BUS 313 Midterm Exam Study Guide
The categorical imperative. - answerAccording to Immanuel Kant, the truth should be told,
no matter the outcome. This is the idea behind what he called
not market the product because research has shown the product to be ineffective, and Alaina
would not want oth...
The categorical imperative. - answer✔✔According to Immanuel Kant, the truth should be told,
no matter the outcome. This is the idea behind what he called
not market the product because research has shown the product to be ineffective, and Alaina
would not want other companies to market ineffective products. - answer✔✔Alaina must make a
decision regarding marketing a new product for her company. The company has developed a
shampoo to help reduce hair loss. In marketing the product, Alaina wants to act ethically by
following the categorical imperative. In doing so, she will decide to
accept the German work habits because he believes an action could be right even though he does
not believe it is right. - answer✔✔Bran is CEO of an American company. Bran's company opens
an office in Germany. Bran visits the German office and is uncomfortable with some of the work
habits of the new German employees. If Bran applies moral relativism, he will
Although there is no guarantee that ethical behavior pays in the short or long run, there is
evidence that the ethical company is more likely to win financially. - answer✔✔Does ethical
behavior maximize profitability?
competitors - answer✔✔Dorit is head of marketing at a major corporation. Dorit wants to be sure
the marketing campaign for the company's latest product is effective. Dorit needs to consider if
each of the following groups finds the marketing campaign effective except
exit - answer✔✔Hans is an attorney at a large law firm. The managing partner of the law firm
asks Hans to hide required documents from the opposing side in a major lawsuit in order to
increase the chances that their client will win the lawsuit. Hans is conflicted because he needs
this job and, other than this incident, he finds this law firm a great place to work. Regardless,
Hans decides to resign. In doing so, Hans is reacting to an unethical situation through
It creates a workforce that is cynical and resentful. - answer✔✔How does unethical behavior in
an organization affect its workforce?
deontological ethics. - answer✔✔Immanuel Kant believed that the results of a decision are not as
important as the reason for making it. This is the principle behind
go with her first instinct, which is to keep her manager happy - answer✔✔Ina makes good
money as an accountant in a big accounting firm. Ina's manager, Rockwell, tells her that he
discovered financial irregularities during a recent audit of a company and that the company
offered Rockwell $100,000 to state that the audit was fine. Rockwell says he needs help with this
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cover-up and offers Ina $50,000 to help him. Ina wants to make her manager happy and quickly
tells him yes, she will help him. Ina should take all of these actions except
conformity - answer✔✔Jamal was recently hired as a sales representative for a pharmaceutical
company. Jamal notices that all the other sales reps "pad" their expense accounts by claiming
meals with clients that never took place and then pocket the extra money. Jamal figures that
because everyone else is cheating on their expense accounts, he might as well do the same. What
ethics trap is Jamal falling into?
the difference principle. - answer✔✔John Rawls' suggestion that society should reward behavior
that provides the most benefit to the community as a whole is referred to as
whether it is acceptable for everyone to do the same thing. - answer✔✔Josefa wants to engage in
ethical conduct when doing her job. Josefa decides it would be best to follow the categorical
imperative when making decisions in the workplace. In doing so, Josefa will focus on
competitors - answer✔✔Marco wants to act ethically in order to benefit the company. Which
group would not benefit from Marco's ethical conduct?
-Slow down.
-Do not trust your first instinct.
-Remember your Life Principles. - answer✔✔People may encounter ethical traps. How can
ethical traps be avoided? Choose three answers.
slander per se. - answer✔✔Elliot tells Corey he heard that Jake is addicted to opioids. This is
false advertising under the Lanham Act. - answer✔✔Emerald and Opal are business competitors
in the beauty industry. Emerald makes false claims in her advertising that Opal's face serums
cause allergic reactions. These statements cause customers to quit buying Opal's products and
Opal's profits plummet as a result. Opal may sue Emerald for
reprehensibility of the defendant's conduct, the ratio between the harm suffered and the award,
and the difference between the punitive award and any civil penalties used in similar cases. -
answer✔✔In awarding punitive damages, a court must consider the
win if he can prove he has not stolen money from his mother. - answer✔✔Sloane believes that
Brad has stolen money from his mother and tells Eden. Brad sues for defamation and will likely
libel per se. - answer✔✔Suri publishes an article stating incorrectly that Geoffrey has MRSA, a
contagious infectious disease. This is
write an article about an unpopular political opinion. - answer✔✔The First Amendment allows
one to
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