ethics and corporate responsibilities FINALE

Which of the following is the most characteristic of a fully engaged employee at work with respect to Maslow's hierarchy?

Fulfillment of all levels of the hierarchy

Which of the following statements about global warming and greenhouse gases is accurate?

Greenhouse gases are necessary to make life on earth possible

How does the text define fairness?

Making decisions based according to rules not based on personal bias

An employee witnesses a coworker making fun of another coworkers clothing, the targeted insult was clearly hurt by it, but both parties went on their work day and the subject did not come up again. What should the employee who witnesses it do?

Mention event to a supervisor

What is an example of an ill-conceived goal of a kind that can generate unethical behaviors in employees?

a. Unrealistic profit expectations b. early promotions c. Reducing the company's carbon footprint d. Being competitive in the marketplace

Which of the following statements about employee empowerment is accurate?

Not all employees should be empowered

What is a likely type of information shared in open book management?

Profit reports

Which of the following is an example of distributive justice?

Promotions are granted in a fair and consent way

What is the first step in enhancing the more conciseness of employees, which in its self is an essential part of ethical decision-making process?

Raising moral awareness and sensitivities

Which of the following organizations can assist a country seeking to negotiate a trade agreement or settle a trade dispute?

The World Trade Organization

Climate change is defined as a long term change in __ supply chain

The average atmospheric temperature

How does the text define philanthropy?

The donation of money or property to assist a nonprofit organization or people in need

Making employee performance appraisals results in merit raises and promotions will only result in greater ethical behavior if what component is present?

The ethical appraisal has an ethics component

If you purchase a product listed as fair trade you can be confident that...

The product was produced with sustainable practices

In which of the following ways do adversarial differ from fit setters?

They generally do just enough keep from getting fired

What common purpose is served by the false claims act, the tax relief and health care act, and the Dodd-Frank Act?

They help provide whistleblowers with financial compensation

What do good employee performance appraisals have in common with the manger evaluations balanced scorecard approach?

They take a holistic approach

Which of the following statements about fraud detection is accurate?

Tips are the most common form of detection

A company in a country with an emissions trading system (ETS) will hit its government mandate emissions limit before the audit year is finished. What ethical action is open to it?

Try to purchase extra emissions

Which of the following might be an example of the glass ceiling at work?

Upper management in a company is all men, whereas middle management is a mix of men and women

What kind of question would be asked to assess land and property and community impacts?

a. With land purchase and sourcing of food commodities make housing and food scarce or too expensive for locals b. There's a purchase of land that causes a legal concern c. Has appropriate permits signed off by local officials d. Had locals have a first right of refusal

Which of the following is true of Walmart

a. It is the largest private user of electricity b. It is the largest private polluter in the world c. Its continuous sustainability has damaged consumer relations d. It has focused on short term sustainability goals and not long term

What are large national and multinational corporations concentrating their efforts to minimize climate change?

a. Science based targets associated with per b. The environmental, social, and govement targets c. Influencing environmental legislation through lobbying efforts d. Developing green technology with increasing the number of green jobs

Which of the following examples constitutes embezzlement?

A bank teller pockets a few dollars from the drawer each shift he works

Which of the following can organizations reasonably expect to happen if it implements an EMS plan?

A better competitive performance in the market place

When we prejudge someone, it is usually a reaction from what?

A diversity factors

Which of the following qualifies as social entrepreneurship?

A for-profit company that donates a small portion of its profits to philanthropic causes

Which of the following is a core weakness of most web-based ethics training systems?

A lack of flexibility to meet employee needs

Which of the following situations, if mutually exclusive, could we expect to provide most benefit in terms of supporting ethical behavior and reporting in a corporate department?

A manager with an open-door policy to discuss ethical concerns

A reverse discrimination lawsuit occurs when what happens?

A member of the majority group claims discrimination

How does the text define renewable energy?

A natural processes continuous replaced by the nature at a higher rate then being consumed

Which of the following is a characteristic of superior ethics training?

Accountability for both management and non-management employees

The primary reason managers are given power is to ____

Achieve organizational objectives

What is an example of an ethics-based initiative that could be evaluated through employee performance?

Affirmative action goals

What type of situation requires an ethical leadership style?

All situations regardless of managers leadership style

How does the text define employee engagement?

An emotional bond or attachment an employee has to the work task organization and its members

Where are most sweatshops located?

Asia central and south America

Diversity training enhances more awareness, knowledge, and skills for addressing diversity issues is best achieved through which method?

Consistent web-based training

What is the first step a whistleblower should take before reporting on a company's misdeals?

Consult an attorney

Which of the following is one of the core ethical principles that the international Ombudsman association code of ethics suggest Ombudsman must have?

Continentality

What is the best way to eliminate a problem in which employees do not recognize that their manager is ethical or that their manager does not realize they are acting unethically?

Create an employee feedback system for ethical perceptions or issues

The equal pay act of 1963 was passed primarily to deal with discrimination based on what factor?

gender

Which is one of the greatest challenges current business leaders must address

greenhouse gas

The purpose of the antibribery convention is...

hold developing countries accountable for allowing bribery of government officials

An American business manager makes a bribe to a foreign government official in a host country where such a bribe is not illegal, what will happen?

if caught, the manger may end up in US jail because the bribe broke American law even though it did not happen on US soil

How is embezzlement related to theft and fraud?

Embezzlement is a subset of theft and fraud that specifically occurs between employer and employee

What is employee silence?

Employee witnesses' unethical misconduct but does not discuss it with anyone involved or authority to address problem

What is the primary danger of implementing stretch goals?

Employees may behave unethically to reach them

Which of the following statements about ethical or unethical behavior about management is accurate?

Employees want to see honesty in their managers above all other attributes

What is the strongest positive influence on organizational justice?

Ethical leadership

What is an example of a permanent dimension factor of diversity?

Ethnicity

How did the text define organizational trust?

Having a positive attitude that another member of the organization will be fair and not take advantage of one's vulnerability in a risky situation

Bullying affects organizational performance by causing _____

Higher absenteeism

When an American company pays bribes to a government in a host country where is the most damage done?

In the host country where bribes reinforce and grow unethical behavior

What two components are essential to global warming and are predicted by the metrologist John Soil?

Industrialization

What is a specific benefit of having an ethics assist line?

It allows anonymous reporting of ethical issues

How does a team problem solving process differ from the pence theory reconciliation process?

It better utilizes unique perspectives to the party's in the conflict

What is the practically purpose of using a diversity wheel in the workplace?

It provides an overview of the dimensions of diversity present and active in the workplace

Which of the following do ethics officers report as being the biggest barrier to effective ethics training?

Lack of resources

Which of the following conditions should be met according to most attorneys' advice for whistleblowing?

a. Damages must be over a million dollars b. Serious harm is involved c. Employee must still be employed at the company d. The employee wants to have video and audio recordings of the fraudulent behavior