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Negotiation, 8e (Lewicki)

Chapter 5   Ethics in Negotiation

 

1) ________ are broadly applied social standards for what is right or wrong in a particular situation, or a process for setting those standards. They differ from ________, which are individual and personal beliefs for deciding what is right and wrong.

 

Answer:  Ethics

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

2) The concept of ________ ethics states that the rightness of an action is determined by one’s obligation to adhere to consistent principles, laws, and social standards that define what is right and wrong and where the line is.

 

Answer:  duty

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

3) The concept of ________ ethics is that the rightness of the action is based on one’s own conscience and moral standards.

 

Answer:  personalistic

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

4) Business ethics frequently confuse what is ethical versus what is ________ (wise, based on trying to understand the efficacy of the tactic and the consequences it might have on the relationship with the other).

 

Answer:  prudent

Topic:  Ethics versus Prudence versus Practicality versus Legality

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

5) Duty ethics emphasize that individuals ought to commit themselves to a series of moral rules or standards and make decisions based on those principles. The term ________—derived from the Greek word for obligation—is commonly used to label this school of thought.

 

Answer:  deontology

Topic:  Duty Ethics

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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6) Social ________ ethics believes that the rightness of an action is based on the customs and norms of a particular community.

 

Answer:  contract

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

7) Most of the ethical questions in negotiation are about standards of ________ telling.

 

Answer:  truth

Topic:  Ethically Ambiguous Tactics: Its (Mostly) All about the Truth

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

8) Conscious misstatements, concealment of pertinent facts, exaggeration, insincere threats, or promises are all examples of ________.

 

Answer:  bluffing

Topic:  Ethically Ambiguous Tactics: Its (Mostly) All about the Truth

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

9) One of the categories of marginally ethical negotiating tactics is ________ manipulation, which involves faking anger, fear, or disappointment  or faking elation or satisfaction.

 

Answer:  emotional

Topic:  Table 5.2: Categories of Marginally Ethical Negotiating Tactics

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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10) Misrepresentation by ________ means actually lying about an issue for which both parties are seeking the same outcome.

 

Answer:  commission

Topic:  Deception by Omission versus Commission

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

11) Misrepresentation by ________ is defined as failing to disclose information that would benefit the other.

 

Answer:  omission

Topic:  Deception by Omission versus Commission

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

12) The purpose of using ethically ambiguous negotiating tactics is to increase the negotiator’s ________ in the bargaining environment.

 

Answer:  power

Topic:  The Power Motive

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

13) A ________-value issue is an issue for which both parties are seeking the same outcome.

 

Answer:  common

Topic:  Deception by Omission versus Commission

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

14) A negotiator who employs an unethical tactic will experience consequences that may be positive or negative, based on three aspects of the situation. The first aspect is whether the tactic is ________.

 

Answer:  effective, successful

Topic:  The Consequences of Unethical Conduct

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

15) When a negotiator has used an ethically ambiguous tactic, they must prepare to defend the tactic. The primary purpose of these explanations and justifications is to ________, explain, or excuse the behavior—to verbalize some good, legitimate reason this tactic was necessary.

 

Answer:  rationalize

Topic:  Explanations and Justifications

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

16) When a negotiator uses an ethically ambiguous tactic and then rationalizes the use with the statement: “The tactic will help avoid negative consequences” or “The tactic will produce good consequences,” they are arguing that the ________ justify the means.

 

Answer:  ends, end

Topic:  Explanations and Justifications

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

17) Studies on ethical behavior have attempted to relate differences in ethical conduct to differences in individual background, religious orientation, age, gender, nationality, and education—collectively, these are all ________ factors.

 

Answer:  demographic

Topic:  Demographic Factors

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

18) Social value orientations are preferences people have for acting cooperatively (a “pro-social” orientation) or competitively (a “pro-________” orientation) in a given situation.

 

Answer:  self

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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19) A negotiator acts with ________ when they feel compassion and concern for the other party and take the other’s feelings into account when formulating beliefs and actions.

