BUSINESS ETHICS FBLA CURRENTLY TESTING STUDY TEST GUIDE | WELL SOLVED Q&A
GRADED A+
Accountability
refers to how closely workplace decisions are aligned with a firm's strategic direction
Teleology
stipulates that acts are morally right if they produce some desired result
Utilitarianism
defines right or acceptable actions as those that maximize total utility, or greatest good for
greatest number of people
In the last few decades personal staff work forces hired by House & Senate member have?
tripled
Progressive discipline ("corrective action")*
1.) verbal warning
2.) written warning*
3.) 2nd written warning (sometimes)
4.) suspension
- probation likely after return from suspension
- involuntary leave: gets worker out while investigation is pending
5.) termination
,*written warning can be a performance improvement plan: setting of performance goals
that employee must reach to avoid firing
Actual duty
what you're obligated to do in a situation
Prima facie
your duty unless another duty overrides it
On-going duties
duties which persist through time
One time duty
duty of the moment or situation. example: duty to pay back a debt
Perfect duty
duties which bind us in specific and wholly determinable ways and are straightforwardly
dischargeable-fulfillable.
Harassment + Business Liability*
, Liability can result in not only when you are terminated, demoted, refused
increase/promotion (tangible employment action), but also when it creates a hostile work
environment.
No liability if employer can prove:
1. it exercised reasonable care to prevent/correct harassing behavior
2. victim unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective
opportunities provided by the employer, or to otherwise avoid the harm.
Wrongful discharge*
if there is a supposed illegal component to a termination
At-will employee
employees who can be terminated without cause
"Just cause"
termination that requires a valid reason.
-union workers + public sector
Dischargeable duties
duties which we can have someone carry out for us.
ex: duty to educate child is carried out by school system
GRADED A+
Accountability
refers to how closely workplace decisions are aligned with a firm's strategic direction
Teleology
stipulates that acts are morally right if they produce some desired result
Utilitarianism
defines right or acceptable actions as those that maximize total utility, or greatest good for
greatest number of people
In the last few decades personal staff work forces hired by House & Senate member have?
tripled
Progressive discipline ("corrective action")*
1.) verbal warning
2.) written warning*
3.) 2nd written warning (sometimes)
4.) suspension
- probation likely after return from suspension
- involuntary leave: gets worker out while investigation is pending
5.) termination
,*written warning can be a performance improvement plan: setting of performance goals
that employee must reach to avoid firing
Actual duty
what you're obligated to do in a situation
Prima facie
your duty unless another duty overrides it
On-going duties
duties which persist through time
One time duty
duty of the moment or situation. example: duty to pay back a debt
Perfect duty
duties which bind us in specific and wholly determinable ways and are straightforwardly
dischargeable-fulfillable.
Harassment + Business Liability*
, Liability can result in not only when you are terminated, demoted, refused
increase/promotion (tangible employment action), but also when it creates a hostile work
environment.
No liability if employer can prove:
1. it exercised reasonable care to prevent/correct harassing behavior
2. victim unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective
opportunities provided by the employer, or to otherwise avoid the harm.
Wrongful discharge*
if there is a supposed illegal component to a termination
At-will employee
employees who can be terminated without cause
"Just cause"
termination that requires a valid reason.
-union workers + public sector
Dischargeable duties
duties which we can have someone carry out for us.
ex: duty to educate child is carried out by school system
