Management, 12e (Robbins/Coulter)

Chapter 5 Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics

1) According to the classical view of social responsibility, management's only social
responsibility is to maximize profits.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 130
Learning Outcome: Describe the roles of managers and the skills they need to succeed within an
organization; Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
2) The most outspoken advocate of the classical view of organizational social responsibility is
Milton Friedman.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 130
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
3) According to the socioeconomic view, managers' social responsibilities go beyond making
profits to include protecting and improving society's welfare.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Describe the roles of managers and the skills they need to succeed within an
organization; Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
4) When a firm engages in social actions because of its obligation to meet certain economic and
legal responsibilities, it is said to be socially responsive.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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5) One argument against businesses championing social responsibility issues is that businesses
already have too much power.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
6) Possession of resources is an argument for social responsibility.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
7) The legal approach to going green is also known as the dark green approach.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 134
Learning Outcome: Describe the components of the management environment; Discuss the role
of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
8) An organization is said to adopt the market approach to going green when it responds to the
environmental demands made by its stakeholders.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 134
Learning Outcome: Describe the components of the management environment; Discuss the role
of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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9) The activist approach to going green is when an organization looks for ways to protect the
earth's natural resources.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 134-135
Learning Outcome: Describe the components of the management environment; Discuss the role
of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
10) In the preconventional stage of moral development, individuals make a clear effort to define
moral principles apart from the authority of the groups to which they belong or of society in
general.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
11) At the conventional level of moral development, ethical decisions rely on maintaining
expected standards and living up to the expectations of others.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
12) At the principled level of moral development, an individual values the rights of others and
upholds absolute values and rights regardless of the majority's opinion.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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13) The term "values" refers to the principles and beliefs that define what is right and wrong
behavior.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
14) People with an internal locus of control believe that what happens to them is due to luck or
chance.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
15) An organization's structural design, its goals, performance appraisal systems, and reward
allocation procedures influence the ethical choices of employees.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Discuss
factors influencing organizational structure decisions
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
16) When employees are evaluated only on outcomes, they may be pressured to do whatever is
necessary to look good on the outcomes, and not be concerned with how they got those results.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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17) The Global Compact is a document created by the United Nations outlining principles for
doing business globally in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and anticorruption.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 140
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
18) The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development developed a global code of
ethics.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 142
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
19) Employees who raise ethical concerns or issues to others inside or outside the organization
are called social activists.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 147
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 5
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
20) Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, whistle-blowers in the United States who report suspected
corporate violations of laws now have broad protection from reprisals and retaliation.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 147
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 5
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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21) Social obligation is the obligation of a business to meet its ________.

A) social and technological responsibilities
B) economic and social responsibilities
C) technological and economic responsibilities
D) economic and legal responsibilities
Answer: D
Page Ref: 130
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
22) The ________ view of social responsibility holds that management's only social
responsibility is to maximize profits.
A) socioeconomic
B) classical
C) contemporary
D) sociolegal
Answer: B
Page Ref: 130
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
23) The most outspoken advocate of the classical view of social responsibility is economist and
Nobel laureate ________.
A) George Stigler
B) Arthur F. Burns
C) Homer Jones
D) Milton Friedman
Answer: D
Page Ref: 130
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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24) Under the concept of social obligation, the organization does what is required by the
________.
A) society
B) stakeholders
C) environment
D) law
Answer: D
Page Ref: 130
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
25) The ________ view is that management's social responsibility goes beyond making profits to
include protecting and improving society's welfare.
A) sociotechnical
B) socioeconomic
C) sociolegal
D) sociopolitical
Answer: B
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
26) When a firm advertises that it only uses recycled paper products it is ________.
A) meeting its social obligation
B) meeting its social screening requirements
C) being socially responsive
D) adopting green management
Answer: C
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Application

