AGB HW 2

Which of the following is a consequence of the emphasis on individual performance in many Western societies? -Increased loyalty towards an individual company -Executives are not exposed to different ways of doing business -High degree of managerial mobility -Decreased entrepreneurship

High degree of managerial mobility

Identify the correct statement about the rights theories. -The only social responsibility of business is to increase profits, so long as the company stays within the rules of law. -The moral worth of actions or practices is determined by their consequences. -Human beings have fundamental rights and privileges that transcend national boundaries. -People should be treated as ends never purely as means to the ends of others.

Human beings have fundamental rights and privileges that transcend national boundaries.

Which of the following sociologists made a connection between Protestant ethics and "the spirit of capitalism"?

Max Weber

Which of the following statements about the use of spoken language is true? -Most people prefer to converse in their own language rather than English. -The language of a society does not direct the attention of its members to certain features of the world rather than others. -The nature of a language has no effect on the way we perceive the world. -Countries with more than one language often only have one culture.

Most people prefer to converse in their own language rather than English.

Which of the following refers to the values and norms that the employees of an organization share?

Organization culture

Max Weber coined the term ________ to denote the tendency on the part of Protestants to work hard and accumulate wealth.

Protestant work ethic

Which of the following statements about values and norms of a culture is true? -The values and norms of a society are not the evolutionary product of a number of factors. -The values and norms of a society are not influenced by religion. -The values and norms of a society emerge fully formed. -The values and norms of a society influence social structure.

The values and norms of a society influence social structure.

The righteous moralist suggests that:

a multinational's home-country standards of ethics are the appropriate ones for companies to follow in foreign countries.

Ethical systems are:

a set of moral principles, or values, that are used to guide and shape behavior.

A ________ is a less rigid form of social stratification in which social mobility is possible

class system

A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism is that unlike Hinduism, Buddhism:

does not support the caste system.

According to John Rawls:

each person should be permitted the maximum amount of basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for others.

The social organization of Western society tends to emphasize on:

individual achievement.

Companies can strengthen the ________ of employees by committing themselves to not retaliate against employees who complain about unethical actions.

moral courage

BP, one of the world's largest oil companies, has made it part of the company policy to undertake "social investments" in the countries where it does business. There was no economic reason for BP to make this social investment, but the company believes it is morally obligated to give something back to the societies that have made their success possible. BP's actions are an example of:

noblesse oblige.

Facilitating payments are:13) ________

permitted under the amended Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

The idea that businesspeople should consider the social consequences of economic actions when making business decisions and that there should be a presumption in favor of decisions that have both good economic and social consequences is known as:

social responsibility.

Hinduism and Buddhism both stress the importance of ________.

the afterlife

The ________ occurs when a resource is shared by all, but owned by no one, is overused by individuals, resulting in its degradation.

tragedy of the commons

According to the ________ approach, the best decisions are those that produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

utilitarian