Question 1

Performing at the highest standards,not just for oneself,but for the team,for the supervisor,for the consumer,and for the company's shareholders,indicates a sense of

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A)   individuality.
B)   accountability.
C)   opportunity.
D)   future-orientation.
E)   endurance.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 2

In the phrase stakeholder view,the word stakeholder refers to someone who owns a share of the business.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What brought about the state of affairs known as the post-trust era?

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A)   the disclosure of widespread cheating in school
B)   a series of business scandals and economic crises
C)   the decrease in human interactions in business
D)   the practice of outsourcing jobs
E)   a switch to more transparency by businessesF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

In recent years,transparency has become the dominant business ethic for communications.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Greg is the purchasing manager at a jeans-manufacturing company.He knows he could save his company money by using cheaper,thinner cotton,but he says,"Our customers count on us to provide a durable product.I do not want to let them down." What quality does this demonstrate?

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A)   competence
B)   character
C)   fairness
D)   expertise
E)   communityF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

How does having a high level of trust impact communication?

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A)   It improves communication because people have to rely more on rhetoric.
B)   It improves communication because people feel less resistance to ideas.
C)   It worsens communication because people take things for granted.
D)   It worsens communication because people question each other's motives.
E)   It improves communication because people have to be persuaded to cooperate.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Because business problems are expensive and time-consuming to solve,experts recommend avoiding open discussion of serious issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following can the FAIR test help you avoid?

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A)   showing preference to one employee over another
B)   revealing confidential or proprietary information
C)   receiving low ratings from subordinates
D)   rationalizing unethical behaviors
E)   showing disrespect to other peopleF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Someone who has an enlarged vision of those affected by his or her business activities has a sense of accountability.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Edgar's boss has told him that he needs to demonstrate more competence on the job.Which of the following actions will help him do so?

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A)   taking on fewer projects at one time
B)   asking coworkers what their needs are
C)   working independently and not consulting others
D)   hiding his mistakes from his team members
E)   setting specific work goals and achieving themF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

What type of company is required to have a code of ethics available to all employees?

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A)   all companies that employ more than 100 people
B)   all companies that trade internationally
C)   all companies that have more than a single owner
D)   all companies that are publicly traded
E)   all companies that make more than a million dollarsF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

Why should a business take a stakeholder view of groups in society that are not part of the company and do not use the company's products or services?

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Question 13

Aiko is a middle manager at a technology company.Which of the following actions would help Aiko build a sense of community among her team members?

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A)   assign all the team roles without explaining why decisions are made
B)   emphasize how the quality of the team's work affects her chance at promotion
C)   empower each team member to set personal goals for his or her career
D)   put more emphasis on immediate results than on developing skills
E)   encourage team members to compete to improve productivityF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Nancy wants to cultivate a sense of community.Her first step should be to explain her needs to the team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In recent years,employees have increasingly judged their upper managers to be ethical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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