BA 300 - Exam 2 Questions and Answers
_______________ iiis iithe iidecision iirule iifocused iion iidecision-maker's iipursuit iiof iihis
iior iiher iiown iirational iiself-=interest. ii_____________ iiis iithe iidecision iirule iifocused iion
iithe iidecision-maker's iipreservation iiof iirelationships iiclose iito iihim iior iiher. ii
a. iiObjectivism; iivirtue iiethics
b. iiObjectivism; iiethic iiof iicare
c. iiEthic iiof iicare; iiintegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory
d. iiIntegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory; iivirtue iiethics ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iiObjectivism; iiethic
iiof iicare
Under iiIntegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory, iia iibusinessperson iidoing iibusiness iiin iia
iicountry iiother iithan iihis iior iiher iiown iigenerally iishould iirespect iiand iifollow iiall iilocal
iilaws iiand iicustoms iiexcept iito iithe iiextent iithat iithey iiconflict iiwith ii"hypernorms." iiA
iihypernorm iiis:
a. iiA iilongstanding iiinternal iicompany iirule iideveloped iiafter iiinput iifrom iibroad iicross-
section iiof iicompany iiemployees.
b. iiA iirigorously iienforced iicultural iitradition iior iinorm iiunique iito iithe iibusinessperson's'
iihome iicountry
c. iiA iifundamental iinorm iibroadly iishared iiacross iireligious, iiphilosophical iiand iicultural
iitraditions
d. iiA iibusinessperson's iiown iideeply iiheld iicultural, iiphilosophical iior iireligious iibelief. ii-
iiAnswers ii-c. iiA iifundamental iinorm iibroadly iishared iiacross iireligious, iiphilosophical
iiand iicultural iitraditions
According iito iithe iitext, iiif iiyou iidecide iito iiblow iithe iiwhistle iion iiunethical iibehavior
iiwithin iiyour iicompany, iiusually iiyou iishould iiapproach iithe iiCEO: ii
a. iiFirst, iisince iihe iior iishe iiis iithe iionly iiperson iiwho iiwill iibe iiable iito iimake iia iidecision
iifor iithe iicompany iithat iieffectively iiaddresses iiyour iiconcerns. ii
b. iiOnly iiafter iiaddressing iithe iiissue iiwith iievery iiother iiinternal iiresource.
c. iiAs iipart iiof iia iimass iicommunication iithat iiis iiaddressed iito iiother iistakeholders
iiaffected iiby iithe iiethical iimisconduct iiso iithat iithe iiCEO iiwill iiknow iithe iireputation iiand
iiconsequences iiof iifailing iito iiaddress iiyour iiconcerns.
d. iiOnly iiafter iialerting iithe iipress iior iigovernment iiofficials iito iiyour iiconcerns, iilimit iithe
iichances iithat iiyou iiwill iibe iifired iifor iiblowing iithe iiwhistle. ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iiOnly iiafter
iiaddressing iithe iiissue iiwith iievery iiother iiinternal iiresource.
The iiNew iiYork iiTimes iireported iion iiSeptember ii25, ii2012 iithat iiin iiGermany,
ii"[permanent iiworkers iican iiusually iibe iilaid iioff iionly iiafter iilong iinegotiations iiwith
iiemployers iithat iiinclude iihefty iiseverance iipayments." iiAccording iito iithe iivideo iiof
,iiemployee iidiscipline iiand iitermination, iiin iiCalifornia iiand iimost iiother iiplaces iiin iithe
iiU.S. iimost iiemployees iiin iithe iiprivate iiworkforce iimay iibe iidismissed iiby iitheir
iiemployers: ii
a. iiOnly iifor iiviolating iia iicompany iipolicy iior iifor iipoor iiperformance ii
b. iiAt iiwill iias iilong iias iithe iireason iifor iithe iiemployee's iidismissal iidoes iinot iioffend
iifundamental iipublic iipolicy ii
c. iiAfter iinegotiations iiwith iithe iiemployee's iiunion
d. iiAt iiwill iionly iiif iithe iireason iifor iidismissal iiis iian iieconomic iislowdown ii- iiAnswers ii-b.
