Question1 Question text According to the teleological paradigm, ethical decisions are based on a. Duties b. Law c. Determined by the entire group d. Consequences Labour laws in Ghana prohibits discrimination on the following basis except a. Sex b. Ethnic origin c. Economic status d. Sexual orientation   Which of the following is not the responsibility of a business corporation or firm towards its customers. a. Ensuring the health and safety of customers b. Improving living standards by producing goods and services of high quality c. Providing goods and services according to specific needs of customers d. Providing technologically superior goods and services at discounted prices   How man categories of ethical egoism were identified by Hinman (2007)? a.2 b.5 c.4 d.3   This model for resolving ethical issues consists of compliance, contribution and consequences. Which model is known as a. The Front-page-of the newspaper test b.The Wall Street Journal Model   The glass ceiling effects refer to a. The barriers which prevents women from progressing up the managerial ladder b. The amount of domestic labour that women perform c. The barriers which prevent women from moving from one firm to another d. The barriers which prevent women entering certain professions   Which ethical theory focuses on the integrity of the person rather than on the decision or behavior of the moral actor? a. Ontology b. Virtue Ethics c. Utilitarianism d. Golden Rule All the following are part of the utilitarian theory of ethics except a. An action is morally right if the total net benefits of the action exceeds the total net benefit of any other action b. Utilitarianism easily works with hard-to-quantify values c. Utilitarianism assumes a person can know and assess all costs and benefits of his or her actions   An extreme lack of intellectual virtues can lead to a. Fanaticism b. Tribalism c. Corruption d. Nepotism   Which ethical theory focuses on the consequences of behavior on the self as opposed to others a. Deontology b. Utilitarianism c. Golden rule d. Egoism   A problem, situation or opportunity requiring an individual, group or organization to choose among several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong is known as a. Ethical formalism b. A crisis c. An indictment d. An ethical dilemma   Do unto others as you would have them do unto you is often referred to as a. The Golden Rule b. The Canon Rule c. The Cardinal Rule d. The Roman Law   Which of the following is not a strategy for pursuing corporate social responsibility a. Offensive strategy b. Accommodative strategy c. Proactive strategy d. Defensive strategy Question 14 Which of the following is not a category of egoism identified by Hinman (2007) a. Uniform ethical egoism b. Universal ethical egoism c. Personal ethical egoism d. Individual ethical egoism   Blanchard and Peale suggest a number of questions that managers should ponder when confronted with an ethical issue. How many are these questions? a. 4 b. 3 c. 5 d. 6   In formulating national policies which ethical principle does government rely on a. Utilitarianism b. Deontological theories c. Consequential theories d. Egoism The unfair treatment of employees based on prejudices is known as. a. Social responsibility b. Employment discrimination c. Affirmative action d. Ethnocentrism   The four types of social responsibility include: a. Ethical, moral, social, and economic b. Legal, moral, ethical, and economic c. Legal, philanthropic, economic and ethical d. Philanthropic, justice, economic, and ethical   The ethical theory that places emphasis on conformity to existing standards to determine the ethicality of a behavior is a. Universalism b. Egoism c. Deontology d. Hedonism   Terminologies for workplace values include the following except a. Old values b. Positive values c. Interpersonal values d. New values   What are ethical theories? a. Ethical theories are conduct that should be followed in order to have good ethical practice b. Ethical theories are the rules and principles that determine right and wrong for any given situation c. Ethical theories guidelines on how to achieve a good corporate image d. Ethical theories are ancient hypothesis on how to create good business image   Which aspect of social responsibility refers to a business societal contribution of time, money and other resources? a. Ethical b. Legal c. Strategic d. Philanthropic   A code of ethics is defined as a companies written standards of ethical behavior that are designed to: a. Guide the appointment of corporate ethic officers b. Guide managers and employees in making the decisions and choices they face everyday c. Limit managers and employee actions   Codes of ethics play the following roles except a. Are collectively applicable within the organization b. Encouraging judgment and personal discussions in the organization c. Addressing relevant ethical issues d. Reflecting the organizations core values   One of the problems of Utilitarianism is a. It relies on the Bible for the basis of moral judgment b. It does not adapt to a change in morals c. The ideas are old fashioned d. It is impossible to calculate all the consequences of an action before hand

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Question text
According to the teleological paradigm, ethical decisions are based on

a.
Duties

b.
Law

c.
Determined by the entire group

d.
Consequences

Labour laws in Ghana prohibits discrimination on the following basis except

a.
Sex

b.
Ethnic origin

c.
Economic status

d.
Sexual orientation

Which of the following is not the responsibility of a business corporation or firm towards its customers.

