Kantian ethics can best be characterized by:
A) Determining which course of action produces the greatest amount of good for the greatest
number of people.
B) The consultation of an outside source, such as a book or person, for guidance.
C) The belief that the moral rules should be determined by persons who have a "veil of
ignorance" about their place or station in society.
D) A set of universal rules based on reasoning which must be applied in all situations and is
characterized by reversibility.
E) The belief that a person must decide what course of action is proper based on that
person's own set of beliefs or feelings.
D
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A. The case will be sent to the U.S. Court of Appeals for a review. B. Mary will win the case, as she had already won at the U.S. Court of Appeals. C. The case will be reviewed again by the U.S. Supreme Court when all the judges are present. D. Mary will win, and the case will set a precedent for later cases.
Based on the findings of the 2011 National Business Ethics Survey, what proportion of Generation X felt pressure to act unethically in the workplace?
a. 8% b. 10% c. 25% d. 7%
In the context of training and development, effective orientation programs typically focus on:
A. decreasing employee liability. B. increasing efficiency and productivity. C. introducing employees to the company culture. D. increasing innovation in strategies and products.
With regard to the World Wide Web, Web pages are stored on ________
A) Web consoles B) Web rings C) Web consortiums D) Web servers E) Web hosts