iiAt iiwill iias iilong iias iithe iireason iifor iithe iiemployee's iidismissal iidoes iinot iioffend
iifundamental iipublic iipolicy
According iito iithe iitext, iithe iiSarbanes-Oxley iiAct iiof ii2002: ii
a. iiImposes iitough iirules iion iithe iiway iipublicity-traded iicompanies iido iibusiness, iibut
iidoes iinot iiprovide iifor iioversight iiof iithe iiaccounting iiindustry. ii
b. iiSubjects iithe iiCEO iiand iiCFO iiof iia iipublic iicompany iifound iito iihave iifalsely iicertified
iithe iiaccuracy iiof iihis iior iiher iicompany's iifinancial iistatements iito iia ii$5 iimillion iifine iiand
iiup iito ii20 iiyears iiin iiprison. ii
c. iiHas iiall iibut iistopped iinon-U.S. iicompanies iifrom iiseeking iito iibe iilisted iion iiU.S.
iistock iiexchanges ii
d. iiAll iiof iithe iiabove. ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iiSubjects iithe iiCEO iiand iiCFO iiof iia iipublic
iicompany iifound iito iihave iifalsely iicertified iithe iiaccuracy iiof iihis iior iiher iicompany's
iifinancial iistatements iito iia ii$5 iimillion iifine iiand iiup iito ii20 iiyears iiin iiprison.
The iideveloper iiof iione iiethical iidecision iirules iiwas iiquoted iiin iia ii1964 iimagazine
iiarticle iias iisaying iithat iithose iiwho iiplace iifriends iiand iifamily iifirst iiin iilife, iirather iithan
iithemselves, iiare ii"immoral" iiand ii"emotional iiparasites. iiWith iiwhat iiethical iirule iiis iithat
iinegative iiattitude iitoward iiselflessness iimost iiconsistent? ii
a. iiThe iiethic iiof iicare
b. iiVirtue iiethics
c. iiIntegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory
d. iiObjectivism ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiObjectivism
According iito iithe iivideo, iithe iicore iiof iiwhat iiethical iitheory iiis iian iiestablished iiway iiof
iidoing iithings, iia iishared iisense iiof iivalue iiand iisignificance, iishared iiheroes iiand iirole
iimodels, iia iiclear iisense iiof iiwhat iisort iiof iiperson iione iishould iibe iirather iithan iiuniversal
iiprinciple iirules iiand iiobjective iirational iiprinciples? ii
a. iiThe iiethic iiof iicare
b. iiVirtue iiethics ii
c. iiObjectivism ii
d. iiIntegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iiVirtue iiethics
According iito iithe iivideo, iiLevi iiStrauss's iicreative iisolution iito iithe iiproblem iiof iithe iiuse
iiof iiunderage iiworkers iiby iiBangladeshi iisuppliers, iidiscussed iiin iithe iitext,
iidemonstrated iiwhat iiethical iidecision iirule iiin iiaction? ii
a. iiUtilitarianism ii
b. iiThe iiethic iiof iicare
, c. iiVirtue iiEthics ii
d. iiIntegrative iiSocial iiContracts iiTheory ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiIntegrative iiSocial iiContracts
iiTheory
According iito iiChris iiMoore, iithe iiauthor iiof iithe iireading iion iithe iiethics iiof iiadvertising,
iiethical iiadvertising iiprofessionals: ii
a. iiShould iiput iitheir iiclients iiin iithe iibest iilight iiconsistent iiwith iithe iitruth, iieven iiif iiit iiis
iinot iialways iithe iiwhole iitruth. ii
b. iiMust iitell iithe iiwhole iitruth iiabout iithe iiproduct iior iiservice iibeing iiadvertised, iieven iiit
iiis iidoing iiso iiwill iidisclose iiunflattering iifeatures iiabout iitheir iiclient's iiproduct iior
iiservice. ii
c. iiShould iiomit iianything iiin iian iiad iithat iiwill iioffend iithe iimost iisensitive ii15% iiof iithe
iiadvertising iiaudience. ii
d. iiMust iitell iithe iiwhole iitruth iiin iiadvertising iiabout iia iiproduct iior iiservice iiaimed iiat iian
iiespecially iivulnerable iiaudience, iisuch iias iichildren iior iithe iielderly. ii- iiAnswers ii-b.
