Which of the following is not a key goal of employee ethics training?(1 Point)Increase the percentage of employees who report incidents of misconduct.Make employees more aware of the company’s code of ethics and how to apply it.Become familiar with various philosophers and how they dealt with ethical issues.Reduce the company’s liability in the event of legal action.

7.Question 7By the end of an ethics training program, the objective is for 85% of employees to demonstrate a thorough understanding of ethical principles and adhere to the organization's Code of Conduct. Furthermore, the training aims to achieve a 15% decrease in ethics-related incidents over six months. What training program development step does this apply to?1 pointDevelop training materialsConduct a skills audit Create a SMART goalSelect a training method

What is the purpose of training in ethical decision-making and leadership in a high-performance work system?a.To promote dishonestyb.To eliminate ethical dilemmasc.To discourage employee involvement in ethical discussionsd.To develop skills for identifying and addressing ethical challenges

To be successful, business ethics training programs need to: Focus on personal opinions of employees. Be limited to upper executives Educate employees on formal ethical frameworks and models of ethical decision making. Promote the use of emotions in making tough ethical decision

According to Brickley, Smith, and Zimmerman’s “Ethics, Incentives, and Organisational Design” (1994), the potential benefits of codes of conduct and training program of ethics include the following EXCEPT:Select one:a.communicating expectation in terms of ethics issues.b.building and maintaining the desired corporate culture.c.increasing corporate brand-name capital.d.eliminating completely employees’ self-interest behavior.

Which of the following statements about ethics training is true?Group of answer choicesEthics training is formal training to develop awareness of inappropriate behavior and to practice appropriate responses.Ethics training is best done informally to allow employees to feel free to admit their mistakes.One of the purposes of ethics training is to get employees to admit when and where they have acted unethically.The most effective ethics training begins with the development of a personal code of ethics.The most effective ethics training involves new recruits; the ethics of long-time employees cannot be changed. Flag question: Question 30Question 30Tips1 ptsWhich of the following statements about ethics training is true?Group of answer choicesThe most effective ethics training begin with the techniques for solving ethical dilemmas.Ethics training is formal training to develop an awareness of questionable business behavior and to practice appropriate responses.Ethical training does not have to be boring.Fewer than half of all American companies have some type of ethics training programs.All of the above statements about ethics training are true. Flag question: Question 31Question 31Tips1 ptsA code of ethics:Group of answer choicesprovides employees with the knowledge of what their firm expects in terms of their responsibilities and behavior toward fellow employees, customers, and supplierscan offer a lengthy and detailed set of guidelines to employeesis a summary statement of the firm's goals, policies, and prioritiesis considered by some to be public relations gimmicksis accurately described by all of the above Flag question: Question 32Question 32Tips1 ptsCodes of ethics:Group of answer choicesmay be influential in determining a person's decision-making behaviordeal only with the employees' relationships with customers and with no other groupcontain common ethical dilemmas and provide the appropriate resolutions to employeesare typically informal information about how to recognize and deal with ethical problemsdeal only with external ethical issues and not with internal issues Flag question: Question 33Question 33Tips1 pts_____ is the concern of businesses for the welfare of society as a whole.Group of answer choicesSocial responsibilityBusiness ethicsConsumerismThe marketing conceptBusiness morality Flag question: Question 34Question 34Tips1 ptsWal-Mart has announced that it will only sell fresh and frozen fish that come from environmentally sound sources and bear the label of the Marine Stewardship Council. Wal-Mart's size gives it a unique opportunity to improve the fishing industry. This concern for _____ is one of many initiatives Wal-Mart is introducing to improve our environment.Group of answer choicessocial responsibilityconsumerismmacroeconomicsorganizational culture issuesstakeholder satisfaction Flag question: Question 35Question 35Tips1 ptsWal-Mart ran a series of ads in trade journals with the following headline: "We're Looking for Quality Products That Are Guaranteed Not to Last." What Wal-Mart was in fact doing was asking its suppliers to develop more environmentally friendly products and to use material that could be recycled. This concern about the environment is one way that Wal-Mart practices:Group of answer choicesmacroeconomicssocial responsibilityenvironmental servicesthe marketing conceptsocial welfare Flag question: Question 36Question 36Tips1 ptsSocial responsibility goes beyond obligations provided by law or union contract. Two important aspects of social responsibility are that the obligation is both:Group of answer choicesvoluntary and broadpublic and privatestate and federalopen and lawfulinternal and external Flag question: Question 37Question 37Tips1 ptsA company has achieved the level of _____ responsibilities when it has met its ethical, legal, and economic responsibilities.Group of answer choicesaltruisticsocietalglobalphilanthropicmunificent Flag question: Question 38Question 38Tips1 ptsA homebuilder who disposes of asbestos shingles by burying them on his own property may please the home owner because it is a less expensive means of disposal but will be punished by various legal agencies if any become aware of his crime. At which stage of the social responsibility pyramid is the builder most likely operating?Group of answer choicesethicallegaleconomicstakeholderphilanthropic Flag question: Question 39Question 39Tips1 ptsIt has been alleged that a Coca-Cola water bottling plant in India has caused illegal water shortages in fifty villages that surround the bottler. If this accusation is true, than Coke was operating at which stage of the social responsibility pyramid?Group of answer choicesethicallegaleconomicstakeholderphilanthropic Flag question: Question 40Question 40Tips1 ptsLaws have curtailed smoking, and as a result, the sale of cigarettes is down. Rather than fighting the law, the cigarette industry is looking for ways to take their business beyond cigarettes. Many experts believe that the cigarette producers have found a way around the law with the promotion and distribution of smokeless tobacco, which has shown consistent sales gains over the last decade. In terms of the social responsibility pyramid, at which level is the cigarette industry operating?Group of answer choicesethicallegaleconomicstakeholderphilanthropic