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27) A U.S. business that provides on-site childcare facilities for employees is ________.
A) being socially responsive
B) fulfilling its social obligations
C) adopting social screening
D) practicing green management
Answer: A
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Application
28) ________ is defined as a business firm's intention, beyond its legal and economic
obligations, to do the right things and act in ways that are good for society.
A) Social obligation
B) Social responsibility
C) Social screening
D) Values-based management
Answer: B
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
29) The aspect that differentiates social responsibility from other similar concepts is that it adds
a(n) ________.
A) ethical imperative
B) legal imperative
C) political imperative
D) technical imperative
Answer: A
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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30) In the United States a company that meets federal pollution control standards and does not
discriminate in hiring, promotion, and pay is generally meeting its ________.
A) social screening requirements
B) green management requirements
C) social obligation
D) social responsibility
Answer: C
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Application
31) Which of the following examples reflects a socially responsible action by an organization?
A) Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to endorse a federal ban on sending text
messages while driving.
B) Apple has eliminated lead-lined glass monitors from its product line and pioneered reducedsized packaging that leverages recyclable materials.
C) Fed Ex provided the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with a radio antenna
to set up communications in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
D) UPS has a company-wide policy that urges employees to volunteer during natural disasters
and other crises.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 131-132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application
32) According to the ________ argument on social responsibility, businesses should be socially
responsible because responsible actions are the right thing to do.
A) public expectation
B) ethical obligation
C) public image
D) long-run profit
Answer: B
Page Ref: 132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual

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33) The belief that business involvement can help solve difficult social problems is the ________
argument on social responsibility.
A) public expectation
B) public image
C) better environment
D) possession of resources
Answer: C
Page Ref: 132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
34) Which of the following arguments on social responsibility states that businesses should
address social problems before they become serious and costly to correct?
A) superiority of prevention over cures
B) possession of resources
C) accountability
D) skills
Answer: A
Page Ref: 132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
35) Which of the following arguments on social responsibility states that a business is socially
responsible only when it pursues its economic interests?
A) costs
B) violation of profit maximization
C) superiority of prevention over cures
D) too much power
Answer: B
Page Ref: 132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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36) Which of the following arguments on social responsibility states that pursuing social goals
hurts a business's economic productivity?
A) image
B) dilution of purpose
C) costs
D) lack of skills
Answer: B
Page Ref: 132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
37) Which of the following arguments on social responsibility states that there is no direct line of
responsibility for social actions?
A) dilution of purpose
B) stockholder interest
C) too much power
D) lack of accountability
Answer: D
Page Ref: 132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
38) The process of applying social and environmental criteria to an investment decision is known
as ________.
A) green management
B) value-based management
C) community investing
D) social screening
Answer: D
Page Ref: 133
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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39) Managers who consider the impact of their organization on the natural environment are said
to be practicing ________.
A) value-based management
B) ethics-based management
C) conventional management
D) green management
Answer: D
Page Ref: 134
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
40) In which of the following approaches of going green does the organization exhibit the least
environmental sensitivity?
A) light green approach
B) deep green approach
C) market approach
D) stakeholder approach
Answer: A
Page Ref: 134
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
41) In the ________ approach of going green, organizations respond to the environmental
preferences of customers.
A) legal
B) market
C) stakeholder
D) activist
Answer: B
Page Ref: 134
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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42) In the ________ approach of going green, an organization works to meet the environmental
demands
of its employees, suppliers, or community.
A) deep green
B) light green
C) market
D) stakeholder
Answer: D
Page Ref: 134
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
43) There are four approaches that organizations can take in order to go green. Which of the
following is NOT a part of those approaches?
A) legal approach
B) market approach
C) stakeholder approach
D) operations approach
Answer: D
Page Ref: 134-135
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
44) Which of the following approaches of going green reflects the highest degree of
environmental sensitivity and is also a good illustration of the social responsibility of the
organization?
A) legal approach
B) market approach
C) stakeholder approach
D) activist approach
Answer: D
Page Ref: 135
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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45) Many companies around the globe voluntarily report their efforts in promoting
environmental sustainability using the guidelines developed by the ________.
A) United Nations
B) Environmental Protection Agency
C) Global Reporting Initiative
D) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Answer: C
Page Ref: 135
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
46) Which of the following ISO standards is related to quality management?
A) ISO 9000
B) ISO 14000
C) ISO 8000
D) ISO 15000
Answer: A
Page Ref: 135-136
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
47) Which of the following ISO standards is related to environmental management?
A) ISO 7000
B) ISO 14000
C) ISO 16000
D) ISO 8000
Answer: B
Page Ref: 135-136
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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48) One way to evaluate a company's green actions is to use the ________ list of the most
sustainable corporations in the world.
A) Global 100
B) Global 90
C) Global 80
D) Global 70
Answer: A
Page Ref: 136
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
49) To be named on the Global 100 list, which is announced each year at the ________, a
company has to display a superior ability to effectively manage environmental and social factors.
A) Global Reporting Council
B) World Economic Forum
C) United Nations Economic and Social Council
D) World Social Forum
Answer: B
Page Ref: 136
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
50) ________ defined as the principles and beliefs that define right and wrong decisions and
behavior.
A) Whistle-blowing is
B) Entrepreneuring is
C) Ethics is
D) Values are
Answer: C
Page Ref: 136
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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51) At the ________ level of moral development, a person's choice between right or wrong is
based on personal consequences from outside sources, such as physical punishment, reward, or
exchange of favors.
A) preconventional
B) conventional
C) principled
D) elevated
Answer: A
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
52) At the ________ level of moral development, ethical decisions rely on maintaining expected
standards and living up to the expectations of others.
A) principled
B) conventional
C) conscientious
D) preconventional
Answer: B
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
53) At the ________ level of moral development, individuals define moral values apart from the
authority of the groups to which they belong or society in general.
A) conventional
B) established
C) principled
D) preconventional
Answer: C
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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54) In which of the stages of moral development do individuals stick to rules to avoid physical
punishment and follow rules only when doing so is in their immediate interest?
A) conventional stage
B) principled stage
C) elevated stage
D) preconventional stage
Answer: D
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
55) In which of the following stages of moral development do individuals live up to what is
expected by people close to them and maintain conventional order by fulfilling obligations to
which they have agreed?
A) conscientious stage
B) conventional stage
C) principled stage
D) preconventional stage
Answer: B
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
56) In which of the following stages of moral development do individuals value rights of others
and upholding absolute values and rights regardless of the majority's opinion?
A) preconventional stage
B) conventional stage
C) principled stage
D) established stage
Answer: C
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual

