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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Environmental equilibrium
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

2. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

3. A virus is?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
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.

4. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Oil spill
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
All are correct guidelines

5. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Sexual discrimination
Environmental equilibrium
To ensure & protect public health & safety

6. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Non-point source contributions
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

7. 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?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

8. What is the four P's of advertising?
Fidiciary
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

9. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Patriot Act
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Ensure worker safety

10. What is NOT illegal?
All are correct guidelines
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
All are conflicts of interest

11. Lobbying is?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
All are stakeholders
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

12. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Hard money
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

13. What statement is TRUE?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
All are related to government & business interactions
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

14. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
60 days
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Sexual discrimination

15. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
All would be addressed in an NDA

16. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Enquiring about off duty activities
Comparable worth
All are related to government & business interactions

17. What best describes in kind contribution?
Economical
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Immanuel Kant
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

18. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
Universal imperative
Sexual discrimination
Lawyers
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

19. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Oil spill
Education
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

20. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
All are related to government & business interactions
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

21. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Legal
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Board of Directors

22. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
All would be addressed in an NDA
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

23. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
All are correct guidelines

24. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
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.
The act did all
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Environmental equilibrium

25. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
A strong focus on developing core values
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Donated to a candidates campaign

26. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Conflict diamonds
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
OSHA
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

27. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
Lawyers
Non-renewal resources
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
All are ways businesses are regulated

28. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Philanthropic

29. A person is given the opportunity to volunteer at local food bank. They consider the other things they could do with that time. Decide to do volunteer work. What type of ethical theory does their thought process & decision follow?
Act utilitarianism
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
All are ways businesses are regulated

30. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Sexual discrimination
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Education
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

31. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Facilitating payment
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
A strong focus on developing core values
Through PACS

32. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Environmental equilibrium
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Legal

33. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Universal imperative
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Philanthropic
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

34. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
60 days
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
All are correct guidelines
To ensure & protect public health & safety

35. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Enquiring about off duty activities
All are ways businesses are regulated
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

36. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
A strong focus on developing core values
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Pump & dump
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

37. An employee of a donut shop does not steal donuts because they are afraid they would get fired if they did. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Conflict diamonds
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

38. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

39. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Donated to a candidates campaign
Environmental equilibrium

40. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Enquiring about off duty activities
Hard money
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

41. 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)
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Conflict diamonds

42. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Dumpster diving
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

43. What statement is NOT true?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
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.
All are related to government & business interactions
Discrimination

44. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Economical
Sexual discrimination
Civil Rights Act of 1964

45. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
All are conflicts of interest
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

46. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
All are ways businesses are regulated
Pump & dump
Non-renewal resources

47. What statement is FALSE?
Oil spill
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

48. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Environmental equilibrium
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Ensure worker safety

49. A grease payment can also be called?
Pump & dump
All are possible benefits
Facilitating payment
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

50. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
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
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Misstating financial statements
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

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