Ethics module 1

Question 1

Ethics

Answer 1

Principles that serve as a compass about how to behave

Question 2

Legal

Answer 2

An act that is allowed or is in conformity with the law of the land

Question 3

Legal-ethical

Answer 3

When the law and personal or organizational ethics are in accordance with each other

Question 4

Legal-unethical

Answer 4

Dilemma in which established laws are not in accordance or do not uphold the ethical choice

Question 5

Illegal-ethical

Answer 5

Dilemma in which the ethical choice would be in violation of established laws

Question 7

Values

Answer 7

Stable life goals that people have that reflect what is most important to them

Question 8

Morals

Answer 8

Rules people develop as a result of cultural norms and values and are, traditionally passed down through generations and characterize a cultural group

Question 13

Person ethics

Answer 13

Personal ethics refers to the principles that guide a person’s behavior in every day life. They help determine what is right, wrong, just, good and bad regarding a persons interactions with others.

Question 16

Organizational ethics

Answer 16

Organizational ethics is a branch of applied ethics that focuses on rules, principles, and principles, and standards in the context of business activities.

Question 17

Organizational ethic levels

Answer 17

Societtal—concerns issues relating to the world as a whole

Stakeholder issues—concerns policies that affect its customers, employees,suppliers,and people with in the community

Internal policy issues—concerns internal relationships between a company and its employees

Personal issues—concerns how people treat others in their organization

Question 18

Code of conduct

Answer 18

Used to ensure a shared understanding of ethical practices and behavior

Question 19

How do businesses encourage and support ethical behavior among employees?

Answer 19

Ethics and compliance initiative suggest that the ethical tone is set by organizational leadership.

Ethics and integrity tend to start at the top and trickle down.

When executives establish specific, measurable objectives for the company, those objectives determine where people will focus their time and effort.

Question 20

Business ethic survey how many employees felt pressured to meet unrealistic goals?

Answer 20

70% felt pressure to meet unrealistic goals as the most likely factor to cause the to compromise their ethical standards. 75% said either senior or middle management as primary source of such pressure.