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Question 1

is the accepted principles of right
or wrong that govern the conduct of a
person, the members of a profession, or
the actions of an organization.

Answer 1

ethics

Question 2

The most common ethical issues in business (Number 1)

Answer 2

employment practices

Question 3

The most common ethical issues in business (Number 2)

Answer 3

human rights

Question 4

The most common ethical issues in business (Number 3)

Answer 4

environmental regulations/pollution

Question 5

The most common ethical issues in business (Number 4)

Answer 5

corruption

Question 6

The most common ethical issues in business (Number 5)

Answer 6

the moral obligation of multinational companies

Question 7

Accepted principles of right or wrong governing the conduct of business people

Answer 7

Business ethics

Question 8

A course of action that does not violate a company’s business ethics

Answer 8

Ethical strategy

Question 9

What ethical dilemma is raised from employment practices?

Answer 9

When work conditions in a host nations are
clearly inferior to those in a multinational’s
home nation, what standards should be
applied?

Question 10

What ethical dilemmas are raised by human rights issues?

Answer 10

What is the responsibility of a foreign
multinational when operating in a country
where basic human rights are not respected?

Question 11

Rather or not a company should operate in a country where human rights are not respected is what type of ethical issue?

Answer 11

Humans rights

Question 12

GM while working in South Africa developed what type of ethical guidelines?

Answer 12

Sullivan doctrine

Question 13

Countries with horrible human right issues have been avoided by business T/F

Answer 13

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Question 14

What Ethical Issues arise in regards to Environmental Pollution

Answer 14

Should a multinational feel free to pollute in a
developing nation if doing so does not violate
laws?

Question 15

when a resource
held in common by all, but owned by no one, is
overused by individuals resulting in its
degradation. Whose problem is this?

Answer 15

It is called the Tragedy of the Commons

Question 16

What ethical dilemma does corruption raise?

Answer 16

Is it ethical to make payments to government

officials to secure business?

Question 17

In the United States, the ____________ Act outlawed the practice of paying bribes to foreign government officials in order to gain business.

Answer 17

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Question 18

The Convention on __________
Transactions did the same for OECD member
countries.

Answer 18

Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign

Public Officials in International Business

Question 19

Some economists suggest that the practice of
giving bribes might be the price that must be
paid to do a

Answer 19

greater good

Question 20

The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act does not outlaw what?

Answer 20

Facilitation payments

Question 21

What are facilitation payments?

Answer 21

Payment that speeds up normal activities such as passport or drivers’ licence giving

Question 22

Studies show bribery increased/decreased costs of business

Answer 22

raise

Question 23

Corruption was found to effect a country’s growth rate how?

Answer 23

negatively

Question 24

is the idea that business
people should favor decisions that have both
good economic and good social consequences

Answer 24

Social Responsibility

Question 25

What question comes with the fact that Multinational Corporations are very powerful?

Answer 25

Do multinationals have a responsibility (obligation??) to give back to the societies that enable them to grow and prosper?

Question 26

A situatio in which there is no ethically acceptable solution

Answer 26

Ethical dilemma

Question 27

An ethical dilemma involving child labor is

Answer 27

While child labor may be wrong, children are often sole breadwinners in families

Question 28

What are the causes of (un)ethical behavior?

Answer 28

Personal ethics, Decision-making processes, Organization culture, Unrealistic performance expectations, Leadership, Societal culture

Question 29

What are the generally accepted principles of right and wrong governing the conduct of individuals?

Answer 29

Personal ethics

Question 30

Where do our personal ethics come from?

Answer 30

Parents, schools, religion, and media

Question 31

What question do managers fail to ask about decision

Answer 31

Is it ethical?

Question 32

is made up of the values and norms that are shared among employees of an organization.

Answer 32

Organization culture

Question 33

This can lead to pressure to make unethical decisions to meet deadlines or cost decreasing measure

Answer 33

Unrealistic Performance Expectations

Question 34

Who do employees in a business often look to for ethical cues?

Answer 34

Leaders

Question 35

Ethical policies differ by

Answer 35

country

Question 36

MNEs located in countries where individualism and uncertainty avoidance are strong are more likely

Answer 36

to emphasize ethical behavior

Question 37

MNEs located in countries with high masculinity | and high power distance are

Answer 37

less likely to | promote ethical behavior

Question 38

approaches are raised by business ethics scholars primarily for the purpose of demonstrating that these views offer inappropriate guidelines for ethical decision making in a multinational enterprise.

Answer 38

Straw Men philosophies

Question 39

What are the philosophical approaches to business ethics?

Answer 39

“Straw man” arguments Utilitarian and Kantian Rights theories Justice theories

Question 40

What are the four Straw men Argument?

Answer 40

the Friedman doctrine
cultural relativism
the righteous moralist
the naïve immoralist

Question 41

What is a characteristic to the straw men approaches to business ethics?

Answer 41

They all have inherent value but are flawed in important ways

Question 42

Which strawmen says: (do what’s lawful, no more, no less)

Answer 42

the Friedman doctrine

Question 43

Which strawmen says: (their morals are right, use theirs)

Answer 43

cultural relativism

Question 44

Which strawmen says: (our morals are right, use ours)

Answer 44

the righteous moralist

Question 45

Which strawmen says: (do what others are doing; it’s ok)

Answer 45

the naïve immoralist

Question 46

Which strawman philosophy is most often seen in managers from developed countries?

Answer 46

The righteous moralist

Question 47

Which ethics theory holds Maximize ‘goods’ over ‘bads’ | in terms of outcomes/results for the most people

Answer 47

Utilitarian

Question 48

What are the two problems with utilitarian ethics?

Answer 48

measuring the benefits, costs, and risks of a course of action is difficult the philosophy fails to consider justice

Question 49

Which ethics theory teaches People are not merely | means to ends, but ends in themselves, and that people should be treated with dignity and respect?

Answer 49

Kantian Ethics

Question 50

Which ethical theory states: Humans have basic, universal | rights, regardless of national moral systems

Answer 50

Rights theory

Question 51

What document reflects Rights theory?

Answer 51

UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Question 52

Focus on just distributions of | economic/social benefits (‘fair’ and ‘equitable’)

Answer 52

Justice Theories

Question 53

What is the term (related to justice theory) that states all persons are ingorant of all personal characteristcs

Answer 53

Veil of Ignorance (Type of ethics these people would come up with)

Question 54

What are the two basic principles of Justice theory?

Answer 54

People should be allowed maximum amount of basic freedom, and inequalities are allowable as long as they beenfit everyone.

Question 55

How can managers ensure that ethical issues are | considered in business decisions?

Answer 55

favor hiring and promoting people with a sense of personal ethics
build an organizational culture that values ethical behavior
make sure org. leaders articulate the behavior expected and act in ethical manner
decision making processes must require people to consider the ethical dimension of business decisions
develop moral courage to ‘do the right thing’