Business Ethic | Chapter 6 quiz

Which of the following is a correct statement? a. A moral virtue represents an acquired disposition that is valued as a part of an individual's character. b. Distributive justice is based on the processes and activities that produce the best outcome or results. c. Procedural justice is based on an evaluation of the communication process used in the business relationship. d. Interactional justice is based on the evaluation of outcomes or results of the business relationship. e. According to the relativist perspective, definitions of ethical behavior are derived objectively.

A moral virtue represents an acquired disposition that is valued as a part of an individual's character

_______ is right or acceptable behavior in terms of the consequences for the individual. a. Egoism b. Utilitarianism c. Act deontology d. Rule deontology e. Relativism

Egoism

What type of justice exists if employees are being open, honest, and truthful in their communications at work? a. Procedural b. Distributive c. Hedonistic d. Interactional e. Civil

Interactional

Which of the following groups believe that only one thing is intrinsically good? a. Pluralists b. Monists c. Egoists d. Atheists e. Instrumentalists

Monists

_____ assumes that humankind is not naturally benevolent and kind, but is inherently self-centered and competitive. a. Realism b. Idealism c. Utilitarianism d. Egoism e. relativism

Realism

_____________is the final stage of cognitive moral development, according to Lawrence Kohlberg. a. The stage of prior rights, social contract, or utility b. The stage of universal ethical principles c. The stage of individual instrumental purpose and exchange d. The stage of punishment and obedience e. The stage of social system and conscience maintenance

The stage of universal ethical principles

Which of the following is an incorrect statement? a. Egoism defines right or acceptable behavior in terms of the consequences for the individual. b. Justice evaluates ethicalness on the basis of fairness: be it distributive, procedural, or interactional. c. Deontology focuses on the preservation of individual rights and on the intentions associated with a particular behavior rather than on its consequences. d. Utilitarianism defines right or acceptable actions as those that maximize total utility, or the greatest good for the most powerful few people. e. Relativism evaluates ethicalness subjectively on the basis of individual and group experiences.

Utilitarianism defines right or acceptable actions as those that maximize total utility, or the greatest good for the most powerful few people

Which of the following "crime of the suite" does more damage in monetary and emotional loss in one year than the crimes of the street over several years combined? a. Sexual harassment b. Racketeering c. Mail fraud d. White-collar crime e. Filing false claims

White-collar crime

Teleology is a philosophy that states that a. moral rightness or acceptability is defined in terms of consequences for the individual. b. an act is morally right or acceptable if it produces a desired result. c. it is not possible to get too much of a good thing. d. people decide what is legal or illegal. e. a relativist perspective will lead to career growth.

an act is morally right or acceptable if it produces a desired result

If you believe that intentions are more important than outcomes, you ascribe to the moral philosophy of a. teleology. b. deontology. c. relativism. d. hedonism. e. egoism.

deontology

A moral philosophy is a general set of values by which different people live. a. True b. False

false

The types of moral philosophy discussed in the text include a. teleology, utility, relativist perspective, virtue ethics, and justice. b. teleology, utility, relativist perspective, virtue ethics, and deontology. c. teleology, self-interest, relativist perspective, virtue ethics, and justice. d. teleology, deontology, relativist perspective, virtue ethics, and justice. e. teleology, self-interest, relativist perspective, virtue ethics, and career growth.

teleology, deontology, relativist perspective, virtue ethics, and justice

According to Kohlberg's model of cognitive moral development, different individuals make different decisions in similar ethical situations because a. they have different personalities. b. they are influenced by different family values. c. they are in different stages of cognitive moral development. d. they are of different ages. e. no one wants to be the same as others.

they are in different stages of cognitive moral development

The concept of a moral philosophy is inexact. For that reason, moral philosophies must be assessed on a continuum rather than as static entities. a. True b. False

true

John, vice president of operations at We Care, Inc., approves the illegal disposal of toxic waste at his firm's international factory. John has committed a. fraud. b. employee abuse. c. stakeholder disenfranchisement. d. a white-collar crime. e. hedonism.

white-collar crime