a.
Ensuring the health and safety of customers

b.
Improving living standards by producing goods and services of high quality

c.
Providing goods and services according to specific needs of customers

d.
Providing technologically superior goods and services at discounted prices

How man categories of ethical egoism were identified by Hinman (2007)?

a.2

b.5

c.4

d.3

This model for resolving ethical issues consists of compliance, contribution and consequences. Which model is known as

a. The Front-page-of the newspaper test

b.The Wall Street Journal Model

The glass ceiling effects refer to

a.
The barriers which prevents women from progressing up the managerial ladder

b.
The amount of domestic labour that women perform

c.
The barriers which prevent women from moving from one firm to another

d.
The barriers which prevent women entering certain professions

Which ethical theory focuses on the integrity of the person rather than on the decision or behavior of the moral actor?

a.
Ontology

b.
Virtue Ethics

c.
Utilitarianism

d.
Golden Rule

All the following are part of the utilitarian theory of ethics except

a.
An action is morally right if the total net benefits of the action exceeds the total net benefit of any other action

b.
Utilitarianism easily works with hard-to-quantify values

c.
Utilitarianism assumes a person can know and assess all costs and benefits of his or her actions

An extreme lack of intellectual virtues can lead to

a.
Fanaticism

b.
Tribalism

c.
Corruption

d.
Nepotism

Which ethical theory focuses on the consequences of behavior on the self as opposed to others

a.
Deontology

b.
Utilitarianism

c.
Golden rule

d.
Egoism

A problem, situation or opportunity requiring an individual, group or organization to choose among several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong is known as

a.
Ethical formalism

b.
A crisis

c.
An indictment

d.
An ethical dilemma

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you is often referred to as

a.
The Golden Rule

b.
The Canon Rule

c.
The Cardinal Rule

d.
The Roman Law

Which of the following is not a strategy for pursuing corporate social responsibility

a.
Offensive strategy

b.
Accommodative strategy

c.
Proactive strategy

d.
Defensive strategy

Question 14
Which of the following is not a category of egoism identified by Hinman (2007)

a.
Uniform ethical egoism

b.
Universal ethical egoism

c.
Personal ethical egoism

d.
Individual ethical egoism

Blanchard and Peale suggest a number of questions that managers should ponder when confronted with an ethical issue. How many are these questions?

a.
4

b.
3

c.
5

d.
6

In formulating national policies which ethical principle does government rely on

a.
Utilitarianism

b.
Deontological theories

c.
Consequential theories

d.
Egoism

The unfair treatment of employees based on prejudices is known as.

a.
Social responsibility

b.
Employment discrimination

c.
Affirmative action

d.
Ethnocentrism

The four types of social responsibility include:

a.
Ethical, moral, social, and economic

b.
Legal, moral, ethical, and economic

c.
Legal, philanthropic, economic and ethical

d.
Philanthropic, justice, economic, and ethical

The ethical theory that places emphasis on conformity to existing standards to determine the ethicality of a behavior is

a.
Universalism

b.
Egoism

c.
Deontology

d.
Hedonism

Terminologies for workplace values include the following except

a.
Old values

b.
Positive values

c.
Interpersonal values

d.
New values

What are ethical theories?

a.
Ethical theories are conduct that should be followed in order to have good ethical practice

b.
Ethical theories are the rules and principles that determine right and wrong for any given situation

c.
Ethical theories guidelines on how to achieve a good corporate image

d.
Ethical theories are ancient hypothesis on how to create good business image

Which aspect of social responsibility refers to a business societal contribution of time, money and other resources?

a.
Ethical

b.
Legal

c.
Strategic

d.
Philanthropic

A code of ethics is defined as a companies written standards of ethical behavior that are designed to:

a.
Guide the appointment of corporate ethic officers

b.
Guide managers and employees in making the decisions and choices they face everyday

c.
Limit managers and employee actions

Codes of ethics play the following roles except

a.
Are collectively applicable within the organization

b.
Encouraging judgment and personal discussions in the organization

c.
Addressing relevant ethical issues

d.
Reflecting the organizations core values

One of the problems of Utilitarianism is

a.
It relies on the Bible for the basis of moral judgment

b.
It does not adapt to a change in morals

c.
The ideas are old fashioned

d.
It is impossible to calculate all the consequences of an action before hand