BA 300 EXAM STUDY SHEET 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Charlotte beers has observed that people can change when they
become managers. her observation is confirmed by:
Answer: the central lesson of the zimbardo prison experiment
◉ how did john rawls use the veil of ignorance in his theory of
justice?
Answer: as a thought experiment that explains why someone
unaware of the characteristics he would choose an ethical decision-
making rule favoring the least advantaged
◉ the text cites the example of cummins engine company which
resolved the problem of children cutting through a wire fence on
company property and stealing equipment by:
Answer: hiring local youth leaders to patrol the area around the
fence since the company found that the youth unemployment rate
was above average
◉ a persons reputation for integrity in business is
Answer: especially important since news of bad business can reach a
broad audience in seconds
,◉ some people believe it its ethically appropriate for business
executives to have lots of freedom to make high risk decisions
without gov interference, what ethical decision-rule most closely
matches this?
Answer: nozicks rights theory
◉ the culpability score assigned by the federal organizational
sentencing guidelines in a given case:
Answer: is designed to reflect the level of moral blameworthiness of
on ORGANIZATION for its conduct and influences the level of
punishment the organization will receive.
◉ "each of us tends to think we are much more fair and impartial
than other people are" this illustrates:
Answer: illusion of superiority
◉ a supervisor who tries to get subordinates to follow the ethical
standards expected in the workplace:
Answer: should be viewed as part of the natural management
process of providing clear and intentional guidance on what is
considered appropriate behavior in the workplace
◉ a beer hall where the processed go to charity instead of the owner.
in houston the patrons get one vote per drink as to which charity
,should get the next months profits. in portland they are considering
opening a worker-run, collectively managed pub rub by and for "the
people who resist oppression on all levels"
Answer: rawls theory of justice
◉ most adults will carry out an authority figures orders even if they
conflict with their own, this is the central message of:
Answer: the milligram experiment
◉ the greatest advantage to utilitarianism is
Answer: it inserts scientific rationale into ethical decision making
◉ the pressure for short term returns are extraordinary and the
gains are amazing, people can do things and they look back and
think "we acted in ways that were not proud of, some of us may have
been tempted into doing bad things" this illustrates:
Answer: the negative side of setting performance goals
◉ beths made a mistake but her work benefits the shareholders,
clients, and the community. her assistant, carl, actually made a
clerical error that led to the mistake. if this is a utilitarian system,
you would be most likely to:
Answer: fire carl and keep beth because it will result in the greatest
net benefit to the greatest number of people
, ◉ a multinational company based in the US is operating in a
developing country with environmental laws that would allow that
company to pollute the air and water:
Answer: the company should consider adhering to ethical standards
that are higher than the legal standards of the developing country
◉ "i have always believed that each man makes his own happiness
and is responsible for his own problems"
Answer: high internal locus of control
◉ the baseball players decision to decline his salary so that he could
feel better about himself is a good illustration of someone:
Answer: with a high desire for moral approbation of self.
◉ Which of the following is not one of the steps in the moral
decision-making process, according to the text?
Moral awareness
Ethical behavior
Moral development
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Charlotte beers has observed that people can change when they
become managers. her observation is confirmed by:
Answer: the central lesson of the zimbardo prison experiment
◉ how did john rawls use the veil of ignorance in his theory of
justice?
Answer: as a thought experiment that explains why someone
unaware of the characteristics he would choose an ethical decision-
making rule favoring the least advantaged
◉ the text cites the example of cummins engine company which
resolved the problem of children cutting through a wire fence on
company property and stealing equipment by:
Answer: hiring local youth leaders to patrol the area around the
fence since the company found that the youth unemployment rate
was above average
◉ a persons reputation for integrity in business is
Answer: especially important since news of bad business can reach a
broad audience in seconds
,◉ some people believe it its ethically appropriate for business
executives to have lots of freedom to make high risk decisions
without gov interference, what ethical decision-rule most closely
matches this?
Answer: nozicks rights theory
◉ the culpability score assigned by the federal organizational
sentencing guidelines in a given case:
Answer: is designed to reflect the level of moral blameworthiness of
on ORGANIZATION for its conduct and influences the level of
punishment the organization will receive.
◉ "each of us tends to think we are much more fair and impartial
than other people are" this illustrates:
Answer: illusion of superiority
◉ a supervisor who tries to get subordinates to follow the ethical
standards expected in the workplace:
Answer: should be viewed as part of the natural management
process of providing clear and intentional guidance on what is
considered appropriate behavior in the workplace
◉ a beer hall where the processed go to charity instead of the owner.
in houston the patrons get one vote per drink as to which charity
,should get the next months profits. in portland they are considering
opening a worker-run, collectively managed pub rub by and for "the
people who resist oppression on all levels"
Answer: rawls theory of justice
◉ most adults will carry out an authority figures orders even if they
conflict with their own, this is the central message of:
Answer: the milligram experiment
◉ the greatest advantage to utilitarianism is
Answer: it inserts scientific rationale into ethical decision making
◉ the pressure for short term returns are extraordinary and the
gains are amazing, people can do things and they look back and
think "we acted in ways that were not proud of, some of us may have
been tempted into doing bad things" this illustrates:
Answer: the negative side of setting performance goals
◉ beths made a mistake but her work benefits the shareholders,
clients, and the community. her assistant, carl, actually made a
clerical error that led to the mistake. if this is a utilitarian system,
you would be most likely to:
Answer: fire carl and keep beth because it will result in the greatest
net benefit to the greatest number of people
, ◉ a multinational company based in the US is operating in a
developing country with environmental laws that would allow that
company to pollute the air and water:
Answer: the company should consider adhering to ethical standards
that are higher than the legal standards of the developing country
◉ "i have always believed that each man makes his own happiness
and is responsible for his own problems"
Answer: high internal locus of control
◉ the baseball players decision to decline his salary so that he could
feel better about himself is a good illustration of someone:
Answer: with a high desire for moral approbation of self.
◉ Which of the following is not one of the steps in the moral
decision-making process, according to the text?
Moral awareness
Ethical behavior
Moral development
