ETH 316Final Exam.

ETH 316Final Exam.

True/False (1/4 point each)

1. Most people expect fair play
in their interactions and will even forgo economic benefits in order to
maintain a fair system.

2. Media coverage can
positively influence an organization’s reputation allowing it to charge premium
prices and attract better applicants and investors.

3. An organization that does
not fulfill its philanthropic responsibilities is acting unethically.

4. One of the most common
faults in ethical decision making is to ignore the long-term consequences of a
decision.

5. In the past five-to-ten
years, most lawsuits filed against pharmaceuticals are related to the
companies’ advertising and marketing practices.

6. Because stakeholders’
interests frequently do not overlap, an organization is able to focus on one
stakeholder at a time.

7. If we understand how people
think and behave in their native environment, we will understand how a
particular group will behave in relation to cultural outsiders.

8. Women working as expatriate
managers are unsuccessful in some countries because they are treated the same
as women from that local culture.

9. Although bribes are an
accepted part of commercial transactions in many Asian, African, Latin
American, and Middle Eastern countries, it is usually against the law in these
very same countries.

10. Justice and fairness are
universal human values. Therefore, specific beliefs and preferences about what
is a fair allocation are also universal.

Multiple choice (1/4 point each)

1.
According to a national opinion survey, identify the goal that employees did
not rank in the top five?

2.
Your friend, Sam, has been selected to create a new ethics training program at
work. What advice should you give Sam?

3.
The __________ approach to formal corporate ethics initiatives is proactive and
inspirational.

4.
The _________ approach to formal corporate ethics initiatives focuses on
required behavior or obeying the letter of the law.

5.
Which of the following is false?

6.
Which of the following is false?

7.
Which of the following is false?
8.
When dealing with an individual from a different culture,

9.
“When in Rome, do as Romans do” is an example of:

10.
____________ assumes absolute truths that would require exactly the same
standard and behavior in every culture.
Short
Answer (5 points each) Write a 200-300 word response to each of the following
short answer questions.

1.
Referring to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) pyramid, how do legal
responsibilities differ from ethical responsibilities? Provide specific
examples to support your distinction.

2.
Reebok Corporation has made human rights a hallmark of its corporate strategy,
culture, and identity. Briefly describe at least two of the ways in which the
company addresses international human rights issues.