MGMT 309 - Chapter 4
Mr. Smith refrains from promoting women because it can be a challenge to cover staff positions during maternity leaves.
Organization's Treatment of Employees
Kayla never has to buy pens at the grocery store. She ends up with plenty from work.
Employee's Treatment of Organization
What premise of ethical leadership is supported by the Siemens story?
Leaders serve as role models for others.
As a manager, if you evaluate an ethical concern by asking, "Does it optimize the best for all?" you are applying the norm of
Utility
As a manager, if you evaluate an ethical concern by asking, "Is it consistent with responsibility to care?" you are applying the norm of
Caring
As a manager, if you evaluate an ethical concern by asking, "Does it respect the rights of those involved?" you are applying the norm of
Rights
Juan owns a business making custom T-shirts for special occasions, and he hires freelance artists to design the shirts. He often postpones paying the artists for months and sometimes does not pay an artist at all.
Employee's or Organization's Treatment of Others
As a manager, if you evaluate an ethical concern by asking, "Is it consistent with what is fair?" you are applying the norm of
Justice
Corporate leaders may face a variety of ethical dilemmas. Which ethical concern is addressed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
The accuracy of corporate financial disclosures
If PayPal did not impose severe consequences for dishonesty in its top managers, the likely result would be that
The organizational culture will become less ethical
The Vitale story is an example of an ethical issue in
information technology