1. Moral philosophies that assess the morality of an act based on the act's production of a desired result are classified as:

Group of answer choices

Deontology

Distributive Justice

Goodness theory

Teleology

Virtue Ethics.

2. ABC corporation management makes decisions based on the theory "whatever is best for usbreak laws but just do not get caught." ABC's existing method for ethical decision making is best described as its:

Group of answer choices

ABC's normative approach

ABC's moral imperative approach

ABC's virtue theory approach

ABC's descriptive approach

3. John's major accounting firm (the "Acct. Firm") approaches XYZ Corporation ("XYZ") and makes a pitch to be XYZ's auditors. The auditing proposal is rejected. Which of the following could be the reason(s) for this rejection of the auditing proposal?

Group of answer choices

Acct. Firm is legally prohibited from performing XYZ's audits because it is already performing bookkeeping services for XYZ.

Acct. Firm is not registered as an auditor with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

XYZ does not have a whistleblower required by the Dodd-Frank Act. d. a and b are correct answers.

a and b are correct answers.

a, b, and c are all correct answers.

4. Utilitarianism is a moral theory that dictates that people must choose the action or follow the rule that provides the:

Group of answer choices

greatest good to oneself

least harm to the greatest number of people

greatest good for the greatest number of people

least harm to oneself

5. According to the textbook, what is true of "Whistle-blowing protection?

Group of answer choices

Most public companies fail to have internal systems of Whistle-Blowing protection given the increased passage of laws that provide whistleblower protection

Differential association customarily promotes Whistle-blowing

When Whistle-blowing protection systems are implemented internally, whistle-blowing employees are encouraged to report to corporate officers, and not immediate supervisors, to deter retaliation by fellow workers or superiors

The FGSO institutionalized internal Whistle-blowing

6. Which of the following does the textbook contend can be motivations for ethical behavior?

Group of answer choices

The corporation is providing the employee incentives to pursue ethical behavior

The individual employee's existence needs.

The desire of an employee to engage in productive activities

a and b are correct answers

a, b, and c are all correct answers

7. At ABC corporation, large portions of the workforce have concluded that management is unfair in their treatment of individual workers. Specifically, management's bonus system for workers is primarily based on favoritism and economic results produced by an individual regardless of whether the worker's economic results are obtained by using abusive or deceptive practices. ABC management is therefore deficient in which of the following:

Group of answer choices

Failing in the sphere of Interactional Justice

Wrongly believing in Kant's categorical imperatives

Failing to develop an exacting culture

Management's overreliance on an Integrative culture

8. Ethical _________ holds that individuals subjectively decide what is "ethical behavior" based on their experiences of individuals or groups.

Group of answer choices

relativism

recidivism

deontologism

teleologism

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9.Dawn is a person who takes a dim view of human nature, believing that humanity is inherently self-centered and competitive and not benevolent and kind. Dawn's ethical system is

Group of answer choices

Fatalism

Realism

A Kohlberg model

Normative relativism

10. The U.S. Constitution orders that a citizen once criminally charged has the right to a trial by a jury of his peers, the right to confront the accuser, and must be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The requirement that these processes be followed in pursuing a criminal conviction is best described as:

Group of answer choices

Interactional justice

Distributive Justice

Normative justice

Procedural justice