Personal Management Chapter 4

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Ethics and Social Responsibility


 
  
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The study of moral obligation, or separating right from wrong is known as what?
 
Ethics
2
True or False? All unethical acts are illegal.
 
False.
3
The magnitude of an unethical act is known as what?
 
moral intensity
4
When deciding on what is right and wrong, workers should focus on what 3 criterion?
 
1) Consequence 2) Duties, obligations and principles 3) Integrity
5
Focusing on consequences is often referred to as what?
 
Utilitarianism
6
If an automotive body shop manager decides that using low-quality replacement fenders is ethically...
 
Focusing on the consequences
7
Focusing on one's duties is often referred to as what?
 
Deontological approach
8
True of False? From a deontological perspective (focusing on one's duties), the consequences...
 
False. The principles are more important than the consequences.
9
True of False? From a deontological perspective, (focusing on one's duties), if a given decision...
 
True
10
Which approach is based on universal principles such as honesty, fairness, justice, respect...
 
Deontological approach (focusing on one's duties),
11
If a person has good character, and genuine motivation and intentions, then they must be behaving...
 
Focus on Integrity or Virtue Ethics.
12
The belief that to the extent that the person abides by the tenets of the stated code of ethics...
 
Focus on Integrity or Virtue Ethics.
13
True or False? When faced with a complex ethical decision, a manager would be best advised...
 
True
14
Clear statements of what is crtically important are known as what?
 
Values
15
A clean environment is a _________, whereas not littering is praticing _____________.
 
value; ethics

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