PHIL 1404 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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PHIL 1404
PHIL 1404 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Family is generally a strong influence on our ethical standards. - CORRECT ANSWER-
a. True
According to Milton Friedman, a company's social responsibility consists solely of bettering
the welfare of society. - CORRECT ANSWER- b. False
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PHIL 1404 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Family is generally a strong influence on our ethical standards. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔a. True
According to Milton Friedman, a company's social responsibility consists solely of bettering
the welfare of society. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. False
Which of the following is not a stakeholder? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. corporate
culture
Which of these concepts relates to utilitarianism? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d.
consequences
Which normative ethical theory supports the idea of holding multiple ethical standards? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. none of the above
According to the Greek system of logic introduced by Socrates, normative ethical theories
ultimately are grounded in reason. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. True
Utilitarianism is a system that ________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. attempts to quantify
the good
In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill ________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. proposes a harm
principle
Individualism was the greatest value in Confucian ethics. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b.
False
The veil of ignorance ensures which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b.
objectivity
,Managerial ethics is related to which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b.
righteousness
A distinguishing characteristic of justice theory is that it emphasizes method over content. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. True
In both East and West, the means used to achieve a certain end are often more important than
the end. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. True
Confucian virtue ethics is similar to the Aristotelian version in that both are very practical. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. True
"Control" as used in this section does not refer to which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔a. reverence
Immanuel Kant contended that people often interpret reason subjectively. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔a. True
The United Nations Global Compact is a set of standards that is binding worldwide. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. False
Religion continues to be a forceful influence on ethical systems. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔a. True
Globalization is evidence that business is culturally neutral. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b.
False
The fact that a McDonald's in Indonesia might provide sambal chili sauce to its customers
rather than ketchup is as an example of ________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a.
acculturation
What are the levels upon which business ethics exists? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d.
individual, organizational, and societal
, Protecting owners' interests was a common feature of ________. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔a. the Industrial Revolution
All ethical standards are relative and should be treated as such. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔b. False
Values of Protestant Christianity were often used to justify ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔b. business success during the Industrial Revolution
Businesses today are concerned with balancing profitability with responsibility. Therefore,
they should ________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. pay attention to culture
According to Kantian ethics, how should the story Les Misérables best be understood? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. Valjean's motives and duty to his sister act as ends justifying
means.
An application of Rawls's justice theory results in business ethics being the duty of a
corporate compliance or ethics department. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False
The concept that preventing harm is the only purpose for which the state's power can be
justly used is called ________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. the harm principle
Which of the following most likely contributes to a corporation's positive work atmosphere
over the long term? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. being committed to ethical business
practices
Why does a Kantian view typically not govern most management decisions? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔d. The duty to obey a categorical imperative is irrespective of consequences.
Religion's role in business is less certain today; we are perhaps more likely to see a universal,
secular code of ethics develop than to see religion serve as common ground for different
cultures to come together. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔True
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