Question 1

The example of _____ is perhaps the strongest influence on integrity in a corporate culture.

Accepted Answer

A)   organization culture
B)   company leaders
C)   employee relations strategies
D)   subordinate behaviors

Question 2

The tendency of an individual to use self-centered,immoral,manipulative behavior in a group is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoticism.
B)   narcissism.
C)   Machiavellianism.
D)   neuroticism.

Question 3

The coordinated efforts of a company to prevent its managers from breaking the law and to act ethically are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   ethics programs.
B)   reciprocity.
C)   theory of amorality.
D)   moral muteness.

Question 4

Under which of the following corporate cultural values do symbolic displays such as picture walls of former executives come under?

Accepted Answer

A)   Espoused values
B)   Artifacts
C)   Enacted values
D)   Tacit underlying values

Question 5

What is an ethics and compliance program? Is it being followed by companies?

Accepted Answer

An ethics and compliance program is a sy...

Question 6

Identify the theory that adopts the belief that different cultures may create different values and there is no universal standard by which to judge which values are superior.

Accepted Answer

A)   Reciprocity
B)   Ethical universalism
C)   The theory of amorality
D)   Ethical relativism

Question 7

Executives are more often prosecuted than corporations,though harder to convict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following schools holds that in terms of biological and psychological needs,human nature is the same everywhere?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reciprocity
B)   Ethical universalism
C)   Amorality
D)   Ethical relativism

Question 9

The unspoken,unwritten beliefs about the nature of the company and what behaviors bring success are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   artifacts.
B)   tacit underlying values.
C)   assumptive values.
D)   espoused values.

Question 10

According to Friedrich Nietzsche,the mass of ordinary people developed a(n) _____ intended to shackle the great men.

Accepted Answer

A)   master morality
B)   moral free space
C)   slave morality
D)   ethical relativism

Question 11

According to Thomas Donaldson and Thomas W.Dunfee,the idea that "inconsistent norms" are acceptable as long as they do not violate any hypernorms is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   amorality.
B)   moral free space.
C)   reciprocity.
D)   moral muteness.

Question 12

According to the U.S.Sentencing Commission's Guidelines Manual,if criminal conduct occurs:

Accepted Answer

A)   stop the program.
B)   terminate participation.
C)   establish dynamic psychological processes.
D)   modify the program to prevent repeat offenses.

Question 13

The idea that only one set of ethical standards exists for business and for society is known as the theory of:

Accepted Answer

A)   amorality.
B)   moral muteness.
C)   hypernorms.
D)   moral unity.

Question 14

The idea that "the ends justify the means" was a basic tenet of:

Accepted Answer

A)   reciprocity.
B)   the theory of moral unity.
C)   Machiavelli.
D)   Donaldson and Dunfee.

Question 15

Which level of corporate culture includes both physical expressions of culture and visible behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Espoused values
B)   Artifacts
C)   Assumptive values
D)   Tacit underlying values

Question 16

What is the theory of moral unity?

Accepted Answer

The theory of moral unity stat...

Question 17

Which of the following rejects ethical perfection,taking the position that human affairs will be characterized by flawed behavior and ought to be depicted as they are,not as we might wish them to be?

Accepted Answer

A)   The legalist school
B)   The school of ethical relativism
C)   The realist school
D)   The school of ethical universalism

Question 18

Most companies focus more on an ethics approach to prevent wrongdoing than on a compliance approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Different countries have the same ethical values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Kinds of decisions made form a part of:

Accepted Answer

A)   assumptive values.
B)   tacit underlying values.
C)   espoused values.
D)   artifacts.

Exam 7: Business Ethics

Which of the following schools holds that in terms of biological and psychological needs,human nature is the same everywhere?

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The tendency of an individual to use self-centered,immoral,manipulative behavior in a group is known as:

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Different countries have the same ethical values.

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Under which of the following corporate cultural values do symbolic displays such as picture walls of former executives come under?

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According to Friedrich Nietzsche,the mass of ordinary people developed a(n) _____ intended to shackle the great men.

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Executives are more often prosecuted than corporations,though harder to convict.

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Identify the theory that adopts the belief that different cultures may create different values and there is no universal standard by which to judge which values are superior.

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What is an ethics and compliance program? Is it being followed by companies?

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According to Thomas Donaldson and Thomas W.Dunfee,the idea that "inconsistent norms" are acceptable as long as they do not violate any hypernorms is called:

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The example of _____ is perhaps the strongest influence on integrity in a corporate culture.

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Kinds of decisions made form a part of:

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Most companies focus more on an ethics approach to prevent wrongdoing than on a compliance approach.

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Which of the following rejects ethical perfection,taking the position that human affairs will be characterized by flawed behavior and ought to be depicted as they are,not as we might wish them to be?

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The idea that "the ends justify the means" was a basic tenet of:

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The unspoken,unwritten beliefs about the nature of the company and what behaviors bring success are called:

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The idea that only one set of ethical standards exists for business and for society is known as the theory of:

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According to the U.S.Sentencing Commission's Guidelines Manual,if criminal conduct occurs:

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