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Business Ethics: Chapter 8 Case Study Questions

1 Which of the following is the best example of virtue ethics reasoning?

Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations discriminate in favour of female candidates because of their gender.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations help to remove barriers to people who are usually the primary care-givers of young children.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations are progressive, liberal, open-minded, and non-sexist.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations compensate women for past discrimination in favour of men.

2 Which of the following is the best example of considerations of community and corporate character?

Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations are unfair, partial, and sexist.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations are progressive, liberal, open-minded, and non-sexist.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations compensate women for past discrimination in favour of men.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations contribute to the diversity and representativeness of their organizations.

3 Which of the following is the best example of indirect utilitarian reasoning?

Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations are complying with a policy that will raise the general level of welfare in society because this policy will increase overall jobs for women and women are generally less well off than men are.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations discriminate in favour of female candidates because of their gender.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations help to remove barriers to people who are usually the primary care-givers of young children.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations show themselves to be progressive, liberal, open-minded, and non-sexist.

4 Which of the following is the best example of care ethics reasoning?

Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations discriminate in favour of female candidates because of their gender.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations add to the very few female employees in their organizations and thereby help their female employees to support one another.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations are progressive, liberal, open-minded, and non-sexist.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations help to remove barriers to people who are usually the primary care-givers of young children.

5 Which of the following is the best example of virtue ethics reasoning?

Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations discriminate in favour of female candidates because of their gender.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations help to remove barriers to people who are usually the primary care-givers of young children.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations are unfair, partial, and sexist.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations because young women have generally had less educational opportunities than young men have had.

6 Which of the following is the best example of a violation of formal equality of opportunity?

Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations discriminate in favour of female candidates because of their gender.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations because young women have generally had less educational opportunities than young men have had.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations help to remove barriers to people who are usually the primary care-givers of young children.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations fail to respect the crucial interests of male candidates.

7 Which of the following is the best example of fair equality of opportunity?

Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations help to remove barriers to people who are usually the primary care-givers of young children.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations fail to respect the crucial interests of male candidates.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations because young women have generally had less educational opportunities than young men have had.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations compensate women for past discrimination in favour of men.

8 Which of the following is the best example of reasoning based on compensatory justice?

Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations fail to respect the crucial interests of male candidates.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations help to remove barriers to people who are usually the primary care-givers of young children.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations are complying with a policy that will raise the general level of welfare in society because this policy will increase overall jobs for women and women are generally less well off than men are.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations make up for past discrimination against women.

9 Which of the following is the best example of structural equality of opportunity?

Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations help to remove barriers to people who are usually the primary care-givers of young children.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations fail to respect the crucial interests of male candidates.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations because young women have generally had less educational opportunities than young men have had.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations compensate women for past discrimination in favour of men.

10 Which of the following is the best example of a violation of equal respect for moral rights?

Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations show themselves to be unfair, partial, and sexist.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations show themselves to be progressive, liberal, open-minded, and non-sexist.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations fail to respect the interests of male candidates in not being discriminated against.
Managers who preferentially hire female job candidates in male-dominated organizations discriminate in favour of female candidates because of their gender.