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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Pay raises

2. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
All are stakeholders
Education

3. A cookie?
Through PACS
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Reputation
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

4. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Philanthropic
All are conflicts of interest

5. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Prevent international trade crisis
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

6. What statement is TRUE?
Pump & dump
Economical
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Ensure worker safety

7. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are examples of corporate espionage
All are conflicts of interest
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

8. A virus is?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

9. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Fidiciary
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

10. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Non-point source contributions

11. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Sexual discrimination

12. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Patriot Act
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

13. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Facilitating payment
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

14. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Universal imperative
Price cancellation
Dumpster diving
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

15. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Any company that is caught bluffing in negotiations for government contracts is immediately brought under investigation by the SEC & those involved may face criminal charges.
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Ensure worker safety

16. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Through PACS
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

17. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Philanthropic
All are ways businesses are regulated
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Facilitating payment

18. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Ensure worker safety
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

19. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
All are related to government & business interactions
Economical
Dumpster diving
All are concerns about outsourcing

20. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
All are ways businesses are regulated
All are related to government & business interactions

21. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Universal imperative
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

22. Some people believe that women earn less than men because female held jobs have been historically devalued - & that women should be given equal pay for equal work. This belief called?
Comparable worth
All are examples of corporate espionage
Legal
Fidiciary

23. Lobbying is?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Laws regulating consumer protection
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

24. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
A strong focus on developing core values
All are concerns about outsourcing
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

25. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

26. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
OSHA
Education
Oil spill

27. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Reputation
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

28. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Price cancellation
Immanuel Kant
Democratic leadership style

29. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
A manager must consider which group of stakeholders is the most important to please & then work towards developing positive long term relationships with that group
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

30. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Oil spill
Reputation
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

31. Ergonomics is?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

32. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Environmental equilibrium
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

33. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Legal
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

34. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Ad hoc (means for this)
Facilitating payment

35. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Act utilitarianism
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

36. What is NOT illegal?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
It is messages sent electronicaly to a large # of people - it is unsolicited - It can be send through mail - instant messaging - blogs - & other electronic methods

37. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Board of Directors

38. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Sexual harassment
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

39. The president of the co must decide whethere to continue to sell textbooks that he knows have incorrect information in them or not. Considered from standpoint of Kantian ethics the president would most likely?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

40. Command & control regulations?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Comparable worth
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Through PACS

41. What statement is TRUE?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Pump & dump
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

42. Hard money is?
60 days
Immanuel Kant
Donated to a candidates campaign
OSHA

43. What is NOT true of the WTO?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
All are concerns about outsourcing
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

44. What are conflict diamonds?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
To ensure & protect public health & safety
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

45. What statement is FALSE?
Pay raises
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

46. What best describes in kind contribution?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Immanuel Kant
Hard money
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

47. Business ethics is?
Reputation
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

48. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
60 days
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
All are concerns about outsourcing

49. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Laws regulating consumer protection

50. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Hard money
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Environmental equilibrium