Chapter 4 test review

In terms of ethical leadership, what way can a CEO set the company's moral tone for all employees?

Be honest and straightforward

Polani is working on her firm's approach to social responsibility. How should she approach the development of this strategy?

The same way as any other business strategy

Which of the following represents a major shortcoming associated with the implementation of codes of ethics and ethics training programs?

They often fail to help people deal with the consequences of their actions.

The director of the local food bank contacted Walmart's distribution team for help with improving its warehousing, sorting, and routing, to allow more food deliveries per week. The food bank went from serving 42,000 meals per week to more than 100,000 meals. The partnership negates the argument against social responsibility that says ____.

business executives lack the expertise to make decisions about social programs

The purpose of a political action committee (PAC) is to ____.

circumvent laws regarding donations by businesses to election campaigns

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an example of which of the following areas of government regulation?

consumer protection

In light of recent ethical standards in which the boards of major companies have approved loans or bonuses to CEOs or board members, increased attention has been paid to ____.

corporate goverenance

The Environmental Protection Agency is the agency charged with enforcement of many of the environmental laws in the United States. This agency represents a form of ____.

direct regulation

What is the extent to which an organization follows basic standards of moral behavior?

ethical compliance

L'Meese is reviewing some expense reports submitted by an employee, and there appears to be some misinformation. Before L'Meese confronts her employee about this, she needs to apply moral judgement by first ____.

gathering relevant facts

When IBM makes large contributions to the performing arts, it is working in which general area of social responsibility?

general social welfare

Management can address concerns related to the privacy of personal information on the Internet by ____.

indicating how people can opt out of data collection

Rights to privacy has become an area of concern involving ethics and ____.

information technology

Ahmed received a tax abatement from the government, and so his organization has more money to donate to the local hospital for cancer research. Which of the following explains how this change in taxes is a form of regulation?

it is an indirect regulation

What can government appointed agencies who monitor and control certain aspects of business activity do to implement legislation on organizations that violate regulations?

levy fines

The Nation Football League executives shorted unrestricted free agency requirements from six seasons to four, which gave individual players greater mobility and negotiating power. This is an example of how the ____.

organization treats the employees

As the head of IT, Ramon feels strongly in online privacy and has taken measures to address this issue. What can Ramon do to ensure all employees and users of the company systems is aware of the firm's stand on privacy?

post the policy on the website

The maker of Wrigley chewing gum funded a $10 million ad campaign aimed at getting African Americans to use doctors for regular healthcare maintenance instead of only when they are sick. Wrigley is taking a(n) ____ approach to social responsibility.

proactive

Employees are more likely to be motived to participate in activities, follow rules, and accept outcomes when the perceive a high level of ____.

procedural justice

Sabine runs a clothing import business, but makes it a policy to import only from countries that do not violate human rights. Additionally, she gives 10 percent of all profits to promote reading for children in her community. What area of social responsibility is important to Sabine?

social welfare

Roberto is a strong believer in social responsibility, and wants his company to become more socially responsible. Which argument would he make to support his belief?

the company has surplus revenues that could be used to solve social problems

Any effort to enhance an organization's ethical behavior must begin with ____.

the support of top management

Employees at Pollack Food Services are expected to report any suspected illegal or unethical conduct by members of the organization. This is a policy that encourages ____.

whistleblowing

Which type of justice relates to the degree of fairness people see in how they are treated by others in their organization?

interpersonal

Which of the following describes an individual's personal beliefs about whether a behavior, action, or decision is right or wrong?

interpersonal justice