decision making and cases, 13th
edition by o.c Ferrell, john
fraedrich,all chapters1-12
,TABLETOFTCONTENTST
PartT1:TAnTOverviewTofTBusinessTEthicsT 1:TTheTImporta
nceTofTBusinessTEthics
2:TStakeholderTRelationships,TSocialTResponsibility,TandTCorporateTGovernanceT 3:TSustainability:TEthicalTa
ndTSocialTResponsibilityTDimensions
PartT2:TEthicalTIssuesTandTtheTInstitutionalizationTofTBusinessTEthicsT 4:TTheTInstitutionalizationTof
BusinessTEthics
T
5:TEmergingTBusinessTEthicsTIssuesTTPartT3:TTheTDecisi
on-MakingTProcessT 6:TEthicalTDecisionTMaking
7:TIndividualTFactors:TMoralTPhilosophiesTandTValues
8:TOrganizationalTFactors:TTheTRoleTofTEthicalTCultureTandTRelationshipsTTPartT4:TImplementingTBusinessT
EthicsTinTaTGlobalTEconomy
9:TDevelopingTandTImplementingTanTEffectiveTEthicsTProgramT 10:TGlobalTBusinessTEthic
sTIssues
11:TEthicalTLeadership
12:TTechnology:TEthicsTandTSocialTResponsibilityTIssues
,1:TTheTImportanceTofTBusinessTEthics
1. PrinciplesTare
a. lawsTandTregulationsTthatTguideTbehaviorTinTtheTworldTofTbusiness.
b. mores,Tvalues,TandTcustomsTthatTguideTbehaviorTinTgeneral.
c. specificTandTpervasiveTboundariesTforTbehaviorTthatTareTuniversalTandTabsolute.
d. theTobligationsTbusinessesTassumeTtoTmaximizeTtheirTpositiveTimpactTandTminimizeTtheirTnegativeTim
pactTonT stakeholders.
e. theTmores,Tvalues,TandTcustomsTthatTparentsTteachTtheirTchildren.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p.T5
LEARNINGTOBJECTIVES:T LO:T1-1T-
TExploreTconceptualizationsT ofTbusinessTethicsTfromTanTorganizationalT perspectiv
e.
NATIONALT STANDARDS:TTT UnitedTStatesT-TBUSPROG:T Ethics
STATET STANDARDS: UnitedTStatesT-TNONET-TDISC:TEthicalTResponsibilitiesT -TEthicalTResponsibilities
KEYWORDS: Blooms:TComprehension
2. SocialTresponsibilityTis
a. anTorganization'sTobligationTtoTmaximizeTitsTpositiveTeffectsTandTminimizeTitsTnegativeTeffectsTonTstakeholde
rs.
b. principlesTandTstandardsTthatTguideTbehaviorTinTtheTworldTofTbusiness.
c. aTbusiness'sTresponsibilityTnotTtoTpolluteTtheTenvironment.
d. aTbusiness'sTresponsibilityTtoTmanufactureTproductsTthatTfunctionTproperly.
e. charitableTcontributionsTmadeTbyTaTbusinessTtoTenhanceTitsTimage.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p.T23
LEARNINGT OBJECTIVES:TT LO:T1-4T-
TGainTinsightTintoTtheTextentTofTethicalTmisconductTinTtheTworkplaceTandTtheT pres
suresTforTunethicalTbehavior.
NATIONALT STANDARDS:TTT UnitedTStatesT-TBUSPROG:T Ethics
STATET STANDARDS: UnitedTStatesT-TNONET-TDISC:TEthicalTResponsibilitiesT -TEthicalTResponsibilities
KEYWORDS: Blooms:TKnowledge
, 3. The
was/wereTenactedTtoTrestoreTconfidenceTinTfinancialTreportingTandTbusinessTethicsTafterTtheTaccountingT
scandalsTofTtheTearlyT2000s.
a. DefenseTIndustryTInitiativeTonTBusinessTEthicsTandTConduct
b. Sarbanes-OxleyTAct
c. FederalTSentencingTGuidelinesTforTOrganizations
d. ForeignTCorruptTPracticesT Act
e. Dodd-FrankTWallTStreetTReformTandTConsumerTProtectionTAct
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p.T13
LEARNINGTOBJECTIVES:TTLO:T1-2T-TExamineTtheThistoricalTfoundationsTandTevolutionTofTbusinessTethics.
NATIONALT STANDARDS:TTT UnitedTStatesT-TBUSPROG:T Ethics
STATET STANDARDS: UnitedTStatesT-TNONET-TDISC:TEthicalTResponsibilitiesT -TEthicalTResponsibilities
KEYWORDS: Blooms:TKnowledge
4. TheTtermTbusinessT ethicsT isTbestTdescribedTbyTtheTfollowingT statement:
a. ItTisTtheTstudyTandTphilosophyTofThumanTconduct,TwithTanTemphasisTonTdeterminingTrightTandTwrong.
b. ItTisTanT"inquiryTintoTtheTnatureTandTgroundsTofTmoralityTwhereTtheTtermTmoralityTisTtakenTtoTmea
nTmoralT judgments,TstandardsTandTrulesTofTconduct."
c. ItTisTtheT"studyTofTtheTgeneralTnatureTofTmoralsTandTofTspecificTmoralTchoices;TmoralTphilosophy;TandTtheT
rulesTorT standardsTgoverningTtheTconductTofTtheTmembersTofTaTprofession."
d. ItTisTanTorganization'sTobligationTtoTmaximizeTitsTpositiveTeffectsTandTminimizeTitsTnegativeTef
fectsTonT stakeholders.
e. ItTcomprisesTtheTprinciples,Tvalues,TandTstandardsTthatTguideTbehaviorTinTtheTworldTofTbusiness.
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p.T5
LEARNINGTOBJECTIVES:T LO:T1-1T-
TExploreTconceptualizationsT ofTbusinessTethicsTfromTanTorganizationalT perspe
ctive.
NATIONALT STANDARDS:TTT UnitedTStatesT-TBUSPROG:T Ethics
STATET STANDARDS: UnitedTStatesT-TNONET-TDISC:TEthicalTResponsibilitiesT -TEthicalTResponsibilities
KEYWORDS: Blooms:TKnowledge