Business Ethics: Case Studies and Selected Readings
Marianne Jennings
10th Edition
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,Table of Contents
Unit 1: Ethical Theory, Philosophical Foundations, Our Reasoning Flaws, Types of Ethical Dilemmas, and You
• Section A: Understanding Ourselves and Ethical Lapses
• Section B: Ethical Theory and Philosophical Foundations
• Section C: The Types of Ethical Dilemmas
• Section D: Our Reasoning Flaws
• Section E: Analyzing and Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
Unit 2: Solving Ethical Dilemmas in Business
• Section A: Business, Ethics, and Individuals: How Do They Work Together?
• Section B: What Gets in the Way of Ethical Decisions in Business?
• Section C: Resolving Ethical Dilemmas in Business
Unit 3: Business, Stakeholders, Social Responsibility, and Sustainability
• Section A: Business and Society: The Tough Issues of Economics, Social Responsibility, Stakeholders, and
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• Section B: Applying Social Responsibility and Stakeholder Theory
• Section C: Government as a Stakeholder
Unit 4: Ethics and Company Culture
• Section A: Temptation at Work for Individual Gain and That Credo
• Section B: The Organizational Behavior Factors
• Section C: Accounting and Governance Factors
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• Section D: (Psychological & Behaviour) Factors
• Section E: The Structural Factors: Governance, Example, and Leadership
• Section F: Industry Practices and Legal Factors
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• Section G: The Fear-and-Silence Factors
• Section H: The Culture of Goodness
Unit 5: Ethics and Contracts
• Section A: Contract Negotiations: All Is Fair and Conflicting Interests
• Section B: Promises, Performance, and Reality
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Unit 6: Ethics in International Business
• Section A: Conflicts Between the Corporation’s Ethics and Business Practices in Foreign Countries
• Section B: Bribes, Grease Payments, and “When in Rome…”
Unit 7: Ethics, Business Operations, and Rights
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• Section A: Workplace Safety
• Section B: Workplace Loyalty
• Section C: Workplace Diversity and Atmosphere
• Section D: Tough Issues and Confrontation in the Workplace
Unit 8: Ethics and Products
• Section A: Advertising Content
• Section B: Product Safety
• Section C: Product Sales
Unit 9: Ethics and Competition
• Section A: Covenants Not to Compete
• Section B: All’s Fair, or Is It?
• Section C: Intellectual Property and Ethics
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True / False
1. A credo consists of how you define yourself by job title and income.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 4:41 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 9/12/2017 4:10 PM
2. Part of a credo includes a list of lines you would never cross to be successful.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 4:57 PM
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DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 4:59 PM
3. An ethical breach is not necessarily a violation of the law.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:26 PM
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4. Unwritten rules of conduct are part of our normative standards.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:28 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:31 PM
5. Self-interest is the same as selfishness.
a. True
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b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
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TOPICS: Defining Ethics
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:33 PM
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DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:35 PM
6. Ethical egoism is selfishness.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:36 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:37 PM
7. Kant would label paying lower wages in developing countries than the wages paid in developed economies as
unethical.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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