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Refer to the article Sick About Unethical Business for this question.

When the authors talked about the Ford Pinto case to students they did not notice a strong reaction to the case. When they showed students a video about McWane Corporation, the reaction was different. Why did the authors believe students often react (or fail to react) to unethical business behavior as they did to the Ford Pinto case?

Question 1 options:

	Students are used to seeing so much harm in the news and in movies.
	In business school, the focus is usually placed on the financial impact on the organization rather than on the impact on workers and others.
	Business students are just less caring.
	Business students are usually male and do not show emotions.

Question 2 (1.6 points)

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For this question, refer to the Sick about Unethical Business article.

The authors like to focus on two types of worker mistreatment to teach ethics. These two types are ___ and ___.

Question 2 options:

	bullying and workplace discrimination
	bullying and intimidation
	workplace discrimination and fraud
	workplace discrimination and unequal pay

Question 3 (1.6 points)

For this question, refer to the Sick about Unethical Business article.

Not only should we focus on the person being harmed in the workplace, but we learn a lot by also focusing on these two types of people.

Question 3 options:

	family members and supervisors
	new hires and the public
	witnesses to the behavior and the people committing the behavior
	Family members and new hires

Answer 1

Question 1 : In business school, the focus is usually placed on the financial impact on the organization rather than on the impact on workers and others.

Answer is given in this abstract " Across most curricula, students learn to consider the financial implications of unethical acts, such as the risk of fines, penalties, lawsuits, and damaged reputations. Their professors show how these actions negatively affect organizational outcomes, such as profitability. But little time is spent teaching students that unethical behavior can actually harm employees in tangible, nonmonetary ways."

Question 2 : bullying and workplace discrimination

Clearly called out in the first paragraph in under subtopic Bad Behavior at Work

"In between these extremes lie dozens of unethical behaviors that diminish people’s well-being. Two unethical actions, workplace bullying and workplace discrimination, provide representative examples."

Question 3 : witnesses to the behavior and the people committing the behavior

The answer is given in a line under Who's being Hurt?

"It is essential that students appreciate the full range of individuals who suffer due to unethical workplace behavior. In our classrooms, we establish that range by putting the spotlight on two types of participants: witnesses or “associated persons,” and those who commit unethical workplace actions." "