D072 FUNDAMENTALS FOR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS
COMPREHENSIVE TEST REVIEW
An organization plans to close its local factory and shift manufacturing operations
overseas. This brings opposition from employees. Which terms describes this
organizational move?
Legal-ethical
Legal-unethical
Illegal-Ethical
Illegal-unethical - Answers :Legal-ethical (When the law and personal or organizational
ethics are in accordance with each other)
Individual authors wrote books about the negative environmental impacts of some
industries, including the coal industry. Which benefit did the authors' work have on
society?
--It helped the authors to become more popular.
--It drew the public's attention to the targeted issue.
--It increased the economic welfare of the community
--It resulted in increased government funding for the industries. - Answers :It drew the
public's attention to the targeted issue.
The accountant of a company was asked to change the current quarterly sales results
by adding sales that were set to occur next quarter. Which stakeholder group is directly
impacted by this action?
Suppliers
Employees
Customers
Shareholders - Answers :Shareholders
A new manager in a restaurant decides to cut costs by purchasing sub-standard
materials. What are the implications of this manager's actions?
The customer base of the restaurant will decrease.
The employee morale will improve.
The menu prices will be reduced.
The reputation of the restaurant will increase. - Answers :The customer base of the
restaurant will decrease.
A U.S. company hires a new employee from Germany. The new employee is being
trained by other employees on the company's conflict resolution practices in alignment
with the company's mission and ethical standards. As part of the training, the employee
, identifies how the ethical values of the company are consistent with the employee's
values. Which aspect of the company is the employee learning?
Organizational culture
Organizational leadership
International business culture
International business success - Answers :Organizational culture (The shared values,
beliefs, and norms of an organization that affect the strategies and operating
procedures of the business)
A senior manager asks an employee to omit a key section from a financial report to hide
some distressing data. Which aspect of the organization is being violated by the
manager's behavior?
Beliefs
Norms
Culture
Ethics - Answers :Organizational ethics - Rules, principles, and standards for deciding
what is morally right or wrong when doing business
An employee overhears an office manager telling a prospective client that the company
does not work with people from a particular ethnicity even though the company has a
nondiscrimination policy. Which element is violated by the actions of this office
manager?
Personal ethics
Employee handbook guidelines
Established state law
Personal culture - Answers :Employee handbook guidelines
A young, unmarried employee who is an only child has a conversation with an older,
married employee with siblings about the corporate decision to enter into a lucrative
contract with a firm that legally supplies substandard medications to developing
countries. The two employees disagree as to whether the company's decision was
ethical. What is the primary demographic trait that influences the values of these
employees?
Age
Birth order
Employment
Marital status - Answers :Age
A corporation's code of ethics endorses a green work place. Which employee activity
models this code?
Starting an office recycling program
COMPREHENSIVE TEST REVIEW
An organization plans to close its local factory and shift manufacturing operations
overseas. This brings opposition from employees. Which terms describes this
organizational move?
Legal-ethical
Legal-unethical
Illegal-Ethical
Illegal-unethical - Answers :Legal-ethical (When the law and personal or organizational
ethics are in accordance with each other)
Individual authors wrote books about the negative environmental impacts of some
industries, including the coal industry. Which benefit did the authors' work have on
society?
--It helped the authors to become more popular.
--It drew the public's attention to the targeted issue.
--It increased the economic welfare of the community
--It resulted in increased government funding for the industries. - Answers :It drew the
public's attention to the targeted issue.
The accountant of a company was asked to change the current quarterly sales results
by adding sales that were set to occur next quarter. Which stakeholder group is directly
impacted by this action?
Suppliers
Employees
Customers
Shareholders - Answers :Shareholders
A new manager in a restaurant decides to cut costs by purchasing sub-standard
materials. What are the implications of this manager's actions?
The customer base of the restaurant will decrease.
The employee morale will improve.
The menu prices will be reduced.
The reputation of the restaurant will increase. - Answers :The customer base of the
restaurant will decrease.
A U.S. company hires a new employee from Germany. The new employee is being
trained by other employees on the company's conflict resolution practices in alignment
with the company's mission and ethical standards. As part of the training, the employee
, identifies how the ethical values of the company are consistent with the employee's
values. Which aspect of the company is the employee learning?
Organizational culture
Organizational leadership
International business culture
International business success - Answers :Organizational culture (The shared values,
beliefs, and norms of an organization that affect the strategies and operating
procedures of the business)
A senior manager asks an employee to omit a key section from a financial report to hide
some distressing data. Which aspect of the organization is being violated by the
manager's behavior?
Beliefs
Norms
Culture
Ethics - Answers :Organizational ethics - Rules, principles, and standards for deciding
what is morally right or wrong when doing business
An employee overhears an office manager telling a prospective client that the company
does not work with people from a particular ethnicity even though the company has a
nondiscrimination policy. Which element is violated by the actions of this office
manager?
Personal ethics
Employee handbook guidelines
Established state law
Personal culture - Answers :Employee handbook guidelines
A young, unmarried employee who is an only child has a conversation with an older,
married employee with siblings about the corporate decision to enter into a lucrative
contract with a firm that legally supplies substandard medications to developing
countries. The two employees disagree as to whether the company's decision was
ethical. What is the primary demographic trait that influences the values of these
employees?
Age
Birth order
Employment
Marital status - Answers :Age
A corporation's code of ethics endorses a green work place. Which employee activity
models this code?
Starting an office recycling program
