The outcomes of why acting in a socially responsible manner is good business, do not include

The perceived degree of governmental corruption is
A) highest in such places as Germany, France, Hong Kong, Chile, and Finland and lowest in such countries as India, Paraguay, Indonesia, and South Africa.
B) is highest in Finland, Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden and lowest in Indonesia, Kenya, Paraguay, and Bangladesh.
C) about the same in all countries that were surveyed.
D) is lowest in the U.S., Japan, and Spain.
E) is lowest in Finland, New Zealand, Denmark, Singapore, and Sweden.

The three categories of managers that stand out as concerns their prevailing beliefs in and commitments to ethical and moral principles in business affairs are:
A) ethically correct managers, ethically incorrect managers, and ethically unconcerned managers.
B) ethically moral managers, ethically immoral managers, and ethically unaware managers.
C) ethically-principled managers, ethically-unprincipled managers, and managers whose ethical principles vary according to situational circumstances.
D) ethical managers, corrupt managers, and partly ethical/partly unethical managers.
E) moral managers, immoral managers, and amoral managers.

The three categories of managers that stand out with regard to the beliefs and commitments they have to ethical and moral principles in business affairs are:
A) ethical managers, socially responsible managers, and crooked managers.
B) mostly ethical managers, somewhat unethical managers, and ethically corrupt managers.
C) ethically-principled managers, ethically-unprincipled managers, and ethically-neutral managers.
D) moral managers, amoral managers, and immoral managers.
E) ethically responsible managers, ethically irresponsible managers, and ethically unconcerned
managers.

The categories of managerial morality include:
A) honorable managers, dishonorable managers, and totally corrupt managers.
B) mostly ethical managers, somewhat ethical managers, and totally unethical managers.
C) ethically-principled managers, ethically-unprincipled managers, and if-it-is-legal-then-it-is-ethical
managers ( the latter type of manager believes that ethics don't really apply to business—their view is
that anything that is legal is also ethical).
D) managers with lots of integrity, managers with some integrity, and managers with no integrity.
E) moral managers, immoral managers, and amoral managers.

By some accounts, the population of managers is said to be
A) distributed among moral, immoral, and amoral managers in a bell-shaped curve, with immoral
managers and moral managers occupying the two tails of the curve, and amoral managers, especially
the intentionally amoral managers, occupying the broad middle ground.
B) composed of mostly ethically moral managers but perhaps a third of all managers slip into an immoral
or unethical mode in certain circumstances.
C) about 15% highly ethical, 50% mostly ethical, and 35% ethically corrupt.
D) about 20% highly ethical, 60% mostly ethical, and 20% mostly unethical.
E) about one-third highly ethical, one-third mostly ethical, and one-third mostly unethical.

The stance a company takes in dealing with or managing ethical conduct at any given point in time can take such basic forms as
A) the unconcerned or non-issue approach, the damage control approach, the compliance approach, and
the ethical culture approach.
B) the amoral approach, the immoral approach, and the ethically-principled approach.
C) the ethically incorrect approach, the ethically correct approach, and the socially responsible
approach.
D) the noncompliance approach, the compliance approach, the public interest approach, and the cultural
norm approach.
E) the empowered employee approach, the cultural values approach, and the authoritarian approach.

A belief in ethical relativism leads to the conclusion that
A. since ethical standards are subjective, it is perfectly appropriate for each company to define and implement its own ethical principles of right and wrong as concerns the use of underage labor and the payment of bribes and kickbacks.
B. ethical standards are determined objectively (rather than subjectively).
C. whether the use of underage labor and the payment of bribes/kickbacks should be deemed ethical or unethical depends on the moral standards, values, and business norms that prevail in particular cultures, societies, countries, or circumstances.
D. ethical standards are objective and universal—thus whether the use of underage labor and the payment of bribes and kickbacks should be deemed ethical or unethical definitely is not dependent on the moral standards, values, and business norms that prevail in particular cultures, societies, countries, or circumstances.
E. standards of right and wrong are governed by what is legal in a given country—thus whether the use of underage labor and the payment of bribes and kickbacks is ethical or unethical is governed by local law.

Sets with similar terms

Which of the following is not generally on a company's menu of actions to consider in crafting a strategy of social responsibility?

What is social & ethics responsibility in business?

What are business ethics concerns?

What are the principles of business ethics?