General Ethics
Good ethics means _____________________ business.
Good (business)
This is the best tool/strategy to eliminate harassment in the workplace.
Prevention is the best tool to eliminate harassment in the workplace. This is accomplished through education, clear communication, training, an effective grievance process, and a work environment that does not tolerate harassment and where employees feel free to raise concerns and are confident issues will be addressed effectively.
What responsibility do non-manager employees have to address harassment issues?
They have the responsibility to report ANY harassment through appropriate channels when it occurs and they are aware of it happening.
The statement "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" is commonly referred to as...
The Golden Rule
This defines the core purpose of the organization and why it exists.
Who is responsible for the ethics in an organization?A. A. Employees
B. HR
C. Senior Management
D. All of the Above
D. All of the above. Everyone is responsible.
There are several types of workplace harassment. Name 3 of the types of harassment.
Sexual, gender-based, age-based, online, abuse of power, religion-based, physical, retaliation, race-based, disability-based, verbal, third-party
In a public restaurant, you overhear 2 colleagues discussing confidential information about an employee. They mention the employee by name. Should you ignore it, talk to your other colleagues about your concerns and leave it at that, or report the incident to your manager/director?
Report the incident to your manager/director.
A Business Code of Ethics...
A. Should provide a list that only new employees must follow.
B. Should exempt upper management.
C. Should change every month.
D. Should provide a framework for professional responsibility for all employees.
D. Should provide a framework for professional responsibility for all employees.
Drug Testing
A person's ethics have effects on how people live their lives, and how they make decisions.
True
If a situation where a supervisor instigates a negative employment action against an employee, such as termination, failure to promote or hire, and/or loss of wages, and this results in a hostile work environment, who is automatically liable?
The employer
Should a gas station owner be allowed to charge $8.00/gallon if his store is the only store in the area with gas?
A. Yes, this is American capitalism at its finest.
B. Yes, if the person is not a "regular" customer. Tourists can afford it.
C. No, this is a dishonest business practice.
C. No, this is a dishonest business practice.
What is a social audit?
A social audit is a study of how well a company is meeting its social responsibilities.
Ethical business decisions are the same as legal decisions. True or False
False. Ethical decisions take issues such as morality into account, which is not necessarily the same as taking the legality into account.
Work Ethics are...
A. Based upon looking for helpful shortcuts.
B. Based upon moral virtues of hard work.
C. Based upon trying to get to work on time.
B. Based upon moral virtues of hard work.
Harassment becomes unlawful in a workplace when two types of lines are crossed. Name one of them.
1. When enduring offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment.
2. When the conduct is severe enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would consider to be intimidating, hostile, or abusive.
Give an example of an ethical problem in the area of accounting?
Misuse of funds
Keeping two sets of books
Embezzlement
This is a guide of principles designed to help professionals conduct business honestly and with integrity. What is this guide?
A Code of Ethics
What is the practice of corporate philanthropy?
This is when a company donates some of its profits or resources to charitable organizations.
Non-maleficence is considered to be the most important ethical principle. What does it mean?
Do no harm.
If an employee feels harassed, there are two main things they should do to attempt to prevent escalation. Name one of those two things.
1. Employees are encouraged to inform the harasser directly that the conduct is unwelcome and must stop.
2. Employees should also report harassment to management at an early stage to prevent escalation.
Danielle is of African descent and has very thick, curly hair. Her female co-workers always make jokes about her hair, to the point of touching her hair without her consent. They do not mention her race, even though her hair is the way it is due to her racial background. Is Danielle being harassed?
Yes, she is. Unfavorable treatment based on characteristics that stem from race is harassment.
There are 5 Codes of Ethics. Name 2 of them.
1. Integrity 2. Objectivity
3. Professional Competence
4. Confidentiality 5. Professional Behavior
Refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into consideration in an attempt to promote equal opportunity.
Affirmative Action