Unit VII
Assessment
Question 1 Why is it important not to view the concept of
“whistleblowing” as “tattling” or “ratting” on
another employee?
Your response should be 75 words in length.
Question 2 If you owned a small business, would you develop
a code of business conduct? If yes, what variables would you include? If not,
how would you ensure that your employees were following ethical business
standards?
Your response should be 75 words in length.
Question 3 Why should firms formulate and implement
strategies from an environmental perspective?
Your response should be 75 words in length.
Question 4 Discuss bribery. Would actions, such as
politicians adding earmarks in legislation or pharmaceutical salespersons
giving away drugs to physicians, constitute bribery? Identify three business
activities that would constitute bribery and three actions that would not.
Your response should be 75 words in length.
Question 5 What do you feel is the relationship between
personal ethics and business ethics? Are they or should they be the same?
Your response should be 200 words in length.
