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