iiMust iitell iithe iiwhole iitruth iiabout iithe iiproduct iior iiservice iibeing iiadvertised, iieven iiit iiis
iidoing iiso iiwill iidisclose iiunflattering iifeatures iiabout iitheir iiclient's iiproduct iior iiservice.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iistatements iiis iinot iitrue iiabout iithe iiForeign iiCorrupt iiPractices
iiAct? ii
a. iiBoth iiindividuals iiand iicorporations iiare iisubject iito iicriminal iipenalties iiunder iithe
iiAct. ii
b. iiThe iilaw iiprohibits iirepresentatives iiof iiU.S. iicorporations iifrom iioffering iisignificant
iipayments iito iiforeign iipolitical iiparties, iicandidates, iior iigovernment iiofficials iito iisecure
iibusiness iifor iithe iicompany. ii
c. iiThe iilaw iiapplies iito iipromises iito iimake iisubstantial iipayments iito iiforeign iiofficials
iibefore iia iifavorable iidecision iiis iimade, iias iiwell iias iipayments iiafter iia iifavorable
iidecision iihas iibeen iimade. ii
d. iiThe iilaw iidoes iinot iiapply iito iipromises iito iimake iisubstantial iipayments iito iiforeign
iiofficials iibefore iia iifavorable iidecision iiis iimade. ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiThe iilaw iidoes iinot
iiapply iito iipromises iito iimake iisubstantial iipayments iito iiforeign iiofficials iibefore iia
iifavorable iidecision iiis iimade.
According iito iia iiDecember ii15, ii2008 iimsnbc.com iiarticle, iiover iithe iicourse iiof iia iiyear
iiCarlsbad iireal iiestate iiprofessional iiSuzanne iiBeckstrom iinervously iiwatched iia iiseries
iiof iilayoffs iiin iiher iioffice iiat iia iismall iihousing iidevelopment. ii"Each iitime, ii[she]
iiexpected iito iibe iinext. iiAn iieach iitime, iishe iigot iia iireprieve, iileaving iiher iiwith iimixed
iiemotions iiof iirelief, iiuncertainty- iiand iiguilt. ii'you iifelt iilike iiyou iiwere iilucky iito iibe iione
iiof iithe iipeople iiwho iiremained, iibut iiso iisad iifor iithe iipeople iiwho iileft,' iisaid iiBeckstrom.
ii'And iiit iiwas iiextremely iistressful iiwondering iiwhat iiwas iigoing iito iihappen iinext."" iiMs.
iiBeckstrom iifeelings iiwere iian iiillustration iiof: ii
a. iiA iiconflict iiof iiinterest ii
b. iiIntegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory ii
c. iiThe iiassumption iiof iisimilarity ii
d. iiThe iisurvivor iisyndrome ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiThe iisurvivor iisyndrome
_______________ iiis iithe iidecision iirule iifocused iion iidecision-maker's iipursuit iiof iihis
iior iiher iiown iirational iiself-=interest. ii_____________ iiis iithe iidecision iirule iifocused iion
iithe iidecision-maker's iipreservation iiof iirelationships iiclose iito iihim iior iiher. ii
a. iiObjectivism; iivirtue iiethics
b. iiObjectivism; iiethic iiof iicare
c. iiEthic iiof iicare; iiintegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory
d. iiIntegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory; iivirtue iiethics ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iiObjectivism; iiethic
iiof iicare
Under iiIntegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory, iia iibusinessperson iidoing iibusiness iiin iia
iicountry iiother iithan iihis iior iiher iiown iigenerally iishould iirespect iiand iifollow iiall iilocal
iilaws iiand iicustoms iiexcept iito iithe iiextent iithat iithey iiconflict iiwith ii"hypernorms." iiA
iihypernorm iiis:
a. iiA iilongstanding iiinternal iicompany iirule iideveloped iiafter iiinput iifrom iibroad iicross-
section iiof iicompany iiemployees.
b. iiA iirigorously iienforced iicultural iitradition iior iinorm iiunique iito iithe iibusinessperson's'
iihome iicountry
c. iiA iifundamental iinorm iibroadly iishared iiacross iireligious, iiphilosophical iiand iicultural
iitraditions
d. iiA iibusinessperson's iiown iideeply iiheld iicultural, iiphilosophical iior iireligious iibelief. ii-
iiAnswers ii-c. iiA iifundamental iinorm iibroadly iishared iiacross iireligious, iiphilosophical
iiand iicultural iitraditions
According iito iithe iitext, iiif iiyou iidecide iito iiblow iithe iiwhistle iion iiunethical iibehavior
iiwithin iiyour iicompany, iiusually iiyou iishould iiapproach iithe iiCEO: ii
a. iiFirst, iisince iihe iior iishe iiis iithe iionly iiperson iiwho iiwill iibe iiable iito iimake iia iidecision
iifor iithe iicompany iithat iieffectively iiaddresses iiyour iiconcerns. ii
b. iiOnly iiafter iiaddressing iithe iiissue iiwith iievery iiother iiinternal iiresource.
c. iiAs iipart iiof iia iimass iicommunication iithat iiis iiaddressed iito iiother iistakeholders
iiaffected iiby iithe iiethical iimisconduct iiso iithat iithe iiCEO iiwill iiknow iithe iireputation iiand
iiconsequences iiof iifailing iito iiaddress iiyour iiconcerns.
d. iiOnly iiafter iialerting iithe iipress iior iigovernment iiofficials iito iiyour iiconcerns, iilimit iithe
iichances iithat iiyou iiwill iibe iifired iifor iiblowing iithe iiwhistle. ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iiOnly iiafter
iiaddressing iithe iiissue iiwith iievery iiother iiinternal iiresource.
