4.4 Ethical Decision-Making in Business

According to the principle of long-term self-interest, what action should you never take?

• An action that violates the law

• An action that harms the least fortunate

• An action that is unkind or harms a sense of community

• An action that is not in your or your organization's long-term self-interest

Which ethical principle encourages managers and employees to consider the interests of others?

• Principle of personal virtue

• Principle of distributive justice

• Principle of government requirements

• Principle of individual rights

What does the principle of distributive justice aim to protect?

• The poor, the uneducated, and the unemployed

• The long-term self-interest of individuals

• The rights of individuals

• The greater good for society

According to the principle of utilitarian benefits, what action should you never take?

• An action that is not honest, open, and truthful

• An action that does not result in a greater good for society

• An action that violates the law

• An action that infringes on others' agreed-upon rights

What is the minimum moral standard of society according to the principle of government requirements?

• The law

• The rights of individuals

• The greater good for society

• The long-term self-interest of individuals