Business Ethics: An Interactive Introduction
Chapter 3 Case Study Questions
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Carol should not tell Joan because, if Joan puts the company at a competitive disadvantage, then WAP profits will go down, displeasing the shareholders. What is the best classification of this ethical consideration?
a.
Virtue ethics consideration affecting WAP stockholder interests
b.
Ethical egoist consideration affecting Carol's interests
c.
Rights-based consideration affecting WAP employees' interests
d.
Utilitarian consideration affecting WAP stockholder interests
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Carol should not tell Joan because, if Joan makes the workplace safer, then WAP's competitors may put WAP out of business. What is the best classification of this ethical consideration?
a.
Rights-based consideration affecting the interests of WAP's employees
b.
Virtue ethics consideration affecting the interests of WAP's owners and employees
c.
Utilitarian consideration affecting the interests of WAP's owners, employees, and local community
d.
Ethical egoist consideration affecting Carol's interests
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Carol should tell Joan because, if Joan makes the workplace safer, then WAP will no longer be damaging the health and lives of its workers. What is the best classification of this ethical consideration?
a.
Rights-based consideration affecting the interests of WAP's employees
b.
Rights-based consideration affecting the interests of WAP's owners
c.
Ethical egoist consideration affecting Carol's interests
d.
Utilitarian consideration affecting the interests of WAP's owners
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Carol should tell Joan because, if Joan makes the workplace safer, then WAP will be staying loyal to its employees who have been loyal to WAP for many years. What is the best classification of this ethical consideration?
a.
Virtue ethics consideration affecting Phil's interests
b.
Virtue ethics consideration affecting WAP employee interests
c.
Care ethics consideration affecting WAP employee interests
d.
Utilitarian consideration affecting WAP employee interests
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Carol should not tell Joan because employees agreed to the risk of injury in their original employment contracts. What is the best classification of this ethical consideration?
a.
Virtue ethics consideration affecting Carol's interests
b.
Utilitarian consideration affecting WAP employee and stockholder interests
c.
Care ethics consideration affecting WAP employee and stockholder interests
d.
Rights-based consideration affecting WAP employee and stockholder interests
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Carol should tell Joan, and Joan should inform the machine operators, because the situation has changed since the employees agreed to the risk of injury in their original employment contracts. What is the best classification of this ethical consideration?
a.
Virtue ethics consideration affecting Joan's interests
b.
Utilitarian consideration affecting WAP employee and stockholder interests
c.
Care ethics consideration affecting WAP employee and stockholder interests
d.
Rights-based consideration affecting WAP employee and stockholder interests
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Carol should not tell Joan because if she did, then Carol would lose her chance at promotion. What is the best classification of this ethical consideration?
a.
Virtue ethics consideration affecting Phil's interests
b.
Ethical egoist consideration affecting Carol's interests
c.
Rights-based consideration affecting Joan's interests
d.
Utilitarian consideration affecting WAP employee interests
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Joan should not make the workplace safer because Joan distrusts WAP's competitors and believes they will not keep any agreement to improve safety. What is the best classification of this ethical consideration?
a.
Game theoretic consideration
b.
Virtue ethics consideration
c.
Justice consideration
d.
Utilitarian consideration
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Probably, the situation between WAP and its competitors _____ result in increased worker safety because each firm's attempt to win market share _____ result in a losing situation for worker safety.
a.
will; will
b.
will; will not
c.
will not; will
d.
will not; will not
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Probably, the competition for promotion between Carol and Phil _____ result in increased worker safety because their attempts to impress Joan and their mutual distrust _____ result in someone informing Joan about the worker-safety situation.
a.
will; will
b.
will; will not
c.
will not; will
d.
will not; will not
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