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57) ________ represent basic convictions about what is right and wrong.
A) Dogmas
B) Values
C) Cultures
D) Beliefs
Answer: B
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
58) John Doe is employed with the IT department in Abel and Associates, that provides financial
consultancy services to several wealthy investors. He is approached by a shady investor who
offers attractive incentives for stealing some sensitive information regarding the investment
patterns of one of the clients of the company. Which of the following statements best reflects
John's thoughts if he is at the preconventional level of moral development?
A) If I do go through with the act, I will be letting down my manager and coworkers badly.
B) My job is to protect the information that this company deals in and I should not violate my
duties.
C) I am liable to be criminally prosecuted for my involvement in stealing the information.
D) Going through with this act would be highly unfair not just to the client, but also to my
employers.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application

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59) John Doe is employed with the IT department in Abel and Associates, that provides financial
consultancy services to several wealthy investors. He is approached by a shady investor who
offers attractive incentives for stealing some sensitive information regarding the investment
patterns of one of the clients of the company. Which of the following statements best reflects
John's thoughts if he is at the principled level of moral development?
A) My job is to protect the information that this company deals in and I should not be violating
my duties.
B) By stealing from another person, I will be in violation of the moral standards I've come to
expect of myself.
C) If my involvement is detected, my friends and family would be humiliated by my actions.
D) If I am convicted for this crime, I will surely be imprisoned and will probably never be
employed anywhere else.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application
60) ________ measures the strength of a person's convictions.
A) Moral development
B) Locus of control
C) Ego strength
D) Social desirability
Answer: C
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
61) ________ is the degree to which people believe they control their own fate.
A) Ego strength
B) Locus of control
C) Social responsibility
D) Social obligation
Answer: B
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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62) What can be said about a manager who believes that she worked hard and met the
productivity goals of her organization despite unfavorable conditions?
A) She has an external locus of control.
B) She has a high ego strength.
C) She has a low ego strength.
D) She has an internal locus of control.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Application
63) Which of the following organizations is best suited to promote ethical behavior in its
employees?
A) An organization that has a reward and punishment system that depends on specific goal
outcomes.
B) An organization that has formal rules and regulations in place.
C) An organization that wants its employees to achieve their goals at any cost.
D) An organization that has a performance appraisal system that focuses exclusively on
outcomes.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Discuss
factors influencing organizational structure decisions
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
64) Which of the following is true concerning the impact of organizational culture on ethical
behavior?
A) An organization with low conflict tolerance encourages ethical behavior.
B) An organization with strong culture encourages high ethical standards.
C) An organizational culture that is high in conflict tolerance encourages unethical behavior.
D) An organizational culture that is high in control encourages unethical behavior.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Explain the influences of organizational culture; Discuss the role of ethics
and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual

