Bus Ethics Quiz

8/11/2019 Bus Ethics Quiz

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Ethics Quiz: Ethics Quiz: How

A Brief Exercise on Ethics in theWorkplace


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Ethics Quiz: Ethics Quiz: How

Ethical Are You?

cases in recent years, it's become all the moreimportant to understand the rights, the wrongs,

and the gray areas of the business world.

Mark the correct answer down on a scrap ofpaper as we will review afterwards.

Though more than one answer might seem

poss e, p c t e est answer to t equestions provided.


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and one upper-level manager has

for personal expenses. How do you handle


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am in the company, so it must be OK.

b) I confront the person and hope that this'

know to a higher-level manager or


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human resources and an employee comes" ,

something about someone, but you can't

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someone pushed another employee in the

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n out t e emp oyee was n ure

and decide based on that whether to tell.

c Even thou h it breaks m romise I tell

my boss so the incident goes on record.


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found, I can just argue that it's not my faultbecause I didn't understand the document.

b I ask someone with more knowled e towalk me through the report before I sign.

c) I sign it, vowing to take an accounting

course whenever I find the time.


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hiring employees, you know it's illegal toask whether a candidate for a osition atyour company is planning on starting a

family, but during the course of then erv ew a woman can a e revea s ashe intends to do that. Can you decide

knowledge she might leave the company


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in deciding hires.

b) No, it would be discriminatory to avoid

and that's the only difference, it can


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company as a land surveyor, but you plan.

you reveal that during the interview?


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relocation plans.

b) Yes, I would feel obligated to tell.

c If the interviewer asks m lon -term

intentions, I'll admit to my plan.


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that he has major concerns about a large

for engineering. You just learned the vice

who have been too vocal against this

.be honest anyway?


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,and encourage the friend to protect his

encouraging my friend one way or


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from your company. You are an up-and-comin executive and our boss warnsthat if you're seen with this person, you

could lose the respect of those who mightpromo e you. e ore eav ng, e r en supset and asks you to meet him in the

,will likely see. Do you agree to go comfort


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than any promotion.

b) Yes, but you ask if you can meet at aeren oca on.

c) No, and you cut off all ties with the

shunned em lo ee.


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have been asked to work with the public

release about a new product that didn't

earlier reports. How much do you reveal to


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company's image is not damaged by the flawedproduct.

b I write a more mildl enthusiastic, but honest,release than I would if the product were perfect.

c) I'm completely honest, believing it will earn

the respect of customers to be forthcoming.


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creating the budget report that goes to the.

before the next meeting, the president

and just add it in next time. Do you agree


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es, ut on y a ter t e pres ent agrees

to give you a bonus.

c No one small thin can turn into man

small things, which is a big deal.


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he cheats on his wife. You're the

department. Another manager is writing up

employee. Do you tell your co-manager


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es, t s e av or cou eventua y

affect the company.

c I hint at it but avoid makin an definite

claim.


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e correct answer:

I confront the person and reveal what I

know to a hi her-level mana er or

someone in human resources


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ensure that the behavior won't continue."

sufficient," says Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D.,

"Guy" for Knight-Ridder Tribune. Weinstein

should monitor the person.


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e correct answer:

Even though it breaks my promise, I tell

m boss so the incident oes on record.


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Jenn Crenshaw, a rofessor at the Universit of

Phoenix campus in Richmond, Virginia, saysthat a human resources manager should warnem lo ees before the divul e a secret that herposition and the law might require her to tellsomeone else. "Then they get to decide whether

' " , .Even if she doesn't get a chance to forewarn theemployee before sensitive information is

, ,like physical assault, goes on the record bytelling a higher-up.


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e correct answer:

I ask someone with more knowledge to

walk me throu h the re ort before I si n.


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A signature can be legally binding whether or not the

person had any understanding of the document signed."If I was asked to sign something where I wasn't privy toall the details, I'd have two or three eo le reviewin itand have them sign off," says Charles Kerns, Ph.D., whorecently authored the book Value-Centered Ethics. It

also hel s to have ali nment with em lo ees, whichmeans employees subscribe to the manager's belief inethical responsibility and quality work, says Kerns, a full-time facult member at Pe erdine Universit 's

Graziadio School of Business and Management.


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e correct answer:

No, it would be discriminatory to avoid

ickin her for that reason


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she (or he) is planning to have a family- " ' .

impossible to know if the other candidate

as well," suggests Jenn Crenshaw.


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e correct answer:

No, they have no right to know I have

relocation lans.


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personal morals, a potential employee has,

could potentially change. If asked directly,

growth and promotion within the company

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e correct answer:

I explain what I know but try to avoid

encoura in m friend one wa or

another.


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important not to force those decisions on, ,

Regis University. Giving others

choice for themselves is generally the best

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e correct answer:

Yes, but you ask if you can meet at a

different location.


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more than he or she would ask of you. And yet,shutting someone out completely is probably

more extreme than necessary unless their

reason for being fired makes them unacceptableas a r en . ry ng o n a m e groun can

save the friendship and the job. "When an

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move up, you do not associate with that person,"

Schierlin admits.


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e correct answer:

I write a more mildly enthusiastic, but

honest release than I would if the roduct

were perfect.


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between talking positively about a company andlying outright. Since it's understood that a press

release is going to put a positive spin on any

topic, it's not expected to be fully frank about theaws. n e o er an , a ma or sas er can

sometimes be mitigated by an honest and

.

"Ultimately, you have to answer to yourself,"

sa s Schierlin .


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e correct answer:

No, one small thing can turn into many

small thin s which is a bi deal.


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slippery slope can be a dangerous thingbecause it's hard to know when to stop. "Crime

seldom starts on a big issue. If you're willing to

lie once, the odds are the second time's easieran e rs . you re a e o o w ce, en

you're able to do it a third time," he says. Kerns

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in jail, they say they made these incremental

decisions."


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e correct answer:

No, what's personal is personal.


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affect his or her job performance, it's importantthe company know about that, says Weinstein.

However, adultery does not often affect job

performance. "It's quite possible to be an

a u erer an an exce en or m e- eve

manager, sad as that is," he says. But he adds

ethics may be to speak with the employee about

the emotional and health dan ers to his wife.


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