MGMT 405 - Quiz 4

A company that expects its managers to behave ethically to the degree that they stay within the law, but no more, is acting with a(n) _______ approach to social responsibility.

defensive

Managers at a well-known company sold their stock in advance of other shareholders because they knew that their company's performance was about to fall. This demonstrates the _______ approach to social responsibility.

defensive

A(n) _______ is a manager responsible for communicating and teaching ethical standards to all employees and monitoring their conformity to those standards.

ethics ombudsperson

Emmanuel and his human resources team have adapted several existing company policies. Because he is unsure if all these policies can be implemented on ethical grounds, his team would best approach a(n) _______ to resolve the matter.

ethics ombudsperson

_______ ethics are standards that determine how people view their responsibilities to others and how they should act in situations when their own self-interest is at stake.

individual ethics

_______ are frequently in the position of having to juggle the interests of different stakeholders, including themselves.

managers

Under the _______ rule, an ethical decision is one that best maintains people's fundamental privileges.

moral rights

Which type of commitment to social responsibility is characterized by low levels of socially responsible behavior?

obstructionist

_______ ethics are the guiding practices and beliefs through which a particular firm and its managers view their responsibilities to stakeholders.

organizational

When Frida was determining if her decision was ethical, she asked herself, "Would the people with whom I have a significant personal relationship, such as family members, friends, or even managers in other organizations, approve of the decision?" Frida was demonstrating which rule of ethical decision making?

practical

Companies that use the _______ approach to social responsibility are often at the forefront of campaigns for causes such as a pollution-free environment; recycling and conservation of resources; the minimization or elimination of the use of animals in drug and cosmetics testing; and the reduction of crime, illiteracy, and poverty.

proactive

_______ is/are your company's views on its duty or obligation to make decisions that protect, enhance, and promote the welfare and well-being of stakeholders and society as a whole.

social responsibility

Gerald's Jewelry has a deep moral commitment to act responsibly in its sourcing of precious metals and gemstones. This is an example of _______ ethics.

societal

_______ ethics are the standards that govern how members of a society should deal with one another in matters involving issues such as fairness, justice, poverty, and individual rights.

societal

Jose is an employee of Carling company. Based only on this information, you know he must be a(n)

stakeholder

The board and top managers of a nonprofit organization have considerable latitude to decide how they will spend the organization's resources because

the organization does not have shareholders.

_______ is a person's confidence and faith in another person's goodwill.

trust

Lana wasn't sure if her coworker Branson was correct when she said it was ok to take work home, but she had faith in Branson's ability to make good decisions, so she took the work home and hoped her boss wouldn't be mad. Lana was displaying

trust in Branson

What tends to happen in countries where organizations are highly socially responsible?

unemployment is low

One managerial implication of the justice model is that managers should base their decisions on:

whatever promotes a fair distribution of outcomes