BGS Final Quiz

Before Enron, many thought business ethics was a problem with the top of the pyramid.

• True

• False

The categorical imperative is closely associated with the principle of utilitarianism.

• True

• False

The public perception of the acceptability of embryonic stem cell research is evolving, with more people believing it is ethical.

• True

• False

The ethics scandal that has come to define modern business ethics is the Enron debacle.

• True

• False

The most significant obstacle to the use of biotechnology is

• Fear that the technology will not work

• Lack of funds to support research.

• Government requirements for prolonged tests on human subjects.

• The potential for public backlash.

Ethical issues at the organizational level

• are generally more difficult to solve than issues at the personal level.

• confront people in their roles as managers or employees.

• display conflicts between a person's role as family member and employee.

• represent conflicts between two or more companies.

There is no doubt that the media are

• Defending the right of business to be conducted amorally.

• ignoring ethical violations in their own industry.

• Reporting breaches of ethics in politics more than they are reporting business ethics violations.

• Reporting ethical problems more frequently and fervently.

Which of the following is not an act of misconduct commonly observed in the workplace?

• Discrimination

• Industrial espionage

• Misresporting time worked

• Stealing, theft or fraud

Business ethics is

• A special branch of ethics unto itself.

• A subset of business practice.

• Concerned with moral issues that occur only in business.

• Concerned with right and wrong behavior within a business context.

Which of the following is not one of the major approaches to thinking about business ethics?

• Conventional approach

• Ethical tests approach

• Principles approach

• Rights and duties approach