Organizational Ethics
F_______: The quality of being just, equitable, and impartial.
What is fairness?
According to the Declaration of Independence, ______, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are core American values.
What is life?
Ethical theory evaluates the morality of an action based on its outcomes, aiming to maximize the greatest good for the greatest number?
An approach to ethics rooted in psychology, rather than philosophy: B_________ E_____
What is Behavioral Ethics?
R__________: A mutual exchange of giving-and-receiving in social relationships.
What is Reciprocity?
Individuals who expose others' unethical behavior, often at significant personal cost.
Who are whistleblowers?
This plays a crucial role in cultivating ethical behavior at work, reducing the risk of fraud and other forms of unethical behavior, helping behavior to be aligned with stated policies and codes of conduct.
What is organization’s culture or ethical work climate?
A H______ Work Environment occurs when unwelcome discriminatory behavior or harassment is so severe or persistent that it interferes with an employee's ability to do their job.
What is a Hostile Work Environment?
Forms of social approval or disapproval that help disincentivize unethical behavior are known as s______.
Whare are sanctions?
Ethical theory that focuses on the character of the moral agent — traits like courage, kindness, and wisdom — rather than on rules or outcomes?
What is virtue ethics?
Corporations can also implement E______ S_________ to create a comprehensive ethics program.
What are Ethical Safeguards?
S_______-O____ (SOX): An act created largely in response to widespread corporate accounting scandals.
What is Sarbanes-Oxley?
Ethical theory judges actions based on adherence to rules or principles regarding duty, rather than on their consequences?
What is deontology?
M____ I_______: This refers to how strongly a person feels about the consequences of a moral choice.
What is Moral Intensity?
B______: The practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage.
What is bribery?
Critics argue that this theory relies too heavily on abstract, inflexible rules and fails to motivate moral behavior.
What is deontology?