ETHICS IN BIOTECHNOLOGICAL
PRACTICES STUDY GUIDE WITH
TESTED SOLUTIONS
◉Which action can HR take to assist in creating an ethical organization?
> Training leaders in ethical practices
> Referring all ethical issues to legal counsel
> Handling all ethical issues as they arise
> Initiating a tip line for reporting ethical violations . Ans: Answer:
Training leaders in ethical practices
To create an ethical organization, leaders and managers need to know
how to recognize ethical dilemmas and how to deal with them. Leaders
need to know what the organization values and what its expectations are
for its leaders and employees.
◉The HR director learns that an employee who has already met the
sales goal for the month is keeping extra sales secret. The employee is
moving the extra sales to the next month in order to ensure that future
goals are met. Which should the HR director do first?
,> Inform the CEO and begin monitoring the employee's work.
> Inform the employee's manager and coach the manager on how to
address the issue with the employee.
> Send out a general e-mail reminder to the sales team about the ethics
policy.
> Meet with the employee privately to explain that this practice is
unethical and request that the employee refrain from continuing it. . Ans:
Answer: Inform the employee's manager and coach the manager on how
to address the issue with the employee.
The HR director should inform the employee's manager and coach the
manager on how to address the issue. This involves the manager in the
process and ensures that the manager can address the ethical concern
with the employee. Privately meeting with the employee is incorrect,
because the HR director has no daily oversight to know whether or not
the employee is continuing to practice ethical behavior. Informing the
CEO escalates the issue without attempting to address it and doesn't give
the employee a chance to correct their actions. Sending out a general e-
mail reminder doesn't directly address the issue with the employee, and
hoping someone takes a hint isn't an effective method of addressing an
ethical issue. In addition, none of the three incorrect answer choices
involves the employee's manager.
◉How is a written code of conduct used in today's work environment?
,> To protect an organization against lawsuits from shareholders
> As a decision-making tool to guide employees and their actions
> To eliminate the need for performance standards
> To highlight cultural differences that need to be addressed . Ans:
Answer: As a decision-making tool to guide employees and their actions
A written code of conduct covers conduct issues in a broader sense than
a rule or regulation. Value-based guidelines help employees self-apply
benchmarks and standards in many different situations, including those
that have not yet occurred.
◉What document is a formal statement describing a company's
principles and the business practices?
> Strategic plan
> Employee handbook
> Code of conduct
> Mission statement . Ans: Answer: Code of conduct
A corporate code of conduct is a formal statement that describes a
company's principles and the business practices.
◉A supplier offers to provide an employee with tickets to a professional
athletic event. How should the code of ethics support the employee?
, > By guiding decision making and behavior
> By reflecting the legal traditions of the home country
> By accommodating the norms of the countries in which the
organization operates
> By managing risks to the organization's public image . Ans: Answer:
By guiding decision making and behavior
Effective codes of ethics help employees to recognize ethical issues and
to respond in a way that reflects the organization's values.
◉A global company benchmarks against similar companies that have
recently faced costly and embarrassing cyber security breaches resulting
in the loss of customer confidence. In response, the CEO directs the IT
department with enhancing data accuracy, security, and privacy.
Additionally, Risk management is tasked with implementing improved
governance, compliance monitoring, and enforcement parameters.
Finally, HR is charged with strengthening procedures around acquisition
of staff, policy creation, the code of ethics, and communication.
The three departments all agree that employees must possess a work
ethic, motivation, and integrity.
How can HR best incorporate protective measures for the organization
based on the CEO's mandate?
PRACTICES STUDY GUIDE WITH
TESTED SOLUTIONS
◉Which action can HR take to assist in creating an ethical organization?
> Training leaders in ethical practices
> Referring all ethical issues to legal counsel
> Handling all ethical issues as they arise
> Initiating a tip line for reporting ethical violations . Ans: Answer:
Training leaders in ethical practices
To create an ethical organization, leaders and managers need to know
how to recognize ethical dilemmas and how to deal with them. Leaders
need to know what the organization values and what its expectations are
for its leaders and employees.
◉The HR director learns that an employee who has already met the
sales goal for the month is keeping extra sales secret. The employee is
moving the extra sales to the next month in order to ensure that future
goals are met. Which should the HR director do first?
,> Inform the CEO and begin monitoring the employee's work.
> Inform the employee's manager and coach the manager on how to
address the issue with the employee.
> Send out a general e-mail reminder to the sales team about the ethics
policy.
> Meet with the employee privately to explain that this practice is
unethical and request that the employee refrain from continuing it. . Ans:
Answer: Inform the employee's manager and coach the manager on how
to address the issue with the employee.
The HR director should inform the employee's manager and coach the
manager on how to address the issue. This involves the manager in the
process and ensures that the manager can address the ethical concern
with the employee. Privately meeting with the employee is incorrect,
because the HR director has no daily oversight to know whether or not
the employee is continuing to practice ethical behavior. Informing the
CEO escalates the issue without attempting to address it and doesn't give
the employee a chance to correct their actions. Sending out a general e-
mail reminder doesn't directly address the issue with the employee, and
hoping someone takes a hint isn't an effective method of addressing an
ethical issue. In addition, none of the three incorrect answer choices
involves the employee's manager.
◉How is a written code of conduct used in today's work environment?
,> To protect an organization against lawsuits from shareholders
> As a decision-making tool to guide employees and their actions
> To eliminate the need for performance standards
> To highlight cultural differences that need to be addressed . Ans:
Answer: As a decision-making tool to guide employees and their actions
A written code of conduct covers conduct issues in a broader sense than
a rule or regulation. Value-based guidelines help employees self-apply
benchmarks and standards in many different situations, including those
that have not yet occurred.
◉What document is a formal statement describing a company's
principles and the business practices?
> Strategic plan
> Employee handbook
> Code of conduct
> Mission statement . Ans: Answer: Code of conduct
A corporate code of conduct is a formal statement that describes a
company's principles and the business practices.
◉A supplier offers to provide an employee with tickets to a professional
athletic event. How should the code of ethics support the employee?
, > By guiding decision making and behavior
> By reflecting the legal traditions of the home country
> By accommodating the norms of the countries in which the
organization operates
> By managing risks to the organization's public image . Ans: Answer:
By guiding decision making and behavior
Effective codes of ethics help employees to recognize ethical issues and
to respond in a way that reflects the organization's values.
◉A global company benchmarks against similar companies that have
recently faced costly and embarrassing cyber security breaches resulting
in the loss of customer confidence. In response, the CEO directs the IT
department with enhancing data accuracy, security, and privacy.
Additionally, Risk management is tasked with implementing improved
governance, compliance monitoring, and enforcement parameters.
Finally, HR is charged with strengthening procedures around acquisition
of staff, policy creation, the code of ethics, and communication.
The three departments all agree that employees must possess a work
ethic, motivation, and integrity.
How can HR best incorporate protective measures for the organization
based on the CEO's mandate?
