Seminar 2 – Pop Quiz
1. Of the six foundations of morality, which underlies patriotism and self-sacrifice for
the group?
a) Loyalty/betrayal
b) Authority/subversion
c) Sanctity/degradation
d) Care/harm
2. Of the three philosophies of ethics covered in class, which suggests that we should
make decisions
based on ethical principles or duties?
a) Utilitarianism
b) Deontology
c) Virtue Ethics
d) All of the above
3. In economic theory, homo economicus (economic man)...
a) Is an individual who is prudent and lives economically
b) Makes decisions based on rational thinking and emotions (head and heart)
c) Is rational and self-interested
d) Needs to take a course on ethics
4. Which of the following is not a strategy for rationalizing corruption?
a) Denial of responsibility
b) Denial of injury
c) Denial of victim
d) Denial of knowledge
5. Which of the following is not true of social weighting as a strategy of
rationalisation of corruption?
a) The social class from which an offender comes from should be considered
b) The legitimacy of the party labelling an act as unethical is questioned
c) Selective comparison is made with others whose acts appear even worse than the
accused party
6. Which of the following is not a facilitating factor for rationalisation/socialisation of
corruption in organisations?
a) Euphemistic language
b) Compensation systems which reward unethical behaviour
c) Mutual support of rationalisation and socialisation
d) Group attractiveness and a social cocoon
1
A
4
D
2
B
5
A
3
C
6
B
Week 4
Which of the following is not one of the 3 drivers of process fairness covered in
Seminar 2:
a) Implementation/Communication
b) Involvement
c) Perception management
d) Decision-making
2. Moral equilibrium refers to the ability of society to regulate morality by punishing
immoral or unethical behaviour while encouraging good behaviour.
a) True
b) False
3. Negative advertising focuses on minimising the negative aspects of one’s own
cause
a) True
b) False
4. Advocacy effect is the tendency to develop more positive attitudes toward
whatever/whoever
one advocates for
a) True
b) False
5. In the article “Why It’s So Hard To Be Fair”, the author outlines several advantages
of process fairness. Which of the following is NOT true of process fairness?
a) It boosts business performance
b) It reduces litigation
c) It reduces the need for training
d) Creativity and innovation can flourish
6. “Unpacking”, in relation to implicit bias/prejudice, is a tactic to lessen overclaiming
credit by having group members estimate other members’ contributions before
claiming their own.
a) True
b) False
7. One of the dangers of individual biases is that they may lead us to commit unethical
acts because of prior good deeds, a phenomenon known as moral compensation
a) True
b) False
8. In level of construal, initial behaviour that is construed abstractly tends to lead to
balancing
a) True
b) False
9. Indirect blindness is an example of conflict of interest
a) True
b) False
10. Impression management is one possible explanation for escalation of commitment
a) True
b) False
C
A
B
B
B
B
A
B
C
A
Sem 6 Pop Quiz
1. Which of the following is not one of the levels of organizational culture?
a. Espoused values
b. Basic assumptions
c. Socialisation
d. Artifacts
2. Socialization is the process whereby individuals adopt external cultural
standards as
their own
a. True
b. False
3. Among organizational cultural systems, which of the following is an example
of a formal
system?
a. Norms
b. Language
c. Orientation and Training
d. Myths and Stories
4. What of the following is untrue about policies and codes in an organization?
a. They are a formal system
b. They fall under the same category as vision and mission statements
c. They support company culture by providing clarity & establishing standards
d. They may not be sufficient by themselves, but require enforcement
5. To better convey ethical values to employees through language, euphemisms
should be
avoided
a. True
b. False
6. A company’s management acting in their own self-interest and not the
interests of
shareholders is known as
a. Agency problem
b. Agency cost
c. Agency interest
d. Agency conflict
7. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the Board of Directors?
a. To advise management
b. To publish performance reports
c. To make certain decisions
d. To monitor corporate activity
8. Under the MAS Code of Corporate Governance, the positions of Chairman
and CEO must
be held by different individuals
a. True
b. False
C
A
B
A
C
B
B
A