 

Answer:  empathy

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

20) The personality trait of ________-taking is the tendency to imagine yourself in the other person’s position and entertain their point of view.

 

Answer:  perspective

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

21) Individuals differ in their ________ of control—that is, the degree to which they believe that the outcomes they obtain are largely a result of their own ability and effort versus fate, chance, or circumstance.

 

Answer:  locus

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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22) The simple impact of past experience—particularly ________—can increase the likelihood a negotiator might attempt to use unethical tactics.

 

Answer:  failure

Topic:  Past Experience

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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23) Creating a “verbal vacuum” that makes the other uncomfortable and gets them to talk and disclose information is the verbal tactic of ________ you can use to determine whether the other party is acting deceptively.

 

Answer:  silence

Topic:  Table 5.3: Detecting Deception

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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24) If you are aware that the other party is bluffing or lying, simply ________ it, especially if the deception concerns a relatively minor aspect of the negotiation.

 

Answer:  ignore

Topic:  How Can Negotiators Deal with the Other Party’s Use of Deception?

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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25) If you lie to the other party by saying “Your sins are about to be uncovered” indicating that you know what they know but will not discuss it, is the verbal tactic of ________ to determine whether the other party is acting deceptively.

 

Answer:  bluffing

Topic:  Table 5.3: Detecting Deception

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

26) Morals are broadly applied social standards for what is right or wrong in a particular situation, or a process for setting those standards.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

27) The concept of “personalistic ethics” states that the rightness of an action is based on the customs and norms of a particular society or community.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

28) When the rightness of an action is determined by considering obligations to apply universal standards and principles, this is the definition of end-result ethics.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

29) Discussions of business ethics frequently confuse what is ethical versus what is prudent versus what is practical versus what is legal.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Ethics versus Prudence versus Practicality versus Legality

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

30) The concept of end-result ethics emphasizes that one ought to commit one’s self to a series of moral rules or standards, and make decisions based on those rules.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Topic:  Duty Ethics

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

31) The social contract view of ethics would prescribe which behaviors are appropriate in a particular negotiation context in terms of what people owe one another.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Social Contract Ethics

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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32) Duty ethics argues that everyone ought to decide for himself or herself what is right based on his or her conscience.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Topic:  Personalistic Ethics

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

33) Most of the ethics issues in negotiation are concerned with standards of truth telling in that an individual must decide when they should tell the truth.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Ethically Ambiguous Tactics: Its (Mostly) All about the Truth

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

34) Bribery, infiltration, and spying are all forms of inappropriate information gathering, a marginally ethical negotiating tactic.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Table 5.2: Categories of Marginally Ethical Negotiating Tactics

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

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35) Distorting information or negotiation events in describing them to other is a marginally ethical negotiating tactics called bluffing.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Topic:  Table 5.2: Categories of Marginally Ethical Negotiating Tactics

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

36) Misrepresentation by omission is defined as actually lying about the common-value issue.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Topic:  Deception by Omission versus Commission

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

37) In negotiation, a common-value issue is an issue for which both parties are seeking the same outcome.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Deception by Omission versus Commission

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

38) The purpose of using ethically ambiguous negotiating tactics is to increase the negotiator’s power in the bargaining environment.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  The Power Motive

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

39) Negotiators demonstrating duty ethics are less comfortable with engaging in marginally unethical behavior such as making false promises or misrepresenting information.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Other Motives to Behave Unethically

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

40) A negotiator who employs an unethical tactic will experience consequences that may be positive or negative, based on three aspects of the situation—one of which is whether the tactic was effective.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  The Consequences of Unethical Conduct

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

41) Two variations on the anticipatory justification is when a negotiator uses the rationalization of “He started it” or “They were going to do it anyway, so I will do it first.”

