ethics

Question 1

the use of false pretense to gain access to the telephone records of HP directors, certain employees, and nine journalists.

Answer 1

pretext

Question 2

is a method of investigating a scenario to convince victims to divulge information they should not divulge.

Answer 2

pretext.

Question 3

refers to social conventions about right and wrong that are so widely shared that they become the basis for an established consensus.

Answer 3

morality

Question 4

set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior with a society.

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Ethics

Question 5

conforms to generally accepted norms many of which are almost universal.

Answer 5

Ethical behavior

Question 6

the practice of illegally making copies of software to which they are not entitled range from strong opposition to acceptance of the practice as a standard approach to conducting business.

Answer 6

software piracy

Question 7

are habits that incline people to do what is acceptable

Answer 7

Virtues

Question 8

habits of unacceptable behavior

Answer 8

vices

Question 9

acts in accordance with a personal code of principles

Answer 9

integrity

Question 10

are one’s personal beliefs about right and wrong, while the term ethics describes standards or code of behaviors expected of an individual by group (nation, organization, profession) to which an individual belongs.

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Morals

Question 11

is a system of rules that tells us what we can and cannot do.

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Laws

Question 12

are acts that conform to the law

Answer 12

Legal acts

Question 13

someone who stands to gain, or lose depending on how a situation is resolved.

Answer 13

stakeholder

Question 14

provide an organization with vision and leadership in the area of business conduct.

Answer 14

corporate ethics officer/ corporate compliance officer.

Question 15

is a statement that highlights an organization’s key ethical issues and identifies the overarching values and principles that are important to the organization and decision-making.

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code of ethics

Question 16

an organization reviews how well it is meeting its ethical and social responsibility goals, and communicates its new goals for the upcoming year.

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social audit

Question 17

is a clear concise description of the issue that needs to be addressed

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problem statement

Question 18

to decision making fucoses on how you should behave and think about relationships if you are concerned with your daily life in a community.

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virtue ethics approach

Question 19

to ethical decision making states that you should choose the action or policy that has the best overall consequences for all people who are directly or indirectly affected.

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utilitarian approach

Question 20

focuses on how fairly actions and policies distributed benefits and burdens among people affected by the decision

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fairness approach

Question 21

to decision making is based on a vision of society as a community whose members work together to achieve a common set of values and goals.

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common good approach

Question 22

these rules are often expressed in statements about how people should behave, and they fit together to form the ____

Answer 22

moral code.