directions: match the blank in each sentence with the letter of the appropriate word or phrase. 1. the basic…

directions: match the blank in each sentence with the letter of the appropriate word or phrase. 1. the basic principles that govern a businesss actions are 2. most industries have specific ___. 3. ethics begin with important ethical principles like ___. 4. business ethics are not the same thing as business ___. 5. doing something unethical and doing something illegal may result in different ___. 6. businesses should behave ethically because of their ___. 7. when a business contributes to charitable causes, it is acting in a(n) ___ manner. 8. businesses must fulfill obligations to ___. 9. businesses may engage in unethical practices because the practices are not ___. 10. businesses may engage in unethical practices because they are acceptable in ___. 11. an unethical business may build a negative ___. 12. an unethical business may lose ___. 13. an unethical business increases its risk of ___. answer choices: a. social responsibility b. foreign cultures c. respect d. stakeholders e. law f. bankruptcy g. business ethics h. consequences i. illegal j. codes of ethics k. public image l. altruistic m. customers
Answer
Brief Explanations:
- The basic principles governing a business's actions are related to business ethics, so it could match with G. Business ethics.
- Most industries have specific codes of ethics, so it matches with J. Codes of ethics.
- Respect is an important ethical principle, so it matches with C. Respect.
- Business ethics are different from business law, so it matches with E. Law.
- Unethical and illegal actions may have different consequences, so it matches with H. Consequences.
- Businesses should behave ethically because of their stakeholders, so it matches with D. Stakeholders.
- Contributing to charity is an altruistic action, so it matches with L. Altruistic.
- Businesses have obligations to stakeholders, so it matches with D. Stakeholders.
- Unethical practices may not be illegal, so it matches with I. Illegal.
- Unethical practices may be acceptable in foreign cultures sometimes, so it matches with B. Foreign cultures.
- An unethical business builds a negative public - image, so it matches with K. Public image.
- An unethical business may lose customers, so it matches with M. Customers.
- An unethical business increases its risk of bankruptcy, so it matches with F. Bankruptcy.
Answer:
- G. Business ethics
- J. Codes of ethics
- C. Respect
- E. Law
- H. Consequences
- D. Stakeholders
- L. Altruistic
- D. Stakeholders
- I. Illegal
- B. Foreign cultures
- K. Public image
- M. Customers
- F. Bankruptcy