STCO 550: Chapter 6

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Amanda, a business analyst, presents false research findings to her manager to prove that the desired results have been achieved and to get appreciation for her work. Which level of moral development is illustrated in the given scenario?

preconventional level

Louise, the managing director of a company, should put personal interests ahead of the company's interests to create a socially and ethically responsible company.

false

The employees of a company feel that management does not make fair decisions when increasing salaries or promoting people. Which ethical screen is used by the employees to question the decisions of management in the given example?

justice

An example of a formal mechanism for dealing with ethical problems is:

b. having an ethics committee for reviewing complaints about ethical problems.

Ethics deals mostly with:

separating right from wrong

An important goal of a rational leader is to merge the interests of all parties so that everyone benefits and the organization becomes prosperous.

true

Corporate social responsibility deals with a firm's impact on society more than its impact on company employees.

true

Which of the following is the clearest example of socially responsible behavior on the part of a business firm?

c. Creating a pleasant workplace

A recommended approach for promoting ethical behavior throughout an organization is to:

c. reward people who have performed well and behaved ethically.

Blue Inc., a highly profitable consumer goods manufacturing company, invests in a number of social responsibility initiatives that in turn generate profit for the company. Which feature of corporate and social performance is illustrated in the given scenario?​

c. ​Virtuous circle

Which of the following is not a practical justification for practicing corporate social responsibility?

d. Executives will later be given greater latitude by governmental oversight when moral lapses inevitably occur.

According to the idea of entitlement, some corporate executives behave unethically because they feel they are:

d. entitled to whatever they can get away with or steal.

Studies have shown that employees working in an ethical environment tend to:

deliver superior performance

One of the questions included in an ethical screen is, "How does it [the decision in question] smell?"

true

Several psychiatrists and corporate governance experts claim that some executives are unethical because they feel they are entitled to whatever they can get away with or steal.

true


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