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Business Ethics Methods, Theories, and Application 2nd Christian U. Becker
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CHAPTER 1
1. Which of the following is NOT a typical topic of the instrumental perspective of business ethics?
A) Organizational ethics
B) Professional ethics
C) Ethics as strategic management tool
D) Ethics as risk management tool
E) The meaning of a professional career for individual happiness
2. Which of the following is an accurate description of the philosophical perspective of business ethics?
A) The philosophical perspective analyzes how ethics best supports business success
B) The philosophical perspective provides ethical tools for strategic management
C) The philosophical perspective discusses how business can be a positive force in the world
D) The philosophical perspective despises business
E) All of the above
3. Which of the following is NOT part of the levels of business ethics?
A) Organizational level
B) Individual level
C) Societal level
D) Global level
E) Universal level
4. Which of the following is a reason for the relevance of business ethics for contemporary business?
A) Increasing ethical challenges in modern business
B) Increasing expectations from stakeholders and society
C) Increasing legal expectations
D) Business opportunities related to ethical challenges
E) All of the above
CHAPTER 2
5. Which of the following is a typical source of everyday norms and values?
A) Laws
B) Religion
C) Authority
D) Etiquette
, E) All of the above
6. Which of the following is NOT an example of an action that is legal but unethical?
A) Lying to one‟s partner in a serious private matter
B) Using a loophole in the law to cheat on business partners
C) Stealing
D) Observing as a bystander someone being beaten up and taking no action
E) All of the above
7. Which of the following is a typical question of normative ethics?
A) How ought one to live and act?
B) How can one decide what is the right action?
C) What is a good character?
D) What is a good life?
E) All of the above
8. Which of the following statements properly characterizes normative ethics and its subject matter?
A) There is one and only one right answer to normative questions of right and wrong
B) Normative ethics is completely subjective: one cannot rationally discuss what is ethically right and wrong
C) Questions of normative ethics are reasonably approachable: one can develop arguments to distinguish the
ethically better from the worse, but there is not one definite answer and more than one approach
D) One can always answer normative questions of right and wrong by referring to empirical facts
E) There is no such thing as normative ethics
9. Which of the following is NOT a step of the Utilitarian Method?
A) Consider all possible alternative actions
B) Consider the motives of the acting person(s)
C) Consider who is affected by the consequences of the alternative actions
D) Consider how everyone is affected in terms of pain and pleasure (harm and benefit)
E) Sum up the harm/benefit for each possible action
10. Which of the following is a typical limitation of utilitarianism?
A) Difficulties with determining who is affected by an action
B) Difficulties with predicting consequences
C) Difficulties with measuring and comparing happiness
D) Ignores further ethically relevant aspects such as motivation
E) All of the above
11. Which of the following is an accurate formulation of the Golden Rule?
A) Treat others in a way that optimally benefits you
B) Treat others in such a way as you want to be treated by them
C) Treat others as they treat you
D) Treat others as you like
E) Always use others as a means for your own ends
, 12. Which of the following is an accurate formulation of the CI Method B?
A) Which decision respects the dignity of all persons (as reasonable beings) involved / affected?
B) Which decision maximizes overall happiness?
C) Which decision maximizes profits?
D) Which decision does least harm to all persons involved/affected?
E) Which decision uses best legal loopholes in the global economy?
13. Which of the following is an implication of the CI method B for business contexts?
A) Respectful treatment of all persons
B) no treatment of people as mere means
C) no exploitation
D) no manipulation
E) all of the above
14. Which of the following is a typical business virtue?
A) Integrity
B) Honesty
C) Fairness
D) Responsibility
E) All of the above
15. Which of the following is an accurate formulation of the Virtue method A?
A) Which decision/action is generalizable?
B) Which decision/action is consistent with who someone is and wants to be, referring to reasonable concepts of
excellence?
C) Which decision/action maximizes overall happiness?
D) Which decision/action maximizes my happiness?
E) Which decision/action is most profitable?
16. Which of the following is an accurate formulation of the Virtue method B?
A) Which action/decision supports best the development of professional/personal potential and ensures thriving of
all affected?
B) Which action/decision supports best individual freedom?
C) Which action/decision supports best societal welfare?
D) Which action/decision maximizes overall happiness?
E) Which action/decision is in the best interest of the existing powers?
17. Consider the following case: You are on a boat with three others: your mother, your child, and your spouse. The
boat is sinking. None of them can swim and you can only save one. Which of the following arguments is NOT an
ethics of care argument?
A) My spouse and I deliberately chose each other and promised to care for each other. Therefore, I have a special
moral obligation to my spouse and will rescue my spouse.
B) My mother gave birth to me and raised me. I owe my mother. I will rescue her.
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