TOPIC 7: ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONISIBILITY CASE STUDY: Outbreak of disease. Government decides to close restaurants and bars 1. Government's decision to curb the operating hours of bars and restaurants can be seen as a A. Societal rule B. Utilitarian rule C. Justice rule D. Practical rule E. Moral rights rule 2. Restaurants, bars that do not adhere to the new regulations as announced by the government, will be guilty of unethical behaviour. Such behaviour can result in: A. Increased goodwill and reputation in the community B. Decreased consensus from the government C. An unchanged level of healthy and prosperous community D. Decreased national standard of living, well-being and prosperity E. Increased efficiency and effectiveness of production and trade 3. All of the following are true about ethics, except: A. They are moral principles B. They are beliefs about what is right or wrong C. They are not applicable to the bottom line of business D. They guide individuals in their dealing with others E. They provide a basis for deciding if behaviour is proper 4. Identify a true statement about the relationship between ethics and the law. A. There are indisputable rules that decide what is ethical and, by extension, what is legal. B. Neither laws nor ethics are fixed principles that do not change over time. C. Changes in laws invariably lead to changes in ethical beliefs. D. Societally determined ethics have no impact on the passage of laws. E. Changes in ethical beliefs always lead to immediate changes in laws. 5. Managers may be facing an ethical dilemma when they: A. Have to decide to act in a way that might help another group even if it hurts their own interest B. Hesitate because of moral scruples C. View the interests of one particular stakeholder group above another D. Ignore evidence that goes against their preferences E. Struggle to support their own interest