Canadian Business & Society: Ethics,
Responsibilities, And Sustainability 6th
Canadian Edition
Author: Robert W. Sexty
,Chapter 01
TRUE / FALSE Questions
1. A Shift Has Occurred In What Society Believes Business Responsibilities Should Be; Today
There Is A Greater Emphasis On The Bottom Line Than Ever Before.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Describe The Complexity Of The Interrelationships Between
Business And Society.
Topic: 01-01 The Business And Society Relationship
2. Responses To Social And Environmental Issues Will Determine Which Corporations Are
Able To Survive In Today's Competitive Environment.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Describe The Complexity Of The Interrelationships Between
Business And Society.
Topic: 01-01 The Business And Society Relationship
3. Integrity Refers To The Appropriateness Of A Corporation's Behaviour, Not To Its Adherence
To Moral Principles.
FALSE
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define The Terminology Relating To The Integrity Of Business And
Recognize Integrity Issues With Students.
Topic: 01-02 Integrity In Business
4. Ethics Apply To Business In The Same Manner As They Apply To Religion.
TRUE
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define The Terminology Relating To The Integrity Of Business And
Recognize Integrity Issues With Students.
Topic: 01-02 Integrity In Business
5. A Responsible Corporation Is A Business Undertaking That Responds To Social, Ethical, And
Environmental Responsibilities In Addition To Its Economic Obligations.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define The Terminology Relating To The Integrity Of Business And
Recognize Integrity Issues With Students.
Topic: 01-02 Integrity In Business
6. The Triple-E Bottom Line (3E) Is The Evaluation Of A Corporation's Performance According
To A Summary Of The Economic, Social Or Ethical, And Environmental Value The Corporation
Adds Or Destroys.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define The Terminology Relating To The Integrity Of Business And
Recognize Integrity Issues With Students.
Topic: 01-02 Integrity In Business
7. There Is Little Concern That A Lack Of Academic Integrity Will Have An Influence On
Business Integrity.
FALSE
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define The Terminology Relating To The Integrity Of Business And
Recognize Integrity Issues With Students.
Topic: 01-03 Integrity Of Business Students
, 8. Until Recently, Business Schools Had Largely Neglected Ethics And Emphasized Functional
Areas, Some Of Which Have Focused On The Financial Rather Than The Social Responsibilities
Of Business.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define The Terminology Relating To The Integrity Of Business And
Recognize Integrity Issues With Students.
Topic: 01-03 Integrity Of Business Students
9. Most People Agree There Is A Universal Way To Approach Ethics And As Such, There Is
Widespread Agreement As To The Appropriate Behaviour By Business In Society.
FALSE
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-03 Differentiate Between The Three Main Approaches To Ethical
Thinking.
Topic: 01-04 Main Approaches To Ethical Thinking
10. Deontological Theories Of Ethics Are Rule-Based.
TRUE
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-03 Differentiate Between The Three Main Approaches To Ethical
Thinking.
Topic: 01-04 Main Approaches To Ethical Thinking
11. Virtue Ethics Emphasizes The Situation That Individuals Find Themselves In And Focuses
On What They Are Doing.
FALSE
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-03 Differentiate Between The Three Main Approaches To Ethical
Thinking.
Topic: 01-04 Main Approaches To Ethical Thinking