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Question text Normative myopia Select one: a. is a shortsightedness of values. b. All answers are correct c. results from focusing on failures. d. occurs when decision-makers fail to see gradual changes over time. Clear my choice Question 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text It maintains that moral decisions must be based on standards of equity, fairness and impartiality. Select one: a. The Fairness Approach b. The Virtue Approach c. No correct answer d. The Common Good Approach Clear my choice Question 3 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The theory of social responsibility and ethics only applies in a group context. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 4 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The words and deeds of someone will be in agreement with the ethical standards of the company when a person has a low degreee of integrity. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 5 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text ______ provide relevant insight for our ethical choices. Select one: a. Feelings

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Question text There are five types of ethical standards: utilitarian, rights, fairness or justice, common good, and virtue. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 7 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Ethics refers to Select one: a. morals, values, principles and convictions. b. religion and spiritual well-being. c. paradigms, attitudes and actions. d. standards of behavior that tell us how people should act in the many situations in which they find themselves. Clear my choice Question 8 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Making sensible ethical choices does not require an understanding of ethical issues and a prepared method for discovering the ethical sides of a decision and evaluating the alternatives that should impact our choice of action. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 9 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The Virtue Approach is ethical actions consistent with beliefs and habits that enable us to act according to the best of our character and on behalf of values like honesty and truth. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 10 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Practical reason tries to gauge the way things are while theoretical reason determines how the world should be and what individuals should do.

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Question text Maintaining social responsibility within an organization ensures the integrity of society and the environment are protected. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 12 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Ethics is the ideology about right and wrong in the workplace distinguished by social notions of the moral actions of people. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 13 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The following account for the vast majority of poor decisions Select one: a. to many people involved b. an idealistic search for silver-bullet solutions c. failure to consider alternatives explicitly d. All answers are correct Clear my choice Question 14 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Inattentional blindness Select one: a. occurs when decision-makers fail to see gradual changes over time. b. results from focusing on failures. c. is a shortsightedness of values d. All answers are correct. Clear my choice Question 15 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Beauty, empathy, courage, generosity, patience, love, loyalty, integrity, justice, self-control, and prudence are all examples of virtues. Terminal values refer to preferable modes of behavior. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 16 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Vital decisions are easy to make with many people. Different personalities interfere with reason and argument. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 17 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Managers are not accountable for the ethical conduct of their subordinates. This is made possible by making sure employees are aware of the code of ethics of the organization and have the opportunity to validate and clarify their misunderstanding. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 18

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Question text It suggests that linked relationships of society are the foundation of ethical reasoning and that reverence and concern for all others are conditions of such grounds. Select one: a. The Common Good Approach b. The Virtue Approach c. The Equality Approach d. The Utilitarian Approach Clear my choice Question 19 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Only Managers are obliged to make decisions in the business environment every day. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 20 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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______ espouses that moral behavior generates the greatest good for the vast majority. Select one: a. The Utilitarian Approach b. No correct answer c. The Equality Approach d. The Rights Approach Clear my choice Question 21 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Laws can never be morally wrong or unethical. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 22 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The more difficult the ethical choice we have to make, the more we need to avoid difficult people and situations. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 23

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Question text Change blindness Select one: a. All answers are correct. b. results from focusing on failures c. is a shortsightedness of values d. occurs when decision-makers fail to see gradual changes over time. Clear my choice Question 24 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Getting the facts is the first step to ethical decision-making. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 25 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Acting and reflecting on the outcome is the last step to ethical decision-making. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 26 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Managers are Select one: a. responsible for advocating ethical standards in their own behaviors and decisions. b. All of the answers are correct. c. accountable for the ethical conduct of those who report to them. d. responsible for interacting with external stakeholders such as customers, local community, government officials, suppliers, or owners. Clear my choice Question 27 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The Rights Approach is an old approach to ethics is that ethical actions should be consistent with certain virtues that provide for the full development of humankind. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice

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Question text Practical reason is concerned with matters of fact and their explanation of value while theoretical reason is concerned with matters of value abd their explanation. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 29 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The Rule of 7 states that for every individual you minus to a group beyond seven, decision effectiveness declines by 10 percent. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 30 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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The approach of social responsibility is based on a system of ethics, in which decisions and actions must be ethically ratified before proceeding. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice

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Question text It follows that if people neglect their duties, then other people’s rights may be neglected.

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Question text Rule utilitarianism is usually deemed as the most natural interpretation of the utilitarian ideal. Select one: True False Question 3 Not yet answered

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Question text Intelligent and good-hearted people all share the same values and hold similar opinions about which values should abound. Select one: True False Question 4 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text An utilitarianism generally asks the question "What effect will this act have in this situation on the general balance of good over evil?" Select one: True False Question 5 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Rule utilitarianism mainly poses the question "What effect would everyone's doing this action have on the general balance of good over evil?" Select one: True

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Question text The virtue framework addresses the elements of individual characters and disposition which deepen one's humanity and engender one's relationships with other. Select one: True False Question 7 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The character approach is the most familiar since most ethics education is based on character. Select one: True False Question 8 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The character approach analyzes a person's or group's intentions, inclinations, and motives and then creates a moral judgment of the person's or group's character.

