Chapter 5 Quiz

Normative approaches focus on Question options: a) models that describe an individual's moral philosophies. b) how organizational decision makers make ethical decisions. c) ways to determine the moral intensity of an ethical issue. d) methods for adopting values and norms within an organization. e) how organizational decision makers should approach an issue.

e) how organizational decision makers should approach an issue.

The ethical decision making model will be able to tell you whether a decision is ethical or unethical.

False

Ethical intensity will be higher when there is Question options: a) Immediacy of consequences b) Small probability of harm c) Low concentration of effect d) No proximity to victims e) All of the above

a) Immediacy of consequences

The ethical decision making process in business includes all of the following except Question options: a) Society's view of the decision b) Individual factors c) Organizational factors d) Ethical issue intensity e) Opportunity

a) Society's view of the decision

_____ is the ability to perceive whether a situation or decision has an ethical dimension. Question options: a) Opportunity b) Locus of control c) Ethical awareness d) Moral intensity e) Ethical issue intensity

c) Ethical awareness

Philosopher John Rawls believed Question options: a) political institutions significantly influenced the development of values. b) opportunity factors had the greatest influence over business ethical decision making. c) justice principles were beliefs that everyone could accept. d) competition should be completely free of government intervention. e) ethical decision making models should only use normative approaches.

c) justice principles were beliefs that everyone could accept.

The relationship between business ethics and age Question options: a) is simple, and greater experience leads to better ethical decision making. b) shows a negative correlation. c) does not demonstrate a statistically significant correlation. d) suggests that employees with less experience have a greater ability to deal with complex industry-specific ethical issues. e) is complex, although experience helps older employees make ethical decisions.

e) is complex, although experience helps older employees make ethical decisions.

Opportunity Question options: a) relates directly to the power of the industry rivals' suppliers over other rivals. b) directly relates to barriers to individual ethics. c) can be eliminated in a corporation. d) relates to being lucky in preventing misconduct. e) results from motivational "carrots and sticks" superiors use to influence employee behavior.

e) results from motivational "carrots and sticks" superiors use to influence employee behavior.

A firm's core values ​provide a blueprint into the firm's purpose as well as how it views ethical decision making and prioritizes stakeholders. Question options:TrueFalse

True

In the workplace, the organization's values often have a greater influence on a decision than the person's own values. ​ Question options:TrueFalse

True

People experience cognitive dissonance when their actions are inconsistent with their values or moral philosophy. Question options:TrueFalse

True

People make business decisions differently than they do personal decisions because often people are much more constrained in their decision making in the workplace.

True