SELF- ASSESSMENT - Victor Samonte | Laabri | Nneɛma a ɛma wotumi yɛ ade

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The notion of relating ethics and business

is abig joke

should be clearly taught in school

is very complex, and therefore, not for me

is only for those in the managerial positions

should be of greater interest for all businessman/women

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The personal characteristics of students taking up business courses are:

not really relevant to succeed in life

the most important variable in determining the quality of service to be given after their graduation

shaped and molded by those who teach them

not as important as the skills and knowledge that tehy will poses.

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Which of the following is the most important personal characteristics of a good businessman/women?

willingness to serve the community

openness and honesty

a sense of being "centered" as a person

shrewd

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To develop trust, it is important to stress..

fairness in the practice of ranking and seniority

an open and honest communication

favoritism and nepotism

buddy0bussy system.

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Concerning honesty to customers, I believe that...

it is not necessary to establish a good relationship

it is essential if a relationship is to be established

it should rarely be done

it should be done when the businessman feels like doing it.

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Out of the following factors, which is the most important in determining whether a business enterprise will be successful?

the kind of person the businessman/woman is

skills and knowledge in the exercise of one's profession

the amount of profit that one can generate

being loved by the community and his/her employees.

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Of the following, which is the most important attributes of an effective and successful businessman/woman?

knowledge of business theories

skills in using techniques appropriately

genuineness and openness

ability to achieve the set goal

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Regarding the manager/employee relationship, I think that...

the manager should remain objective in his/her dealings

the manager should be a friend to his.her employees

a personal relationship, but not friendship, is not essential

the manger should be strict/rigid.

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I should be completely open, honest, and transparent with my employees

whenI like and value them

when I have negative feelings toward them

rarely, if ever, so that I will avoid negatively influencing the manager-employee relationship

only when it intuitively feels like the right thing to do

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I expect that I will experience professional "burn-out" if,

I get involved in too many exciting and demanding projects

I must do things in my work that aren't personally meaningful

my personal life is characteriezed by conflict and struggle

my customers complain a lot.

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If I were an employee and were convinced that my supervisor was encouraging trainees/ "practicumers" to participate in an unethical behavior, what would you do?

discuss the matter with the supervisor

report the supervisor to the director/president of the company

ignore the situation for fear of negative consequences

take a "hands-off", that is not my "problem" attitude.

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Of the following, my greatest fear when I think about the beginning a business enterprise is..

that I will make a lot of mistakes

that my customers won't stay too long in my company

that I will identify too much with my company problems

that I won't know enough or be skillful enough in using techniques.

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Out of the following motivations, the one that best expresses my reason for wanting to be a businessman/woman is..

my desire to help people

my hope of changing the world in some way

my need to see other people develop themselves as fully human

the prestige and status that I associate with being a successful and well-respected businessman/woman.

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When I consider being involved in the business profession, I value most..

the money I expect to earn

the security I imagine I will have in the job

the knowledge that I will be intimately involved with people

the personal growth I expect to experience through my work.

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I believe that the real deal for professional licensing and certification is..

to provide information to the public about services of a particular profession

to protect the public by setting minimum levels of competence

to upgrade the different professions by assuring that the highest standards of excellence are promoted

to protect the self-serving interests of various professions and to reduce competitions.

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Managers should terminate relationship with a customer when

the customer decides to do so and not before

they judge that is time to terminate

it is clear that the customer is not benefiting from the company/product

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A sexual relationship between a client and a manager is...

ethical if the client initiates it

ethical if the manager decides that it is in the best interest of the business

ethical only when the client and the manager discuss the issue and agree to the relationship

never ethical

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Concerning the issue of touching a subordinate, I think that touching...

is unwise, because it could be misinterpreted by the subordinate

should be done only when the manager genuinely feels like doing it

is an important of a business deal

is ethical when a subordinate requests it.

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A supervisor has initiated sexual relationship with former trainees (students). He maintains that, because he no longer has any professional responsibility to them, this practice ism acceptable. In. my view, this behavior is..

clearly unethical, because he is using his position to initiate contacts with the students

not ethical, because the prefessional rleationship has ended

not unethical but is unwise and inappropriate

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Regarding the issue of who will select the goals of the company, I believe that..

it is primarily the function of the Board of Directors

it is primarily the responsibility of the manager

the Board, managers, and employees should equally share the responsibility.

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