Posted: April 24th, 2016

Which of the following is the MOST common approach to the management of ethics?

(TCO 2) Which of the following statements would NOT describe a direct influence response to the organization s environment?
A power company sets up and advertises a safety watch program to help reduce crime in an inner city neighborhood.
An industry council hires a lobbyist to represent it in Washington, D.C.
A firm develops new uses for its existing products.
An organization restructures itself from a mechanistic to an organic design.
A firm signs a long term agreement with one of its suppliers.

8. (TCO 3) You suspect that a manager is stealing company funds for his own use, but you decide to ignore it. Your action is
legal and ethical.
illegal but not unethical.
legal but unethical.
illegal and unethical.
illegal but ethical.

9. (TCO 3) Which of the following is the MOST common approach to the management of ethics?
Top management support
A multipage book of organizational policies and procedures
An unwritten code of ethics
A written code of ethics and top management support
government regulation

10. (TCO 3) New York passed a law requiring no smoking in bars and restaurants. Owners who pressure bartenders and waiters to sell to people who are smoking in order to keep profits high are taking a(n)____ stance toward social responsibility.
reactive
obstructionist
proactive
accommodative
participative

11. (TCO 2) List the five dimensions of the general environment and give an example of each would affect a local car dealership.

12. (TCO 3) Describe an ethical dilemma you have faced (it can be as simple as admitting you were undercharged by a cashier). Illustrate how you applied the ethical decision framework (Figure 4.2) in making your final judgment of what to do.