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BLW 203 CHAPTER 4 6TH ED T/F SELF TEST



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Ethics is the branch of philosophy that focuses on what constitutes right and wrong behavior.
 

 2. 

Ethics is not concerned with the philosophical, rational basis for morality.
 

 3. 

Ethics is not concerned with the fairness, justness, or rightness of an action.
 

 4. 

Business ethics applies only to corporations.
 

 5. 

Corporate decisions affect only those who own, operate, or work for the company.
 

 6. 

The unethical conduct of corporate management is unlikely to affect the behavior of lower-level employees.
 

 7. 

To foster ethical behavior among employees, managers should apply the ethical standards to which they are committed.
 

 8. 

Discharging only one employee for ethical reasons has no impact on others' unethical behavior in the workplace.
 

 9. 

An effective way to set a tone of ethical behavior is to create an ethical code of conduct.
 

 10. 

Corporate ethical policies and programs must be coordinated and monitored to be effective.
 

 11. 

An action may be ethical but illegal.
 

 12. 

An action may be legal but unethical.
 

 13. 

In the interest of preserving personal freedom, the law codifies all ethical requirements.
 

 14. 

The minimal acceptable standard for ethical behavior is compliance with the law.
 

 15. 

Duty-based ethics may be based on religious precepts or philosophical reasoning.
 

 16. 

Under the principle of rights theory, one person's set of values is as "right" as another's.
 

 17. 

If an action is ethical from an outcome-based perspective, it is always ethical from a duty-based perspective.
 

 18. 

In ethical terms, a cost-benefit analysis is an assessment of the negative and positive effects of alternative actions on individuals.
 

 19. 

The roles that women play in some foreign countries may present some difficult ethical problems for firms doing business internationally.
 

 20. 

Bribery of foreign government officials is both an ethical and a legal issue.
 



 
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