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, CHAPTER01:0 AN0OVERVIEW0OF0ETHICS
1. An0organization’s0mission0statement0highlights0its0key0ethical0issues0and0identifies0the0overarching0values
0and0principles0that0are0important0to0the0organization0and0its0decision0making.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 False

2. Line0operations0personnel0can0be0appointed0as0corporate0ethics0officers.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True

3. In0a0nonprofit0organization,0the0board0of0directors0reports0to0the0local0community0that0it0serves.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True

4. Consistency0means0that0shareholders,0customers,0suppliers,0and0the0community0know0what0they0can0expect0o
f0an0organization—that0it0will0behave0in0the0future0much0as0it0has0in0the0past.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True

5. The0greater0reliance0of0information0systems0in0all0aspects0of0life0has0decreased0the0risk0that0information0techno
logy0will0be0used0unethically.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 False

6. Increasingly,0managers0are0including0ethical0conduct0as0part0of0an0employee’s0performance0appraisal.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True

7. Employees0may0suppress0their0tendency0to0act0in0a0manner0that0seems0ethical0to0them0and0instead0act0in0a0m
anner0that0will0protect0them0against0anticipated0punishment.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True




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e0or0in0part.

, Chapter01:0 An0Overview0of0Ethic
s
8. The0term0morality0refers0to0social0conventions0about0right0and0wrong0that0are0so0widely0shared0that0they0becom
e0the0basis0for0an0established0consensus.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True

9. Laws0can0proclaim0an0act0as0legal,0although0many0people0may0consider0the0act0immoral.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True

10. Fairness0and0generosity0are0examples0of0virtues.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True

11. Lawrence0Kohlberg0found0that0the0most0crucial0factor0that0stimulates0a0person’s0moral0development0is0mon
etary0reward0for0good0behavior.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 False

12. Multinational0and0global0organizations0must0not0present0a0consistent0face0to0their0shareholders,0customers,
0and0suppliers0but0instead0must0operate0with0a0different0value0system0in0each0country0they0do0business0i
n.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 False

13. Legal0acts0conform0to0what0an0individual0believes0to0be0the0right0thing0to0do.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 False

14. Ethics0has0risen0to0the0top0of0the0business0agenda0because0risks0associated0with0inappropriate0behavior0
have0increased,0both0in0their0likelihood0and0in0their0potential0negative0impact.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True




©020150Cengage0Learning.0All0Rights0Reserved.0May0not0be0scanned,0copied0or0duplicated,0or0posted0to0a0publicly0accessible0website,0in0whol
e0or0in0part.

, Chapter01:0 An0Overview0of0Ethic
s
15. Setting0corporate0social0responsibility0(CSR)0goals0encourages0an0organization0to0achieve0higher0moral0and0et
hical0standards.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True

16. The0fairness0approach0to0ethical0decision0making0states0that0one0should0choose0the0action0or0policy0that0has0th
e0best0overall0consequences0for0all0people0who0are0directly0or0indirectly0affected.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 False

17. The0board0of0directors0of0an0organization0is0normally0responsible0for0day-to-
day0management0and0operations0of0the0organization.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 False

18. An0individual’s0manager0has0very0little0impact0on0his0or0her0ethical0behavior.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 False

19. In0the0business0world,0important0decisions0are0too0often0left0to0the0technical0experts;0general0business0mana
gers0must0assume0greater0responsibility0for0these0decisions.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True

20. The0goal0of0the0SarbanesOxley0Act0was0to0renew0investor’s0trust0in0corporate0executives0and0their0firm’s0fina
ncial0reports0following0numerous0financial0scandals0in0the0early02000s.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 True

21. Individual0views0on0what0is0moral0are0so0strongly0held0that0there0is0nearly0universal0agreement0in0spi
te0of0differences0in0age,0cultural0group,0ethnic0background,0religion,0life0experience,0education,0and0g
ender.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:0 False


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e0or0in0part.

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