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65) A student who never considers breaking into an instructor's office to steal an accounting
exam didn't think twice about asking a friend who took the same course from the same instructor
last semester what questions were on the exam. What does this example illustrate?
A) This example illustrates the concept of issue intensity.
B) The student involved has an internal locus of control.
C) The student involved has a strong ego strength.
D) This example illustrates the concept of value-based management.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 139
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
66) Which of the following is NOT one of the six determinants that are relevant in deciding issue
intensity?
A) consensus of wrong
B) discovery of the act
C) probability of harm
D) immediacy of consequences
Answer: B
Page Ref: 139
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
67) The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for U.S. firms to ________.
A) make any cash payment for deferential treatment in a foreign transaction
B) make any payment over 5 percent of total cost toward administrative overhead in foreign
transactions
C) knowingly corrupt a foreign official
D) knowingly pay a foreign clerical or ministerial employee in exchange for service
Answer: C
Page Ref: 140
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
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68) ________ is a document created by the United Nations outlining principles for doing
business globally in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and anticorruption.
A) The Global Reporting Initiative
B) The Global Compact
C) The Global Convention
D) The Global Ethics
Answer: B
Page Ref: 140
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
69) Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining are
the Global Compact principles in the area of ________.
A) anti-corruption
B) human rights
C) labor standards
D) the environment
Answer: C
Page Ref: 141
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
70) The idea that businesses should eliminate discrimination in respect to employment and
occupation is a Global Compact principle in the area of ________.
A) anticorruption
B) human rights
C) environment
D) labor standards
Answer: D
Page Ref: 141
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
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71) The centerpiece of the ________ efforts is the Anti-Bribery Convention that was the first
global instrument to combat corruption in cross-border business deals.
A) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's
B) Institute of Global Ethics'
C) Ethics and Compliance Officer Association's
D) United Nations'
Answer: A
Page Ref: 142
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
72) A ________ is a formal statement of an organization's primary values and the ethical rules it
expects its employees to follow.
A) mission statement
B) code of purpose
C) code of ethics
D) vision statement
Answer: C
Page Ref: 142
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
73) The primary debate about ethics training programs is whether ________.
A) ethics can be taught
B) ethics causes misconduct
C) the programs cover misconduct outside the workplace
D) the programs give unethical individuals more ammunition
Answer: A
Page Ref: 145
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 4
Difficulty: Moderate
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74) Which of the following is NOT a way for management to reduce unethical behavior?
A) select individuals with high ethical standards
B) establish codes of conduct
C) provide ethics training
D) monitor employee telephone calls
Answer: D
Page Ref: 142-145
Learning Outcome: Describe the roles of managers and the skills they need to succeed within an
organization; Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
75) Employees who raise ethical concerns or issues in an organization are known as ________.
A) employee-volunteers
B) whistle-blowers
C) entrepreneurs
D) philanthropist
Answer: B
Page Ref: 147
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 5
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
76) The ________ Act offers some legal protection to whistle-blowers. It has a provision wherein
any manager who retaliates against an employee for reporting violations faces a stiff penalty of a
10-year jail sentence.
A) Sarbanes-Oxley
B) Glass-Steagall
C) Taft-Hartley
D) Landrum-Griffin
Answer: A
Page Ref: 147
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 5
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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77) A ________ is an individual or organization who seeks out opportunities to improve society
by using practical, innovative, and sustainable approaches.
A) delator
B) social entrepreneur
C) philanthropist
D) whistle-blower
Answer: B
Page Ref: 147
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 5
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual
78) If Google asks twenty-five members of its executive team to spend a full day at their annual
team-building retreat building a house in Las Vegas with Habitat for Humanity, the executives
would be engaging in employee ________.
A) volunteering efforts
B) entrepreneuring efforts
C) whistle-blowing efforts
D) administrating efforts
Answer: A
Page Ref: 148
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 5
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Application

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Two Opposing Views of Social Responsibility (Scenario)

The board of directors of Acme Generating Corporation is meeting to consider the construction
of a new electricity generation facility somewhere along the Muspetan River basin. The city of
Muspetan has a high Air Pollution Index and the increasing amount of garbage is adding to the
city's woes. Director Appleton would like the facility to be a coal-burning plant located in a
remote area because the cost involved is moderate. Director Witworth wants a nuclear plant
because this will not add to the city's already serious pollution problem, while taking care of its
electricity requirements. Director Jossleman wants a plant that uses combustible fuels collected
from the city's garbage. He wants the plant to be located near the downtown government area so
that the steam could be used for heating the government buildings after it has passed through the
generating turbines.
79) Director Appleton is following which of the social responsibility views?
A) legal view
B) stakeholder view
C) classical view
D) socioeconomic view
Answer: C
Page Ref: 130
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application
80) Director Witworth is following which of the social responsibility views?
A) market view
B) activist view
C) classical view
D) socioeconomic view
Answer: D
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
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81) Director Jossleman is being mostly ________.

