LES 305 Exam 1 Questions & Answers
100% Correct!!
Ethics are the unwritten rules for behavior that are generally accepted in society.
(True/False) - ANSWERTRUE
Ethical egoists believe that solving ethical dilemmas requires training and nurturing
of virtues (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE - Virtue ethics
You are silent while a coworker gets blamed for something you did. This activity falls
in the Giving or Allowing False Impressions category of Ethical Dilemmas
(True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
Committing acts of personal decadence, like driving home drunk after an office
holiday party has no relevance to business ethics (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE -
this behavior may damage the reputation of the employee and the person or
organization that hired him or her
Tolerating someone else's unethical actions is not an ethical dilemma since you did
not actually commit any act that is unethical (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE - in
some situations, failure to act may also constitute a breach of an ethical obligation or
a legal duty.
"If we don't do it, someone else will" is a rationalization (True/False). -
ANSWERTRUE
Rationalizations prove that our conduct is ethical (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE
Proponents of the Enlightened Self-Interest School believe that a manager is
responsible first to shareholders, but serves them best by being responsible to larger
society (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
Virtue ethicists believe that solving ethical dilemmas requires training and nurturing
of virtues such as, caring, compassion, fairness, generosity, and integrity
(True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
The inherence view for business social responsibility is one that requires a company
to do all that it can do for its community (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE -
proponents of this theory focus on shareholders
Whether "everyone else does it" is one method for evaluating the ethics of a
particular course of action (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE - it indicates that you are
using rationalizations to avoid a thorough analysis of the issue.
The Ice-T case illustrates what can happen when managers don't take shareholders
interests into account when making business decisions (True/False). -
ANSWERTRUE - management should have anticipated adverse shareholder
reaction
, "I was just following orders" is a defense in law and test for ethical behavior
(True/False). - ANSWERFALSE - if you use this rationalization you may be in ethical
and legal trouble
Blanchard and Peale advise managers to ask, "How does it make me feel?" among
other questions and managers are advised to refrain from any activities that make
them feel uneasy (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE - part of the test
A bank cuts off credit card payments received in the mail at 10am, even though the
mail usually arrives in the afternoon, which resulted in $29 late fees for numerous
customers whose payments arrived at 1pm. This is an example of Taking Unfair
Advantage (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
Compliance with the law meets all ethical standards (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE
- the law is the minimum standard of conduct for ethical behavior. Usually you need
to do more than just comply with the law to act ethically.
Part of Laura Nash's model for resolving ethical dilemmas is to ask, "what is the
symbolic potential of your action if understood? If misunderstood?" (True/False). -
ANSWERTRUE
Re-labeling our conduct is one of the techniques that we use to avoid analyzing
ethical dilemmas. For example, we might use the term "peer-to-peer file sharing" to
refer to copyright infringement (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
"Giving or Allowing False Impressions" is one of the categories of ethical dilemmas
according to your textbook (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
When we are rationalization, we are not doing a thorough analysis of the ethical
problem at hand (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
Under which school of social responsibility would you insist on full disclosure about
all relevant product information that could cause a hazard to customers? -
ANSWERThe Social Responsibility School - needs of society over shareholders
Cheating on exams is acceptable because:
a. "It is not illegal."
b. "It doesn't really hurt anyone."
c. "The system is unfair."
d. None of the above because all are rationalizations. - ANSWERd. None of the
above because all are rationalizations.
Which of the following is not a question for the Blanchard/Peale test for ethical
behavior?
a. Is it legal?
b. Does it follow industry code?
c. Is it balanced?
d. How does it make me feel? - ANSWERb. Does it follow industry code?
100% Correct!!
Ethics are the unwritten rules for behavior that are generally accepted in society.
(True/False) - ANSWERTRUE
Ethical egoists believe that solving ethical dilemmas requires training and nurturing
of virtues (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE - Virtue ethics
You are silent while a coworker gets blamed for something you did. This activity falls
in the Giving or Allowing False Impressions category of Ethical Dilemmas
(True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
Committing acts of personal decadence, like driving home drunk after an office
holiday party has no relevance to business ethics (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE -
this behavior may damage the reputation of the employee and the person or
organization that hired him or her
Tolerating someone else's unethical actions is not an ethical dilemma since you did
not actually commit any act that is unethical (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE - in
some situations, failure to act may also constitute a breach of an ethical obligation or
a legal duty.
"If we don't do it, someone else will" is a rationalization (True/False). -
ANSWERTRUE
Rationalizations prove that our conduct is ethical (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE
Proponents of the Enlightened Self-Interest School believe that a manager is
responsible first to shareholders, but serves them best by being responsible to larger
society (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
Virtue ethicists believe that solving ethical dilemmas requires training and nurturing
of virtues such as, caring, compassion, fairness, generosity, and integrity
(True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
The inherence view for business social responsibility is one that requires a company
to do all that it can do for its community (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE -
proponents of this theory focus on shareholders
Whether "everyone else does it" is one method for evaluating the ethics of a
particular course of action (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE - it indicates that you are
using rationalizations to avoid a thorough analysis of the issue.
The Ice-T case illustrates what can happen when managers don't take shareholders
interests into account when making business decisions (True/False). -
ANSWERTRUE - management should have anticipated adverse shareholder
reaction
, "I was just following orders" is a defense in law and test for ethical behavior
(True/False). - ANSWERFALSE - if you use this rationalization you may be in ethical
and legal trouble
Blanchard and Peale advise managers to ask, "How does it make me feel?" among
other questions and managers are advised to refrain from any activities that make
them feel uneasy (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE - part of the test
A bank cuts off credit card payments received in the mail at 10am, even though the
mail usually arrives in the afternoon, which resulted in $29 late fees for numerous
customers whose payments arrived at 1pm. This is an example of Taking Unfair
Advantage (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
Compliance with the law meets all ethical standards (True/False). - ANSWERFALSE
- the law is the minimum standard of conduct for ethical behavior. Usually you need
to do more than just comply with the law to act ethically.
Part of Laura Nash's model for resolving ethical dilemmas is to ask, "what is the
symbolic potential of your action if understood? If misunderstood?" (True/False). -
ANSWERTRUE
Re-labeling our conduct is one of the techniques that we use to avoid analyzing
ethical dilemmas. For example, we might use the term "peer-to-peer file sharing" to
refer to copyright infringement (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
"Giving or Allowing False Impressions" is one of the categories of ethical dilemmas
according to your textbook (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
When we are rationalization, we are not doing a thorough analysis of the ethical
problem at hand (True/False). - ANSWERTRUE
Under which school of social responsibility would you insist on full disclosure about
all relevant product information that could cause a hazard to customers? -
ANSWERThe Social Responsibility School - needs of society over shareholders
Cheating on exams is acceptable because:
a. "It is not illegal."
b. "It doesn't really hurt anyone."
c. "The system is unfair."
d. None of the above because all are rationalizations. - ANSWERd. None of the
above because all are rationalizations.
Which of the following is not a question for the Blanchard/Peale test for ethical
behavior?
a. Is it legal?
b. Does it follow industry code?
c. Is it balanced?
d. How does it make me feel? - ANSWERb. Does it follow industry code?
