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Which of the following is true regarding meeting the minimal standard of business ethics suggested by Brooke?


A) Decisions must be legal.
B) Decisions must meet the criteria of a follower of deontology.
C) Decisions must meet the criteria of a follower of utilitarianism.
D) Decisions must receive a majority vote of acceptance by employees.
E) Decisions must be legal and decisions must also receive a majority vote of acceptance by employees.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

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According to the text,which of the following may be a part of the "how" in the WPH process of decision making?


A) Public disclosure, universalization, security, and the Golden Rule
B) Values, public disclosure, and security
C) Profit maximization, security, and public disclosure
D) Whistle-blowing, the Golden Rule, values, and public disclosure
E) Public disclosure, universalization, and the Golden Rule

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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Summarize the following ethical principles: (a).Ethical relativism (b).Situational ethics (c).Consequentialism (d).Deontology (e).Virtue ethics (f).Ethics of care

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A person who believes that they should not cheat on a drug test because if everyone did so,the drug test would be meaningless is applying a[n] ______.


A) Ethics of care
B) Virtual analysis
C) Cost-benefit analysis
D) Fundamentalist approach
E) Categorical imperative

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Which of the following are values in the WPH process of ethical decision making?


A) Freedom only
B) Security only
C) Efficiency only
D) Freedom and security, but not efficiency
E) Freedom, security, and efficiency

F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

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The "public disclosure" test for ethical behavior is sometimes referred to as the ______ test.


A) Television
B) Powell
C) Self-conscious
D) Golden
E) Primary

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following is true regarding Brad's statement that the CEO could not be held liable for violations of the act?


A) Brad is correct. Under no circumstances can a CEO be held personally responsible for violations under the act. Any fines would be imposed upon the business entity.
B) Brad is incorrect. The act provides for harsh penalties, and a CEO who knows that the company's financial reports are incorrect but claims that they are truthful, can be heavily fined. There are no penalties, however, for destruction of financial documents.
C) Brad is incorrect. The act provides for harsh penalties, and a CEO who destroys or changes financial documents to mislead can be heavily fined. There are no penalties, however, for misstatements of a company's financial reports because the company is solely responsible for its statements.
D) Brad is incorrect, but any fine against a CEO under the act cannot exceed a nominal amount of $1,000.
E) Brad is incorrect. The act provides for harsh penalties, and a CEO who knows that the company's financial reports are incorrect but claims that they are truthful, can be heavily fined. Additionally, a CEO who destroys or changes financial documents to mislead can be heavily fined.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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