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Which of the following statements is decisive in determining whether or not to study business ethics? |
| | A) | Business managers don't need to study ethics in order to know how to treat employees, shareowners, and customers. |
| | B) | Business and ethics simply don't mix. In the final analysis, self-interest represented by profit overrides the interests of employees, customers, and communities. Opinion and sentiment get in the way of efficient business decision-making. |
| | C) | Ethical concerns are as unavoidable in business as are concerns of marketing, accounting, finance, and human resources. Formal study of business ethics helps address these concerns so that |
| | D) | The answers to ethical questions are clear-cut enough; all business people already know right from wrong. |
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Which statement correctly describes the relationship between philosophical ethics and ethos? |
| | A) | Individuals who obey the conventions, mores, and rules of their cultures are already acting ethically. No further philosophical reflection is required. |
| | B) | Philosophical ethics distinguishes what people do value from what they should value. |
| | C) | What people do value and should value are, for all practical purposes, the same. |
| | D) | Philosophical ethics is too abstract to be useful in everyday life situations. Following the mores and customs of one's culture is a more dependable way to make moral decisions. |
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