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The __________ approach is the ethical concept that moral behaviors produce the greatest good for the greatest number?

A) Defensive
B) Justice
C) Utilitarian
D) Individualism
E) Moral-rights

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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When an official is given the corporate position of responsibility for overseeing all aspects of organizational morality and legal compliance, they is referred to as:

A) a whistle-blower.
B) a chief ethics officer.
C) vice-president of human resource management.
D) a foreman.
E) a political lobbyist.

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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List three of the six moral rights that should be considered during decision making.

_____ is considered a decision that enables an individual or company to benefit at society's expense.

Which of these employee behaviours matches with the postconventional level of personal moral development?

Procedural justice requires that rules be stated clearly, consistently and impartially enforced and administered fairly.

Examples of unethical behaviour toward _____ include a hostile work environment and violations of health and safety rules.

Individualism is popular in the highly organized society of today because it supports immediate self-gain.

A situation that arises when all alternative choices or behaviours have been analyzed of their potentially negative ethical consequences, making it difficult to distinguish right from wrong, is considered to be:

Most ethical dilemmas in business involve a conflict between stakeholders and shareholders.

Most managers operate at the _____ level.

The disclosure by an employee of illegal, immoral or illegitimate practices by the organization is called whistle-blowing.

When everyone is pursuing self-direction, the greater good is ultimately served because people learn to accommodate each other in their own long-term interest. This is proposed by the __________ approach:

With a philosophy of _____, managers weave environmental and social concerns into strategic decisions, revise corporate policies and procedures to support these efforts and goals.

The _____ approach asserts that human beings have fundamental rights and liberties that cannot be taken away by an individual's decision.

Which of the following stages is the stage of personal moral development in which an individual develops an internal set of standards and values?

A group of executives assigned to oversee the organization's ethics by ruling on questionable issues and disciplining violators is referred to as a(n) _____.

A(n) _____ is a formal statement of the company's values concerning ethics and social issues; it communicates to employees what the company stands for.

Managers are often concerned good citizenship will hurt performance.

Which of the following set of responsibilities is purely voluntary and is guided by a company's desire to make social contributions not mandated by economics, law or ethics?