A) socially guarded
B) socially focused
C) socially obligated
D) socially responsive
Answer: D
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application
An Academic Question (Scenario)
As a university student your institution's social principles and practices reflect on you as a
stakeholder in the organization. Therefore, it is your right to question how some of these
practices should be evaluated in relation to the social issues that the school is addressing.
82) If your university was paying minimum wage when necessary and applying the minimum
legal standards to its employees' work environment, it would be said to have fulfilled its
________.
A) social obligation
B) social responsibility
C) social responsiveness
D) social expectation
Answer: A
Page Ref: 130
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application
83) If your university provides job-share programs, builds a day-care facility, and only uses
recycled paper, it could be said to be ________.
A) fulfilling its social obligation
B) socially aware
C) socially responsive
D) socially image conscious
Answer: C
Page Ref: 131
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application
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84) Your university has tried to promote the establishment of shared values so that all members
will understand its beliefs. The university has established ________ management.
A) values-based
B) issue-based
C) leadership-based
D) goal-based
Answer: A
Page Ref: 139
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application
The Environmental Study (Scenario)
You have just been challenged by your supervisor to study and report your findings on
approaches that organizations use when dealing with the environment and when pursuing the
goal of going green. Your boss tells you to study the four major approaches, differentiate among
them, and report to him in a week.
85) Under what approach do organizations exhibit little environmental sensitivity, and simply
obey laws, rules and regulations?
A) stakeholder approach
B) market approach
C) legal approach
D) activist approach
Answer: C
Page Ref: 134
Learning Outcome: Describe the components of the management environment; Discuss the role
of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Moderate
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86) What approach deals with an organization responding to the environment because of the
preferences of its customers?
A) stakeholder approach
B) market approach
C) legal approach
D) activist approach
Answer: B
Page Ref: 134
Learning Outcome: Describe the components of the management environment; Discuss the role
of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
87) Under what approach does the organization work to meet the environmental demands of
multiple groups of people including employees, suppliers, or the community?
A) stakeholder approach
B) market approach
C) legal approach
D) activist approach
Answer: A
Page Ref: 134
Learning Outcome: Describe the components of the management environment; Discuss the role
of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
88) Under what approach is the organization driven to look for ways to respect and preserve the
earth and its natural resources?
A) stakeholder approach
B) market approach
C) legal approach
D) activist approach
Answer: D
Page Ref: 135
Learning Outcome: Describe the components of the management environment; Discuss the role
of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Moderate
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Summing Up Social Responsibility (Scenario)

Max Proffit, director of research and development for National Products Company, that is into
producing hiking gears has learned that a new material has been developed in his department that
appears to make the ropes and slings more durable. He has discussed this development with his
two assistants, Susie Merriweather and Moe Gaines, and Rush Onward, vice president of product
development. Susie has stated her opposition to the use of the new material because its durability
has not yet been tested and has not been certified by the company's third-party testing laboratory.
Moe argues that the initial tests that their R&D department completed indicate minimal problems
with durability. Rush states that in several meetings he has recently attended, the company
president had repeatedly emphasized the need to increase earnings per share. Rush tells Max that
a decision has to be made within the week about the new material's use by the Company.
89) Moe Gaines's support of using the new uncertified material is an indication that he
________.
A) has a weak ego strength
B) supports social screening
C) is in favor of green management
D) is following the company's code of ethics
Answer: A
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application
90) If Max resists his impulse to okay the use of the uncertified material because of the need for
increased earnings per share he ________.
A) is a social entrepreneur
B) has a strong ego strength
C) is a whistle-blower
D) has an external locus of control
Answer: B
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
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91) Susie's opposition to the use of the new uncertified material is an indication that she
________.
A) is a supporter of the classical view of social responsibility
B) is interested in quitting her job
C) has an internal locus of control
D) has a weak ego strength
Answer: C
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application
Ethics Training (Scenario)
You are an employee of a very large company, Behemoth Inc. Several employees routinely have
lunch at a local restaurant where most drink alcoholic beverages before returning to work. In
addition to this inappropriate behavior, several male coworkers call female employees "babes"
and freely use racial slurs. There have been many complaints and the company has decided to
use these issues as ethical training examples.
92) How can managers identify the ethically questionable applicants even before they became
part of the workforce?
A) by hiring friends who apply
B) by asking candidates to prove that they can complete more work in less time
C) by favoring candidates who come with a reference from existing employees
D) by asking the candidates to go through interviews, tests, and background checks
Answer: D
Page Ref: 142
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Analytic Skills
Ch. Objective: 4
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Application

