BGS Quiz 6

Public interest in business ethics is at an all-time high.

• True
• False

Before Enron, not many thought business ethics was a problem with the top of the pyramid.

• True
• False

Over half of Americans say that business executives have high or very high ethics.

• True 
• False

The best reason to base one's ethics on societal norms is that the norms do not conflict; thus they provide clear guidance to "right" and "wrong."

• True
• False

The approach to business ethics in which we compare a decision or practice to prevailing norms of acceptability is the

• Virtue approach.
• Principles approach.
• Conventional approach.
• Ethical tests approach.

Which of the following is not a model of ethical management provided in the textbook?

• Amoral management.
• immoral management.
• semi-moral management.
• Moral management.

Characteristics of intentionally amoral managers include all of the following except

• They think ethics and business don’t mix.
• They think business and ethics are separate spheres.
• They have an obsession with fairness.
• They are dying out.

The key operating question of immoral management is

• Can we make money with this action, regardless of what it takes?
• Will this action be fair to all stakeholders?
• What effects will this action have on our major stakeholders?
• Can we make money with this action?

All of the following are factors that Influence managerial ethics EXCEPT

• Leadership
• Strategies and policies
• Corporate reputation
• Individual characteristics

Ethical behavior is typically thought to 

• Consider the claims of a limited number of stakeholders, those considered as pertinent. 
• Reside above behavior required by the law.
• Consider that different rules apply in business than in other realms of life.
• Be well-intentioned but selfish in the sense that impact on others is not considered.