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Joey, CFO of a major chain of retail stores, asks his employees to make decisions based on
creating the greatest benefits to the greatest number of people. This is an example of:
a. Kantian ethics
b. ethical relativism
c. principles of rights
d. utilitarianism
a. Kantian ethics
Utilitarianism
idea that the goal of society should be to bring about the greatest happiness for the greatest
number of people
Kantian Ethics
the belief that people should be treated as ends and never as means to the ends of others
ethics is the consideration of how one should act, based on which of the following concepts
mortality, or principles of right and wrong
, under which principle of ethics would a person consider whether his or her action is one that
every other person should take
Kant's categorical imperative
when making a decision using the stakeholder theory of management, a business professional
would place more weight on which of the following
1. the harm to customers from using the company's product over profits 2. the impact of its
decisions on employees over the profitability of the business
which of the following activities is an example of corporate social responsibility
establishment of a foundation that funds high school educational initiatives
which of the following are methods of preventing unethical behavior
1. terminating an employee for unethical behavior 2. establishing a company code of ethics
which of the following illustrates a financial or non-financial cost of unreported unethical
behavior to a company
1. sweet home diner lost its business when the community became outraged with the owner
for failing to stop the racist social media postings of the restaurant manager 2. employee morale
hit an all-time low when Scott, the line supervisor, ignored repeated instances of harassment by
certain employees
under which theory of ethics would a decision be ethical if it provides the greatest benefit for
the largest number of individuals