Business Ethics Chapter 9 Answer Key

1 Instructions Read each question carefully before you answer. Multiple attempts are allowed on this quiz. Your highest score will be recorded in the gradebook. Results Displayed Submitted Answers, Correct Answers, Feedback Question 1 2 out of 2 points Polygraph tests Selected Answer: cannot reveal with certainty whether a person is or is not telling the truth. Correct Answer: cannot reveal with certainty whether a person is or is not telling the truth. Question 2 2 out of 2 points Used properly, personality tests serve two purposes in the work place. Which of the following is one of those purposes? Selected Answer: Personality tests help screen applicants for jobs by indicating areas of adequacy and inadequacy. Correct Answer: Personality tests help screen applicants for jobs by indicating areas of adequacy and inadequacy. 1 2 out of 2 points Question 3 The most accurate statement about workplace safety is: Selected Answer: workers are often unaware of the hazards they face on the job Correct Answer: workers are often unaware of the hazards they face on the job 2 out of 2 points Question 4 “Corporate in-fighting,” “management power struggles,” “maneuvering and politics and power grabbing,” and “Machiavellian intrigues” are all phrases H. Ross Perot uses to describe Selected Answer: the reality of corporate life today. Correct Answer: the reality of corporate life today. Question 5 2 out of 2 points When employees at all occupational levels are asked to rank what is important to them, the order that put them in is: Selected Answer: interesting work; sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job; enough authority to carry out the work; and good pay Correct Answer: interesting work; sufficient help, support, and information to accomplish the job; enough authority to carry out the work; and good pay Question 6 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: 1 be proactively oriented toward safety. Correct Answer: be proactively oriented toward safety. 0 out of 2 points Question 7 Which of the following is true? Selected Answer: business writers agree that drug testing is more cost effective than voluntary drug assistance programs Correct Answer: media sensationalism and political posturing can get in the way of sensible answers to the drug problem 2 out of 2 points Question 8 Out of these four, which one is the only correct statement concerning OSHA? Selected Answer: Critics call OSHA a "toothless tiger". Correct Answer: Critics call OSHA a "toothless tiger". Question 9 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is a true statement about the information gained from polygraph tests? Selected Answer: Not only should the organization have job-related grounds for using the polygraph, but these must be compelling enough to justify violating the individual’s privacy and psychic freedom. Not only should the organization have job-related grounds for using the polygraph, but these must be compelling enough to justify violating the individual’s privacy and psychic freedom. 1 2 out of 2 points Question 10 An early 1970s government study ("Work in America") identified three chief sources of worker dissatisfaction. Which of the following is one of those sources? Selected Answer: the rigidity of rules and regulations Correct Answer: the rigidity of rules and regulations 2 out of 2 points Question 11 One key questionable premise underlying personality tests is Selected Answer: that all individuals can usefully and validly be placed into a relatively small number of categories of personality types and character traits. Correct Answer: that all individuals can usefully and validly be placed into a relatively small number of categories of personality types and character traits. 2 out of 2 points Question 12 Douglas McGregor rejects Theory X, which holds that Selected Answer: workers essentially dislike work and will do everything they can to avoid it. Correct Answer: workers essentially dislike work and will do everything they can to avoid it. 1 2 out of 2 points Question 13 The most common reason that people leave their jobs is Selected Answer: a poor relationship with their immediate supervisor. Correct Answer: a poor relationship with their immediate supervisor. 2 out of 2 points Question 14 Businesses cite several reasons for using polygraphs to detect lying. Which of the following is one of those reasons? Selected Answer: the polygraph is a fast and economical way to verify the information provided by a job applicant. Correct Answer: the polygraph is a fast and economical way to verify the information provided by a job applicant. 0 out of 2 points Question 15 The right to privacy of employees Selected Answer: takes priority over other moral considerations. Correct Answer: may conflict with an organization's legitimate interests. OK