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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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ethics

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the study of integrity

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actionable

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conduct that crosses the line between something formal laws will ignore and something they won’t

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integrity

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willingness to conduct one’s self in accord with principles that promote fairness to all

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deontology

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study of how to properly make rules

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principles

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if-then rules found in nature

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task

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responsibility, something that must be done so that a human need or want can be met

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duty

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assignment of a responsibility to a particular person or organization

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virtues of strength

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traits that are best developed through self-respect

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virtues of character

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traits that are best developed through respect for others

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principles create

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responsibilities

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responsibilities create

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tasks

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rules of responsibility

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define general expectations and can be broken down into universal rules and task-specific rules

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universal rules

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apply to everyone in the organization, regardless of job

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task-specific rules

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proper procedures within a particular job description

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rules of accommodation

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mitigate rules of responsibility to allow for unusual circumstance

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nomology

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study of the laws governing the workings of the mind

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kant’s categorical imperative

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never do to others what you wouldn’t want them to have a legal right to do to you

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kant’s ethical ground

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we know what is proper and improper by the way our minds make sense of the world

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maxim

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rule

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20
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categorical

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without exception

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kant’s ethical perspective

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fairness is to be found in the way the mind makes sense of things

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the golden rule

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treat others how you wish to be treated

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social contract principle

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do no harm to others

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implicit agreement

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commonly held expectation between 2 parties based on the circumstances

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john locke argued

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government should not detract from state of nature rights of light and liberty

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jean jacques rausseau in his book “social contract”

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saw society as corrupting our state of nature innocence

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thomas hobbes saw nature of man as

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cruel

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thomas hobbe’s social contract

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self-interest requires each citizen to give his natural rights to his king in exchange for a secure and orderly society

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john stewart mill had a

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passive view of the no harm principle

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30
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sentient being

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any living creature capable of feeling pain

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entitlement

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view that rights of others are defined by the limits of one’s own power

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the problem of agency

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redirection of an organization’s assets toward private use instead of their intended purpose

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self-depracation

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view that one is unwanted in the workplace

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malingering

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pretending to be ill, injured, or the exaggeration thereof so as to acquire income without the responsibility of going to work

35
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natural instinct

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ethics comes from our genetic code

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E.O. Wilson’s sociobiology thesis

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ethics has its roots in nature

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moral judgement

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self-interest and success requires accepted ethical conduct

38
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acculturation

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acceptance of the views that come from family, friends, faith, and profession

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maturity

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lifetime learning process that takes us from self-centeredness to a larger worldview

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kohlberg’s 3 stages of moral development

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pre-conventional (punishment, individualism), conventional (good/nice, law and order), and post-conventional (social contract, universal ethical)

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solipsi

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view that I alone exist

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ethical solipsism

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view that I alone am important

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self-righteousness

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to define one’s moral or ethical ground using only one’s own opinions

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supererogation

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to do more than is required

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fundamental rights

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protections widely recognized as properly belonging to every person

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state of nature rights

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those things one would have were there no government

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progressivsm

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socio-political movement to expand the list of government granted rights

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the problem of right

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all rights can only exist if granted by a provider

49
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providers of rights

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nature (natural strengths and instincts), the self (self-discipline), humanity (friends, family, community, businesses, government)

50
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end-in-itself

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person, something which desires goods but is not a good itself

51
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theory x

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managers assume people are inherentely lazy and will avoid work and responsibility when possible

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theory y

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managers assume people are inherently motivated and will feel unfulfilled if they do not have opportunity to achieve

53
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big 5 personality traits belonging to highly motivated people

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extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness, emotional stability

54
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herzberg’s 2 factor theory

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workplace motivation and demotivation are based on psychological factors (motivators and hygiene factors)

55
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how is workplace bullying different from schoolyard bullying?

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  1. goal driven rather than psychologically driven
  2. more subtle; operates within rules and laws
  3. bully is usually a boss or manager
56
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healthy workplace legislature

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anti-bullying law passed in WV in 2011 with lobbying effort spearheaded by WVU student Taylor Downs

57
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problem reporting

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employee who discovers organizational misconduct chooses to bring it to the attention of his/her immediate supervisor (the norm)

58
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whistleblower

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employee who discovers organizational misconduct and chooses to bring it to the attention of someone other than his/her immediate supervisor

59
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internal whistleblowing

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misconduct brought to attention of company official, who then follows established procedures to address the misconduct

60
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external whistleblowing

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misconduct brought to attention of law enforcement agencies and/or the media

61
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2 factors that make whistleblowing unethical

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financial gain and/or media attention

act of revenge

62
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what did the whistleblower protection act of 1989 do?

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addressed issue of retaliation against federal employees
specific processing deadlines for complaints
guaranteed anonymity of whistleblowers
required prompt payment of any portion of settlement entitled to w/b

63
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tortious interference

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conduct aimed at created either public or judicial prejudice against a party in a lawsuit seeking compensatory damages

64
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moral judgement begins with

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ability to resolve ethical dilemmas

65
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dilemma

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mental state characterized by the recognition that the solution to a problem at hand will expose another

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practical dilemma

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realization that doing one thing that will benefit you or your company will cause you to lose an equal amount from another activity or opportunity (cost vs. benefit to me)

67
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ethical dilemma

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realization that doing the right thing for one stakeholder will cause you to do the wrong thing for another (fairness to all)

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ethical principle

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accepted virtue whose definition, when applied to the situation at hand, creates a suggested rule of action or conduct

69
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corporate social responsibility

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corporate commitment to improve community well-being

70
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what is one of the 6 CSR strategies?

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philanthropy

71
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how does CSR increase corporate efficiency?

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through increased employee morale

72
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proactive CSR

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actions of an organization that are targeted towards achievement of a social benefit over and above maximizing profits

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passive CSR

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perspective that only obligation of a corp is to maximize profits for shareholders

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pre-depression CSR

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pursuit of profits is constrained by an obligation to do no harm to others

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market failure

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inability of a sales transaction to include the full cost of a good or service

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post-depression CSR

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producers are best viewed as social creations organized to serve social goals through government regulation

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contemporary CSR

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producers should be proactive in making their community a better place to live

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milton friedman’s CSR view

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corporate officials who do not try to make as much money for their stockholders as possible, within the law, undermine the foundation of our free society

79
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5 driving forces for contemporary CSR

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market failure awareness
changed corporate image
sustainability 
globalization
failure of the public sector
80
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business ethics

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study of how to properly use one’s economic power with integrity

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