FSU CIS 3250 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

FSU CIS 3250 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Employees may suppress their tendency to act in a manner that seems ethical to them and instead act in a
manner that will protect them against anticipated punishment
Answer:
True

Question:
2. Which of the following statements best describes a reason why organizations pursue corporate social
responsibility (CSR) goals and promote a work environment in which employees are encouraged to act
ethically when making business decisions?
Answer:
To gain the goodwill of the community

Question:
3. A clear, concise statement of an issue that needs to be addressed is known as which of the following?
Answer:
problem statement

Question:
4. To extend to all people the same respect and consideration that you expect from them is considered
which of the following character traits?
Answer:
integrity

Question:
5. Which of the following terms best describes a habit that inclines people to do what is acceptable?
Answer:
virtue

Question:
6. An organization's mission statement highlights its key ethical issues and identifies the overarching
values and principles that are important to the organization and its decision making.
Answer:
False

Question:
7. In the business world, important decisions are too often left to the technical experts; general business
managers must assume greater responsibility for these decisions.
Answer:
True

,Question:
8. A well-implemented ethics and compliance program and a strong ethical culture can lead to:
Answer:
less pressure on employees to misbehave

Question:
9. Which of the following helps ensure that employees abide by the law, follow necessary regulations, and
behave in an ethical manner?
Answer:
code of ethics

Question:
10. The term ethics describes standards or codes of behavior expected of an individual by a group to which
the individual belongs.
Answer:
True

Question:
11. Because an activity is defined as legal, the activity is also considered ethical
Answer:
False

Question:
12. The greater reliance of information systems in all aspects of life has decreased the risk that information
technology will be used unethically.
Answer:
False

Question:
13. A code of ethics cannot gain company-wide acceptance unless it is fully endorsed by the organization's
leadership and developed with which of the following?
Answer:
employee participation

Question:
14. Increasingly, managers are including ethical conduct as part of an employee's performance appraisal.
Answer:
True

Question:
15. A statement that highlights an organization's key ethical issues and identifies the overarching values
and principles that are important to the organization and its decision making is known as which of the
following?
Answer:
code of ethics

,Question:
16. The board of directors of an organization is normally responsible for day-to-day management and
operations of the organization.
Answer:
False

Question:
17. Ideally, the corporate ethics officer should be a well respected, senior-level manager who reports
directly to the CEO.
Answer:
True

Question:
18. Legal acts conform to what an individual believes to be the right thing to do.
Answer:
False

Question:
19. Consistency means that shareholders, customers, suppliers, and the community know what they can
expect of an organization-that it will behave in the future much as it has in the past.
Answer:
True

Question:
20. During which step of the decision-making process should one be extremely careful not to make
assumptions about the situation?
Answer:
Develop problem statement

Question:
21. A discrepancy between employee's own values and an organization's action
Answer:
fosters poor performance

Question:
22. In which step of the decision-making process should the decision makers consider laws, guidelines,
policies, and principles that might apply to the decision?
Answer:
choose alternative

Question:
23. Someone who stands to gain or lose, depending on how a situation is resolved is known as which of the
following
Answer:
stakeholder

, Question:
24. Setting corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals encourages an organization to achieve higher moral
and ethical standards
Answer:
True

Question:
25. What term is used to describe a habit of unacceptable behavior?
Answer:
Vice

Question:
26. The goodwill that is created by which of the following can make it easier for corporations to conduct
their business?
Answer:
CSR Activities

Question:
27. Multinational and global organizations must not present a consistent face to their shareholders,
customers, and suppliers but instead must operate with a different value system in each country they do
business in
Answer:
False

Question:
28. In the decision-making process of implementing the decision, what plan must be defined to explain to
people how they will move from the old way of doing things to the new way?
Answer:
transition

Question:
29. Which of the following positions provides an organization with vision and leadership in the area of
business conduct?
Answer:
corporate ethics officer

Question:
30. In an environment where employees are encouraged to do "whatever it takes" to get the job done,
employees may feel pressure to act in which of the following ways?
Answer:
unethically

Question:
31. The term morals refers to the personal principles upon which an individual bases his or her decisions
about what is right and what is wrong
Answer:
True