MGMT ch 5 midterm exam

Workplace drug testing is a highly controversial issue. Drug use negatively affects the productivity and workplace environment, but testing is arguably a violation of an individual's right to privacy. Which of the following approaches would consider the decision to test employees to be the best ethical choice?

ulitarian approach

in which values and standards are written into the legal system and enforceable in the courts - legal standard (high explicit control)

Codefied law domain

refers to following organizational policies and practices that both enhance the economic success of a company and advance the economic and social conditions of the communities in which the company operates

Consious capitalism

Anna and Robert are employees at the same company. They have identical job responsibilities, and they both receive positive performance evaluations. When their manager discovers that Robert is paid less than Anna, the manager increases Robert's salary to the same level as Anna's. The manager's decision follows the _____ approach

Distributive justice

Anne Chinoda, top executive at Florida Blood Centers, is under pressure to resign because she took a $71,000 pay increase just months before she laid off 42 employees. Chinoda's decision lies in the domain of:

Ethics

tandards of conduct based on shared principles and values about moral conduct that guide an individual or company -social standaed (middle explicit control)

Ethics domain

Addison needs a communications firm to handle some of the company's public relations. Addison finds out that a former colleague started a new communications company that has received favorable reviews. Addison decides to contract with this new company over a more established one. Addison's decision falls in the domain of:

Free choice

In the United States, many have called for government-provided health insurance for all residents, similar to what countries such as Canada, Japan, and Norway have, arguing that health care is a basic human right. Their reasoning in this ethical decision of whether to provide health care for all would be based on which of the following normative approaches?

Moral rights approach

A systematic way to identify the expectations, needs, importance, and relative power of various stakeholders

Stakeholder mapping

a formal statement of a company's values concerning ethics and social issues; it communicates to employees what the company stands for -principled or policy-based

code of ethics

Darcy failed to record the receipt of payments for several shipments of merchandise to a large retail company and pocketed the money. Darcy's decision falls in the domain of:

codified law

Following organizational policies and practices that both enhance the economic success of a company and advance the economic and social conditions of the communities in which the company operates is known as:

concious capitalism

code of moral principles and values that governs the behaviors of a person or group with respect to what is right or wrong

ethics

Jamie, Sage, and Blake are executives at an organization. They are charged with overseeing company ethics by ruling on questionable issues and disciplining violators. They carry out this responsibility through

ethics comittee

- wistle blowers - ethics commiteee

firms manage company ethics

pertains to behavior about which the law has no say and for which an individual or organization enjoys complete freedom - Personal standard (low explicit control)

free choice domain

decision making is not popular in the highly organized and group-oriented society of today because it is easily misinterpreted to support immediate self-gain

individualism

contends that acts are moral when they promote the individual's best long-term interests

individualism approach

holds that moral decisions must be based on standards of equity, fairness, and impartiality

justice approach

The individual who must make an ethical choice in an organization is the

moral agent

asserts that human beings have fundamental rights and liberties that cannot be taken away by an individual's decision

moral-rights approach

refers to any group or person within or outside the organization that has some type of investment or interest in the organization's performance

organizational stakeholders

are a type of stakeholder

organizational stockholders

As a format for her company's code of ethics, Kayin has chosen to outline the procedures to be used in specific ethical situations, including marketing practices, conflicts of interest, proprietary information, and equal opportunities. This code of ethics is:

policy based

A decision-making approach that sidesteps debates about what is right, good, or just, and bases decisions on the prevailing standards of the profession and the larger society.

practical approach

I'm interviewed by news organizations like The New York Times all the time, and I'm completely comfortable explaining Facebook's policies to them and to their readers.

practicle approach

Designed to affect corporate culture, codes of ethics are _____ that define fundamental values and contain general language about company responsibilities, quality of products, and treatment of employees.

pricipled based

refers to the ability to generate wealth without compromising environmental responsibility and social stewardship, thus meeting the current and future needs of stakeholders while preserving the environment and society so that future generations can meet their needs as well -managers weave environmental and social concerns into every strategic decision so that financial goals are achieved in a way that is socially and environmentally responsible by using triple line bottom.

sustainability

refers to measuring an organization's social performance, its environmental performance, and its financial performance, This is sometimes called the three Ps: People, Planet, and Profit

the triple line bottom

Codefied law, Ethics, free choice

three domain of human actions

Employee disclosure of illegal, unethical, or illegitimate practices on the employer's part is called - important bc in oreder to have organizations accountable depends to some degree on individuals who are willing to speak up if they detect illegal, dangerous, or unethical activities - Some firms have instituted innovative programs and confidential hotlines to encourage and support

wistle blowing

utilitarian approach, individualism approach, moral-rights approach, justice approach, and practical approach

ethical decision-making frameworks

a situation concerning right or wrong when values are in conflict

ethical dilemma

ethical decision making says that the ethical choice is the one that produces the greatest good for the greatest number

utilitarian approach