, CHAPTER 1: AN OVERVIEW OF ETHICS qw q w qw qw qw
1. An organization’s mission statement highlights its key ethical issues and identifies the overarching values an
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
d principles that are important to the organization and its decision making.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
2. Line operations personnel can be appointed as corporate ethics officers.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
3. In a nonprofit organization, the board of directors reports to the local community that it serves.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
4. Consistency means that shareholders, customers, suppliers, and the community know what they can expect of
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
an organization—that it will behave in the future much as it has in the past.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
5. The greater reliance of information systems in all aspects of life has decreased the risk that information technolo
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
gy will be used unethically.
qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
6. Increasingly, managers are including ethical conduct as part of an employee’s performance appraisal.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
7. Employees may suppress their tendency to act in a manner that seems ethical to them and instead act in a ma
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
nner that will protect them against anticipated punishment.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
© 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole o
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
r in part.
qw qw
, Chapter 1: An Overview of Ethic
qw q w qw qw qw
s
8. The term morality refers to social conventions about right and wrong that are so widely shared that they become t
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
he basis for an established consensus.
qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
9. Laws can proclaim an act as legal, although many people may consider the act immoral.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
10. Fairness and generosity are examples of virtues.
qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
11. Lawrence Kohlberg found that the most crucial factor that stimulates a person’s moral development is moneta
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
ry reward for good behavior.
qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
12. Multinational and global organizations must not present a consistent face to their shareholders, customers, an
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
d suppliers but instead must operate with a different value system in each country they do business in.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
13. Legal acts conform to what an individual believes to be the right thing to do.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
14. Ethics has risen to the top of the business agenda because risks associated with inappropriate behavior h
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
ave increased, both in their likelihood and in their potential negative impact.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
© 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole o
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
r in part.
qw qw
, Chapter 1: An Overview of Ethic
qw q w qw qw qw
s
15. Setting corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals encourages an organization to achieve higher moral and ethica
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
l standards.
qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
16. The fairness approach to ethical decision making states that one should choose the action or policy that has the b
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
est overall consequences for all people who are directly or indirectly affected.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
17. The board of directors of an organization is normally responsible for day-to-
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
day management and operations of the organization.
qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
18. An individual’s manager has very little impact on his or her ethical behavior.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
19. In the business world, important decisions are too often left to the technical experts; general business manage
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
rs must assume greater responsibility for these decisions.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
20. The goal of the SarbanesOxley Act was to renew investor’s trust in corporate executives and their firm’s finan
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
cial reports following numerous financial scandals in the early 2000s.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
21. Individual views on what is moral are so strongly held that there is nearly universal agreement in spite
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
of differences in age, cultural group, ethnic background, religion, life experience, education, and gende
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
r.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
© 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole o
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
r in part.
qw qw
1. An organization’s mission statement highlights its key ethical issues and identifies the overarching values an
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
d principles that are important to the organization and its decision making.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
2. Line operations personnel can be appointed as corporate ethics officers.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
3. In a nonprofit organization, the board of directors reports to the local community that it serves.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
4. Consistency means that shareholders, customers, suppliers, and the community know what they can expect of
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
an organization—that it will behave in the future much as it has in the past.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
5. The greater reliance of information systems in all aspects of life has decreased the risk that information technolo
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
gy will be used unethically.
qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
6. Increasingly, managers are including ethical conduct as part of an employee’s performance appraisal.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
7. Employees may suppress their tendency to act in a manner that seems ethical to them and instead act in a ma
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
nner that will protect them against anticipated punishment.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
© 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole o
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
r in part.
qw qw
, Chapter 1: An Overview of Ethic
qw q w qw qw qw
s
8. The term morality refers to social conventions about right and wrong that are so widely shared that they become t
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
he basis for an established consensus.
qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
9. Laws can proclaim an act as legal, although many people may consider the act immoral.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
10. Fairness and generosity are examples of virtues.
qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
11. Lawrence Kohlberg found that the most crucial factor that stimulates a person’s moral development is moneta
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
ry reward for good behavior.
qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
12. Multinational and global organizations must not present a consistent face to their shareholders, customers, an
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
d suppliers but instead must operate with a different value system in each country they do business in.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
13. Legal acts conform to what an individual believes to be the right thing to do.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
14. Ethics has risen to the top of the business agenda because risks associated with inappropriate behavior h
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
ave increased, both in their likelihood and in their potential negative impact.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
© 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole o
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
r in part.
qw qw
, Chapter 1: An Overview of Ethic
qw q w qw qw qw
s
15. Setting corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals encourages an organization to achieve higher moral and ethica
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
l standards.
qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
16. The fairness approach to ethical decision making states that one should choose the action or policy that has the b
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
est overall consequences for all people who are directly or indirectly affected.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
17. The board of directors of an organization is normally responsible for day-to-
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
day management and operations of the organization.
qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
18. An individual’s manager has very little impact on his or her ethical behavior.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
19. In the business world, important decisions are too often left to the technical experts; general business manage
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
rs must assume greater responsibility for these decisions.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
20. The goal of the SarbanesOxley Act was to renew investor’s trust in corporate executives and their firm’s finan
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
cial reports following numerous financial scandals in the early 2000s.
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: q w True
21. Individual views on what is moral are so strongly held that there is nearly universal agreement in spite
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
of differences in age, cultural group, ethnic background, religion, life experience, education, and gende
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
r.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False q w
© 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole o
qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
r in part.
qw qw
