AGB 302 Q2

class system

A ________ is a less rigid form of social stratification in which social mobility is possible.

does not support the caste system

A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is that unlike Hinduism, Buddhism:

each person should be permitted the maximum amount of basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for others.

According to John Rawls:

utilitarian

According to the ________ approach, the best decisions are those that produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

noblesse oblige.

BP, one of the world's largest oil companies, has made it part of the company policy to undertake "social investments" in the countries where it does business. There was no economic reason for BP to make this social investment, but the company believes it is morally obligated to give something back to the societies that have made their success possible. BP's actions are an example of:

moral courage

Companies can strengthen the ________ of employees by committing themselves to not retaliate against employees who complain about unethical actions.

a set of moral principles, or values, that are used to guide and shape behavior.

Ethical systems are:

permitted under the amended Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Facilitating payments are:13) ________

afterlife

Hinduism and Buddhism both stress the importance of ________.

Human beings have fundamental rights and privileges that transcend national boundaries.

Identify the correct statement about the rights theories.

Protestant work ethic

Max Weber coined the term ________ to denote the tendency on the part of Protestants to work hard and accumulate wealth.

Tragedy of the Commons

The ________ occurs when a resource is shared by all, but owned by no one, is overused by individuals, resulting in its degradation.

social responsibility.

The idea that businesspeople should consider the social consequences of economic actions when making business decisions and that there should be a presumption in favor of decisions that have both good economic and social consequences is known as:

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

The righteous moralist suggests that:

individual achievement.

The values and norms of a society influence social structure.

High degree of managerial mobility

Which of the following is a consequence of the emphasis on individual performance in many Western societies?

Organization culture

Which of the following refers to the values and norms that the employees of an organization share?

Max Weber

Which of the following sociologists made a connection between Protestant ethics and "the spirit of capitalism"?

Most people prefer to converse in their own language rather than English

Which of the following statements about the use of spoken language is true?

The values and norms of a society influence social structure.

Which of the following statements about values and norms of a culture is true?