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Ethics is a discipline that answers certain kinds of questions such as what is right, what is good, and what is a good life. Therefore, the right answer is A.

Ethical problems cause people to make choices between various dilemmas. At this point, people’s conscience and capacity to make choices have vital importance. As such the answer is B.

“Profit” is a common point. According to the traditional management approach, most of
the businesses focus on their activities to make profit and mostly maximize it. Therefore, the right answer is C.

Defining “business ethics” is a challenging task. Based on the perspective of this book, it’s possible to consider the subject in a normative or descriptive way. While normative perspective concerns rules and principles that are expected to shape behaviors, descriptive perspective concerns the way how things are done instead of how it should be. Therefore, the right answer is D.

Behaviors of employees are a sort of reflection for the business atmosphere that explains how the business is perceived. Also, personal morality has vital effects on the decision-making process of employees and managers as well. As such, the right answer is E.

Principle is a general statement and a sort of obligation that identifies correct behaviors set by an individual or group. In this sense the meanings of principles and norms are very close and sometimes they could be used synonymously. The right answer is A.

Individual level deals with ethical problems and dilemmas encountered in daily life. Even though ethical problems at this level are not directly related to business life, they could also have effects on business life. Therefore, the right answer is B.

Ethics in the 1960s: It is a period where important social issues emerged after two major world wars in the recent past. It is seen that developments such as social unrest and anti-war sensitivity dominated the ethical climate of this period. As a result of these issues, the development of ethical codes in businesses, and the first steps of the social responsibility movement were carried out. Therefore, the right answer is B.

Ethics in the 2010s: Income inequality, demands for more transparent management, privacy breach concerns, and various internet-based topics could be counted as the main issues of the period. However, there is a more comfortable atmosphere for ethical issues than ever before. The right answer is E.

Essentially, in utilitarianism, there is a “good” that actions should aim for. In this sense, it has a consequential view. Utilitarianism is an approach that puts the benefit to the center of all human behaviors and defends that the basic element that motivates people for an activity is the benefit. Therefore, the right answer is A.

Ethics

Philosophical perspective

According to Becker, philosophical perspective takes the main question of ethics
which is “what is a good life?”

According to Lawrence and Weber, gaining less profit is not among the possible results of education on Business Ethics.

Principles

Value

According to our textbook, "while ethics is the theory of right and wrong behavior, morality is its practice."

In order to promote ethical awareness and behavior correctly, it’s possible to take these actions in five comprehensive levels:  individual level, organizational level, association level, societal level, and global level (Carroll, 1978).

The question "Should I lie to the school that I’m sick?" fits individual level of action in order to promote ethical awareness and behavior.

According to the table 1.1 in our textbook(p.12), the issue of cybercrime dominated the 2000s in terms of major business ethics and compliance.