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The CEO of Gold Chip Software engages in corruption and uses his power in the company to enrich himself and his family members.Consequently,his employees also engage in the same behavior.In this case,the roots of unethical behavior can be traced to

A) unrealistic performance expectations.
B) organizational leadership.
C) noblesse oblige and social responsibility.
D) varying ethical standards in different cultures.
E) geographical distance between employees and the parent company.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Based on Hofstede's cultural dimensions,enterprises headquartered in a country which scores high on masculinity and power distance measures are more likely to behave ethically than enterprises headquartered in a culture where individualism and uncertainty avoidance are strong.

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Which of the following approaches to ethics holds that an action is judged desirable if it leads to the best possible balance of good consequences over bad consequences?

John Rawls argues that all economic goods and services should be distributed equally except when an unequal distribution would work to everyone's advantage.

Discuss John Rawls's principles of justice.

Which of the following is a drawback of the utilitarian approach to business ethics?

Which of the following straw men approaches to business ethics is best summarized by the maxim "When in Rome,do as the Romans"?

Jonathan is the manager of his company's facilities in the Philippines.He believes in ensuring the exact same standards of working conditions,wages,and labor management in the Philippines as practiced by the company's corporate office in its home country,the United States.His policy does not always lead to profits because of the vast cultural differences between the two nations.Which of the following straw men approaches to ethics is most likely being adopted by Jonathan?

Which of the following philosophies of ethics holds that people should be treated as ends and never purely as means to the ends of others?

Green Quantum Inc.has research and production units all across the globe.The company expects its expatriate managers to adopt the ethics propagated by the culture in which they operate their respective units.Even in situations when others consider certain actions as unethical,the company allows its managers to pursue such actions if they are permitted in the host nation.Green Quantum is most likely following

The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR)refers to the idea that businesspeople should consider the social consequences of economic actions when making business decisions.

Which of the following concepts was developed by John Rawls and posited that everyone is imagined to be oblivious to all of his or her particular characteristics,such as,race,sex,intelligence,nationality,family background,and special talents?

Elephas Inc.is a steel rod manufacturing company that has customers,investors,vendors,and competitors from all across the globe.Of the following business associates,who would fall into the category of internal stakeholders?

The term global commons refers to

Due to certain strict environmental and employment standards in its home nation,Taurus Inc.has shifted its operations to developing nations.Hence,the firm has now been able to gain competitive advantage by avoiding costly pollution controls.This strategic move of Taurus Inc.will be considered

Discuss the arguments that are for and against the payment of bribes and speed money.

Which of the following is a straw man approach to business ethics?

Who falls into the category of external stakeholders of an organization?

Businesses can make sure that they are hiring individuals with strong personal ethics by

Bryan works as a salesman for JumboCorp.Last year his sales target was $3 million and this year in an aggressive bid for growth,the company increased the sales quota for all its salespeople to $5 million,although the market for JumboCorp's product had slowed down.In order to meet his target,Bryan bribed an official of a potential customer.In this context,the roots of his unethical behavior can be traced to