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Explanations and Justifications

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

42) The primary purpose of explanations and justifications is to rationalize, explain, or excuse a behavior—to verbalize some good, legitimate reason this tactic was necessary.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Explanations and Justifications

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

43) A negotiator who employs an unethical tactic will experience consequences that may be positive or negative, based on three aspects of the situation—one of which is how the other person, their constituencies, and audiences evaluate the tactic.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  The Consequences of Unethical Conduct

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

44) When a negotiator empathizes, they look at the negotiation from the other party’s point of view and when they practice perspective taking, they have compassion and concern for the other party.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

45) Empathy is a more of a cognitive trait and perspective taking is more of an emotional trait.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

46) An internal locus of control means the individual believes the outcomes they obtain are largely a result of their own ability and effort.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

47) An individual at the preconventional level of moral development defines what is right on the basis of some broader set of universal values and principles.

 

Answer:  FALSE

Topic:  Moral Development and Personal Values

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

48) An individual at the conventional level of moral development defines what is right on the basis of what their immediate social situation and peer group endorses or what society in general seems to want.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Moral Development and Personal Values

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

49) When a negotiator wants to determine whether the other party is acting deceptively, they may use the minimization tactic where they down play the significance the deception and help the other party find excuses for the deception.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Table 5.3: Detecting Deception

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

50) The use of silence by a negotiator creates a “verbal vacuum” that makes the other uncomfortable and helps determine whether the other party is acting deceptively.

 

Answer:  TRUE

Topic:  Table 5.3: Detecting Deception

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

51) The concept of “duty ethics” states that

  1. A) the rightness of an action is determined by evaluating the pros and cons of its consequences.
  2. B) the rightness of an action is determined by existing laws and contemporary social standards that define what is right and wrong and where the line is.
  3. C) the rightness of an action is based on the customs and norms of a particular society or community.
  4. D) the rightness of an action is based on one’s conscience and moral standards.

 

Answer:  B

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

52) When evaluating negotiation strategies and tactics by ethical criteria, the evaluation judges

  1. A) what is wise based on trying to understand the efficacy of the tactic and the consequences it might have on the relationship with the other.
  2. B) what a negotiator can actually make happen in a given situation.
  3. C) what is appropriate as determined by some standard of moral conduct.
  4. D) what the law defines as acceptable practice.

 

Answer:  C

Topic:  Ethics versus Prudence versus Practicality versus Legality

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

 

 

53) Which approach to ethical reasoning has as one of its central tenets that happiness is defined as presence of pleasure and absence of pain?

  1. A) end-result ethics
  2. B) duty ethics
  3. C) social context ethics
  4. D) personalistic ethics

 

Answer:  A

Topic:  Table 5.1: Four Approaches to Ethical Reasoning

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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54) A doctor facing the moral dilemma between a mandate to save lives and the mandate to relieve undue suffering for those whose lives cannot be saved is an example of

  1. A) end-result ethics.
  2. B) duty ethics.
  3. C) social contract ethics.
  4. D) personalistic ethics.

 

Answer:  B

Topic:  Duty Ethics

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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55) Proponents of personalistic ethics argue that

  1. A) the best way to achieve the greatest good is to closely follow a set of rules and principles.
  2. B) the worth of a particular action is judged on the basis of the consequences it produces.
  3. C) societies, organizations and cultures determine what is ethically appropriate and acceptable within that group.
  4. D) everyone ought to decide for themselves what is right based on their conscience.

 

Answer:  D

Topic:  Personalistic Ethics

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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56) Most of the ethical issues that arise in negotiation are concerned with standards of

  1. A) truth telling—how honest, candid, and disclosing the other party is.
  2. B) duty ethics, or the principles of deontology.
  3. C) truth telling—how honest, candid, and disclosing a negotiator should be.
  4. D) social contract ethics, or the principles of community-based socially acceptable behavior.

 

Answer:  C

Topic:  Ethically Ambiguous Tactics: Its (Mostly) All about the Truth

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

57) What is the implication of the dilemma of trust?

  1. A) We believe everything the other says and can be manipulated by their dishonesty.
  2. B) We do not believe anything the other says and therefore are immune to their dishonesty.
  3. C) We tell the other part your exact requirements and limits in negotiation, and therefore we will never do better than this minimum level.
  4. D) We never reveal our requirements and limits in negotiation, and therefore are able to far exceed that minimum level.

