Question 1

Most ethics personality surveys and measures are assessed with a Likert scale.

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Likert scales are commonly used in ethics personality surveys and measures because they allow respondents to express their level of agreement or disagreement with a series of statements, facilitating nuanced responses on ethical perspectives and behaviors.

Question 2

A survey question that asks if a person has given her or his time to charity in the past is measuring "ethical self-efficacy."

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The question is measuring past behavior related to charitable activities, not "ethical self-efficacy," which refers to an individual's belief in their ability to perform ethically in various situations.

Question 3

How would an HR director seek to make a return-on-investment calculation for an ethics training workshop?

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Question 4

Conducting an ethics workshop based on a company's code of conduct offers different opportunities and challenges than conducting an ethical decision-making workshop. Describe the differences and unique opportunities and challenges offered by each.

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Question 5

In ethics assessments, an employee's choice of action to a fictional scenario is the most revealing aspect of the assessment.

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An employee's choice of action is important, but their reasoning and thought process behind the decision are often more revealing in ethics assessments.

Question 6

One strength of web-based ethics training systems is their ability to challenge employees and push them out of their ethics comfort zone.

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Question 7

In addition to training employees in ethics, one of the more challenging aspects of ethics training workshops is assessing the success of the workshop itself. Briefly describe how a facilitator or HR department might go about assessing the success of a workshop both immediately after it is finished and again six months or a year later.

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Question 8

Describe the value of trust in an organization's culture What disadvantages will a low-trust culture have for both its employees and overall function, and how are those problems mitigated when a high-trust culture is established?

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Question 9

What is the difference between the "Corporate Ethical Values" survey and the "Ethical Culture" survey?

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Question 10

The "moral identity" measure assesses whether or not a person exercises moral principles.

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The "moral identity" measure assesses the degree to which being a moral person is important to an individual's identity, rather than directly measuring the exercise of moral principles.

Question 11

A person's intuition is most closely linked to the emotional dimension of trust.

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Intuition, as a gut feeling or instinct, is often influenced by emotional evaluations and perceptions, which play a significant role in the formation of trust towards others or situations.

Question 12

"Hope" is one of the seven classical virtues that ethics training can use to design organizational scenarios and narratives for training.

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Hope is considered one of the seven classical virtues, which include prudence, justice, temperance, courage, faith, hope, and charity. These virtues can be used in ethics training to create scenarios and narratives.

Question 13

The most effective ethics scenario narratives are ones to which employees can personally relate.

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Scenarios that are relatable to employees are more effective because they can better understand and empathize with the situations, making the ethical lessons more impactful and memorable.

Question 14

The team with the most coherent and well-thought-out response should speak first in an ethical decision-making workshop.

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In an ethical decision-making workshop, the order of speaking should not be determined by the perceived coherence or quality of a team's response, but rather by a fair and inclusive process that allows all voices and perspectives to be heard. This ensures a balanced and equitable discussion.

Question 15

Explain how fraud is different from other types of ethics violations and detail the three factors that are present every time a fraud is committed. Additionally, explain the special role of management in a fraud situation even if the managers themselves are not consciously participating in the fraud.

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Question 16

Contrast the Defining Issues Test (DIT) with the Moral Judgment Interview (MJI) and explain why an ethics training facilitator might prefer it.

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Question 17

Describe the nature of the tool designed by the Institute for Local Government and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) to assess the ethics of municipal and county government employees.

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Question 18

The 45-minute semistructured interview designed by Lawrence Kohlberg is meant to measure an individual's moral development.

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Lawrence Kohlberg developed a 45-minute semistructured interview process to assess moral reasoning by presenting individuals with moral dilemmas and analyzing their responses, which is a key part of his theory of moral development.

Question 19

Explain why certain types of employees typically receive ethics training more often than others, what those types are, and why the pressures of their jobs might lead to such a need.

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Question 20

Explain what measuring "locus of control" will tell an ethics trainer and why the trainer might want to explore that dimension in employees.

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Quiz 6: Ethics Training