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PHIL 3333 APPLIED ETHICSSTUDY GUIDE PART II1.) Stakeholders are anyone with a share or interest in a company. TRUE FALSE2.) An oxymoron is the combination of two contradictory terms, such as "deafening silence" or "jumbo shrimp." TRUE FALSE3.) "Government efficiency" could be considered an oxymoron. TRUE FALSE4.) A code of ethics is a company's written standards of ethical behavior that are designed to guide managers and employees in making the decisions and choices they face every day. TRUE FALSE5.) The positive outcome of unethical behavior in the business world has been increased attention to the need for third-party guarantees of ethical conduct and active commitments from the rest of the business world. TRUE FALSE6.) Typically, a company's code of ethics is a private document. TRUE FALSE7.) The standard of corporate governance appears to be at the highest level in business history. TRUE FALSE8.) The Ford Pinto case is still discussed and studied as an example of the highest moral behavior of a corporation in American history. TRUE FALSE9.) In the Ford Pinto case, company officials were aware of safety concerns of their car, particularly relating to the gas tank. TRUE FALSE10.) From the 1960s to the present, major ethical dilemmas for corporations has remained static, unchanging in topic. TRUE FALSE11.) To do what is legal also means to do what is moral. TRUE FALSE12.) An ethical dilemma is a situation in which there is a "right" versus "wrong" answer. TRUE FALSE13.) Once you have reached a decision as to the type of conflict you are facing, the three resolution principles are: ends-based, rules-based, and flipping a coin. TRUE FALSE14.) If you utilize the rules-based resolution principle, you would consider which decision would provide the greatest good for the greatest number of people. TRUE FALSE15.) If you utilize the Golden Rule resolution principle, you would utilize the principle: do unto yourself as fits your own best interest. TRUE FALSE16.) Corporate ethics has moved from the domain of legal and human resource departments into the organizational mainstream with the appointment of corporate ethics officers with clear mandates. TRUE FALSE17.) Utilitarianism is a moral theory that emphasizes adherence to principle above any positive consequence for the larger community. TRUE FALSE18.) Universal ethics demands that our decisions always advance the general good. TRUE FALSE19.) "Value chain" is a synonym for "marketing". TRUE FALSE20.) Finance and company unions are key functions in a value chain, according to the text. TRUE FALSE21.) Although moral problems can arise in distribution, advertising, and customer service, no moral issues can arise in the R&D section of a company, since R&D staff have no direct access to customers. TRUE FALSE22.) Universal Ethics are actions performed out of duty and obligation to a purely moral ideal, rather than based on the needs of the situation, since the universal principles are seen to apply to everyone, everywhere, all the time. TRUE FALSE23.) The actions taken out of duty and obligation to a purely moral ideal refers to utilitarianism. TRUE FALSE24.) Typically, the marketing department's task is to make ethics a top organizational priority. TRUE FALSE25.) "Ambush marketing" is used by terrorist organizations to fracture a government's internet security. TRUE FALSE
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