 

Answer:  A

Topic:  Ethically Ambiguous Tactics: Its (Mostly) All about the Truth

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

58) Which of the following is not listed in the text as a category of a marginally ethical negotiating tactic?

  1. A) cognitive manipulation
  2. B) emotional manipulation
  3. C) misrepresentation to opponent’s networks
  4. D) bluffing

 

Answer:  A

Topic:  Table 5.2: Categories of Marginally Ethical Negotiating Tactics

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

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59) Which of the following is seen as a marginally ethical negotiating tactic?

  1. A) bluffing
  2. B) misrepresentation to opponent’s network
  3. C) inappropriate information collection
  4. D) All of these choices are correct.

 

Answer:  D

Topic:  Table 5.2: Categories of Marginally Ethical Negotiating Tactics

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

60) Per a study of the use of ethically ambiguous tactics in two-party, role-playing negotiation situations, which of the following is true?

  1. A) There is a significant negative relationship between an attitude toward the use of each specific tactic and the intention to use it.
  2. B) There is no significant positive relationship between an attitude toward the use of a specific tactic and actually using that tactic, for four of the five tactics studies.
  3. C) Hiding the bottom line was the tactic least frequently used, exaggerating an opening offer was the most commonly used, followed by stalling for time and misrepresenting information.
  4. D) Hiding the bottom line improved negotiator performance in the role-play.

 

Answer:  D

Topic:  Identifying Ethically Ambiguous Tactics and Attitudes toward Their Use

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

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61) Research has shown that negotiators use what two forms of deception in misrepresenting the common-value issue?

  1. A) misrepresentation by omission and misrepresentation by commission
  2. B) misrepresentation by permission and misrepresentation by omission
  3. C) misrepresentation by admission and misrepresentation by permission
  4. D) misrepresentation by admission and misrepresentation by commission

 

Answer:  A

Topic:  Deception by Omission versus Commission

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

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62) Once an ethically ambiguous tactic is employed, the negotiator will assess consequences on three standards. Which of the following is not one of those standards?

  1. A) whether the tactic worked by producing the desired result
  2. B) whether the tactic worked in the past
  3. C) how the negotiator feels about themselves after using the tactic
  4. D) how the negotiator may be judged by the other party or by neutral observers

 

Answer:  B

Topic:  The Decision to Use Ethically Ambiguous Tactics: A Model

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

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63) Which of the following statements is not true about how power is related to ethical choices in negotiation?

  1. A) Having power, or not having it, may affect the style of reasoning a person uses to judge the ethics of a situation.
  2. B) A lack of power disposes negotiators to focus more on consequences.
  3. C) Negotiators with power are more likely to work through moral dilemmas using end-result ethics.
  4. D) Negotiators with unequal power may encounter frustration with each other when it comes to ethics.

 

Answer:  C

Topic:  The Power Motive

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

 

64) When using the justification that “the tactic was unavoidable,” the negotiator is saying that

  1. A) the negotiator was not in full control of his or her actions and hence should not be held responsible.
  2. B) what the negotiator did was really trivial and not very significant.
  3. C) the tactic helped to avoid greater harm.
  4. D) the quality of the tactic should be judged by its consequences.

 

Answer:  A

Topic:  Explanations and Justifications

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

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65) A number of studies have shown that women are more likely to

  1. A) make ethically ambiguous decisions than men.
  2. B) make end-result-oriented decisions.
  3. C) harbor intentions to use some unethical tactics.
  4. D) make ethically rigorous decisions than men.

 

Answer:  D

Topic:  Demographic Factors

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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66) Which of the following personality traits can most strongly predict the predisposition to behave unethically?

  1. A) cooperativeness
  2. B) Machiavellianism
  3. C) an internal locus of control
  4. D) a postconventional level of moral development

 

Answer:  B

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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67) Research studies have shown that individuals who are strongly Machiavellian are more

  1. A) willing and able con artists.
  2. B) likely to lie when they need to.
  3. C) persuasive and effective in their lies.
  4. D) All of these choices are correct.

