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BA 300, SDSU Business Ethics Questions And Answers Z: In a May 2013 interview, in Inc. Magazine, Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora Radio was asked what kind of political party he would start if he could. Mr. Westergren answered "A party based on the 'veil of ignorance' theory". Accordin...

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Z: In a May 2013 interview, in Inc. Magazine, Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora Radio

was asked what kind of political party he would start if he could. Mr. Westergren answered "A

party based on the 'veil of ignorance' theory". According to Dr. Lori Ryan, how did John Rawls

use the veil of ignorance, which Rawls conceived, in his theory of justice? a. as a thought

experiment that explains why someone unaware of the characteristics he would choose an ethical

decision-making rule favoring the least advantaged




Z: One of the eight steps in ethical decision making is to think creatively about potential actions.

The text cites the example of Cummins Engine Company which resolved the problem of local

children cutting through a wire fence on company property and stealing valuable equipment by:

d. making classrooms available on the company site since there weren't enough

classrooms at the local school




according to the text, in the age of social networking, a person's reputation for integrity in

business is: c. especially important since news of bad business can reach a broad audience

in seconds




Z: One scholar has observed that some people believe that it is ethically appropriate for business

executives to have lots of freedom to make high-risk business decisions without too much

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government interference. "Their view is that the fraudulent executives are bad apples in a

basically sweet barrel", according to the scholar, what ethical decision-rule most closely matches

this view? d. Nozick's Rights Theory




Z: The text says the culpability score assigned by the Federal Organizational Sentencing

Guidelines in a given case: a. is designed to reflect the level of moral blameworthiness of

an organization for its conduct and influences the level of punishment the organization will

receive.




Z: On Oct. 6, 2012, the Wall Street Journal reported on a recent study in which hundreds on

financial planners were asked to evaluate conflict-of-interest rules for doctors. The financial

planners favored barring doctors from accepting free meals and expensive educational trips from

drug companies, yet said restricting financial planners from receiving the same kinds of benefits

from investment companies that sought to do business with the planners would be unecessarily

burdensome. One of the study researchers said "Each of us tends to think that we are much more

fair and impartial than other people are". the study illustrated: b. the illusion of superiority




Z: the text says that a supervisor who tries to get subordinates to follow the ethical standards

expected in the workplace: d. should be viewed as a part of natural management process

,BA 300, SDSU Business Ethics Questions And
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of providing clear and international guidance on what is considered appropriate behavior in the

paric workplace




Z: On Jan. 20, 2013, the NY times ran a story about a new kind of beer hall where the proceeds

go to charity instead of the owner. In one such pub in Houston, patrons got one vote per drink as

to which charity should get the following month's profits. One group in Portland is considering

opening a worker-run collectively managed pub run by and for "people who resist oppression on

all levels" and fight for "unrepresented and unwaged workers". the ethical philosophy in business

decision-making driving the opening of the portland pub is MOST in line with: c. Rawls'

Theory of Justice




Z: Most adults will carry out an authority figure's orders, in business and other settings, even if

these orders are contrary to their personal beliefs about what's right. That is the central message

of: c. The Milgram experiment




Z: Harvard Business School's Dean explained his school's new focus on ethics. When a business

has a "system" in which it feels like the pressure for short-term returns are extraordinary and the

gains from doing things in the short run are amazing....some of us may have been tempted to do

bad things". the dean's comments ilustrate: b. the negative side of setting performance

goals

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Z. After AAA agency lost a big account due to an error, sam supervisor's....Sam believes in

utilitarianism; sam is most likely to: c. fire Carl because sacrificing Carl for Beth's

mistake, and keeping Beth, will result in the greatest net benefit to the greatest number of people

affected by the decision




According to the text, a multinational company based in the US that is operating in developing

coutryu with environmental laws that would allow the company to pollute the country's air and

water: c. should consider adhering to ethical standards that are higher than the legal

standards in the developing country. the developing country's laws do not necessarily define the

country's ethical duties




Z: The late Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonalds restaurant wrote in his memoirs: "i have always

believed that each man makes his own happiness and is responsible for his own problems" Mr.

Kroc believed in d. a high internal locus of control




Z: In Jan. 2011, Gil Meche, the a pitcher with the Kansas City Royals, retired, turning down 12

million he would have received in the final year of five year contract with the team. He retired

bcause his right shoulder....Meche's decision to decline his salary so that he could feel better

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