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One of the functions of corporate governance is


A) oversight of senior managers.
B) capital budgeting.
C) incorporating ethics into the strategic planning process.
D) monitoring executive bonuses.

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In Kohlberg's preconventionallevel of moral development,the individual's primary concern is for others.

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Concepts of right and wrong are increasingly being interpreted today to include all of the following except


A) fairness.
B) justice.
C) equity.
D) equality.

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The discipline that deals with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation is


A) morality.
B) deontology.
C) ethics.
D) moral philosophy.

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The area of ethics that is concerned with supplying and justifying a coherent moral system of thinking and judging is called


A) normative ethics.
B) descriptive ethics.
C) business ethics.
D) virtue ethics.

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An element of moral judgment is all the following except


A) moral imagination
B) managerial competence
C) moral identification and ordering
D) sense of moral obligation

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The Wall Street fmancial scandals involved all the following except


A) recklessness about risk
B) ethical lending
C) subprirne lending calculations
D) greed

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The postconventionallevel of moral development is the most common level for adults over 50 years of age.

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Describe how a Venn diagram can help a manager evaluate moral dilemmas and come to decisions about those situations.

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The challenge in all managerial situations is take what can be done and what should be done and frnd


A) a balance.
B) the more practical solution.
C) the least costly approach.
D) the most effective action.

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The most serious danger of using the conventional approach to business ethics is


A) reliance on normative ethics without regard to descriptive ethics.
B) lapsing into ethical relativism.
C) lack of innovation in ethical judgments.
D) stunting one's moral development.

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A doctrine or system of moral conduct is called


A) ethics.
B) deontology.
C) morality.
D) moral philosophy.

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The Enron Era brought about a broad range of legal and ethic charges that included all the following except


A) securities fraud
B) conspiracy to inflate profits
C) corrupt corporate cultures
D) building company assets

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The key operating question of amoral management is


A) can we make money with this action,regardless of what it takes?
B) will this action be fair to all stakeholders?
C) what effects will this action have on our stakeholders?
D) can we make money with this action?

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Using the ethics question "what ought to be?" consider this hypothetical about a corporate planning seminar.At the seminar,a speaker tells the participants that presidents of large corporations should begin their planning processes with a vision of society,not with where they want their fmns to be in 5 or 10 years.Evaluate this advice in light of what you have learned about business ethics.

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Virtually all companies that exhibit moral management have had that outlook since they were founded.

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In making ethical judgments,it is usually easier to reach consensus on individual practical cases than it is to agree on broad principles.

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The three models of ethical management (immoral,moral,and amoral)provide only one "good" example--that of moral management.However,the authors imply that immoral and amoral management are prevalent in our society,while moral management is practiced less.Which is the bigger problem in our society,immoral or amoral management?

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Managers who believe that business decisions are not subject to moral constraints tend to utilize the


A) immoral management model.
B) moral management model.
C) intentional amoral management model.
D) unintentional amoral management model.

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Moral management stresses profitability over other stakeholder concerns.

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