Business Ethics Question Paper
Business Ethics
Course:Bachelor Of Commerce
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2010
KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
COURSE CODE: BMGT 421
COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS ETHICS
STREAM: Y4S2
DAY: TUESDAY
TIME: 2.00 – 4.00 P.M
DATE: 14/12/2010
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
1 a) Managers are often faced with ethical dilemmas in their places of work. How can
they deal with such dilemmas (10mks)
b) Discuss the forces that account for increased corporate governance in business
organizations (6mks)
c) Explain the measures that the Chief Executive Officer of a company can put in place
to prevent external whistle blowing (4mks)
d) Discuss the ethical issues that arise from the practice of industrial espionage (10mks)
2 a) “Insider trading may be legal or illegal depending on the circumstances”. Discuss
this statement (6mks)
b) What is the difference between business ethics and an ethical business? (4mks)
c) Ethical behavior is influenced by several factors. Identify and explain these factors
(10mks)
3 a) How does business ethics relate to corporate social responsibility (10mks)
b) Is ethics just another burden on companies or does it pay to be ethical? (10mks)
4 a) Discuss the role of corporate citizenship as a framework for business ethics (6mks)
b) Identify and explain some of the global challenges to business ethics (6mks)
c) How can the following theories be applied in business ethics?
i) Discourse ethics (4mks)
ii) Feminist ethics (4mks)
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