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Question 51

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According to Kohlberg's model of cognitive moral development, people in the conventional stage conform to the

A) expectations of ethical behavior held by groups or institutions.
B) personal self-interests of groups of people.
C) rules of government that lead people.
D) self-chosen ethical principles regardless of others.
E) decisions based on immediate self.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

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According to current business and academic thinking about ethics and corporate responsibility,

A) managers can benefit their organizations only by growing profits.
B) managers are not responsible for behaving ethically when dealing with their stakeholders.
C) managers can benefit their organizations by growing profits as well as behaving ethically toward stakeholders.
D) managers must emphasize ethical behavior toward stakeholders at the cost of growing profits.
E) profits and ethical behavior cannot go hand in hand.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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According to the ethical system of utilitarianism,

In the context of corporate social responsibility, ________ responsibility involves meeting other societal expectations that are not written as law.

The ________ area of responsibility, corresponding to doing what global stakeholders desire, is at the top of the pyramid of global corporate social responsibility and performance.

In the context of corporate social responsibility, ________ responsibility includes additional behaviors and activities that society finds desirable and that the values of the business support.

A reality of living in a capitalistic society is that

Katelyn, a graphic artist at an advertising firm, realizes that the head designer, Robert, has been copying designs from the Internet and passing them off as his own. Katelyn informs the marketing head about this, which leads to Robert getting fired. However, after this event, Katelyn is ostracized by her coworkers. This indicates that the organization has a poor

In the context of the business costs of ethical failures, Level 1 costs that are less damaging and get more executive attention are the costs of

Kim, a scientist working in the research department of Corals Cosmetics, is asked to not report the ill-effects of using a new product that Corals has decided to launch. Kim's boss offers a pay hike and a permanent job in exchange for skipping a few details in the report. Kim refuses to do this and asks him to withhold the product from entering the market. According to Kohlberg's model of cognitive moral development, Kim resides in the ________ stage.

The ________ model is a theory of corporate social responsibility that holds that managers are agents of stockowners whose primary objective is to maximize profits.

What are topics that a business ethics code might address?

Compare and contrast an integrity-based ethics program and a compliance-based ethics program.

Ben, a teenager, helps his grandmother by bringing in her weekly supplies and taking out the garbage, only if he receives a weekly allowance from his parents. According to Kohlberg's model of cognitive development, he resides in the ________ stage.

Theo is very open about his religious beliefs. He is very outspoken about a contractor that has recently been selected to deliver a product for your business. Write out a role play with Theo that addresses his concerns, yet does not impact business.

When faced with an ethical issue in business, people must rely on

Corporate social responsibility refers to

A developer of a high-end condominium project in a downtown area of a large city chooses to incorporate the concept of sustainable growth into her project. What will be the underlying goal (definition) of sustainable growth as it applies to her project, and what are examples of design goals/features that she might incorporate?

In the context of corporate ethics programs, ethics committees

If you were a frontline manager and an employee confided in you-in a whistleblowing manner-about a very confidential work-related ethics problem, explain how you might respond using the relativism ethical system.