BUS 101 Chapter 4 quiz

In the context of corruption, which of the following was a finding by Transparency International, a leading anticorruption organization, when it published its yearly index of "perceived corruption" across 180 countries in 2020 ?

Countries such as India and China had a lower score in the index of perceived corruption than the United States.

Lace, an online news source, interviews a whistleblower who is reporting discrimination in their company. Although the news source assures the victim that their name will not be mentioned online, it later publishes the story with the victim's real name. This scenario exemplifies a(n)

Ethical dilemma

An ethical dilemma involves clear misconduct at the workplace

False

Codes of conduct work best when people are given the freedom to choose whether they wish to follow them or not.

False

Tadahiro Gas Company routinely performs emissions tests to keep a tally on the emissions produced by its operations and to find new ways to reduce them significantly. In this scenario, Tadahiro Gas Company is tracking its ________ emissions.

Scope 1

Which of the following statements is true of green marketing?

The vast majority of people are not willing to sacrifice convenience to buy green products.

Which of the following statements is true of codes of conduct?

They work best with monitoring

In the context of a company's responsibility to the environment, which of the following is the idea behind sustainable development?

To meet the needs of the current generation without harming the ability of future generations to meet their needs

When people view ethics as relative, their ethical standards shift depending on the situation

True

Research from the Ethics Resource Center (ERC) showed that companies behave differently during economic difficulties. When employees perceive the decisions and behaviors of their leaders as a heightened commitment to ethics, they are most likely to

adopt a higher standard of conduct for themselves

A widely accepted social movement that suggests consumer rights should be the starting point for any business is known as

consumerism

In the context of the legal and ethical dimensions of business conduct, it is both illegal and unethical to ________.

engage in sexual harassment

The chairperson of a welfare organization asks an employee to head a fundraising activity. The employee, however, embezzles $250,000 from the funds raised from the activity and falsifies financial records. In this scenario, the behavior of the employee is

illegal and unethical

Nailah invested $3 million in a technology company called Kahili Co. She, therefore, has a personal interest in the company's profits and its new ventures. Given this information, Nailah is a _____ in Kahili Co.

stakeholder

Ethical norms that apply to all people across a broad spectrum are also known as

universal ethical standards