Moral Issues in Business 13th Edition Shaw Test Bank
TRUE/FALSE
- : In business and elsewhere, your only moral obligation is to act within the law.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
- : For philosophers, the important question is not how we come to have the particular moral
principles we have, but whether we can justify them.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
3 : Organizational norms always and inevitably lead to groupthink.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
4 : Enron executives acted wrongly simply because they broke the law.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
- : If you do the right thing only because you think it will pay off, then you are truly motivated by
moral concerns.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
- : Ethical relativism is the theory that what is right is determined by what a culture or society
says is right.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
7 : If your conduct is legal, it will also be moral.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
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- : An organization is a group of people working together to achieve a common purpose.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
- : Moral standards concern behavior that can be of serious consequence to human welfare.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
10 : Rules of etiquette are always moral rules.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
11 : An individual does not have to follow the code of ones profession.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
12 : Bystander apathy appears to result in part from diffusion of responsibility.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
13 : Most people dont distinguish between a persons morals and his or her ethics.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
14 : Business ethics is the study of what constitutes right and wrong, or good and bad, human conduct in a business context.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
15 : Etiquette designates a special realm of morality.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
16 : There are four basic kinds of law: statutes, regulations, common law, and constitutional law.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A 2 / 4
17 : In theory and practice, law codifies customs, ideals, beliefs, and a societys moral values.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
18 : According to divine command theory, if something is wrong, then the only reason it is wrong is that God commands us not to do it.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
19 : Our conscience evolved as we internalized the moral instructions of the parents or other authority figures who raised us as children.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
20 : The paradox of hedonism (or the paradox of selfishness) is that people who are exclusively concerned with their own interests tend to have happier and more satisfying lives than those who are concerned about other people.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
21 : In a broad sense morality is the moral code of an individual or of a society (insofar as the moral codes of the individuals making up that society overlap).
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B
22 : One of the major characteristics of an organization is the shared acceptance of organizational rules by its members.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
23 : An argument is a group of statements, one of which is claimed to follow from the others.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
24 : An argument is valid only if all its premises are true.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : B 3 / 4
25 : According to Tom Regan, our considered moral beliefs are those we hold only after we have made a conscientious effort (a) to attain maximum conceptual clarity, (b) to acquire all relevant information, (c) to think about the belief and its implications rationally, (d) impartially, and with the benefit of reflection, (e) coolly.
A : true
B : false
Correct Answer : A
SHORT RESPONSE
26 : List and explain why Robert Solomon contends ethics is good business.
Correct Answer : See referenced pages
27 : What is the divine command theory?
Correct Answer : See referenced page.
28 : Explain how good ethics can benefit an organization and business.
Correct Answer : See referenced pages
29 : What is meant by diffusion of responsibility?
Correct Answer : See referenced pages
30 : Some philosophers distinguish between morality in a broad sense and morality in a narrow sense. What is this difference?
Correct Answer : See referenced pages
MULTIPLE CHOICE
31 : Which of the following characteristics distinguishes moral standards from other sorts of standards?
A : moral standards are purely optional
B : moral standards take priority over other standards, including self-interest
C : moral standards cannot be justified by reasons
D : moral standards must be set or validated by some authoritative body
Correct Answer : B
32 : Choose the statement that gives the most accurate description of etiquette:
A : the rules of etiquette are a fundamental branch of morality
B : conformity with the rules of etiquette is sufficient for moral conduct
C : etiquette refers to any special code of social behavior or courtesy
D : the rules of etiquette are backed by statutory law
Correct Answer : C
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