Question 1

Understanding cultural differences helps in

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A)   reducing the operational costs of a company.
B)   creating formal norms that improve productivity.
C)   establishing quality control processes in a company.
D)   interpreting behavior in order to arrive at agreements.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Max, a new employee at Glanx Inc., is being informed about the company's values and habits that will help him distinguish right from wrong. In the context of corporate social responsibility, Max is learning about the company's ________.

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A)   business agenda
B)   code of ethics
C)   rules of sustainability
D)   formal behaviorE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

In the context of corporate social responsibility, which of the following statements is a proposition of the Davis model that relates to how businesses should interact with society?

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A)   Business interests are independent of societal issues and should be analyzed separately.
B)   Businesses should avoid intervening in the development of society.
C)   Businesses must help solve societal issues that may be outside their normal realm of action.
D)   Businesses must handle the social costs related to each product or service they provide to consumers.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following should be the last step taken by organizations that want to achieve sustainability?

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A)   Tracking their progress toward sustainability
B)   Hiring people with sustainability skills
C)   Setting sustainability goals
D)   Rewarding contributions to sustainabilityE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Ryan, a supervisor, suspects that one of his employees may be involved in unethical behavior. List the steps Ryan should take to tackle the matter effectively.

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As the supervisor, if Ryan suspects one ...

Question 6

Why is it especially challenging for one to adhere to high ethical standards when working with people from more than one culture?

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Meeting high ethical standards is especi...

Question 7

In the context of challenges to ethical behavior, the restructurings, cutbacks, and layoffs of recent years have made ethical behavior

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A)   impossible to practice.
B)   a norm in the business world.
C)   mandatory to follow.
D)   harder to encourage.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Nathan, a production manager at OCSET Inc., asks his employees to reduce wastage of raw materials. He desires to instill a habit in the employees of producing high-quality products with as few resources as possible. He thinks it will help in preserving natural resources for the coming generations. In the context of corporate social responsibility, Nathan is trying to make his company more _____.

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A)   sustainable
B)   approachable
C)   accountable
D)   reliableE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

According to the Davis model of corporate social responsibility, businesses need to help solve societal issues that may be outside their normal realm of action because

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A)   all businesses have a legal obligation to solve societal issues that are outside their realm of action.
B)   it will help businesses circumvent legal issues in the future.
C)   businesses can increase their profits by solving societal issues.
D)   businesses form a central ethical core from which communities derive their social values.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

When organizations put in efforts to achieve sustainability, the efforts start with ________.

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A)   hiring people with sustainability skills
B)   tracking their progress toward sustainability
C)   rewarding contributions to sustainability
D)   setting sustainability goalsE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following is a disadvantage most closely associated with organizations whose employees are unethical?

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A)   Decrease in social loafing
B)   Decreased instances of bid rigging
C)   Loss of qualified employees
D)   Increase in groupthinkE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Branden is a supervisor at Xenze Inc. He has worked with the company for many years and is generally liked by the senior management for his commitment to the company. However, he often takes credit for the achievements of his employees. He also steals pens and reams of printer paper from the office. In this scenario, which dimensions of ethical behavior does Branden violate?

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A)   Honesty
B)   Loyalty
C)   Fairness
D)   OpennessE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Lily works as a supervisor in an overseas division of an American firm named Color Wheel Inc. She receives a gift from one of her employees, who is a citizen of the country in which the division is based. She runs the risk of insulting the giver if she refuses to accept it, but her company's policy discourages supervisors from accepting gifts from employees. In the context of ethical behavior, which of the following actions should Lily take?

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A)   Lily should accept the gift and recommend amending the policies to be more culturally sensitive.
B)   Lily should turn down the gift and explain that it is against company policy to accept gifts from employees.
C)   Lily should cut off all future transactions with the employee.
D)   Lily should politely decline but ultimately accept the gift if the giver insists.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Zachary, the CEO of TeleCarz Inc., desires to enhance his organization's ability to meet its present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. In the context of corporate social responsibility, Zachary is focusing on ________.

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A)   sustainability
B)   profitability
C)   accountability
D)   reliabilityE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Identify a true statement about ethical business practices.

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A)   When an organization behaves ethically, the government decreases the taxes enforced on its profits.
B)   Behaving ethically results in short-term gains but costs an organization long-term sustainability and profitability.
C)   Investors tend to be more interested in companies that have a good track record of ethical behavior.
D)   To establish an ethical work culture, an organization must sacrifice short-term profits and focus exclusively on establishing socially and environmentally responsible practices.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following is a proposition of the Davis model of corporate social responsibility?

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A)   Whistle-blowers should be identified and prevented from disturbing the work culture of organizations.
B)   Business shall operate as a one-way system, with open receipt of inputs from society but controlled disclosure of its operations to the public.
C)   The social costs related to each activity, product, or service shall be passed on to the consumer.
D)   Business institutions do not have the responsibility to become involved in any social problem that is outside their normal areas of operation.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Aisha, a supervisor at Teserel Corp., suspects that one of her subordinates, Gilbert, is selling the trade secrets of Teserel to a rival company. She observes his behavior for a few weeks and carefully makes note of the data he accesses on the company's servers. In the context of supervising unethical employees, which of the following actions should Aisha take next?

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A)   She should initiate disciplinary proceedings against him.
B)   She needs to confront Gilbert with the evidence against him.
C)   She should look for conditions that led to his behavior and fix them.
D)   She needs to fix the lapses in the company's data security procedures.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Corporate social responsibility is best defined as the

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A)   degree to which employees adhere to the organization's written statement of its values and rules for ethical behavior.
B)   managerial obligation to take action that protects and improves both the welfare of society as a whole and the interests of the organization.
C)   ability to understand cultural differences, which helps businesspeople interpret behavior accordingly and act socially.
D)   set of customs, processes, laws, policies, and institutions that affect the way a company is directed or controlled.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Dave, a supervisor at a web design company, has a self-centric attitude toward work. He steals resources from work to sell them online for his own gains. In this scenario, which of the following dimensions of ethical behavior does Dave violate?

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A)   Fairness
B)   Sincerity
C)   Openness
D)   LoyaltyE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Making ethical decisions ideally involves

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A)   focusing on making profits for a company at all costs.
B)   deciding what is right and then determining how to carry it out.
C)   sticking to hard-and-fast rules.
D)   restricting whistle-blowers from exposing a company.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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