unit 4 ethical standards in workplace

Question 1

Principles that when followed, promote values such as trust, good behavior, fairness, and/or kindness.

Answer 1

ethical standards

Question 2

is the tendency people have to try to please those in charge?

Answer 2

obedience to authority?

Question 3

Goes beyond employment questions and measures an employee’s willingness to sacrifice income, leisure time, personal relationships, family responsibilities, and
general life aspirations in the name of the organization

Answer 3

loyalty to the company

Question 4

the quality of being thankful

Answer 4

gratitude

Question 5

the tendency to associate in or form social groups.

Answer 5

sociality

Question 6

the quality or state of being faithful.

Answer 6

fidelity

Question 7

the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason.

Answer 7

prudence

Question 8

the state of being friendly

Answer 8

friendship

Question 9

evaluate policies, institutions, and behavior of the net social benefits and costs they produce.

Answer 9

ethical standards based on utility

Question 10

evaluate institutions, policies, acts or behaviors in terms
of the protection they provide for the rights and freedom of individuals.

Answer 10

ethical standard based on moral rights

Question 11

are entitlements to something

Answer 11

right

Question 12

defined in terms of the duties of others to provide the person who holds
such rights whatever the person needs to freely pursue his or her activities

Answer 12

positive rights

Question 13

defined in terms of the duties of others not to interfere in certain activities
of the person who holds such rights

Answer 13

negative rights

Question 14

rights which are limited to the particular jurisdiction of a legal system from
which such rights are derived.

Answer 14

legal rights

Question 15

rights of all human being by virtue of their being human. In this sense,
moral rights are also known as human rights

Answer 15

moral natural rights

Question 16

rights which re conferred and protected by the constitution, the fundamental law of the land. Constitution rights are rights derived from legislation directly from
the people.

Answer 16

constitutional rights

Question 17

rights that are derived from legislation from the people’s representatives. The
law-giving body of the state confers statutory rights.

Answer 17

statutory rights

Question 18

right to be treated in particular way by others implies our duty to treat others in
the same way.

Answer 18

principle of reciprocity

Question 19

Roughly means giving what is due a person or giving what a person deserves.

Answer 19

justice

Question 20

Refers to the just imposition of punishment such as fines,
imprisonment and even death upon those who do wrong

Answer 20

retributive justice

Question 21

It is concerns the fair distribution of society benefits and burdens
among its members.

Answer 21

distributive justice

Question 22

3 major theories of distributive justice

Answer 22

egalitarian
capitalist
socialist

Question 23

claims that everyone should be given equal share of society’s benefits and burdens. Under this theory, refers to both economic and political equality.

Answer 23

egalitarian theory of justice

Question 24

This theory claims that any benefit should be distributed according to the contribution of each individual makes to achieve the aims of his or her group.

Answer 24

capitalist theory of justice

Question 25

means participation in productive endeavors of society. Everybody is expected to do things that are profitable, and should refrain from wasteful or unprofitable activities.

Answer 25

contribution

Question 26

This theory claims that work burdens should be distributed according to people’s abilities, while benefits should be distributed according to people’s needs.

Answer 26

socialist theory of justice

Question 27

according to him, social justice means nothing more than the fair distribution of wealth.

Answer 27

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