1. As respects ethics personality measures, which statement below is correct: (a) People with strong internal – as opposed to external – locus of control exhibit less ethical behavior and are less able to resists coercion (from bosses, co-workers, customers, etc.). (b) Empathy concerns whether a person tends to be an idealist or relativist when responding to an ethical dilemma. (c)Ethical self-efficacy measures whether a person identifies with the “ends justify the means” moral thinking. (d). Altruism measures whether a person values living a meaningful life and whether he/she is fulfilling this desire. (e). Life regard measures whether a person values living a meaningful life and whether this desire is being fulfilled.
2. What famous expert on business management said this: “Trust is mandatory for optimization of a system … without trust, each component will protect its immediate interests to its long-term detriment, and to the detriment of the entire system.” (a) W. Edwards Denning (b) Andrew Carnegie (c) Aaron Feuerstein (d) Abraham Maslow (e) Archie Carroll
3. Who represent optimal non-profit strategic partners for a business? (a) An organization that can be a good source of potential employees for the business. (b) An organization that can be a good source of customers for the business. (c) Both and b. (d) None of the above.
4. Collins has very definite beliefs about how ethics workshops should be run. Which statement below incorrectly describes the way Collins feels? (a) Ethics workshops should address specific, real-life situations. (b) Ethics workshop facilitators should connect the ethical dilemmas raised during the workshops to the organization’s Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, and strategy. (c) Ethics workshops should teach participants how to address, report, and correct ethical problems. To avoid lawsuits and/or increased government regulation (d) An ethics workshop facilitator should act as a lecturer.
5. Business ethics researchers have designed several different surveys to measure an organization’s ethical culture. The three most popular such surveys are: (a) The “Balanced Scorecard,” the “Triple Bottom Line,” and the “Quadruple Bottom Line “ (b) The “Likert Ethics Scale,” the “Ethical Traits,” and “Ethical Qualities” (c) The “Self-Assessment,” the “Self-Improvement”, and the “Ethical Climate.” (d) The “Corporate Ethical Values,” “Ethical Culture,” and “Ethical Climate.” (e) None of the above
6. Collins (as does every other expert on business/professional ethics) believes everybody within an organization needs ethics training. Nevertheless, Collins thinks one group is especially in need of ethics training. Which is it? (a) Low-level employees (b) High-level corporate officers (c) Members of the board of directors (d) Middle managers and supervisors (e) None of the above
7. Collins discusses ____ stages of the “community involvement management process.” (a) Two (b) Three (c) four (d) Five (e) Six
8. According to the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions, the major (and even minor) religions agree on five principles that should govern human behavior in all aspects of life, including business. These principles are as follows: Do unto others as you would have them to do to you (the Golden Rule), thou shall not commit sexual impropriety, thou shall not steal, thou shall not lie, and thou shall not kill.
9These ethical guidelines on how to live are ________ based: (a) Social-group relativism (b) Egoism (c) Virtue-ethics (d) Utilitarianism (e) Deontology-based
10.What factor below does not contribute to the formation of an intention to behave ethically at work? (a) Ethical intuitions (b) Theory of planned behavior (c) Issue’s moral intensity. (d) Organization characteristics (e) None of the above 10) When faced with an ethical dilemma, a _____________ asks: “Does the action treat every stakeholder with respect and dignity in all situations? Is the action something that everyone should do? If yes, then it is right. If it is detrimental to the greatest number, then it is wrong.” a) Virtue Ethicist. b) Social Group Relativist c) Cultural Relativist d) Utilitarian e) Deontologist.