Ethics can probably be defined as doing what is right. Something that is wrong but not illegal is a good way to say that something is unethical. Usually something that is ethical is something that is legal, but not always. Something that is legal or within the law can also be wrong (or unethical). Our history is full of instances where something is legal but now considered unethical (or wrong). You get the idea.
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1. "If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing." was said by
A.
Abraham Lincoln.
B.
Barack Obama.
C.
Henry Kravis.
D.
Albert Einstein.
2. Robert J. Stevens sets the tone of ethics and values for his entire organization by
A.
Communicating clearly his expectations and values by leading by example.
B.
Emulating a standard of excellence in behavior each day.
C.
Finding examples of employees across the workplace of employees who have taken
an action very much admired.
D.
All of the
above.
3. According to Sandra Barbour, you need to do a test where you ask "Would I do this if I knew that I wouldn't get caught?"
True False4. One action by one employee can distort the contribution of 135,000 employees so part of the communication on ethics includes
A.
The question "Do you want to be
the person who would taint the
reputation of all these colleagues whom we admire and trust?"
B.
Who will be the first to taint the company?
C.
Identifying potential ethics violators.
D.
All of the above.
5. The CEOs in Dilbert Ethics went golfing to discuss
A.
Taxes being too darn high.
B.
Which company
should win the government bids.
C.
Nurturing and diversity.
D.
Networking with other executives on the golf course.
6. Dilbert's office associates were discussing
A.
Making a fortune from special interest groups.
B.
Destroying the integrity of the democratic voting system.
C.
Ethical consequences of manipulating the voting results for own evil purposes
without ever being detected.
D.
All of the
above.
7. The lobbyist were concerned about Dilbert and their goal was to
A.
Find a way to influence Dilbert
without money.
B.
Teach Dilbert to use his creativity.
C.
Give Dilbert money in return for the internet voting network system.
D.
None of the above.
8. Dilbert was immune to the lobbyists' inducements.
True False9. The PG&E representative was only authorized to offer
A.
$150,000.
B.
$250,000.
C.
$20,000,000.
D.
$28,000,000,000.
10. The PG&E representative alerted Mr. Maseri that he needed to remember that they were against PG&E whom is a multi-billion dollar corporation.
True False
11. How many know plaintiffs had a case against PG&E?
A.
More than 400.
B.
Less than 400.
C.
250.
D.
350.
12. According to Erin, the affected people don't dream about being rich, they
A.
Dream about to not having to worry about health complications because of the
polluted water.
B.
Dream about not having their spine
deteriorate because of the polluted water.
C.
Dream about being able to watch their kids swim in a pool without worrying that
they will have a
D.
All of the
above.
13. According to Erin, the people affected by the polluted water may not be the most sophisticated people and they don't know how to divide.
True False
14. In the meeting, Erin stated that the water that Ms. Sanchez was about to drink came from the polluted area especially for them.
True False
15. The reason that the lady was sure Hexavalent chromium was not toxic was because
A.
Her doctor had told her that it was not poisonous.
B.
The guys from PG&E told her that is
was fine.
C.
Both A and B
above.
D.
None of the above.
16. According to the "Business Ethics" video, when a business acts ethically, it will
A.
Lose money but that is the price of acting ethically.
B.
Perform
better.
C. Be regarded by the government
for acting ethically.
D.
Have tax incentives for acting ethically.
17. According the "Business Ethics" video, Steve has a huge dilemma because
A.
He is not legally obligated to tell the customer about the possibilities
of cancer in the pill.
B.
He could choose to tell the buyer that the pills have a possibility of cancer as
a moral thing to do.
C. There is no right or wrong answer and his
beliefs would determine what he needs to do.
D.
All of the
above.
18. According to the "Business Ethics" video, since the pills are legally allowed to be sold, Steve does not have to say anything and thus since something is legal it means it is moral.
True False
19. The video clip "Business Ethics" states that Steve should not sell the diet pills because they are cancerous.
True False
20. According the the "Business Ethics" video, the company should decide not to sell cigarettes to minors in other countries because
A.
It is illegal.
B.
More people will start smoking and in turn more people could die of cancer.
C.
Although it will save their jobs, doing so is morally wrong.
D.
None of the
above.