Herb and Betty Cogwell are husband-and-wife owners of a regional chain of restaurants with 108 employees. Recently, one of their chefs discovered some spoiled produce that had been delivered by one of the company's regular suppliers. The products were sent only to one restaurant and Herb and Betty weren't aware of the problem until two customers became ill. Why hadn't the chef reported the tainted food? He didn't see any reason for implicating the supplier, and he thought that, with the proper preparation, he could avoid any problems with it. He was, of course, wrong. Subsequently, Kari, a waitress, overheard Herb and Betty discussing the problem and was ready to report them to the authorities if they didn't take responsibility for their chef's actions. Of all the people involved in this business, who most needs ethics counseling?

According to Johnson & Johnson CEO James Burke, his only regret in the wake of the Tylenol tampering tragedy was the fact that the:

J.C. Penney's _____ states that employees cannot accept any cash gifts or any noncash gifts except those which have a value below $50.

When companies give employees time off to do volunteer work, which stakeholders are they being responsible to?

The Hershey code of conduct covers all of the following except;

Pembroke Native Flower Seeds has a unique _____ or ways of doing things that evolve through shared values and beliefs.

The _____ Agency has been a major force in cleaning up U.S. waters.

In 2002, a federal law known as the _____ Act was created to protect whistle-blowers.

When McDonald's was first criticized for serving unhealthy food that contributed to a national epidemic of obesity, what was its response?

According to J.C. Penney's "Statement of Business Ethics" all of the following are acceptable except:

If you work for a company that expects you to deceive customers about the quality of your product, you should:

In the fall of 2001, a company called _____ admitted to fraudulent accounting practices concocted to overstate its income over a four-year period.

The federal minimum wage is set by the _____.

"How can I change my behavior so that I can move up a notch by ethical standards?" If you find that question hard to answer, perhaps you could rephrase it as _____

Which of the following companies was charged with $11 billion in the largest fraud in U.S. history?

In many companies, _____ is a key motivator in maintaining ethical conduct in business dealings.

Over a recent three-year period, the once admired company Johnson & Johnson experienced 24 product recalls of defective products. When company executives learned that yet another product, Motrin, was defective and needed to be recalled, they:

Herb and Betty Cogwell are husband-and-wife owners of a regional chain of restaurants with 108 employees. Recently, one of their chefs discovered some spoiled produce that had been delivered by one of the company's regular suppliers. The products were sent only to one restaurant and Herb and Betty weren't aware of the problem until two customers became ill. Why hadn't the chef reported the tainted food? He didn't see any reason for implicating the supplier, and he thought that, with the proper preparation, he could avoid any problems with it. He was, of course, wrong. Subsequently, Kari, a waitress, overheard Herb and Betty discussing the problem and was ready to report them to the authorities if they didn't take responsibility for their chef's actions. If Kari reports the owners to the health department because they refuse admit to disclose what happened, she'd be called a _____.

Executives at Big Book Inc. had uncovered an internal problem involving embezzlement in the royalty department. In having to decide whether to go to the police or handle the problem themselves, they were faced with the possibility of a(n) _____.

A man newly hired at the same time as a woman will often get _____.

Because the conspiracy of fraud was brought to an end with Cynthia Cooper's intervention, WorldCom investor and employee losses were _____.

Organizational leaders must be willing to _____ and take appropriate action.

When companies find that responding to public needs gives them a competitive edge and enhances long-term success, they have moved to which stage of corporate responsibility?