Quiz 2 Ethics
Always edit your emails
True. You can never be too careful
False. Not editing shows that you are busy
The problem of consumer exclusion includes which of the below? Choose all that apply
Market exclusion
Access exclusion
Price exclusion
Condition exclusion
Which one of the following is not a way to demonstrate openness to feedback?
Write everything down
Thank the person
Acknowledge to fix the problem
Decide whether you will implement the changes based on who is speaking
As western firms have become more familiar with traditions, such as the Chinese practice of guanixi, so they have increasingly tolerated gift-giving practices in such countries. What is the reason for this, according to Donaldson (1996)
Western firms have been moving increasingly towards a position of ethical relativism
It is a matter of respect for local conditions
Firms recognize that the only way to ensure a reasonable level of business activity is to engage in such practices
Firms have reached the conclusion that the moral duty to shareholders outweighs the moral objections to bribery
What is not one of the seven deadly sins that can kill your career?
Not showing initiative
Not liking the company on social media
Not paying attention to details
Not conveying enthusiasm for your job
Which of the below is not a main strategy of business to business regulation?
Compliance
Boycotting
Development
Collaboration
According to (Amaeshi et al., 2014), retailers are tied to problems in the elements of the supply chain that they control directly.
True
False
The problem of conflicts of interests includes which of the below? Choose all that apply
Conflict of respective organizations interests
Conflict of professional and personal interests
Conflicts of professional and organizational interests
Crane and Matten suggest that businesses can best be understood as part of an industrial network rather than part of a simple exchange between two parties. What does this suggest about corporate interactions?
Notable decisions about how the firms deals with any single other firm can have a significant effect on other members of the business network, including suppliers and competitors
Firms must engage with competitors in a fair way if the industry as a whole is to prosper
Firms could usefully join together
Firms within an industrial network are free to engage in any legal way they choose to beat their competitors, provided they treat their suppliers in a fair manner
You are the purchasing manager at ACME Ink Supplies, Inc. The sales rep from a new supplier gives you a large box of premium quality Belgian chocolates after you first test purchase, with a note thanking you for the business. You like chocolates, but are not sure you should take the gift. What would Crane and Matten suggest you might consider in making up your mind? Please select all that apply.
How might your existing supplier perceive the gift?
What do you think is the intention of the sale rep?
Is the gift in proportion to the size of the purchase?
What impact would the gift have on you?
According to resource dependance theory, power derives from the degree of dependence that each actor has on the other's resources. This dependence is a function of the quality of an organization's resources and how useful they are to the other party.
True
False
Crane and Matten argue that the pressure exerted by powerful corporate customer to comply with ethical sounding guidelines constitutes a kind of regulatory intervention in the supply-chain. True or false?
True
False
When in a business environment:
Be selective with who you are going to make contact with—even a simple greeting with the wrong person can upset your colleagues
Be liberal with your greetings: you never know who you are going to meet or impress
What is the order that Pachter suggests when introducing two people to each other for the first time?
The lower-ranked person first
The higher-ranked person first
When you are about to introduce two people and you have forgotten one of the people’s names, Pachter suggests:
Admitting the mistake, and responding confidently with something like “I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten your name.” or “My mental computer is down. I can’t access your name.”
Avoiding the situation by not introducing the two.
Offering a sincere and lengthy heartfelt apology for your mistake.
Ask them to introduce each other as a fun game
Crane and Matten's definition of a stakeholder makes it clear that it is impossible to identify a definitive group of relevant stakeholders for any given corporation in any given situation. Nevertheless, a typical representation is possible, and three different models are presented. Which of the following stakeholders are included in the stakeholder view of the firm and in the network model of stakeholder theory, but not in the traditional model of managerial capitalism?
Shareholders
Government
Employees
Suppliers stakeholder
According to Pachter, what is the easiest way of getting someone's business card?
Asking for it
Offering yours
What is the suggested way to deal with office romance?
Avoid it at all coss
It can work
What are strategies that Pachter suggests to ensure that you don't overtalk?
Ask for feedback from colleagues
Check yourself
Identify the source of overtalking
All of the above
According to Crane and Matten, postmodern ethics recommends the following way of deciding what is right and wrong in a given situation:
None of these options is correct
The best way for deciding between right and wrong is for individuals to enter into discussion with others to generate situational norms
Individuals should always follow the morals of their local communities
Individuals should follow their emotions, inner convictions and gut feelings
What is one way that Pachter does not suggest you should do with your hands while talking with someone?
Keep the palms of your hands open to the person while talking with them to demonstrate openness
Keep your body posture open by avoiding crossing your arms
Point with the palm of your hands rather than your fingers to avoid aggressiveness
Keep your hands close to your body in order to avoid entering the other person's space
Anand and colleagues (2004) identify six different strategies of rationalizing unethical behaviour. What strategy am I using if I make the following argument? “It’s OK for me to use the internet for personal reasons at work – after all, I do work overtime a lot:”
Denial of victim
Metaphor of the ledger
Denial of injury
Appeal to higher loyalties
Hofstede (1980, 1994) suggests that differences in cultural knowledge and beliefs across countries can be explained in terms of six dimensions. Read the following description carefully and indicate which of Hofstede’s six dimensions it describes: “The extent to which an emphasis is placed on valuing money and things versus valuing people and relationships.”
Uncertainty avoidance
Individualism/collectivism
Masculinity/femininity
Power distance
Sometimes it is better to make a statement rather than asking for permission.
True
False
Internal and external pressure
Firms are responding to new expectations that they disclose their operations.
Social accounting helps ensure that companies answer for the consequences of their actions.
Social accounting provides firms a clearer picture of their relative strengths and vulnerabilities.
Social accounting helps provide information to the wider world, and helps managers make more informed decision making.
Identifying risks
Firms are responding to new expectations that they disclose their operations.
Social accounting helps ensure that companies answer for the consequences of their actions.
Social accounting provides firms a clearer picture of their relative strengths and vulnerabilities.
Social accounting helps provide information to the wider world, and helps managers make more informed decision making.
Improved stakeholder management
Firms are responding to new expectations that they disclose their operations.
Social accounting helps ensure that companies answer for the consequences of their actions.
Social accounting provides firms a clearer picture of their relative strengths and vulnerabilities.
Social accounting helps provide information to the wider world, and helps managers make more informed decision making.
Enhanced accountability and transparency
Firms are responding to new expectations that they disclose their operations.
Social accounting helps ensure that companies answer for the consequences of their actions.
Social accounting provides firms a clearer picture of their relative strengths and vulnerabilities.
Social accounting helps provide information to the wider world, and helps managers make more informed decision making.
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