Ethical Decision Making (Quiz 5)

_____ institutions include religion, education, and individuals such as the family unit. Select one: a. Social b. Conservative c. Economic d. Liberal e. Political

a. Social

_____ is an organizational factor that gives a company specific characteristics. Over time, stakeholders begin to see the company as like a living organism with a mind and will of its own. Select one: a. Oversight b. Significant others c. Corporate culture d. The ethical climate e. The legal climate

c. Corporate culture

A study has found that those with an external locus of control ​were positively correlated with ethical decision making, whereas those with an internal locus of control were negatively correlated. Select one: True False

False

The ethical decision-making model will be able to tell you whether a decision is ethical or unethical. ​ Select one: True False

False

The terms moral intensity and ethical issue intensity can be used interchangeably. ​ Select one: True False

False

All of the following are true with regards to organizational factors except Select one: a. Employees approach ethical issues on the basis of what they learned from others in the organization. b. An alignment between a person's own values and the values of the organization help create positive organizational outcomes. c. Congruence in personal and organizational values is related to commitment, satisfaction, motivation, ethics, work stress, and anxiety. d. Ethical choices in organizations are most often made individually. e. Just as a family guides an individual, specific industries give behavioral cues to firms.

Not A

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. Select one: True False

True

In the workplace, the organization's values often have a greater influence on a decision than the person's own values. ​ Select one: True False

True

Studies have shown that _____ within the organization have more impact on a worker's decisions on a daily basis than any other factor. Select one: a. significant others b. religion c. education d. chief executive officers e. ethical issues

a. significant others

Following the ethical directives of a superior relates to Select one: a. an internal locus of control. b. obedience to authority. c. moral intensity. d. gender. e. ethical issue intensity.

b. obedience to authority.

___________ reflects the integrity of decisions made and is a function of many factors.​ Select one: a. ​Ethical awareness b. ​Ethical culture c. ​Organizational environment d. ​Moral intensity e. ​Corporate culture

b. ​Ethical culture

All of the following are true regarding institutions except Select one: a. Stakeholders closely align with institutions. b. The regulatory system aligns with political institutions. c. There is no clear link between institutional theory and the stakeholder orientation of management. d. Competition relates to economic institutions. e. Personal values and norms derive from social institutions.

c. There is no clear link between institutional theory and the stakeholder orientation of management.

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

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

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

d. Society's view of the decision

Studies have found that more than a third of the unethical situations that lower and middle-level managers face come from _____. Select one: a. stakeholder expectations and pressures. b. pressures to satisfy customers. c. pressures from the government to perform at a high level. d. internal pressures and ambiguity surrounding internal organizational rules. e. struggles to obey relevant laws.

d. internal pressures and ambiguity surrounding internal organizational rules.

According to the ethical decision-making framework, the absence of punishment provides aNo _____ for unethical behavior. Select one: a. reason b. significant other c. individual factor d. opportunity e. ethical issue intensity

d. opportunity

External and internal rewards relate to which part of the ethical decision-making framework? Select one: a. Individual factors b. Significant others c. Cognitive moral development d. Obedience to authority e. Opportunity

e. Opportunity

Codes, rules, and compliance are essential in organizations. However, an organization built on _____ is more likely to develop a high integrity corporate culture. Select one: a. a charismatic leader b. the preferences of the CEO c. the grapevine d. formal relationships e. informal relationships

e. informal relationships

Employees who believe they control the events in their lives by their own effort and skill have aNo Select one: a. external locus of control. b. moral intensity c. obedience to authority d. opportunity e. internal locus of control.

e. internal locus of control.

An ethical corporate culture needs _____ along with _____ to establish an ethics program and monitor the complex ethical decisions being made by employees . Select one: a. individual ethics; ethical issue intensity b. ethical issue intensity; ethics training c. organizational factors; individual factors d. employee evaluations; good intentions e. shared values; proper oversight

e. shared values; proper oversight