QUESTION 1
- Which of the following is the most correct statement?
A-A true code of ethics will have a general constituency or stakeholder obligation section, but need not have a moral practices or rules section.
B-To be effective, a code of ethics must contain an adherence statement in which not only the employees but also the company itself agrees to be bound by the code.
C-A company’s ethics workshop or training must always be conducted by an attorney since all moral questions are legal issues too.
D-An employee may be morally required to engage in “whistleblowing” but only if the employee is protected by a federal or state whistleblower protection statute.
0.5 points
QUESTION 2
- Engel Tool Company’s decision-makers view a particular risk in the use of the company’s product as “open and obvious.” Continuing to market the product without telling consumers of the risk could be best justified from a perspective of
A-Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics
B-Kantian ethics
C-Natural Law theory
D-Utilitarian ethics.
0.5 points
QUESTION 3
- Commercial Products Company markets its products nationwide. When making a Utilitarian-based ethical decision, the company typically must take into account the interests of and consequences to its:
A-Competitors
B-Government
C-Distributors and suppliers
D-All of the above.
0.5 points
QUESTION 4
- Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about the Utilitarian ethical theory?
A-It determines the moral worth of an action based on the form of the action
B-It may allow the personal interests of individuals to be sacrificed so that the collective good be attained
C-It is usually regarded as a consequentialist ethical theory
D-It determines the moral worth of an action by whether the action achieves the greatest overall balance of satisfaction over dissatisfaction.
0.5 points
QUESTION 5
- Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about the Utilitarian ethical theory?
A-It determines the moral worth of an action based on what a society believes is morally right
B-It may allow the personal interests of individuals to be sacrificed in that the collective good be attained
C-It is usually regarded as a consequentialist ethical theory
D-It determines the moral worth of an action by whether the action achieves the greatest overall balance of satisfaction over dissatisfaction.
0.5 points
QUESTION 6
- Maria works in the public relations department of National Sales Company. Her job includes portraying National’s activities in their “best light.” In this context, ethical egoism can be described as
A-Actions that produce a favorable financial outcome
B-Whatever saves National’s “face”
C-A Machiavellian mind-set
D-All of the above.
0.5 points
QUESTION 7
- Off-shoring and out-sourcing of an IT department to India can be:
A-Moral pursuant to ethical egoism for the company.
B-Moral pursuant to Utilitarianism if a majority of the company’s affected stakeholders benefit.
C-Legal if the Plant Closing law (WARN Act) is complied with.
D-All of the above.
0.5 points
QUESTION 8
- The Chinese government publicly executes convicted criminals of serious crimes, and then “harvests” and sells their organs to wealthy Westerners and people from the Middle East, presumably with the “consent” of the prisoners facing execution. This practice is:
a.Immoral pursuant to Ethical Emotism if one initially feels emotionally sick when reading or hearing about the practice.
b.Moral under Ethical Egoism if one desperately needs an organ and has the money.
c.Moral pursuant to Ethical Relativism if one is in China and the Chinese have no problems with and thus accept this practice of executions and organ sales.
d.All of the above.
0.5 points
QUESTION 9
- Mandatory, random, observed drug testing by an employer ethically could be deemed:
a.Moral pursuant to Ethical Egoism for the employer if it conducts the testing in a careful and proper manner and as a result reduces accidents, lost time at work, and health care costs.
b.Moral pursuant to Utilitarianism if the drug testing reduces illegal drug use in society for the betterment of the people as a whole even though some people may feel their rights to privacy have been or may be infringed upon.
c.Immoral pursuant to Kantian ethics if some people feel that mandatory, random, observed drug testing is a disrespectful and demeaning act and an invasion of their privacy.
d.All of the above.
0.5 points
QUESTION 10
- If the conduct of International Software Corporation is found to be unethical, it could suffer
A-Lost profits
B-Negative publicity
C-Adverse legal consequences if the conduct also violated the law
D-All of the above.
