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True/False Questions A person’s thoughts and feelings about the meaning and nature of work itself are called values. True (pages 73 – 74, moderate, recall) Work values and ethical values are especially relevant to organizational behavior. True (page 74, moderate, recall) Work attitudes are the most general and long-lasting feelings and beliefs people have that contribute to how they experience work. False (page 74, easy, recall) Work attitudes are not as long lasting as values. Values are relatively long lasting Intrinsic work values include interesting work, learning new things, and being creative. True (pages 74 – 75, Exhibit 3.2, moderate, understanding) Utilitarian values indicate that decisions should be made in ways that protect the fundamental rights of people affected by the decision. False (page 76, moderate, recall, AACSB: Ethics) Utilitarian values dictate that decisions should be made that generate the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Justice values dictate that decisions should be made that generate the greatest good for the greatest number of people. False (page 76, moderate, recall, AACSB: Ethics) Justice values dictate that decisions should be made in ways that allocate benefit and harm among those affected by the decision in a fair, equitable, or impartial manner. Individual ethics, professional ethics, and societal ethics all contribute to an organization’s code of ethics. True (page 76, difficult, understanding, AACSB: Ethics) Ethical failures like Enron and Tyco, according to professor Barbara Lee Toffler, are usually the result of people being unfamiliar with the law. False (page 77, moderate, recall, AACSB: Ethics) “Ethical failures usually are not the result of people not knowing the law or regulations. It is because they felt a variety of other pressures,” explains Barbara Lee Toffler. Work values remain relatively constant from job to job and organization to organization. True (page 78, moderate,