MGMT 402 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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In the Milgram Experiment, what language did the scientist use
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that ultimately convinced the test subject to administer a painful
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electric shock to another person?
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1) "You must continue"
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2) "The other person will be fine"
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3) "Hurting him will help advance science"
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4) "He deserves to be punished" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) "You
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must continue"
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In which situation is a business executive most likely to commit
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fraud?
1) Anytime, if he/she is an unethical person
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2) When it benefits himself/herself
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3) When it benefits the company
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4) When it benefits his/her boss - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4)
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When it benefits his/her boss
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Compartmentalizing the way we view our lives makes us more |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


susceptible to ________________. |\ |\




1) role morality
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,2) conflicts of interest
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3) pressure from authority
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4) pressure from the system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) role
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morality


True or false: You are more likely to engage in unethical behavior
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if you work at a small family company than at a large corporation
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because there is less oversight.
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1) True |\




2) False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2) False
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In Roger Boisjoly's own words, what is the Challenger example
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about?


1) "engineers who were unable to see the ethical dimensions of
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their work" |\




2) "the loss of 7 exceptional lives"
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3) "professionals who abdicated their responsibility"
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4) "the loss of over $2 billion worth of hardward" - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔3) "professionals who abdicated their responsibility"
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True or false: Our desire to please authority figures only exists
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when they have control over some consequence that affects our
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lives.


1) True |\

, 2) False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2) False
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In the Challenger example, which authority figures were
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ultimately responsible for the pressure which caused the launch
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to proceed as planned?
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1) NASA engineers
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2) NASA managers
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3) Thiokol engineers
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4) Thiokol managers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2) NASA managers
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If you want an Eller degree but you don't like the system of how
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MGMT 402 works, what's your best strategy?
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1) Transfer to ASU (OK, who am I kidding? This would never be a
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good strategy) |\




2) Find a new system
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3) Work to succeed ethically within the system
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4) Feel that it's OK to cheat because the system is unfair -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3) Work to succeed ethically within the
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system


Which of the following typess of mergers is the government least
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likely to object to on antitrust grounds?
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1) Vertical merger
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