 

Answer:  D

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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68) Research results have generally indicated that higher levels of moral development are associated with

  1. A) less ethical decisions.
  2. B) more cheating behavior.
  3. C) less helping behavior.
  4. D) more resistance to authority figures who are attempting to dictate unethical conduct.

 

Answer:  D

Topic:  Moral Development and Personal Values

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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69) Individuals with a high level of internal locus of control believe that the outcomes they obtained are largely a result of

  1. A) circumstance.
  2. B) effort.
  3. C) chance.
  4. D) fate.

 

Answer:  B

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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70) Which of the following statements about the stages of moral development is true?

  1. A) An individual at the preconventional level of moral development is concerned with concrete outcomes.
  2. B) An individual at the postconventional level of moral development defines what is right on the basis of what their peer group endorses.
  3. C) An individual at a conventional level of moral development defines what is right on the basis of some broader set of universal values and principles.
  4. D) An individual at a preconventional level of moral development defines what is right on the basis of what society in general seems to want.

 

Answer:  A

Topic:  Moral Development and Personal Values

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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71) The negotiators’ past relationship will affect current behavior if the parties

  1. A) have been previously competitive.
  2. B) have been previously cooperative.
  3. C) feel indebted to one another.
  4. D) All of these choices are correct.

 

Answer:  D

Topic:  Contextual Influences on Unethical Conduct

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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72) Which of the following statements about group and organizational norms is false?

  1. A) Job related pressures within particular work groups, departments, or divisions may be such that marginally ethical behavior is not only tolerated, but even condoned.
  2. B) The more loyalty and commitment people feel toward an organization, the less likely they may be to suspend their own ethical judgment and engage in unethical behavior.
  3. C) Organizations may exert direct pressures on an individual to breach ethics or even break the law in the service of achieving some corporate or organizational goal.
  4. D) The pressures of escalating commitment may predispose parties to commit more unethical actions.

 

Answer:  B

Topic:  Contextual Influences on Unethical Conduct

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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73) When using the “intimidation” tactic to detect deception, one should

  1. A) emphasize the futility and impending danger associated with continued deceit.
  2. B) lie to the other to make them believe you have uncovered their deception.
  3. C) play down the significance of any deceptive act.
  4. D) make a “no-nonsense” accusation of the other.

 

Answer:  D

Topic:  Table 5.3: Detecting Deception

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74) When using the “altered information” tactic to detect deception, one should

  1. A) try to get the other to admit a small or partial lie about some information and use this to push for admission of a larger lie.
  2. B) exaggerate what you believe is the deception and state it, hoping that the other will jump in to “correct” the statement.
  3. C) point out behaviors you detect in the other which might be an indication they are lying.
  4. D) indicate one’s true concern for the other’s welfare.

 

Answer:  B

Topic:  Table 5.3: Detecting Deception

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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75) Which of the following tactics is the least preferable method of responding to another party’s distributive tactics or “dirty tricks”?

  1. A) ignoring the tactic
  2. B) “calling” the tactic
  3. C) responding in kind
  4. D) discussing what you see and offering to help them change to more honest behaviors

 

Answer:  C

Topic:  How Can Negotiators Deal with the Other Party’s Use of Deception?

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76) Define ethics.

 

Answer:  Ethics are broadly applied social standards for what is right or wrong in a particular situation, or the process for setting those standards.

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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77) Drawing on various researchers, the authors offer four standards for evaluating strategies and tactics in business and negotiation. What are the four standards?

 

Answer:  (1) Choose a course of action on the basis of results I expect to achieve; (2) Choose a course of action on the basis of my duty to uphold appropriate rules and principles; (3) Choose a course of action on the basis of the norms, values, and strategy of my organization or community; and, (4) Choose a course of action on the basis of my personal convictions.

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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78) Briefly define end-result ethics.

 

Answer:  End-result ethics is an approach to ethical reasoning that holds that the rightness of an action is determined by evaluating the pros and cons of the action’s consequences.

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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79) Define “social contract ethics.”

 

Answer:  The rightness of an action is based on the customs and norms of a particular society or community.