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93) The company brings in help from outside to evaluate decisions and management practices in
relation to the organization's code of ethics. These evaluations are called ________.
A) social responsibility mechanisms
B) social protective mechanisms
C) independent social audits
D) independent impact assessments
Answer: C
Page Ref: 145
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities
Ch. Objective: 4
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Conceptual
94) Compare and contrast the ideas of social obligation, social responsiveness, and social
responsibility.
Answer: Social obligation occurs when a firm engages in social actions because of its obligation
to meet its economic and legal responsibilities. The organization does only what it is obligated to
do and nothing more. This idea reflects the classical view of social responsibility that says that
management's only social responsibility is to maximize profits. In contrast to social obligation,
however, both social responsiveness and social responsibility reflect the socioeconomic view.
According to this view a manager's social responsibilities go beyond making profits to include
protecting and improving society's welfare. This view is based on the belief that corporations are
not independent entities responsible only to stockholders, but have an obligation to the larger
society. Social responsiveness occurs when a company engages in social actions in response to
some popular social need. Managers are guided by social norms and values and make practical,
market-oriented decisions about their actions. A socially responsible organization views things
differently. It goes beyond what it is obligated to do or chooses to do because of some popular
social need and does what it can to help improve society because it is the right thing to do. Social
responsibility is defined as a business's intention, beyond its legal and economic obligations, to
do the right things and act in ways that are good for society. A socially responsible organization
does what is right because it feels it has an ethical responsibility to do so.
Page Ref: 130-132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Communication Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
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95) List and discuss five arguments in favor of business social responsibility and five arguments
against it.
Answer: Arguments in favor of business social responsibility include:
a. Public expectations - Public opinion now supports businesses pursuing economic and social
goals.
b. Long-run profits - Socially responsible companies tend to have more secure long-run profits.
c. Ethical obligation - Businesses should be socially responsible because responsible actions are
the right thing to do.
d. Public image - Businesses can create a favorable public image by pursuing social goals.
e. Better environment - Business involvement can help solve difficult social problems.
f. Discouragement of further governmental regulation - By becoming socially responsible,
businesses can expect less government regulation.
g. Balance of responsibility and power - Businesses have a lot of power and an equally large
amount of responsibility is needed to balance against that power.
h. Stockholder interests - Social responsibility will improve a business's stock price in the long
run.
i. Possession of resources - Businesses have the resources to support public and charitable
projects that need assistance.
j. Superiority of prevention over cures - Businesses should address social problems before they
become serious and costly to correct.
Arguments against business social responsibility include:
a. Violation of profit maximization - Business is being socially responsible only when it pursues
its economic interests.
b. Dilution of purpose - Pursuing social goals dilutes business's primary purpose of achieving
economic productivity.
c. Costs - Many social responsibility actions do not cover their costs and someone must pay
those costs.
d. Too much power - Businesses have a lot of power already and if they pursue social goals they
will have even more power.
e. Lack of skills - Business leaders lack the necessary skills to address social issues.
f. Lack of accountability - There are no direct lines of accountability for social actions.
Page Ref: 132
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Communication Abilities
Ch. Objective: 1
Difficulty: Difficult
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96) Explain the four approaches that organizations can take with respect to environmental issues
and going green.
Answer:
a. Legal approach - This approach is also known as the light green approach. Under this
approach, organizations simply do what is required legally. They exhibit little environmental
sensitivity. They obey laws, rules, and regulations without legal challenge. This approach
illustrates social obligation.
b. Market approach - As an organization becomes more sensitive to environmental issues, it may
adopt this approach. Here, organizations respond to the environmental preferences of their
customers. Whatever customers demand in terms of environmentally-friendly products is what
the organization provides. This approach illustrates social responsiveness.
c. Stakeholder approach - Here, the organization works to meet the environmental demands of
multiple stakeholders such as employees, suppliers, or community. This approach also illustrates
social responsiveness.
d. Activist approach - If an organization pursues this approach, it looks for ways to protect the
earth's natural resources. It is also known as the dark green approach. This approach reflects the
highest degree of environmental sensitivity and illustrates social responsibility.
Page Ref: 134-135
