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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. Oversight refers to?
Economical
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

2. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Monopolies
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

3. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
All are ways businesses are regulated
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Laws regulating consumer protection
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

4. Fossil fuels are?
Non-renewal resources
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Enquiring about off duty activities
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

5. 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
Through PACS
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Non-renewal resources

6. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Enquiring about off duty activities
Prevent international trade crisis

7. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
OSHA
Pay raises
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

8. What are conflict diamonds?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

9. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

10. A software designer knows there are some minor problems with the software they are develoing. However - if they wait to declare the product finished - it will not be released before another similar products - which would be highly damaging to its suc
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

11. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Act utilitarianism
Universal imperative
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

12. What describes a type of conflict of interest where a broker owns securities & spreads rumors about them to make the price go up - then sells them before the price goes back down?
Pump & dump
All are ways businesses are regulated
Non-point source contributions
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

13. A conflict of interest?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Self reference criterion
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting

14. Corporate governance?
All are conflicts of interest
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
All are examples of corporate espionage

15. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
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

16. The CEO of a co works to raise stock prices because they will get a bonus if the stock prices increases by a certain %. Which of Kohlberg's stages are they in?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
60 days
Conflict diamonds

17. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

18. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Dumpster diving
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

19. What statement is TRUE?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Non-renewal resources

20. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Economical
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Education
Enquiring about off duty activities

21. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
All are stakeholders
Discrimination
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Fidiciary

22. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
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
OSHA
All are ways businesses are regulated
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

23. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Price cancellation
All are examples of corporate espionage
A strong focus on developing core values
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

24. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
A person considers an action independently of a situation & determines whether it is more often moral or immoral to determine how to classify it in all situations
Hard money
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

25. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

26. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Enquiring about off duty activities
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Universal imperative

27. What statement is FALSE?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

28. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Lawyers
Comparable worth
All would be addressed in an NDA
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

29. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Non-renewal resources
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
All are related to government & business interactions

30. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Legal
OSHA
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
All are concerns about outsourcing

31. What is regulated by FDA?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
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
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

32. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
Universal imperative
Fidiciary
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Oil spill

33. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

34. Hard money is?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Donated to a candidates campaign
Through PACS
Self reference criterion

35. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Prevent international trade crisis
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Environmental equilibrium
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

36. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Through PACS
Dumpster diving
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

37. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
All are conflicts of interest

38. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
OSHA
Environmental equilibrium

39. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

40. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

41. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

42. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
All are conflicts of interest
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Civil Rights Act of 1964

43. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
Legal
Misstating financial statements
A strong focus on developing core values
To ensure & protect public health & safety

44. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Board of Directors
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Facilitating payment

45. Command & control regulations?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
All are concerns about outsourcing

46. A person helps an old lady across the street because they think that it is the right thing to do - & makes them feel useful & happy. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Patriot Act
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Donated to a candidates campaign
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

47. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Philanthropic

48. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Environmental equilibrium
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

49. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Facilitating payment
A strong focus on developing core values
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.
Education

50. Fast food places do not pay their workers less than minimum wage because it is against the law. Which of Kohlbergs stages does this describe?
Comparable worth
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)