Simon Was Confronted with a Serious Ethical Dilemma

question 69

Multiple Choice

Simon was confronted with a serious ethical dilemma. He responded with a solution that created the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Which ethical rule best describes his response?

• A) Justice
• B) Moral Rights
• C) Utilitarian
• D) Practical
• E) Moral Scruples

Understand the role and structure of committees, work groups, and teams in an organization and their impact on division of duties.

Comprehend the different types of organizational cultures and how they impact concern for people and performance.

Recognize the challenges new employees face in bureaucratic organizations in terms of contributing to basic operating rules and procedures.

Identify how employee behavior can vary within organizations and the factors influencing ethical and unethical conduct.

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Definitions:

Mental Processes

Internal cognitive activities that include thinking, perceiving, problem-solving, and information processing.

Radical Behaviorism

A philosophy of behavior analysis that emphasizes the study of observable behavior along with environmental and physiological influences.

Stimuli

External or internal events or occurrences that elicit responses from an organism or a system.

Mental Processes

The operations of the mind that underlie thinking, feeling, perceiving, and remembering.