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81._____ advocates that ethics culturally determined and that firms should : 1299270
81._____ advocates that ethics are culturally determined and that firms should adopt the ethics of the cultures in which they operate.
A. Cultural pluralism
B. Friedman’s doctrine
C. Cultural relativism
D. Ethnocentrism
E. Cultural convergence
82.Which of the following straw men approaches to business ethics is best summarized by the maxim “When in Rome, do as the Romans?”
A. Cultural relativism
B. Just distribution
C. Kantian ethics
D. Righteous moralist
E. Sullivan principle
83._____ implicitly rejects the idea that universal notions of morality transcend different cultures.
A. Just distribution
B. Cultural relativism
C. The Kantian ethic
D. Utilitarianism
E. Sullivan principle
84.Green Quantum Inc. has research and production units all across the globe. The company expects its expatriate managers to adopt the ethics propagated by the culture in which they operate their respective units. Even in situations when others consider certain actions as unethical, the company allows its managers to pursue such actions if they are permitted in the host nation. Green Quantum is most likely following:
A. the Friedman’s doctrine.
B. Sullivan’s principles.
C. righteous moralism.
D. the Kantian ethics.
E. cultural relativism.
85.Neon Synergy Inc. operates in three different countries, and is headed by a CEO who believes that best approach to ethics is cultural relativism. In this context, which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding Neon Synergy?
A. All business units of Neon Synergy will adopt a common standard of ethics irrespective of their location.
B. Business decisions made by managers of Neon Synergy will be solely based on the goal of maximization of societal good.
C. The business units of Neon Synergy will be empowered to adopt the standards of ethics followed in their respective host nations.
D. Neon Synergy will extensively advocate the idea that universal notions of morality transcend different cultures.
E. Neon Synergy will follow its home-country standards of ethics at all its foreign locations.
86.Three Torque Inc., a U.S. based multinational company, allows its managers to make facilitating payments in its home country to expedite government formalities. However, in countries where such payments are considered as unethical, the company restricts its managers from indulging in such activities. This behavior of the company illustrates the straw man approach of:
A. righteous moralist.
B. cultural relativism.
C. ethnocentrism.
D. just distribution.
E. cultural convergence.
87.A righteous moralist is most likely to claim that:
A. a multinational’s home-country standards of ethics are the appropriate ones for companies to follow in foreign countries.
B. a firm should adopt the ethics of the culture in which it is operating.
C. people should be treated as ends and never purely as means to the ends of others.
D. human beings have fundamental rights and privileges that transcend national boundaries and cultures.
E. inequalities are justified if they benefit the position of the least-advantaged person.
88.The straw man approach of righteous moralism is typically associated with managers from:
A. third world countries.
B. totalitarian nations.
C. BRIC nations.
D. developed nations.
E. war-torn countries.
89.Jonathan is the manager of his company’s facilities in the Philippines. He believes in ensuring the exact same standards of working conditions, wages, and labor management in the Philippines as practiced by the company’s corporate office in its home country, the United States. This policy of Jonathan does not always lead to profits because of the vast cultural differences between the two nations. Which of the following straw men approaches to ethics is most likely being adopted by Jonathan?
A. Naive immoralism
B. Cultural relativism
C. Righteous moralism
D. Sullivan principle
E. Just distribution
90.Silver Meteorite Inc. is a multinational company whose home country, Palumbia Republic, considers grease payments as both illegal and unethical. Hence, the company has a zero-tolerance approach toward grease payments irrespective of any of its host nations’ perspectives toward such payments. In this context, Silver Meteorite Inc. is following the _____ approach to ethics.
A. naive immoralist
B. righteous moralist
C. cultural pluralist
D. cultural relativist
E. ethnocentric
