QUESTION 1 What does an organizations vision statement have that its mission statement does not? a. a mention of ethics b. future aspirations for the organization c. a description of the organizations target/customers d. a description of what the organization does 5 points QUESTION 2 Which of the following statements about business gratuities is accurate? a. They can create moral confusion. b. Rules involving business gratuities are rarely included in codes of conduct. c. They are essentially the same thing as bribes. d. They can only be received by customers from suppliers. 5 points QUESTION 3 In which of the following ways should a companys code of ethics differ from its mission statement or vision statement? a. It should be less aspirational and more in line with present circumstances. b. It should have more input from management. c. It should carry a greater reflection of industry expectations. d. It should be less subject to fluctuation with environmental changes. 5 points QUESTION 4 Raleigh is in the process of developing a code-writing team for an accounting firm of 15 employees. Who in the company should be a part of this team? a. Raleigh and the 14 other employees b. Raleigh and the HR director c. Raleigh and a group of six or seven of the most-respected employees d. Raleigh and two or three senior executives 5 points QUESTION 5 How does the text define oath? a. a commitment to a professions public goals and ethics b. a pact with oneself for ethical behavior c. a public promise d. a private code 5 points QUESTION 6 A companys vision statement may reference some of the aspirations inherent to its code of ethics. True False 5 points QUESTION 7 Ethical hypocrisy exists in many companies but is not something employees are generally aware of. True False 5 points QUESTION 8 Which of the following is held in common among the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish religions according to the 1994 interfaith declaration? a. celebrating individual achievement and moral responsibility b. respecting all religious doctrines while conducting business c. acknowledging the importance of business as a driver of nations d. valuing justice and mutual respect when interacting with one another 5 points QUESTION 9 Social pressure can be a major reason that code violations go unreported in companies. True False 5 points QUESTION 10 An employee sends a racist joke to a coworker via their company email account. A manager discovers this, and the employee is fired. The employee sues the company for violation of privacy for monitoring his email. What will a judge most likely rule? a. The company has the right to monitor employee email. b. The employee has a right to private email communication. c. The company was within its rights but must rehire the employee. d. The employee is entitled to damages but not to get his job back. 5 points QUESTION 11 As described in the text, William George, the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, has outlined a connection between ______ and his companys mission and values. a. ethical organizational culture b. a strong vision statement c. employee retention d. profits and shareholder value 5 points QUESTION 12 If a company doesnt have a specific person in charge of managing ethics by the time it has 50 employees, it has failed in a key measure of ethical behavior. True False 5 points QUESTION 13 What is the purpose of using a round robin format in the work of the code-writing team? a. It allows everyone to hear examples and decide on common themes. b. It allows management to hear of unethical behaviors in their company. c. It brings an international and broad cultural perspective to the resulting code of ethics. d. It helps employees come clean about their worst impulses. 5 points QUESTION 14 A code of conduct requires input from which of the following that is not required for a code of ethics? a. employees b. the president/CEO c. upper management d. lawyers 5 points QUESTION 15 As suggested by the text, when should a business owner or company management first begin drafting a code of ethics? a. when filing for a business license b. when the business reaches around 10 employees c. when the business is first conceptualized d. when the first employee is hired 5 points QUESTION 16 What effect did the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have on codes of ethics and conduct in publicly traded companies? a. It forced companies to have or refine a code of ethics. b. It forced companies to have or refine a code of conduct. c. It forced transparency into the nature of a companys ethics training system. d. It forced transparency about whether or not companies had a code of ethics or conduct. 5 points QUESTION 17 Sharod witnesses a coworker accepting a particularly extravagant lunch at the expense of a client, which is a code of conduct violation. Which of the following conditions would make Sharod the most likely to report the violation to superiors? a. Sharod knows that most of his coworkers are not aware of the specific provisions of the code. b. Sharod knows there will be no retaliation for reporting the violation. c. Sharod knows most of his coworkers disapprove of this kind of violation. d. Sharod knows this person has never been warned before for ethics violations. 5 points QUESTION 18 The Society for Human Resource Management lists which of the following as inappropriate use of company email? a. Title VII violations b. cross-department messages c. email from a work account to the employees personal email account d. expressing discontent of working conditions 5 points QUESTION 19 What was the core purpose of the Caux Principles for Responsible Business? a. seeking international standards in sanctions for unethical behavior b. reducing the influence of free market capitalism in international business c. spreading Western business values to the developing world d. conceptualizing how responsible business should act internationally 5 points QUESTION 20 Which of the following statements about formal development of an ethics program is accurate? a. A company should have an ethics office even when it is very new and small. b. The ethics code is embodied by entry-level employees in small organizations. c. A specific individual should manage organizational ethics when a company reaches 50 employees. d. The company should have lawyers decide when to expand ethics programs to larger levels