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Question text Rule utilitarianism emphasizes the specific situations and the many individual features of the circumstances that offer moral problems, and it presents a simple method for addressing these individual cases. Select one: True False Question 10 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text People using the principle approach often ask such questions as "What's the bottom line?" "What effect will this have?" "What good will this bring about?" and "Will this help in the long run?" Select one: True False

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Question text utilitarian

A strong allure of the Answer

is its cost-benefit aspect.

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Question text In this perspective, the principle of utility (do whatever will produce the best overall results) should be applied on a case by case basis. Select one: a. Rule utilitarianism b. Virtue Approach c. Act utilitarianism d. Character Approach Clear my choice Question 3 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Utilitarianism poses a relatively simple mode for determining the morally right course of action for any specific situation one may be in. Select one: a. True b. False

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Question text The challenge of resolving moral approaches is intensifies by the problem that people have similar approaches to moral decision-making. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 5 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Unlike rule utilitarians who try to maximize overall utility by applying the utilitarian principle to individual acts, act utilitarians maintain that one can maximize utility only by setting up a moral code that consist of rules. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 6 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Answer

e culture

It is a set of characteristics that identifies a business.

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Question text Tostudy an issue using utilitarian approach, first, ask who will be affected by each action and what gains and harms will be assumed from each. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 8 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text It is a crucial component of compliance-based ethics. Select one: a. Transparency b. Balance c. Sarbanes-Oxley d. No correct answer Clear my choice

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Question text An individual who uses the Principle approach believes that an action or decision is right or wrong regardless of the consequences. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 10 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The culture of a company is connected to the characteristics found in the surrounding environment, but it also has some traits that are unique. Select one: a. False b. True

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Question text Freud and Fraedrich illustrate two kinds of ethics programs, compliance and values-based. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text A corporate director who bought that company stock when he knew it was about to jump up in price committed fraud by buying it while not disclosing his inside information. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 3 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Philosophical ethics distinguishes what people do value from what they should value. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 4 Not yet answered

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Question text Which of the following statements is decisive in determining whether or not to study business ethics? Select one: a. The answers to ethical questions are clear-cut enough; all business people already know right from wrong. b. Business and ethics simply do not mix. In the final analysis, self-interest represented by profit overrides the interests of employees, customers, and communities. c. Business managers do not need to study ethics in order to know how to treat employees, shareowners, and customers. d. Ethical concerns are as unavoidable in business as are concerns of marketing, accounting, finance, and human resources. Formal study of business ethics helps address these concers so that decisions od right and wrong may be made deliberately and conscientiously. Clear my choice Question 5 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Managers are accountable for the ethical conduct of those who report to them by making sure employees are aware of the code of ethics of the organization and have the opportunity to va;idate and clarify their understanding. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 6 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text What are ethical theories? Select one: a. Ethical theories are the rules and principles that determine right and wrong for any given situation. b. Ethical theories are conduct that should be followed in order to have good ethical practice. c. Ethical theories give guidelines on how to achieve a good corporate image. d. Ethical theories are ancient hypotheses on how to create good business practice. Clear my choice Question 7 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Which statement/s are characteristic of virtue ethics? Select one: a. Virtue ethics is about describing people as good or bad. b. Like Kantian ethical theory, virtue ethics requires that we disregard personal emotions and feelings. c. Our character traits are easily modified, almost on a daily basis if we so choose. d. All of the answers are correct e. No correct answer f. Even if a person is caring, empathetic, charitable, and sypathetic, the challenge of egoism is still a factor in his decision-making. Clear my choice Question 8 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Personal integrity is the base for ethics. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 9 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text What people do value and what they should value are not necessarily the same. Select one: a. True b. False Clear my choice Question 10 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Some traditions are relatively ethical, but others become corrupt or oblivious to certain ethical manners. Select one: a. False

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Question text Business Code of Ethics defines acceptable behavior and promote high standards of practice. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 12 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Character is a common normative standard of conduct, holding that a specific decision or action is good or true or right for all every time and everywhere. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 13 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text If something is seriously wrong, the law will prohibit it. Consequently, it is enough to rely on the law for deciding what is right or wrong. Select one: a. False b. True Clear my choice Question 14 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text Which of the following is TRUE about ethics? Select one: a. Ethics means to follow the law. b. Ethics is not a religion. c. Ethics requires pursuing traditionally accepted norms. d. Ethics and feelings are the same. Clear my choice Question 15 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00

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Question text The philanthropic model in which business support for a social cause is done simply because it is the right thing to do differs from the reputational version only in terms of the underlying motivation. Select one: a. True b. False

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Question text Ethical decision-making seeks to benefit the company as a whole, ...