Question 1

Maverick Stars Inc., a U.S.-based multinational company, applies its home-country standards of employment and production in its manufacturing facilities located in some less-developed host nations. In this context, the company is most likely to be criticized for:

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A)  applying low standards of business ethics in its host nations.
B)  exploiting the national differences in factors of production.
C)  opposing ethnocentrism and righteous moralism.
D)  nullifying the reasons for investing in those countries.
E)  adopting cultural relativism as its approach to ethics.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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A)  This declaration provides different sets of fundamental rights and privileges for different cultures.
B)  According to this declaration, it is unethical to employ child labor in sweatshops even if that happens to be common in some countries.
C)  This declaration states that it is ethical to treat people as means to the ends of others.
D)  According to this declaration, citizens of a nation have no duties to their community.
E)  According to this declaration, people do not have a right to join trade unions for the protection of their interests.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

The straw man approach of righteous moralism is typically associated with managers from:

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A)  developing countries.
B)  totalitarian nations.
C)  BRIC nations.
D)  developed nations.
E)  war-torn countries.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 4

When an employee says no to a supervisor because what he or she was asked to do was unethical, it exhibits the employee's:

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A)  moral courage.
B)  organizational citizenship.
C)  ethical dilemma.
D)  cross-cultural literacy.
E)  cultural relativism.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following is most likely to lead to unethical behavior in a business setting?

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A)  A strong sense of personal ethics exhibited by employees
B)  Expatriate managers working away from their ordinary social context and supporting culture
C)  Providing managers with a moral compass or an ethical algorithm
D)  Large business corporations making social investments in host countries
E)  Multinational corporations advocating the concept of noblesse obligeF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Exam 5: Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainability

Which of the following statements is true about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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Maverick Stars Inc., a U.S.-based multinational company, applies its home-country standards of employment and production in its manufacturing facilities located in some less-developed host nations. In this context, the company is most likely to be criticized for:

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When an employee says no to a supervisor because what he or she was asked to do was unethical, it exhibits the employee's:

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Which of the following is most likely to lead to unethical behavior in a business setting?

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The straw man approach of righteous moralism is typically associated with managers from:

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Exam 5: Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainability

Which of the following statements is true about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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Maverick Stars Inc., a U.S.-based multinational company, applies its home-country standards of employment and production in its manufacturing facilities located in some less-developed host nations. In this context, the company is most likely to be criticized for:

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When an employee says no to a supervisor because what he or she was asked to do was unethical, it exhibits the employee's:

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Which of the following is most likely to lead to unethical behavior in a business setting?

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The straw man approach of righteous moralism is typically associated with managers from:

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