ETHICS 311 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
ethical climate
Social unrest. Anti-war sentiment. Employees have an adversarial relationship with
management. Values shift away from loyalty to an employer to loyalty to ideals. Old
values are cast aside.
Major Ethics and Compliance Issues in 1970s
Environmental issues
Increased employee-employer tension
Civil rights issues dominate
Drug use escalates
Ethics and Compliance Program Development
Companies begin establishing codes of conduct and values statements
Birth of social responsibility movement
Businesses address ethics concerns via legal or personnel departments
Ethical climate in the 1970's
Defense contractors along with other major industries riddled by scandal. The economy
goes through recession. Unemployment rises. There is growing concern for the
environment. The public demands that businesses become responsible for ethical
failures.
Ethical climate in the 1980's
The social contract between employers and employees is redefined. Defense
contractors must adhere to strict guidelines. Corporations downsize and employees'
attitudes about loyalty to the employer are degraded. Health care ethics highlighted.
, Major Ethics and Compliance Issues in 1980s
Bribes and illegal contracting practices
Influence peddling
Deceptive advertising
Financial fraud (savings and loan scandal)
Transparency issues crop up
Ethics and Compliance Program Developments in 1980s
Establishment of the U.S. Code of Ethics for Government Service
General Dynamics establishes the first business ethics office 1985
Defense Industry Initiative established 1986
Some corporations add ombudsman to supplement ethics officer position
False Claims Act (government contracting)
Ethical Climate 1990s
Global expansion brings new concerns - child labor, greasing payments-bribery and
environmental issues. The internet will dissolve cultural borders.
Majors ethics and compliance issues in 1990's
Unsafes work practices in third world countries
Greater corporate liability for personal damage (cigarette companies, Dow Chemical,
etc)
Financial mismanagement and fraud
Ethics and Compliance Program Developments in 1990s
Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (1991)
Class action lawsuits (e.g., Pacific Gas & Electric, Tobacco Master Settlement)
Professionalization of ethics function; Ethics Officer Association (EOA) founded in 1992
Transparency International publishes first annual Corruption Perceptions Index in 1995.
CORRECT ANSWERS
ethical climate
Social unrest. Anti-war sentiment. Employees have an adversarial relationship with
management. Values shift away from loyalty to an employer to loyalty to ideals. Old
values are cast aside.
Major Ethics and Compliance Issues in 1970s
Environmental issues
Increased employee-employer tension
Civil rights issues dominate
Drug use escalates
Ethics and Compliance Program Development
Companies begin establishing codes of conduct and values statements
Birth of social responsibility movement
Businesses address ethics concerns via legal or personnel departments
Ethical climate in the 1970's
Defense contractors along with other major industries riddled by scandal. The economy
goes through recession. Unemployment rises. There is growing concern for the
environment. The public demands that businesses become responsible for ethical
failures.
Ethical climate in the 1980's
The social contract between employers and employees is redefined. Defense
contractors must adhere to strict guidelines. Corporations downsize and employees'
attitudes about loyalty to the employer are degraded. Health care ethics highlighted.
, Major Ethics and Compliance Issues in 1980s
Bribes and illegal contracting practices
Influence peddling
Deceptive advertising
Financial fraud (savings and loan scandal)
Transparency issues crop up
Ethics and Compliance Program Developments in 1980s
Establishment of the U.S. Code of Ethics for Government Service
General Dynamics establishes the first business ethics office 1985
Defense Industry Initiative established 1986
Some corporations add ombudsman to supplement ethics officer position
False Claims Act (government contracting)
Ethical Climate 1990s
Global expansion brings new concerns - child labor, greasing payments-bribery and
environmental issues. The internet will dissolve cultural borders.
Majors ethics and compliance issues in 1990's
Unsafes work practices in third world countries
Greater corporate liability for personal damage (cigarette companies, Dow Chemical,
etc)
Financial mismanagement and fraud
Ethics and Compliance Program Developments in 1990s
Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (1991)
Class action lawsuits (e.g., Pacific Gas & Electric, Tobacco Master Settlement)
Professionalization of ethics function; Ethics Officer Association (EOA) founded in 1992
Transparency International publishes first annual Corruption Perceptions Index in 1995.
