The Primary Debate About Ethics Training Programs Is Whether ________

question 28

Multiple Choice

The primary debate about ethics training programs is whether ________.

• A) ethics can be taught
• B) ethics training is sufficient
• C) the programs cause a regression in a person's moral development
• D) the programs decrease awareness of ethical issues in business

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of an action is altered through rewards or penalties.

Strategies

Plans of action designed to achieve a specific goal or set of goals.

Content Theories

Theories that aim to explain the specific things that motivate individuals at work, such as needs and desires.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A psychological theory proposing that human needs are arranged in a hierarchy from physiological needs to safety, love and belonging, esteem, and finally self-actualization; individuals are motivated by the need they have not yet satisfied.