Week 2 HW

Which of the following is a consequence of the emphasis on individual performance in many Western societies?

High degree of managerial mobility

Identify the correct statement about the rights theories.

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.

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 influence social structure.

Ethical systems are:

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

The righteous moralist suggests that:

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

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:

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 responsibilty

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