LES 305: Exam 1 Questions And Answers
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Ethics are the unwritten rules for behavior that are generally accepted in society True
Ethical egoists believe that solving ethical dilemmas requires training and nurturing of virtues
False; This is the approach of virtue ethicists
You are silent while a coworker gets blamed for something you did. This activity falls in the
Giving or Allowing False Impressions category of Ethical Dilemmas True
Committing acts of personal decadence, like driving home drunk after an office holiday party has
no relevance to business ethics. False; This behavior may damage the reputations of the
employee and the person or organization that hired him or her.
Tolerating someone else's unethical actions is not an ethical dilemma since you did not actually
commit any act that is unethical False
"If we dont do it, someone else will" is a rationalization True
, LES 305: Exam 1 Questions And Answers
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Rationalizations prove that our conduct is ethical? False
Proponents of the Enlightened Self Interest School believe that a manager is responsible first to
shareholders, but serves them best by being responsible to larger society True
Virtue ethicists believe that solving ethical dilemmas requires training and nurturing of virtues
such as, caring, compassion, fairness, generosity, and integrity True
The inherence view for business social responsibility is one that requires a company to do all that
it can for its community False. Proponents of this theory focus on shareholders.
Whether "everyone else does it" is one method for evaluating the ethics of a particular course of
action. False. It indicates that you are using rationalizations to avoid thorough analysis of
the issue.
The Ice-T case illustrates what can happen when managers don't take shareholders interests into
account when making business decisions. True. Management should have anticipated
adverse shareholder reaction
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Ethics are the unwritten rules for behavior that are generally accepted in society True
Ethical egoists believe that solving ethical dilemmas requires training and nurturing of virtues
False; This is the approach of virtue ethicists
You are silent while a coworker gets blamed for something you did. This activity falls in the
Giving or Allowing False Impressions category of Ethical Dilemmas True
Committing acts of personal decadence, like driving home drunk after an office holiday party has
no relevance to business ethics. False; This behavior may damage the reputations of the
employee and the person or organization that hired him or her.
Tolerating someone else's unethical actions is not an ethical dilemma since you did not actually
commit any act that is unethical False
"If we dont do it, someone else will" is a rationalization True
, LES 305: Exam 1 Questions And Answers
100% Correct
Rationalizations prove that our conduct is ethical? False
Proponents of the Enlightened Self Interest School believe that a manager is responsible first to
shareholders, but serves them best by being responsible to larger society True
Virtue ethicists believe that solving ethical dilemmas requires training and nurturing of virtues
such as, caring, compassion, fairness, generosity, and integrity True
The inherence view for business social responsibility is one that requires a company to do all that
it can for its community False. Proponents of this theory focus on shareholders.
Whether "everyone else does it" is one method for evaluating the ethics of a particular course of
action. False. It indicates that you are using rationalizations to avoid thorough analysis of
the issue.
The Ice-T case illustrates what can happen when managers don't take shareholders interests into
account when making business decisions. True. Management should have anticipated
adverse shareholder reaction
