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Distinguish between personal and organizational ethics.
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business context and
Identify how ethics impacts outcomes in organizations.
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Speaking the truth, respecting my elders, and never purposely
hurting someone are examples of _________ (personal or
professional) ethics.
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Being punctual, refraining from gossip, and having good time
management are examples of _________ (personal or professional)
ethics.
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Provide an example of when personal and professional ethics may
conflict?
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Where do an organization's ethics tend to start? A) They develop
over time; B) They start at the bottom and bubble up; C) They start at
the top and trickle down
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Sharing credit with co-workers and treating subordinates with
respect demonstrates what level of organizational ethics? (high or
low)
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What are some benefits to an organization that has high
organizational ethics?
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Define Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its importance in
the organization and in the community.
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Compare corporate ethical commitments with the reality of how the
commitments are acted out in accordance with commitments, or in
discord to the commitments.
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Which of the following is true about Corporate Social Responsibility?
A) It can be framed as a response to public backlash for a long
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track record of harming environments; B) It guarantees the company
is acting ethically; C) It encourages promotion from within the
organzation; D) It comes at little additional cost to the organization.
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Why is Corporate Social Responsibility important to an organization
and its local community?
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XYZ Inc. uses images of a leafy forest to promote their Green-Clean
Cleaning Wipes. They advertise the wipes as being biodegradable,
but the chemicals in the wipes do not break down well in the
environment and the plastic container is definitely not
biodegradable. This is an example of _______ (code of ethics,
greenwashing, or whistleblowing)
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