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Using a company’s financial, capital, and human resources to increase its performance is the responsibility of the ___. |
| | A) | stockholders |
| | B) | managers |
| | C) | customers |
| | D) | creditors |
| | E) | suppliers |
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According to the utilitarian rule of decision making, an ethical decision is one that: |
| | A) | maintains and protect the fundamental rights and privileges of people. |
| | B) | distributes benefits and harm among people in a fair, equitable, and impartial manner. |
| | C) | a manager has no hesitation about communicating to people outside the company. |
| | D) | protects people’s rights to freedom, life and safety, property, privacy, free speech, and freedom of conscience. |
| | E) | produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people. |
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Ethical decisions that managers make with no hesitation or reluctance about communicating to people outside the company are defined by the ___ rule. |
| | A) | practical |
| | B) | moral rights |
| | C) | justice |
| | D) | utilitarian |
| | E) | relativity |
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Which of the following statements is true about societal ethics? |
| | A) | They are constant across societies. |
| | B) | They emanate from family, peers, and upbringing in general. |
| | C) | They control self-interested behavior by individuals and organizations. |
| | D) | They are entirely internalized by members of society. |
| | E) | They have no control over behaviors that threaten society’s collective interests. |
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The influence of family, peers, and upbringing in general, are sources of _____ ethics. |
| | A) | societal |
| | B) | individual |
| | C) | terminal |
| | D) | professional |
| | E) | evolutionary |
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The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: |
| | A) | prohibits discrimination against workers over the age of 40. |
| | B) | prohibits discrimination in employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, etc. |
| | C) | prohibits discrimination against women on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, etc. |
| | D) | prohibits discrimination against disabled individuals in employment decisions. |
| | E) | requires that employers provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave for medical and family reasons. |
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In the management of organizational diversity, the function of a disseminator is to: |
| | A) | support diversity initiatives in the wider community. |
| | B) | evaluate the extent to which diverse employees are being treated fairly. |
| | C) | commit resources to develop new ways to effectively manage diversity and eliminate biases and discrimination. |
| | D) | allocate resources to support and encourage the effective management of diversity. |
| | E) | inform employees about diversity policies and initiatives and the intolerance of discrimination. |
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In a decisional managerial role, the job of committing resources to develop new ways to effectively manage diversity is done by the ___. |
| | A) | disturbance handler. |
| | B) | negotiator. |
| | C) | entrepreneur. |
| | D) | spokesperson |
| | E) | disseminator. |
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Which of the following is a function of a disseminator in promoting diversity within an organization? |
| | A) | Serving as a role model and instituting policies and procedures to ensure that diverse members are treated fairly |
| | B) | Informing employees about diversity policies and initiatives and the intolerance of discrimination |
| | C) | Committing resources to develop new ways to effectively manage diversity and eliminate biases and discrimination |
| | D) | Evaluating the extent to which diverse employees are being treated fairly |
| | E) | Working with organizations and groups to support and encourage the effective management of diversity |
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Which of the following is an example of quid pro quo sexual harassment? |
| | A) | Forcing an employee to perform sexual favors in return for a promotion |
| | B) | Lewd jokes made within the hearing of the employee |
| | C) | Displays of pornography in the workplace |
| | D) | Displays of sexually oriented objects |
| | E) | Sexually oriented remarks about someone’s physical appearance |
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