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John is sales manager for Kleen 'N Brite Products, Inc. Compared to John's personal activities,
his business activities most likely involve - correct answer ✔✔more complex ethical issues.
In studying the legal environment of business, Professor Dooley's students also review ethics in
a business context. Ethics includes the study of what constitutes - correct answer ✔✔fair or just
behavior.
Mariah works in the public relations department of New Trends Sales Company. Her job
includes portraying New Trends's activities in their best light. In this context, ethics consist of -
correct answer ✔✔the same moral principles that apply to non-business activities.
Lia works for Media Marketing Company. Her job includes putting "spin" on the firm's successes
and failures. In this context, ethics consist of - correct answer ✔✔questions of rightness and
wrongness.
Any decision by the management of Fast-Food Franchise Corporation may significantly affect its
- correct answer ✔✔operators, owners, suppliers, the community, or society as a whole.
Bess runs Creditors Asset Recovery. She recruits clients by misrepresenting the facts and
pretending to be licensed in various occupations in Michigan. Bess's conduct most likely
warrants - correct answer ✔✔an injunction plus other sanctions.
Peak & Vale Accountants provides other firms with accounting services. Questions of what is
ethical involve the extent to which Peak & Vale has - correct answer ✔✔an ethical duty beyond
those duties mandated by law.
, DeLouse Plastics Corporation pays its executives an excessive amount relative to other
employees and to what executives at competitive companies are paid. This is most likely to be
challenged as - correct answer ✔✔unethical only
Housemate, Inc., makes and sells a variety of household products. With a fair amount of
certainty, Housemate's decision makers can predict whether a given business action would be
legal in - correct answer ✔✔many situations.
Sharon, the human resources director for Tempo Corporation, attempts to comply with the law
in dealing with applicants and employees. One of the challenges Sharon faces is that the legality
of an action is - correct answer ✔✔sometimes clear.
Kennedy Capital Corporation provides other firms with funds to expand operations. If Kenney
strictly complies with existing laws, the firm will - correct answer ✔✔fulfill some business ethics
obligations.
Eden, the chief executive officer of Flo-Thru Piping Corporation, wants to ensure that Flo-Thru's
activities are legal and ethical. The best course for Eden and Flo-Thru is to act in - correct answer
✔✔good faith.
Flexo Trucking Company transports hazardous waste. Garn is a Flexo driver, whom the company
knows drives longer hours than federal regulations permit. One night, Garn exceeds the limit
and has an accident. Spilled chemicals contaminate Hill City's water source, forcing the residents
to move away. Flexo acted unethically because - correct answer ✔✔Flexo showed reckless
disregard for Hill City's residents and others.
In business deals, Felipe, the chief executive officer of Glazed Donuts, Inc., follows duty-based
ethical standards. These are most likely derived from - correct answer ✔✔philosophical
reasoning.
Tilly, the chief financial officer for USA Products Corporation, attempts to apply Christian
precepts in making ethical decisions and in doing business. In applying duty-based ethical