Topic:  Ethics Defined

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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80) Briefly describe the difference between prudent and practical.

 

Answer:  Being prudent in negotiation means to be wise, and trying to understand the efficacy of the tactic and the consequences it might have on the relationship with the other. Being practical means what a negotiator can actually make happen in a given situation.

Topic:  Ethics versus Prudence versus Practicality versus Legality

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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81) When comprehending and analyzing an ethical dilemma, the first step is developing a complete understanding of the moral problem at hand. With the problem fully defined, the path to a convincing solution travels through what three modes of analysis?

 

Answer:  The three modes of analysis are: (1) a determination of economic outcomes of potential courses of action, (2) a consideration of legal requirements that bear on the situation, and (3) an assessment of the ethical obligations to other involved parties regarding what is “right” and “just” and “fair.”

Topic:  Ethics versus Prudence versus Practicality versus Legality

Learning Objective:  05-01 Understand whether there are commonly accepted ethical standards that apply to negotiations.

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82) What is the implication of the dilemma of honesty?

 

Answer:  We tell the other party our exact requirements and limits in negotiation, and it is likely that we will never do better than this minimum level.

Topic:  Ethically Ambiguous Tactics: Its (Mostly) All about the Truth

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

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83) Considering the categories of marginally ethical negotiating tactics, what is the difference between misrepresentation and misrepresentation to opponent’s networks?

 

Answer:  Misrepresentation is distorting information or negotiation events in describing them to others, while misrepresentation to opponent’s networks is corrupting your opponent’s reputation with his peers.

Topic:  Table 5.2: Categories of Marginally Ethical Negotiating Tactics

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

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84) What is the purpose of using marginally ethical ambiguous negotiating tactics?

 

Answer:  To increase the negotiator’s power in the bargaining environment.

Topic:  The Power Motive

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

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85) What is the primary purpose of explanations and justifications a negotiator may use for using an ethically ambiguous negotiating tactic?

 

Answer:  The primary purpose of these explanations and justifications is to rationalize, explain, or excuse the behavior—to verbalize some good, legitimate reason this tactic was necessary.

Topic:  Explanations and Justifications

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

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86) A negotiator who employs an unethical tactic will experience consequences that may be positive or negative. The consequences are based on what three aspects of the situation?

 

Answer:  The three situational aspects are: (1) whether the tactic is effective; (2) how the other person, their constituencies, and audiences evaluate the tactic; and (3) how the negotiator evaluates the tactic.

Topic:  The Consequences of Unethical Conduct

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

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87) The use of unethical tactics may provoke what response from the “victim?”

 

Answer:  Victims of the use of unethical tactics are likely to seek retaliation and revenge. The victim is unlikely to trust the other party again, may seek revenge from the negotiator in future dealings, and may also generalize this experience to negotiations with others.

Topic:  The Consequences of Unethical Conduct

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

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88) What is/are the risks associated with frequent use of the self-serving rationalization process?

 

Answer:  The more frequently negotiators engage in this self-serving process, the more their judgments about ethical standards and values will become biased, diminishing their ability to see the truth for what it is.

Topic:  Explanations and Justifications

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

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89) Explain why negotiators with unequal power may encounter frustration with each other when it comes to ethics.

 

Answer:  In negotiation, those with power typically use rule-based or principle-based thinking, while those who lack power focus more on consequences in deciding whether an action is right or wrong. Differences arise because the more powerful party, with a focus on rules, comes off as rigid and unyielding, while the lower-power negotiator strikes the other party as overly focused on consequences at the expense of stable norms and principles.

Topic:  The Power Motive

Learning Objective:  05-03 Survey the different types of ethically problematic tactics and how they are perceived.

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90) One of the categories of marginally ethical negotiating tactics is emotional manipulation. Give an example of this tactic.

 

Answer:  When using emotional manipulation, a negotiation may fake anger, fear, disappointment, or fake elation or satisfaction.

Topic:  Table 5.2: Categories of Marginally Ethical Negotiating Tactics

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

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91) What is a common-value issue and what two forms of deception are used in misrepresenting the common-value issue?

