CBA 300 - CH 5

Which of the following statements is true about the righteous moralist approach to ethics? a) The righteous moralist approach is typically associated with managers from developed nations. b) The righteous moralist approach states that an action is judged desirable if it leads to the best possible balance of good consequences over bad consequences. c) The righteous moralist approach states that the only social responsibility of businesses is to increase profits. d) The righteous moralist approach implicitly rejects the idea that universal notions of morality transcend different cultures.

a) The righteous moralist approach is typically associated with managers from developed nations.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was amended to a) allow for "facilitating payments." b) include environmental guidelines. c) outlaw grease payments. d) make the bribery of foreign public officials a criminal offense.

a) allow for "facilitating payments."

The term _____ refers to the values and norms that are shared among employees of an organization. a) organizational culture b) environmental factors c) performance goals d) multinational behavior

a) organizational culture

Building an organizational culture that places a high value on ethical behavior requires incentive and reward systems that reward people who engage in ethical behavior.

True

To make sure that a business behaves in an ethical manner, a number of companies have hired _____, who are responsible for making sure the company's code of ethics is followed in every business decision. a) stakeholders b) human rights officers c) ethics officers d) shareholders

c) ethics officers

As a philosophy for business ethics, utilitarianism focuses attention on the need to a) follow the ethical norms that are culturally accepted in a host nation. b) make social investments designed to enhance the welfare of the communities in which they operate. c) adhere to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. d) weigh carefully all of the social benefits and costs of a business action.

d) weigh carefully all of the social benefits and costs of a business action.

The Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions obliges member states to make facilitating payments made to expedite routine government action a criminal offense.

False

The naive immoralist claims that a multinational's home-country standards of ethics are the appropriate ones for companies to follow in foreign countries.

False - righteous moralists

Kantian ethics hold that the moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences.

False - utilitarian approaches

General Motors' stand against apartheid in South Africa was based upon what came to be known as _____. a) the human rights movement b) the Sullivan principles c) cultural relativism d) the International principles

b) the Sullivan principles