Learning Outcome: Describe the components of the management environment; Discuss the role
of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Communication Abilities
Ch. Objective: 2
Difficulty: Moderate
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97) Identify and describe the three levels and six stages of moral development.
Answer: An individual's moral development can be divided into three levels, each having two
stages. At each successive stage, an individual's moral judgment becomes less dependent on
outside influences and more internalized.
The three levels of moral development are preconventional, conventional, and principled.
At the preconventional level, an individual's choice between right or wrong is based on personal
consequences from outside sources, such as physical punishment, reward, or exchange of favors.
This level includes stage 1 where an individual sticks to the rules to avoid punishment and stage
2 where the individual follows the rules only when doing so is in his or her immediate interest.
At the conventional level, ethical decisions rely on maintaining expected standards and living up
to the expectations of others. The third and fourth stages are in the conventional level. In stage 3,
an individual tries to live up to what is expected by people close to him or her. In stage 4, an
individual tries maintaining conventional order by fulfilling obligations to which he has agreed.
At the principled level, an individual defines moral values apart from the authority of the groups
to which he or she belongs. The 5th and 6th stages are a part of this level. At stage 5, an
individual values the rights of others and upholds absolute values and rights regardless of the
majority's opinion. Finally, at stage 6, an individual follows his or her self-chosen ethical
principles even if they violate the law.
Page Ref: 136-137
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Communication Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
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98) Outline the two individual characteristics that play a role in determining whether a person
behaves ethically.
Answer: Values and personality are the two individual characteristics that play a role in
determining whether a person behaves ethically. Each person comes to an organization with a
relatively entrenched set of personal values, which represent basic convictions about what is
right and wrong. An individual's values develop from a young age based on what he or she sees
and hears from parents, teachers, friends, and others. Thus, employees in the same organization
often possess very different values. Values are broad and cover a wide range of issues.
Two personality variables that influence an individual's actions according to his or her beliefs
about what is right or wrong are ego strength and locus of control.
Ego strength measures the strength of a person's convictions. People with high ego strength are
likely to resist impulses to act unethically and instead follow their convictions. Individuals high
in ego strength are more likely to do what they think is right and be more consistent in their
moral judgments and actions than those with low ego strength.
Locus of control is the degree to which people believe they control their own fate. People with an
internal locus of control believe they control their own destinies. They are more likely to take
responsibility for consequences and rely on their own internal standards of right and wrong to
guide their behavior. They are also more likely to be consistent in their moral judgments and
actions. People with an external locus believe what happens to them is due to luck or chance.
They are less likely to take personal responsibility for the consequences of their behavior and
more likely to rely on external forces.
Page Ref: 137-138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Communication Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
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99) Write a short essay on the structural variables that can influence employees' ethical behavior.
Answer: An organization's structural design can influence whether employees behave ethically.
Those structures that minimize ambiguity and uncertainty with formal rules and regulations and
those that continuously remind employees of what is ethical are more likely to encourage ethical
behavior. Other structural variables that influence ethical choices include goals, performance
appraisal systems, and reward allocation procedures.
Although many organizations use goals to guide and motivate employees, those goals can create
some unexpected problems. One study found that people who do not reach set goals are more
likely to engage in unethical behavior, even if they do or do not have economic incentives to do
so.
An organization's performance appraisal system also can influence ethical behavior. Some
systems focus exclusively on outcomes, while others evaluate means as well as ends. When
employees are evaluated only on outcomes, they may be pressured to do whatever is necessary to
look good on the outcomes, and not be concerned with how they got those results.
Closely related to the organization's appraisal system is how rewards are allocated. The more that
rewards or punishment depend on specific goal outcomes, the more employees are pressured to
do whatever they must to reach those goals, perhaps to the point of compromising their ethical
standards.
Page Ref: 138
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Discuss
factors influencing organizational structure decisions
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Communication Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
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100) Discuss the importance of an organization's culture as a factor that determines an

