Management CH 4

Look at the situation from several view points

A good way to judge the ethics of a decision is to

Owners

Businesses must first be responsible to their , who are primarily concerned with earning a profit.

Trust

Ethical violations destroy

Increased

If unethical behavior receives great reward and little punishment, then the likelihood that unethical behavior will recur is

who ask employees to do something wrong have a powerful influence.

The role of management in fostering ethical behavior in an organization is extremely important because managers

Employee relations

When a performance evaluation is based on favoritism and political opportunity, rather than on merit, an ethical issue has arisen in the area of

work group or the perceived ethicalness of the work group.

According to research, the most important factor affecting daily ethical decisions at work is the

Individual ethics

Also known as moral philosophies, what term describes sets of principles that describe what a person believes are the right way to behave?

Social Responsibility

What name is given to the obligation a business assumes to maximize its positive impact and minimize its negative impact on society?

Reduced

When managers allow greater participation with regard to the design and implementation of projects, conflict within work groups is

Ethics Audit

Which of the following refers to a comprehensive evaluation of a firm's ethics and compliance program and its ethical decisions used to determine whether the program is effective?

Ethical Issue

Which of the following refers to an identifiable problem, situation, or opportunity that requires a person or organization to choose among several actions that may be evaluated as ethical or unethical?

promote trust and learning in an organization.

While open discussion of an ethical issue may not eliminate all ethical problems in an organization, discussion will usually

must be enforced by rewards for proper behavior and punishments for unacceptable behavior.

For a company to maintain ethical behavior, its policies, rules, and standards to encourage ethical decision making

the person will behave unethically

The greater a person's exposure to unethical behavior, the greater is the likelihood that

Defines a minimally acceptable standard of conduct.

The difference between an ethic and a law is that a law

Code of Ethics

Formalized rules and standards that describe and delineate what the organization expects of its employees

Pad her own expense account

Georgia realized her supervisor was padding his expense account. Research has shown that her response will most likely be to

A component of Social Responsibility

In analyzing the relationship between ethics and social responsibility, ethics may be viewed as

A bribe

In the United States, if a businessperson brought an elaborately wrapped gift to a prospective client on their first meeting, it might be viewed as

Have immediate consequences

Managers tend to be more concerned about ethical issues that

Business Ethics

Principles, values, and codes of conduct that define acceptable behavior in business

More; Lower

The _____ conflict that exists within an organization, the _____ the perception of the ethicalness of the work group.

The overall moral climate of your organization.

Your fellow employees regularly take home company supplies such as paper, pens, tape, and glue for their personal use. Although you feel it is wrong to do so, you begin taking home company supplies too. The strongest influence on your behavior is

Social Responsibility

maximize its positive impact on society and minimize its negative impact