Management 360 - Management and Organizational Behavior » Spring 2021 » OA Quiz Chapter 3

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Question #1
Ethical behavior is determined by its cultural context.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
An ethical dilemma is a situation that offers potential benefit or gain and that may also be considered unethical.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
Government laws and regulations can describe and encourage ethical behavior, but they can’t guarantee ethical conduct.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
The triple bottom line evaluates organizational performance on economic, social, and environmental criteria.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Ethics is defined as the _____ code of principles that sets standards of good or bad, or right or wrong, in one’s conduct.
A.   legal
B.   cultural
C.   social
D.   moral
E.   religious
Question #6
An expatriate of Country A argues that the practice of giving corporate gifts is acceptable in another country as long as it is consistent with local laws and customs. In this scenario, the Country A expatriate is guided by _____.
A.   moral absolutism
B.   moral relativism
C.   cultural relativism
D.   ethnocentrism
E.   ethical imperialism
Question #7
A _____ is a formal statement of an organization’s values and ethical principles that set expectations for behavior.
A.   legal code
B.   value statement
C.   code of conduct
D.   mission statement
E.   code of ethics
Question #8
Which of the following is true of a whistleblower?
A.   Whistleblowers are members of law enforcement specifically trained to deal with financial misconduct.
B.   A whistleblower is the first to act unethically in an organization.
C.   Whistleblowers are members of management who specifically look out for unethical behavior among employees.
D.   Whistleblowers unintentionally disregard the ethics of an act or a decision.
E.   A whistleblower exposes the misdeeds of others in organizations.
Question #9
_______ describes the obligation of an organization to act in ways that serve both its own interests and the interests of society at large.
A.   Corporate social responsibility
B.   Sustainability
C.   Corporate accountability
D.   Environmental stewardship
E.   Corporate citizenship
Question #10
The 3 P’s of organizational performance are:
A.   place, people, and policy.
B.   profit, people, and planet.
C.   procurement, process, and profit.
D.   planning, process, and profit.
E.   procurement, processing, and planet.

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