employee's ethical behavior.
Answer: An organization's culture consists of shared organizational values. These values reflect
what the organization stands for and what it believes in as well as create an environment that
influences employee behavior ethically or unethically. When it comes to ethical behavior, a
culture most likely to encourage high ethical standards is one that is high in risk tolerance,
control, and conflict tolerance. Employees in such a culture are encouraged to be aggressive and
innovative, are aware that unethical practices will be discovered, and feel free to openly
challenge expectations they consider to be unrealistic or personally undesirable.
Because shared values can be powerful influences, many organizations are using values-based
management, in which the organization's values guide employees in the way they do their jobs.
An organization's managers play an important role here. They are responsible for creating an
environment that encourages employees to embrace the culture and the desired values as they do
their jobs. People look to see what those in authority are doing and use that as a benchmark for
acceptable practices and expectations.
A strong culture exerts more influence on employees than a weak one. If a culture is strong and
supports high ethical standards, it has a powerful and positive influence on the decision to act
ethically or unethically.
Page Ref: 138-139
Learning Outcome: Explain the influences of organizational culture; Discuss the role of ethics
and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Communication Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
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101) What is the Global Compact? What are the 10 principles outlined in it?
Answer: The Global Compact is a document created by the United Nations outlining principles
for doing business globally in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and
anticorruption. It serves as a guide to being ethical in international business.
The 10 principles outlined in it are:
Human Rights:
Principle 1: Support and respect the protection of international human rights within their sphere
of influence.
Principle 2: Make sure business corporations are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labor Standards:
Principle 3: Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective
bargaining.
Principle 4: The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor.
Principle 5: The effective abolition of child labor.
Principle 6: The elimination of discrimination in respect to employment and occupation.
Environment:
Principle 7: Support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.
Principle 8: Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.
Principle 9: Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption:
Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and
bribery.
Page Ref: 140-141
Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management; Identify
the fundamental concepts and issues of international business and management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Dynamics of the Global Economy;
Communication Abilities
Ch. Objective: 3
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102) In a short essay, discuss some of the ways in which managers can encourage ethical
behavior and create a comprehensive ethics program.
Answer: Employee selection - The selection process (interviews, tests, and background checks)
can be viewed as an opportunity to learn about an individual's level of moral development,
personal values, ego strength, and locus of control. However, a carefully designed selection
process is not foolproof and, even under the best circumstances, individuals with questionable
standards of right and wrong may be hired. Such an issue can be overcome if other ethics
controls are in place.
Code of ethics and decision rules - A code of ethics is a formal statement of an organization's
values and the ethical rules it expects employees to follow. It is a popular choice for reducing
ambiguity about what is and is not ethical.
Leadership - Doing business ethically requires a commitment from top managers. They are the
ones who uphold the shared values and set the cultural tone. They are role models in terms of
both words and actions. Top managers also set the tone by their reward and punishment
practices. The choices of whom and what are rewarded with pay increases and promotions send a
strong signal to employees.
Job goals and performance appraisal - Under the stress of unrealistic goals, otherwise ethical
employees may feel they have no choice but to do whatever is necessary to meet those goals.
Also, goal achievement is usually a key issue in performance appraisal. If performance
appraisals focus only on economic goals, ends will begin to justify means. To encourage ethical
behavior, both ends and means should be evaluated.
Independent social audits - These evaluate decisions and management practices in terms of the
organization's code of ethics. To maintain integrity, auditors should be responsible to the
company's board of directors and present their findings directly to the board. This arrangement
gives the auditors clout and lessens the opportunity for retaliation from those being audited.
Protective mechanisms - Employees who face ethical dilemmas need protective mechanisms so
they can do what is right without fear of reprimand. An organization might designate ethical
counselors for employees facing an ethics dilemma. Many organizations appoint ethics officers
who design, direct, and modify the organization's ethics programs as needed.
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Learning Outcome: Describe the roles of managers and the skills they need to succeed within an
organization; Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Communication Abilities
Ch. Objective: 4
Difficulty: Difficult
Classification: Conceptual

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103) Who are whistle-blowers? What can managers do to protect them?

Answer: Whistle-blowers are individuals who raise ethical concerns or issues in an organization.
These individuals are a key part of a company's ethics program.
It is important for managers to assure employees who raise ethical concerns that they will face no
personal or career risks.
In order to facilitate this, managers can set up toll-free ethics hotlines. Managers also need to
create a culture where bad news can be heard and acted on before it is too late. The SarbanesOxley Act offers some legal protection to whistle-blowers. According to one of its provisions,
any manager who retaliates against an employee for reporting violations faces a stiff penalty of a
10-year jail sentence.
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Learning Outcome: Discuss the role of ethics and social responsibility in management
AACSB: Ethical Understanding and Reasoning Abilities; Communication Abilities
Ch. Objective: 5
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Conceptual

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