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Chapter 4 Multiple Choice Questions
Making decisions in business ethics: Descriptive ethical theories
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What is the correct order of the four stages of ethical decision making from a rationalist perspective (Rest, 1986)?
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Intent -
moral intent is established, which may be referred to as moral motivation, decision or determination;
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Judgement -
the decision making itself, sometimes called moral evaluation or moral reasoning;
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Behaviour - a
cting on the intentions through one's behaviour, can be referred to as action or implementation.
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Awareness
- becoming aware that there is a moral issue at stake.
4,3,1,2
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2,3,1,4
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2,4,3,1
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4,2,1,3
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________ reasoning is considered by many to be prevalent within society and particularly within businesses, where it is often referred to in the form of a ___________.
Consequentialist, Cost-benefit analysis
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Rationalised, Annual audit
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Consequentialist, Annual audit
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Rationalised, Cost-benefit analysis
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Factors that impact ethical decision making can be broadly broken down into ________ factors, related to the unique characteristics of a person, and _________ factors, which are features of the person's environment or the particular issue.
Tailored, Individual
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Situational, Individual
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Situational, Tailored
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Individual, Situational
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The Theory of _________ posits that 3 three levels of moral reasoning exist which an individual can engage in to assess ethical issues, dependant on their cognitive capacity.
Egoism
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Cognitive moral development
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Power distance
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Uncertainty avoidance
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The extent to which an individual believes they can control their life is determined by their __________.
Moral imagination
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Personal integrity
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Cognitive moral development
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Locus of control
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_________ are individual beliefs about desirable behaviours and goals that are stable over time and which influence decision making.
Character traits
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Personal values
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Personal attitudes
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Personal traits
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The extent to which an individual is able to creatively consider the consequences of, resolutions to, and issues associated with moral decision making is known as _________.
Moral imagination
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Ethical reflexivity
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Moral originality
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Moral reflexivity
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___________, ___________ and __________ are all factors which can impact the moral intensity
Social consensus, Temporal immediacy, Proximity
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Proximity, Social dissensus, Futility of effect
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Proximity, Temporal immediacy, Social dissensus
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Social dissensus, Cultural immediacy, Proximity
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________ is the use of language of to mask or expose the ethical nature of decisions, actions and behaviours.
Ethical splicing
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Moral framing
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Ethical window dressing
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Moral splicing
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_______, where actors are convinced that their actions harms nobody, _______ where actors argue that their norm violation is an attempt to realize higher-order values and ________ , where actors argue they are owed something, are all strategies for justifying or denying unethical behaviour.
Appeal to higher loyalties, Denial of injury, Metaphor of the ledger
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Appeal to higher loyalties, Metaphor of the ledger, Denial of injury
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Denial of injury, Appeal to higher loyalties, Metaphor of the ledger
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Denial of injury, Metaphor of the ledger, Appeal to higher loyalties,
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