SageVantage MARK3330 Business Ethics Chapter 10 Test

A manager's ultimate goal should be to develop an employee to the point where they are experienced and committed enough to be able to complete tasks without any managerial intervention or monitoring.

False

Bonuses create an incentive for unethical behavior, because once they have been paid out to employees there is no mechanism for a company to recover its money.

False

What role does forgiveness play in the healthy operation of a company?

Forgiveness enables ethical offenders to rebuild relationships that were damaged while acknowledging that the misconduct occurred.

What is the relationship between a competitive drive and unethical behavior?

Competitive drive can, if unchecked, lead to unethical behavior.

A manager suspends an employee without pay for a week once they learn that the employee recently got a DUI while driving a company vehicle and mandates that the employee attend Alcoholics Anonymous or some equivalent treatment program. What message is this likely to send to other employees?

A DUI is a serious infraction and is treated seriously by this company.

According to a situational leadership style, employees that have a low level of competence and commitment should be coached by their manager to improve their skills and morale.

True

If a company does not evaluate their employees based on the ethics of their conduct, what message might they be sending to their employees?

Employees may think that ethical behavior isn't important, because it doesn't determine whether they are given a raise or promotion.

If you were leading a push for offering free gym memberships as benefits at your company, which of the following would likely be the most effective argument for why your company should offer to pay for its employees to join a gym?

Exercise reduces stress, and reduced stress leads to more productive employees.

As a manager, make sure to not share an employee's results on surveys such as the Ethical Leadership Survey with other managers in order to preserve your employee's confidentiality.

False

When using the management by objectives technique, the company's overall goals are determined by the employees and management decides how to efficiently attain said goals.

False

Which of the following is an example of reward power?

I listen to my boss because I want a promotion.

In what way can stretch goals actually serve to harm rather than help a company?

If stretch goals are unreasonable they can encourage unethical behavior that can lead to fraud and long-term negative consequences.

How does a workplace that has high levels of ethical leadership deal with unethical behavior?

It holds the people committing the unethical behavior accountable and does not permit the behavior to continue.

Which of the following best explains why it is important for moral managers to also be a moral person?

Not leading a moral personal life undermines a manager's use of referent power and will appear hypocritical.

Which trait do employees most desire to see their leaders demonstrate?

honesty