Leadership Chapter Six

Which of the following is the clearest example of socially responsible behavior on the part of a business firm?

Creating a pleasant workplace

The employees of a company feel that management does not make fair decisions when increasing salaries or promoting people. Which ethical screen is used by the employees to question the decisions of the management in the given example?​

Justice

A recent development in corporate philanthropy is for corporate leaders to demand:

a good return on investment, in terms of social impact.

The virtuous cycle in relation to social responsibility suggests that

corporate social performance and corporate financial performance feed and reinforce each other.

Studies have shown that employees working in an ethical environment tend to:

deliver superior peformance.

An example of a formal mechanism for dealing with ethical problems is:

having an ethics committee for reviewing complaints about ethical problems.

When senior management provides strategic leadership for ethics,

senior managers become ethics leaders.

Ethics deals mostly with:

separating right from wrong.

Rita is a leader of high integrity. According to the technical meaning of integrity, Rita will:

stick to the principles she thinks are right.

​A journalist questions the director of a chemical manufacturing company about the possible hazards of a recently introduced chemical for use in water purification systems. The journalist's question is based on the _____.

utilitarian notion of doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people

An authority cited in the leadership text argues that ethics is at the center of leadership because a rational leader:

wants everybody to benefit.

One of the approaches for achieving a socially responsible and ethical organization is to _____.​

​engage in philanthrophy

A principle of ethical and moral leadership is to:

pay attention to all stakeholders.

Chief operations officer Joan has an ethical mind, so she has a point of view that helps workers:

aspire to do good work that matters to many people.

A leader at the post-conventional level of moral development is likely to:

attempt to do the most good for the most people.

An ethical screen is used primarily when facing a situation that:

involves deciding if an act is ethical or unethical.

Most unethical behaviors have:

led to the layoffs of thousands of workers.

Chief financial officer Justin took his family on an Asian vacation using the company jet. He excuses his behavior by stating, "My family and I were spreading goodwill around the world for the company." Therefore, Justin tries to defend his actions by:

rationalizing

Blue Inc., a highly profitable consumer goods manufacturing company, invests in a number of social responsibility initiatives that in turn generate profit for the company. Which feature of corporate and social performance is illustrated in the given scenario?​

​Virtuous circle

Amanda, a business analyst, presents false research findings to her manager to prove that the desired results have been achieved and to get appreciation for her work. ​Which level of moral development is illustrated in the given scenario?

​preconventional level