CONFIDENTIAL

FINAL EXAMINATION
SEMESTER 2 SESI 2021/2022

JULY 2022 TIME: 3 HOURS

FACULTY : FACULTY OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND ACCOUNTANCY

COURSE CODE : BT21503

COURSE TITLE : BUSINESS ETHICS

INSTRUCTIONS : PART A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

PART B: ANSWER TWO (2) QUESTIONS ONLY.

This paper contains TWO (2) printed pages, not including this page.
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PART A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

Question 1

On 13th March 2013, CNN (Cable News Network) run a story of an undercover
operation that exposed a broker selling credit card details of New Zealand (NZ)
customers, for as little as NZD$15 per card. The broker, a cohort of Delhi-based
Indian call centre Norton, was red-handed at an up-market coffee shop while striking
a deal with CNN undercover journalist. The broker flaunted his goods, which were a
list of credit card details of certain NZ customers and said he had a large stock of
information on cards. He even divulged that his sources were the call centres that
handled mobile phone sales or phone bill payments. The details that the broker gave
were right including names addresses and pin codes, but the numbers fell short of a
digit. The Financial Time brought out a story that Norton had immediately launched
an internal investigation.
(CNN News, 2013; Financial Times, 2013)

a. Explain why is data integrity such a critical issue in business?

(15 marks)

b. Do undercover operations belong to the cyber world ethics?

(15 marks)

c. Discuss how common sense helps to overcome the problems of data security?
(20 marks)

TOTAL 50 MARKS

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PART B: ANSWER TWO (2) QUESTIONS ONLY.

Question 2

Global principles are integrity statements about foundational beliefs that should
remain constant as business operate globally.

Explain ten (10) global principles for ethical business conduct.

TOTAL 25 MARKS

Question 3

An ethics program should help reduce the possibility of legally enforced penalties and
negative public reaction to misconduct.

Explain six (6) common mistakes in designing and implementing an Ethics Program.

TOTAL 25 MARKS

Question 4

Power refers to the influence leaders and managers have over the behavior and
decisions of subordinates.

Explain five (5) power that shapes corporate culture.

TOTAL 25 MARKS

Question 5

Moral philosophies are guidelines for determining how conflicts in human interest are
to be settled and for optimizing mutual benefit of people living together in groups.

Discuss five (5) philosophies used in business decisions.

TOTAL 25 MARKS

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