The iiNew iiYork iiTimes iireported iion iiSeptember ii25, ii2012 iithat iiin iiGermany,
ii"[permanent iiworkers iican iiusually iibe iilaid iioff iionly iiafter iilong iinegotiations iiwith
iiemployers iithat iiinclude iihefty iiseverance iipayments." iiAccording iito iithe iivideo iiof
,iiemployee iidiscipline iiand iitermination, iiin iiCalifornia iiand iimost iiother iiplaces iiin iithe
iiU.S. iimost iiemployees iiin iithe iiprivate iiworkforce iimay iibe iidismissed iiby iitheir
iiemployers: ii
a. iiOnly iifor iiviolating iia iicompany iipolicy iior iifor iipoor iiperformance ii
b. iiAt iiwill iias iilong iias iithe iireason iifor iithe iiemployee's iidismissal iidoes iinot iioffend
iifundamental iipublic iipolicy ii
c. iiAfter iinegotiations iiwith iithe iiemployee's iiunion
d. iiAt iiwill iionly iiif iithe iireason iifor iidismissal iiis iian iieconomic iislowdown ii- iiAnswers ii-b.
iiAt iiwill iias iilong iias iithe iireason iifor iithe iiemployee's iidismissal iidoes iinot iioffend
iifundamental iipublic iipolicy
According iito iithe iitext, iithe iiSarbanes-Oxley iiAct iiof ii2002: ii
a. iiImposes iitough iirules iion iithe iiway iipublicity-traded iicompanies iido iibusiness, iibut
iidoes iinot iiprovide iifor iioversight iiof iithe iiaccounting iiindustry. ii
b. iiSubjects iithe iiCEO iiand iiCFO iiof iia iipublic iicompany iifound iito iihave iifalsely iicertified
iithe iiaccuracy iiof iihis iior iiher iicompany's iifinancial iistatements iito iia ii$5 iimillion iifine iiand
iiup iito ii20 iiyears iiin iiprison. ii
c. iiHas iiall iibut iistopped iinon-U.S. iicompanies iifrom iiseeking iito iibe iilisted iion iiU.S.
iistock iiexchanges ii
d. iiAll iiof iithe iiabove. ii- iiAnswers ii-b. iiSubjects iithe iiCEO iiand iiCFO iiof iia iipublic
iicompany iifound iito iihave iifalsely iicertified iithe iiaccuracy iiof iihis iior iiher iicompany's
iifinancial iistatements iito iia ii$5 iimillion iifine iiand iiup iito ii20 iiyears iiin iiprison.