 

Answer:  The common-value issue is an issue for which both parties are seeking the same outcomes. Negotiators use two forms of deception in misrepresenting the common-value issue: misrepresentation by omission (failing to disclose information that would benefit the other) and misrepresentation by commission (actually lying about the common-value issue).

Topic:  Deception by Omission versus Commission

Learning Objective:  05-02 Explore the factors that determine how ethics affect negotiation processes.

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92) How does locus of control affect ethical behavior?

 

Answer:  Individuals who are high in internal control are more likely to do what they think is right, and feel that they have more control over producing the outcomes they want to achieve in a situation in which there were temptations to be less than ethical. Locus of control seems most important when individuals can also exert control over outcomes. Locus of control appears to be a moderately powerful contributor to ethical decision making.

Topic:  Personality Differences

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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93) A factor that can influence a negotiator’s tendency to use ethically ambiguous tactics is the role of incentives in place in a given situation. What is the role of incentives?

 

Answer:  Greater incentives influenced a negotiator’s inclination to misrepresent to the other party, and they enhanced the negotiator’s expectation that the other party would misrepresent.

Topic:  Contextual Influences on Unethical Conduct

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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94) When trying to determine if the other party is being deceptive, one approach is to ask probing questions. What is one possible drawback to asking probing questions?

 

Answer:  While questions can help a negotiator determine whether another is being deceptive, cross-examination may actually increase the seller’s tendency to be deceptive in areas where questions are not being asked.

Topic:  How Can Negotiators Deal with the Other Party’s Use of Deception?

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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95) One way negotiators deal with the other party’s use of deception is to “call” the tactic. Explain what this means.

 

Answer:  When a negotiator calls the tactic, they indicate to the other side that they know the other party is bluffing or lying. The negotiator should do so firmly, and indicate their displeasure. Remember that mistakenly calling the other party a liar or an unethical negotiator is certainly not the path to a constructive process and fruitful outcome.

Topic:  How Can Negotiators Deal with the Other Party’s Use of Deception?

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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96) One tactic for detecting deception is futility portrayal. Provide an explanation and example of futility portrayal.

 

Answer:  Negotiators would emphasize the futility and impending danger associated with continued deceit: “The truth will come out someday,” “Don’t dig the hole deeper by trying to cover it up,” “If you try to cover it up, it will only be worse in the future,” “You are all alone in your deception.”

Topic:  Table 5.3: Detecting Deception

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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97) One tactic for detecting deception is called a chink in the defense. Give an explanation and example for this tactic.

 

Answer:  If a negotiator is using the chink in the defense tactic, they try to get the other party to admit a small or partial lie about some information, and use this to push for admission of a larger lie: “If you lied about this one little thing, how do I know you have not lied about other things?”

Topic:  Table 5.3: Detecting Deception

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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98) The text offers six ways of dealing with the other party’s use of deception. Asking probing questions is one approach. Name three of the remaining five approaches.

 

Answer:  The remaining five approaches are forcing the other party to lie or back off; “call” the tactic; discuss what you see and offer to help them change to more honest behaviors; respond in kind; and ignore the tactic.

Topic:  How Can Negotiators Deal with the Other Party’s Use of Deception?

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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99) Provide an explanation and example for the tactic of keeping the status quo in detecting deception by the other party.

 

Answer:  A negotiator using the tactic of keeping the status quo to detect deception would admonish the other to be truthful in order to maintain their good name. “What will people think?” Appeal to their pride and desire to maintain a good reputation.

Topic:  Table 5.3: Detecting Deception

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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100) When a negotiator detects deception, why is it not advisable to respond in kind?

 

Answer:  If the other party bluffs, you bluff more. If they misrepresent, you misrepresent. It simply escalates the destructive behavior and drags you into the mud with the other party.

Topic:  How Can Negotiators Deal with the Other Party’s Use of Deception?

Learning Objective:  05-04 Consider how potentially unethical tactics will be received by others in a negotiation and how to detect others’ use of deceptive tactics.

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