What is the theory of ethical relativism?
A. the theory that there are universal ethical standards that people should adhere to
B. the theory that there are no ethical standards whatsoever
C. the theory that ethical standards are dependent on each particular culture
D. the theory that ethical standards are dependent on the culture's level of technology and advancement
What happened when Stalney Milgram tested subjects' willingness to follow the orders of an authority figure to give electric shocks to someone else?
A. No subjects were willing to harm other people.
B. One-third of subjects were willing to harm other people.
C. Two-thirds of subjects were willing to harm other people.
D. 90% of the subjects were willing to harm other people.
How do we stimulate moral development in ourselves?
A. experience difficult ethical decisions ourselves
B. engage in interaction and discussion of moral issues with people around us
C. read about how others have dealt with ethical decisions
D. avoid ethically dubious situations
refers to the reasoning process by which human behaviors, institutions, or policies are judged to be in accordance with or in violation of moral standards.
A. Critical thinking
B. Ethical evaluation
C. Interpersonal concordance
D. Moral reasoning
In the Integrative Social Contracts Theory, what is the term for moral standards that differ from one community to another?
A. social norms
B. microsocial norms
C. hypernorms
D. communal norms
What ethical stance should managers adopt when in a foreign country whose laws and culture are different than what they are used to?
A. Judge each case as it comes along.
B. Stick to the higher standards that are typical in their home country.
C. Always follow local practices and laws.
D. Follow their own personal code of ethics.
A. Judge each case as it comes along.
B. Stick to the higher standards that are typical in their home country.
C. Always follow local practices and laws.
D. Follow their own personal code of ethics.
attempt(s) to explain the world without reaching any conclusions about whether the world is as it ought to be.
A. Ethics
B. A descriptive study
C. Social responsibility
D. Moral standards
At this first post-conventional stage, the person becomes aware that people hold a variety of conflicting personal views and opinions and emphasizes fair ways of reaching consensus by agreement, contract, and due process.
A. Social Contract Orientation
B. Universal Ethical Principles Orientation
C. Interpersonal Concordance Orientation
D. Law and Order Orientation
The ISCT framework describes two kinds of moral standards: hypernorms and microsocial norms. What does ISCT stand for?
A. Implicit Social Cognitive Transition
B. Integrative Social Contracts Theory
C. International Social Consensus Theory
D. Integral Society Cognition Theory
Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic types of issues covered by business ethics?
A. Systemic issues
B. Moral issues
C. Corporate issues
D. Individual issues
Richard Scrushy, former CEO of HealthSouth, was convicted of:
A. Defrauding Medicare & falsifying reports
B. Stealing company property
C. Bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud
D. Bigamy
In the Integrative Social Contracts Theory, what is the term for moral standards that should be applied to people in all societies?What is an example of a microsocial norm?
A. prohibition of murder
B. prohibition of alcohol
C. prohibition of torture
D. prohibition of stealing
What happens during the Conventional Stages of Kohlberg's Three Levels of Moral Development?
A. Children can see moral rights and wrongs.
B. Children can apply the labels good, bad, right, and wrong.
C. Children satisfy their own needs through right actions.
D. The person tries to see right and wrong impartially.
Why do many Ivory Coast cocoa farmers use young boys as slave labor?
A. It is the cheapest farming method, and the farmers are only interested in their huge profits.
B. There are no other people available to work the land in such remote areas due to civil war.
C. The farmers have no control over their selling prices due to middlemen, so some resort to child labor to cut costs.
D. The chocolate companies force them to use child labor.
criticized Kohlberg's theory on the grounds that it describes male and not female patterns of moral development.
A. Carol Gilligan
B. David Reed
C. James Rachels
D. Edward Freeman
What does the "Loyal Agent Argument" state?
A. An employer would want to be served in whatever ways will advance his or her self-interests.
B. A customer expects to be served in whatever ways will ensure their loyalty to the company or brand.
C. An employee has a duty only to themselves as a loyal agent, and nobody else.
D. Companies will not waste time serving ethical needs because acting ethically does not advance their self-interests.
Though business ethics covers a variety of topics, three basic types of issues are:
A. systematic, corporate, and public.
B. systematic, corporate, and individual.
C. individual, group, and social.
D. systematic, corporate, and group.
The term for the worldwide process by which the economic and social systems of nations become connected is called:
A. connectivity.
B. internationalization.
C. multinationalism.
D. globalization.
stated that businesses are obligated only to the stockholders and that owners have the right to say how the corporation should be run.
A. David Reed
B. James Rachels
C. Milton Friedman
D. Edward Freeman