The iideveloper iiof iione iiethical iidecision iirules iiwas iiquoted iiin iia ii1964 iimagazine
iiarticle iias iisaying iithat iithose iiwho iiplace iifriends iiand iifamily iifirst iiin iilife, iirather iithan
iithemselves, iiare ii"immoral" iiand ii"emotional iiparasites. iiWith iiwhat iiethical iirule iiis iithat
iinegative iiattitude iitoward iiselflessness iimost iiconsistent? ii
a. iiThe iiethic iiof iicare
b. iiVirtue iiethics
c. iiIntegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory
d. iiObjectivism ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiObjectivism
According iito iithe iivideo, iithe iicore iiof iiwhat iiethical iitheory iiis iian iiestablished iiway iiof
iidoing iithings, iia iishared iisense iiof iivalue iiand iisignificance, iishared iiheroes iiand iirole
iimodels, iia iiclear iisense iiof iiwhat iisort iiof iiperson iione iishould iibe iirather iithan iiuniversal
iiprinciple iirules iiand iiobjective iirational iiprinciples? ii
a. iiThe iiethic iiof iicare
b. iiVirtue iiethics ii
c. iiObjectivism ii
d. iiIntegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory ii- iiAnswers ii-a. iiVirtue iiethics
According iito iithe iivideo, iiLevi iiStrauss's iicreative iisolution iito iithe iiproblem iiof iithe iiuse
iiof iiunderage iiworkers iiby iiBangladeshi iisuppliers, iidiscussed iiin iithe iitext,
iidemonstrated iiwhat iiethical iidecision iirule iiin iiaction? ii
a. iiUtilitarianism ii
b. iiThe iiethic iiof iicare
, c. iiVirtue iiEthics ii
d. iiIntegrative iiSocial iiContracts iiTheory ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiIntegrative iiSocial iiContracts
iiTheory
According iito iiChris iiMoore, iithe iiauthor iiof iithe iireading iion iithe iiethics iiof iiadvertising,
iiethical iiadvertising iiprofessionals: ii
a. iiShould iiput iitheir iiclients iiin iithe iibest iilight iiconsistent iiwith iithe iitruth, iieven iiif iiit iiis
iinot iialways iithe iiwhole iitruth. ii
b. iiMust iitell iithe iiwhole iitruth iiabout iithe iiproduct iior iiservice iibeing iiadvertised, iieven iiit
iiis iidoing iiso iiwill iidisclose iiunflattering iifeatures iiabout iitheir iiclient's iiproduct iior
iiservice. ii
c. iiShould iiomit iianything iiin iian iiad iithat iiwill iioffend iithe iimost iisensitive ii15% iiof iithe
iiadvertising iiaudience. ii
d. iiMust iitell iithe iiwhole iitruth iiin iiadvertising iiabout iia iiproduct iior iiservice iiaimed iiat iian
iiespecially iivulnerable iiaudience, iisuch iias iichildren iior iithe iielderly. ii- iiAnswers ii-b.
iiMust iitell iithe iiwhole iitruth iiabout iithe iiproduct iior iiservice iibeing iiadvertised, iieven iiit iiis
iidoing iiso iiwill iidisclose iiunflattering iifeatures iiabout iitheir iiclient's iiproduct iior iiservice.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iistatements iiis iinot iitrue iiabout iithe iiForeign iiCorrupt iiPractices
iiAct? ii
a. iiBoth iiindividuals iiand iicorporations iiare iisubject iito iicriminal iipenalties iiunder iithe
iiAct. ii
b. iiThe iilaw iiprohibits iirepresentatives iiof iiU.S. iicorporations iifrom iioffering iisignificant
iipayments iito iiforeign iipolitical iiparties, iicandidates, iior iigovernment iiofficials iito iisecure
iibusiness iifor iithe iicompany. ii
c. iiThe iilaw iiapplies iito iipromises iito iimake iisubstantial iipayments iito iiforeign iiofficials
iibefore iia iifavorable iidecision iiis iimade, iias iiwell iias iipayments iiafter iia iifavorable
iidecision iihas iibeen iimade. ii
d. iiThe iilaw iidoes iinot iiapply iito iipromises iito iimake iisubstantial iipayments iito iiforeign
iiofficials iibefore iia iifavorable iidecision iiis iimade. ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiThe iilaw iidoes iinot
iiapply iito iipromises iito iimake iisubstantial iipayments iito iiforeign iiofficials iibefore iia
iifavorable iidecision iiis iimade.
According iito iia iiDecember ii15, ii2008 iimsnbc.com iiarticle, iiover iithe iicourse iiof iia iiyear
iiCarlsbad iireal iiestate iiprofessional iiSuzanne iiBeckstrom iinervously iiwatched iia iiseries
iiof iilayoffs iiin iiher iioffice iiat iia iismall iihousing iidevelopment. ii"Each iitime, ii[she]
iiexpected iito iibe iinext. iiAn iieach iitime, iishe iigot iia iireprieve, iileaving iiher iiwith iimixed
iiemotions iiof iirelief, iiuncertainty- iiand iiguilt. ii'you iifelt iilike iiyou iiwere iilucky iito iibe iione
iiof iithe iipeople iiwho iiremained, iibut iiso iisad iifor iithe iipeople iiwho iileft,' iisaid iiBeckstrom.
ii'And iiit iiwas iiextremely iistressful iiwondering iiwhat iiwas iigoing iito iihappen iinext."" iiMs.
iiBeckstrom iifeelings iiwere iian iiillustration iiof: ii
a. iiA iiconflict iiof iiinterest ii
b. iiIntegrative iisocial iicontracts iitheory ii
c. iiThe iiassumption iiof iisimilarity ii
d. iiThe iisurvivor iisyndrome ii- iiAnswers ii-d. iiThe iisurvivor iisyndrome
