Business Ethics Quiz 1

In "The Parable of the Sadhu," Bowen McCoy describes 6 actions that ethical leaders can take to encourage ethical behavior among individuals in their organizations. Of the following, which one is NOT among the 6 actions discussed by McCoy in "The Parable of the Sadhu? Ethical leaders solve difficult problems independently Ethical leaders reinforce desired conduct Ethical leaders engage in visible ethical actions Ethical leaders establish standards of behavior

Ethical leaders solve difficult problems independently

Ethical standards are always the same as legal standards.

False

Ethically, Johnson & Johnson mishandled the Tylenol crisis in 1982.

False

In her Yale Law Journal article "The Trolley Problem," Judith Jarvis Thomson consistently argues that all lives are of equal value.

False

In "The Trolley Problem," if a person decided to pull the lever to divert the trolley off the main track and onto the spur thus killing only 1 person instead of 5, which moral philosophy would he or she most likely rely on to justify that decision? The Veil of Ignorance Ethical Egoism Moral Relativism Utilitarian theory

Utilitarian theory

In "The Trolley Problem," if an individual decided to push a person off the bridge to stop the trolley, thus killing only 1 person on the tracks instead of 5, which moral philosophy would he or she most likely rely on to justify that decision? Ethical Egoism Moral Relativism Utilitarian theory The Veil of Ignorance

Utilitarian theory

Under the Divine Command Theory, the resolution of ethical dilemmas is based on one's self interest based on the situation based on tenants of faith or religion based on what provides the greatest good to the greatest number of people

based on tenants of faith or religion

A moral relativist resolves ethical dilemmas based on one's self interest based on tenants of faith or religion based on what provides the greatest good to the greatest number of people based on the situation

based on the situation

Under Utilitarianism Theory, the resolution of ethical dilemmas is based on the situation based on tenants of faith or religion based on one's self interest based on what provides the greatest good to the greatest number of people

based on what provides the greatest good to the greatest number of people

In her Yale Law Journal article "The Trolley Problem," Judith Jarvis Thomson referred to the right of a person NOT to be pushed off a footbridge onto a trolley track to save 5 people on the track as: a moderately strong right a weak right not a recognized right a stringent right

not a recognized right