Unit 7 Assessment

Question 1.

If you owned a small business, would you develop a code of business conduct? If yes, what variables would you include? If not, how would you ensure that your employees were following ethical business standards?

Your response should be 75 words in length.

Question 2.

Why is it important not to view the concept of “whistleblowing” as “tattling” or “ratting” on another employee?

Your response should be 75 words in length.

Question 3.

Discuss bribery. Would actions, such as politicians adding earmarks in legislation or pharmaceutical salespersons giving away drugs to physicians, constitute bribery? Identify three business activities that would constitute bribery and three actions that would not.

Your response should be 75 words in length.

Question 4.

How can firms ensure that their code of business ethics is read, understood, believed, remembered, and acted on rather than ignored?

Your response should be 75 words in length.