LES 305 Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Solutions!!
Which philosopher would start with a tabula rasa and then develop ethical
standards? - ANSWERJohn Rawls
Which school of ethical thought is found in The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged? -
ANSWEREthical Egoism
Which of the following business ethicists encourages us to consider our feelings in
making our choices in ethical dilemmas?
A. laura nash
B. blanchard and peale
C. categorical imperative
D. all of the above - ANSWERD. All of the Above
A recent survey found that 24% of Americans feel that it is always wrong to speed. In
what following school of ethical thought would this 24% fit best? - ANSWERVirtue
What happened to the Sadhu in the Parable of the Sadhu? - ANSWERWe do not
know what happened to the Sadhu
Which of the following people is associated with the "Front Page of the Newspaper"
test for ethical dilemmas? - ANSWERWarren Buffet
Who developed the simple ethical test known as "primum non nocere"? -
ANSWERPeter Drucker
The Declaration of Independence relied on which ethical school of thought? -
ANSWERDivine Command
Divine Command Theory - ANSWEREthical standards are based upon religious
beliefs.
Rights Theory - ANSWEREveryone has a set of rights and it is the job of the
government to enforce those rights
Virtue Ethicists (Plato & Aristotle) - ANSWERDevelop virtues and determine conduct
by those virtues.
In the Parable of the Sadhu, who is the lead character and author of the article -
ANSWERBowen McCoy
Contractions and Justice - ANSWERPutting ethical standards in place by a social
contract; using rational thinking, people develop a set of rules for everyone.
, Categorical Imperative (Kant) - ANSWEROne ought only to act such that the
principle of one's act could become a universal law of human action in a world in
which one would hope to live.
"Primum non nocere" means... - ANSWER"Above all do no harm"
Laura Nash - ANSWER(1) Have you defined the problem accurately?
(2) How would you define the problem if you stood on the other side of the fence?
(3) How did this occur in the first place?
(4) To whom and what do you give your loyalties as a person and as a member of
the corporation?
(5) What is your intention in making this decision?
(6) How does this intention compare with the likely results?
(7) Whom could your decision or action injure?
(8) Can you engage the affected parties in a discussion of the problem before you
make your decision?
(9) Are you confident that your position will be as valid over a long period of time as it
seems now?
(10) Could you disclose without qualm your decision or action to your boss, your
CEO, the board of directors, your family, or society as a whole?
(11) What is the symbolic potential of your action if understood? If misunderstood?
(12) Under what conditions would you allow exceptions to your stand?
The categories of ethical dilemmas: - ANSWERTaking things that don't belong to
you.
Saying things you know are not true.
Giving or allowing false impressions.
Buying influence or engaging in conflicts of interest.
Hiding or divulging information.
Taking unfair advantage.
Committing acts of personal decadence.
Perpetrating interpersonal abuse.
Permitting organizational abuse. Violating rules.
Condoning unethical conduct.
Balancing ethical dilemmas.
Wall Street Journal Test - ANSWER(1) Am I in compliance with the law?
(2) What contribution does this choice of action make to the company, the
shareholders, the community, and others?
(3) What are the short- and long-term consequences of this decision?
Ethical Egoism - ANSWERacting in our own self-interest and limiting our judgements
to our own conduct and not the conduct of others
Ethics - ANSWERconsists of the unwritten rules we have developed for our
interaction with each other
Utilitarian Theory - ANSWERdoing the most good for the most people. "greatest
happiness principle"
Correct Solutions!!
Which philosopher would start with a tabula rasa and then develop ethical
standards? - ANSWERJohn Rawls
Which school of ethical thought is found in The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged? -
ANSWEREthical Egoism
Which of the following business ethicists encourages us to consider our feelings in
making our choices in ethical dilemmas?
A. laura nash
B. blanchard and peale
C. categorical imperative
D. all of the above - ANSWERD. All of the Above
A recent survey found that 24% of Americans feel that it is always wrong to speed. In
what following school of ethical thought would this 24% fit best? - ANSWERVirtue
What happened to the Sadhu in the Parable of the Sadhu? - ANSWERWe do not
know what happened to the Sadhu
Which of the following people is associated with the "Front Page of the Newspaper"
test for ethical dilemmas? - ANSWERWarren Buffet
Who developed the simple ethical test known as "primum non nocere"? -
ANSWERPeter Drucker
The Declaration of Independence relied on which ethical school of thought? -
ANSWERDivine Command
Divine Command Theory - ANSWEREthical standards are based upon religious
beliefs.
Rights Theory - ANSWEREveryone has a set of rights and it is the job of the
government to enforce those rights
Virtue Ethicists (Plato & Aristotle) - ANSWERDevelop virtues and determine conduct
by those virtues.
In the Parable of the Sadhu, who is the lead character and author of the article -
ANSWERBowen McCoy
Contractions and Justice - ANSWERPutting ethical standards in place by a social
contract; using rational thinking, people develop a set of rules for everyone.
, Categorical Imperative (Kant) - ANSWEROne ought only to act such that the
principle of one's act could become a universal law of human action in a world in
which one would hope to live.
"Primum non nocere" means... - ANSWER"Above all do no harm"
Laura Nash - ANSWER(1) Have you defined the problem accurately?
(2) How would you define the problem if you stood on the other side of the fence?
(3) How did this occur in the first place?
(4) To whom and what do you give your loyalties as a person and as a member of
the corporation?
(5) What is your intention in making this decision?
(6) How does this intention compare with the likely results?
(7) Whom could your decision or action injure?
(8) Can you engage the affected parties in a discussion of the problem before you
make your decision?
(9) Are you confident that your position will be as valid over a long period of time as it
seems now?
(10) Could you disclose without qualm your decision or action to your boss, your
CEO, the board of directors, your family, or society as a whole?
(11) What is the symbolic potential of your action if understood? If misunderstood?
(12) Under what conditions would you allow exceptions to your stand?
The categories of ethical dilemmas: - ANSWERTaking things that don't belong to
you.
Saying things you know are not true.
Giving or allowing false impressions.
Buying influence or engaging in conflicts of interest.
Hiding or divulging information.
Taking unfair advantage.
Committing acts of personal decadence.
Perpetrating interpersonal abuse.
Permitting organizational abuse. Violating rules.
Condoning unethical conduct.
Balancing ethical dilemmas.
Wall Street Journal Test - ANSWER(1) Am I in compliance with the law?
(2) What contribution does this choice of action make to the company, the
shareholders, the community, and others?
(3) What are the short- and long-term consequences of this decision?
Ethical Egoism - ANSWERacting in our own self-interest and limiting our judgements
to our own conduct and not the conduct of others
Ethics - ANSWERconsists of the unwritten rules we have developed for our
interaction with each other
Utilitarian Theory - ANSWERdoing the most good for the most people. "greatest
happiness principle"
