Intro to Business Chapter 2
Which of the following statements about business ethics is false?
It concerns the impact of a business's activities on society.
Being profitable relates to which social responsibility dimension?
Economic
Which of the following statements is false?
Ethical issues are limited to for-profit organizations.
Conflicts of interest are payments, gifts, or special favors intended to influence the outcome of a decision.
FALSE
Corporate citizenship is the extent to which businesses meet the legal, ethical, economic, and voluntary responsibilities placed on them by their owners.
FALSE
Studies have found a direct link between social responsibility and _________ in business
Profitability
Codes of ethics are formalized rules and standards that describe what the company expects of its employees.
TRUE
Increasingly, consumers are choosing not to patronize businesses that receive negative publicity concerning misconduct.
TRUE
Which of the following is not an area of environmental concern in society today?
The hard-core unemployed
Ethical violations destroy
Trust
The following behavior is an example of ethical consideration within business relationships:
keeping company secrets.
Which of the following should help reduce the incidence of unethical behavior in an organization?
Understanding that individual moral standards, the influence of managers and coworkers, and opportunity influence ethical behavior
Which of the following have been cited as incidents of unethical business activity recently?
Unfair competitive practices in the computer industry. Deceptive advertising of medicines and toys. Accounting fraud. Deceptive advertising of food products.
Consumers vote against firms they view as socially irresponsible by not
buying the company's products.
Many of the laws regulating safety in the workplace are enforced by
OSHA
Which of the following is not highlighted in John F. Kennedy's 1962 consumer bill of rights?
The right to minimum prices
The Surgeon General's warning on cigarette packages about the health implications of smoking is an example of which of the following ethical issues?
Communications
Writing letters to companies, making public service announcements, lobbying government agencies, and boycotting irresponsible companies are activities involved with which social responsibility issue?
Consumer relations
Cosmetic and drug testing on animals is a primary concern under which social responsibility issue?
Environmental issues
Workplace bullying is an increasing problem.
TRUE
In the United States, if a businessperson brought an elaborately wrapped gift to a prospective client on their first meeting, it might be viewed as
a bribe
The assurance of satisfactory quality and service at a fair price is part of a consumer's right to
choose
A set of formalized rules and standards that describe what a company expects of its employees is called a(n)
code of ethics.
When Kellogg changed the name of its Heartwise cereal to Fiberwise, it was in response to growing concern from the public and the government about unsubstantiated health claims. The primary area of ethical concern in this case was questionable
communications.
If a corporate manager makes a decision that results in personal financial benefit while the company's owners lose financially, this is an ethical issue related to
conflicts of interest.
The activities that independent individuals, groups, and organizations undertake to protect their rights as consumers are known as
consumerism.
Unethical behavior in business can be reduced if management does all of the following except
depend totally on employees' personal ethics.
In addressing social responsibility, managers must consider their firms' relations with
employees. owners. customers. the community.
Managers consider social responsibility
on a daily basis
If an employee learned of a significant cost-saving idea from a coworker and then informed management of the idea without revealing its true source, then the employee would be involved in
plagiarism.
A supplier of a component part has offered Karen's family a free two-week cruise if his firm gets a very large order from Karen's company. The most ethical course of action for Karen to take would be to
politely turn it down and discuss the offer with her boss.
Establishing and enforcing ethical standards and policies within business can help reduce unethical behavior by prescribing which activities are acceptable and which are not and by removing the opportunity to act unethically.
TRUE
Ethical decisions in an organization are influenced by three key factors.
TRUE
Ethics is related to the culture in which a business operates.
TRUE
Nearly all business decisions may be judged as right or wrong, ethical or unethical.
TRUE
Voluntary responsibilities are optional activities that promote human welfare or goodwill.
TRUE
Without a code of ethics or formal policy on ethics, employees are likely to base their decisions on how their peers and superiors behave.
TRUE
Which right assures the fair treatment of consumers who voice complaints about a purchased product?
The right to be heard
Which of the following is not considered unethical behavior in the workplace?
Using your cell phone to make a doctor's appointment during your lunch break
What occurs when an employee exposes an employer's wrongdoing to outsiders?
Whistleblowing
The size of the transaction, the history of personal relationships within the particular company, and many other factors may determine whether a customer gift will be judged as ethical.
TRUE
Which of the following is not one of the dimensions of social responsibility?
Altruistic
If the owner of a toy store seeking a price reduction gives the manager of a toy manufacturing company a new personal computer, the toy-store owner is using which approach to influence the manufacturer's decision making?
Bribery
Business ethics are the same as legal issues.
FALSE
Codes of ethics foster ethical behavior because they expand the opportunity to behave unethically.
FALSE
Ethics and social responsibility mean the same thing.
FALSE
Managers consider social responsibility on an annual basis.
FALSE
The right to safety requires that businesses provide a safe place for consumers to shop.
TRUE
Only corporations have to worry about ethics scandals and social responsibility issues
FALSE
Recycling is a business response to employee issues.
FALSE
The best way to judge the ethics of a decision is to look at it from a manager's or employee's point of view.
FALSE
The concept of social responsibility is universally accepted.
FALSE
A major social responsibility for business is providing equal opportunities for all employees.
TRUE
An ethical issue is an identifiable problem, situation, or opportunity that requires a person or organization to choose from among several actions that may be evaluated as ethical or unethical.
TRUE
Business ethics refers to principles and standards that define acceptable conduct in business organizations.
TRUE
One way companies are helping consumers contribute to social causes is through offering some products at higher prices, the extra money going to global charities
TRUE
The dimensions of social responsibility include economic, legal, ethical, and voluntary responsibilities.
TRUE
The most basic ethical concerns have been formalized through laws and regulations that encourage conformity to society's values and norms
TRUE
Philanthropic contributions made by a business to a charitable organization represent which dimension of social responsibility?
Voluntary
If a manager pressures a subordinate to engage in activities that he or she may otherwise view as unethical, such as accounting fraud or stealing a competitor's secrets, there exists an ethical issue related to
business relationships.
All of the following are arguments against social responsibility except
businesses have the financial resources to help society.
All of the following are arguments in favor of social responsibility except
businesses may lose their focus on profit-making.
That businesspeople are expected not to harm customers, clients, and competitors knowingly through deception, misrepresentation, coercion, or discrimination is part of
fairness and honesty.
When the video game marketer Nintendo was investigated for allegedly raising prices excessively during the Christmas buying season and thereby manipulating the supply of games available at that time, this was an ethical issue concerned primarily with
fairness and honesty.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed to
help restore confidence in Corporate America.
One of the most important things companies can do to curb global warming is reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Of the options below, which is NOT a good way to reduce daily carbon and greenhouse gas output?
keeping the air conditioner running all summer long
Codes of ethics foster ethical behavior by
limiting the opportunity to behave unethically by providing punishments for violations of the rules and standards.
According to the text, ethical decisions in an organization are influenced by (1) individual moral standards, (2) the influence of managers and co-workers, and (3)
opportunity codes and compliance requirements.
Businesses must first be responsible to
owners
A business's responsibilities to its owners and investors include
protecting the owners' rights and investments. maintaining proper accounting procedures. providing all relevant information about current and projected performance of the firm. maximizing their investment in the firm.
Studying business ethics will not necessarily
tell you what you ought to do.