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With respect to business ethics, it can be said that "it takes two to tango." This indicates that:

A) dancing around issues should be part of a firm's code of ethics.
B) an individual's behavior is influenced by the behavior of others.
C) teamwork eliminates a need for personal ethics.
D) management is insensitive to ethical issues.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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________ refers to standards of moral behavior.

A) Legality
B) Responsibility
C) Integrity
D) Ethics

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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In the long run, a firm's loyalty to their employees can pay off financially.

John was recently hired by Backstreet Books. At the beginning of the first day on the job, his store manager handed him a small booklet consisting of company rules. He was asked to read it and sign and submit the last page, before starting work. Among other things, the rules explicitly discussed reprimands for grievous behavior and dismissal if the firm could prove that the employee was stealing product from the store. This booklet represented the ___________ of the store.

An ethical dilemma refers to a situation where you must:

U.S. businesses have little influence over the behavior of businesses from other countries.

Mini-Case Harry, Sirly, and Bo are in the midst of a heated discussion. As the chief operating officers of the U-Scream Ice Cream Corporation, they are reviewing the latest financial reports. Intense competition has resulted in deceased profits. Each of the three officers has his own view of how to reverse the current trend. Harry suggests cutting costs by firing union employees and hiring replacement workers at lower wages. He has directed the firm's attorney to find a loophole in the contract that will allow for this action. Sirly protests, stating that Harry's proposal is unethical and unfair. Sirly feels that every stakeholder should be treated equally, and that profiting at the expense of others is foolhardy. Bo, agreeing in part with Sirly, states, "We must be sensitive to all affected parties, but clearly our primary goal is to make a profit for our owners." In an attempt to resolve the conflict between Harry and Sirly, Bo offers an alternative suggestion: reduce the firm's charitable contributions until acceptable profit levels are realized. Sirly is outraged and reminds Bo of the social responsibilities that U-Scream Ice Cream has to the community, environment, suppliers, employees, and stockholders. -If management adopts Bo's suggestion of reducing U-Scream Ice Cream's charitable donations until profits stabilize, the company will essentially reduce its ___________.

In a famous speech, former President John F. Kennedy proposed that businesses had four basic rights, and in his own words, he proclaimed that "each one of them leads us back to the right to keep the profits from one's business."

People who report illegal or unethical behavior are called whistleblowers.