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Lying by omission involves intentionally


A) withholding material facts.
B) creating "noise" within the communication that knowingly confuses or deceives the receiver.
C) using highly technical language that the receiver does not understand.
D) trying to not hurt someone's feelings.
E) telling "white lies."

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What is corporate culture, and how is it conveyed in an organizational setting?

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What are the three primary factors that together influence the ethical decision-making process?


A) Values, norms, and regulations
B) Opportunity, individual factors, and organizational relationships
C) Stakeholder relationships, trust, and corporate culture
D) Society, profits, and longevity
E) Personal ethics, group ethics, and business ethics

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Issues related to fairness and honesty may arise because business is sometimes regarded as a


A) contest, with the most profitable firm "winning."
B) contest, with the most ethical firm "winning."
C) war, requiring surprise attacks, guerrilla warfare, and other warlike tactics to win the battle for consumers' dollars.
D) game governed by its own rules, rather than those of society.
E) game governed by the rules of society.

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Describe two moral philosophies and how each would impact an employee's decision in a business situation.

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According to Kohlberg's model, moral development


A) is accelerated by gaining education and experience in resolving conflicts.
B) can be defined as six unrelated stages that a person progresses through.
C) depends mostly on the first few years of a person's life.
D) differs for each individual, resulting in no universal values.
E) is focused primarily on each individual's needs.

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Which of the following actions is not usually associated with bullying in the workplace?


A) Spreading rumors to damage others
B) Insulting, yelling, and shouting
C) Taking credit for others' work or ideas
D) Using discriminatory terminology
E) Providing constructive criticism

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____ prohibit(s) employment discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, color, religion and gender.


A) The International Employment Rights Treaty
B) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
C) The Americans with Disabilities Act
D) Affirmative Action programs
E) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Which moral classification considers a decision right or acceptable if it accomplishes a desired result such as pleasure, knowledge, career growth, or utility?


A) Ethical formalism
B) Consequentialism
C) Justice
D) Results theory
E) Egoism

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Mary steals office supplies from her employer. Mary's unethical behavior may be attributed to all of the following except


A) her individual background along with her associations with others at her place of work.
B) the availability of unmonitored office supplies.
C) her personal values alone.
D) her coworkers' tendencies to steal office supplies.
E) a lax ethical climate at her place of work.

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Which of the following most closely exemplifies "groupthink"?


A) The CEO of a company is a strong supporter of family values, so the department managers allow employees time off one day a week to attend a special event for their children.
B) Two employees get together and come up with a scheme to cheat their company out of a substantial amount of money by charging clients more for products than what is recorded.
C) At a company meeting, a possible safety issue with one of the company's products is discussed, and the employees decide not to recall the item since the possibility of the problem is probably slim.
D) An employee believes that her company's newly proposed advertising campaign is insulting to certain groups of people but decides not to discuss it with anyone.
E) An employee follows his own ethical principles in making business decisions because he strongly believes in the source of those principles---his family and his religion.

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What is an ethical issue? Describe four categories of ethical issues and provide examples of specific situations that may occur within each category.

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