personal gain.
D) far from being disloyal, may be acting in the best interest of the organization.
Q4) What are the main features of the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)?
Q5) Are whistle-blowers a friend or foe to an organization?
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Chapter 11: Job Discrimination
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Q1) What should a female employee do if she encounters sexual harassment?
A) She must decide if she likes the attention.
B) She should try to document it by keeping a record of what has occurred, who was involved, and when it happened.
C) Keep it to herself and never tell a soul.
D) Go on a talk show and tell her story.
Q2) Affirmative action is synonymous for reverse discrimination.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Diversity in the workplace can be viewed as a competitive advantage.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Experts distinguish two types of sexual harassment. "Hostile work environment" is one of them.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the general guidelines the EEOC lists as steps to affirmative action?
Q6) The only true form of job discrimination is intentional and individual.
A)True
B)False
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