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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What statement is NOT true?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
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.
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

2. What are conflict diamonds?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Donated to a candidates campaign

3. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
All are correct guidelines
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Reputation

4. What of the following is TRUE?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
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.
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Environmental equilibrium

5. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
All are conflicts of interest
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

6. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Pay raises
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Laws regulating consumer protection

7. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Ensure worker safety
Education
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

8. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Sexual discrimination
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

9. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Through PACS
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

10. What best describes soft money?
Ensure worker safety
Lawyers
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Democratic leadership style

11. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
To ensure & protect public health & safety

12. What statement is FALSE?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

13. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
All are concerns about outsourcing
All are possible benefits
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
All would be addressed in an NDA

14. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Philanthropic
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Board of Directors

15. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
All are examples of corporate espionage
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

16. A stable state economy is in a state of?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Environmental equilibrium
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

17. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
All are correct guidelines
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

18. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

19. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Enquiring about off duty activities
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

20. What statement is TRUE?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
60 days
Ad hoc (means for this)

21. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Conflict diamonds
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
Through PACS

22. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Ad hoc (means for this)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare

23. What best describes in kind contribution?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Act utilitarianism

24. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Dumpster diving
All are conflicts of interest

25. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

26. 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?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Fidiciary
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

27. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Patriot Act
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

28. What is the four P's of advertising?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

29. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Immanuel Kant
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

30. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Enquiring about off duty activities
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

31. What is regulated by FDA?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

32. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

33. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
The act did all
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

34. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
All are correct guidelines
Reputation

35. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
The act did all
Discrimination
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

36. Utilitarianism is a type of?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Immanuel Kant
Laws regulating consumer protection

37. What statement is TRUE?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

38. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
OSHA
Board of Directors
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

39. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
All are stakeholders
Oil spill
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

40. Oversight refers to?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Misstating financial statements
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

41. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
To ensure & protect public health & safety
All would be addressed in an NDA

42. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Prevent international trade crisis

43. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

44. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Ad hoc (means for this)
Sexual discrimination
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

45. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
All are stakeholders

46. What statement is FALSE?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Donated to a candidates campaign
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

47. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

48. 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
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Misstating financial statements

49. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Immanuel Kant
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Non-point source contributions

50. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Environmental equilibrium
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)