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Question
Which of the following ethical theories can be used to support a more proactive approach to corporate responsibility, for example, purchasing an inexpensive new technology that could significantly reduce pollution?a) utilitarian
b) deontology
c) virtue
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
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Participants in ethics training can be tested at the end of a workshop to ensure:
a) knowledge and techniques have been successful conveyed
b) they will behave ethically in the future
c) they will avoid ethical dilemmas in the future
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
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Because employees may be cynical about the extent to which wrongdoers actually face prescribed consequences for their behavior, a useful tool in ethics training includes which of the following?
a) a list of prescribed behaviors and associated consequences
b) a strict Code of Conduct that outlines punishments for unethical behaviors
c) information on previous unethical behavior at the organization, and the associated consequences that occurred
d) all of the above
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b) ethical culture assessment
c) moral development analysis
d) work as a calling
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a) as the sole source of information on ethical decision-making
b) as a complement to facilitator-guided face-to-face interactions and group activities
c) as the tool for training long-term employees, instead of group activities and facilitator-guided interactions
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a) temporal immediacy
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d) all of the above
e) none of the above
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d) all of the above
e) none of the above
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a) independence
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a) insider status and well-networked
b) high position that exemplifies authority
c) operational experience
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
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