Ethics in Business Quiz

Which of the following is a key concern of Kantian ethics in business?

• Maximising profit

• Maximising utility

• Treating individuals as ends in themselves

• Promoting competition

Utilitarianism focuses on:

• Loyalty to duty

• Profitability and regulation

• Outcomes that produce the greatest good for the greatest number

• Legal compliance

Which ethical theory prioritises character and moral virtues over rules and consequences?

• Deontology

• Utilitarianism

• Virtue Ethics

• Legalism

A business acting as a 'moral agent' means:

• Following government policies

• Avoiding lawsuits

• Having the ability to affect stakeholders' lives through ethical or unethical behaviour

• Pursuing innovation

Which of the following best illustrates instrumentalisation of employees?

• Offering flexible work hours

• Treating workers only as tools to increase productivity

• Recognising individual strengths

• Providing skill development programs

Who is known for developing the concept of Scientific Management?

• Max Weber

• Karl Marx

• Henri Fayol

• Frederick Taylor

The main goal of Scientific Management was to:

• Reduce employee benefits

• Maximise worker autonomy

• Increase organisational bureaucracy

• Improve efficiency and productivity

What does Marx mean by 'alienation' in the context of industrial work?

• Workers refusing to unionise

• Managers exploiting labour

• Workers becoming disconnected from their labour, the product, and themselves

• Employees leaving organisations

Max Weber's concept of the 'iron cage' refers to:

• Physical factory conditions

• Psychological imprisonment by rationalised bureaucracies

• The criminalisation of labour

• The rigidity of law in business

The term 'McDonaldisation' (Ritzer) refers to the spread of:

• Corporate welfare programs

• Mechanised food systems only

• Bureaucratic and fast-food-like logic to all parts of life

• Fair trade and supply chain ethics