Unethical Managerial Behavior Tends to Be Driven by Such Factors

question 2

Multiple Choice

Unethical managerial behavior tends to be driven by such factors as

• A)a lack of training in what is ethical and what is not.
• B)overzealous or obsessive pursuit of personal gain, wealth, and other self interests; a company culture that puts the profitability and good business performance ahead of ethical behavior; and heavy pressures on company managers to meet or beat performance targets.
• C)widespread managerial belief in the ethical relativism school of thinking.
• D)widespread managerial belief in the ethical universalism school of thinking.
• E)confusing differences between what is ethical behavior in one's personal life and what is ethically permissible in business.

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Definitions:

Cohort Effect

Similarities in behavior among a group of peers that stem from the fact that group members were born at the same time in history.

Longitudinal

A study or research design that follows the same subjects over a period of time to observe changes or development.

Cross-Sectional

A type of observational study that analyzes data from a population at a specific point in time.

Tabula Rasa

The theory that the human mind is at birth a "blank slate" without rules for processing data, and that data is added and rules for processing are formed solely by one's sensory experiences.