Human resource policy of a company
Which of the following
statements is true of business ethics?
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Ethical conceptions
shape business law and business relationships uniquely in each country.
Businesses have social
responsibilities that they need to honor because they:
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operate in a community
that has expectations from the businesses.
Under deontology, the
categorical imperative proposed to determine whether an action is right states
that:
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an action is moral
only if it would be consistent for everyone in society to act in the same way.
Why is ethical
fundamentalism difficult to follow?
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It provides a rigid
set of rules to follow regardless of the situation.
_____ is best
described as a problem about what a firm should do for which no clear, right
decision is available
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Ethical dilemma
The human resource
policy of a company states that the company aims to treat all humans
identically, regardless of race, class, gender, age, and sexual preference.
Which of the following values influencing business ethics does this best illustrate?
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Justice
The _____ is also
called the "television test," for it requires us to imagine that our
actions are being broadcast on national television.
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public disclosure test
Which of the following
theories of business ethics denies the existence of objective moral standards?
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Ethical relativism
Which of the following
is a way to take the universalization test for a business owner making a
decision?
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Considering the impact
on the world if the decision were adopted by all businesses
The _____ holds that
the right course of action is the option most consistent with the building and
maintaining of human relationships.
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Ethics of care