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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
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
All are possible benefits
60 days

2. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Economical
Misstating financial statements
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

3. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

4. What is environmental justice?
Pump & dump
Economical
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

5. What is NOT true of the WTO?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Enquiring about off duty activities

6. A cookie?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

7. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
All would be addressed in an NDA
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Donated to a candidates campaign

8. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Discrimination
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

9. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Through PACS

10. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
All are possible benefits
Monopolies
Reputation
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

11. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Education

12. What aid employers in keeping information private?
All are possible benefits
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

13. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

14. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Legal
Prevent international trade crisis
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

15. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Laws regulating consumer protection
Philanthropic
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

16. Hard money is?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Donated to a candidates campaign
Patriot Act
Ad hoc (means for this)

17. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
OSHA
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Through PACS

18. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Sexual discrimination
A strong focus on developing core values

19. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

20. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Pay raises
OSHA
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

21. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Pay raises
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
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
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

22. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Democratic leadership style
Oil spill
Patriot Act
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

23. What statement is TRUE?
Hard money
Misstating financial statements
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

24. An ombudsman is?
Patriot Act
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

25. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Fidiciary
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

26. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Act utilitarianism
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Lawyers

27. What is true about spam?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
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
Prevent international trade crisis
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

28. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Patriot Act
All are examples of corporate espionage
Hard money
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.

29. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
60 days
Sexual harassment

30. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
All are correct guidelines
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

31. 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
Democratic leadership style
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

32. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

33. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
60 days
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

34. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Environmental equilibrium

35. Implied falsity?
Legal
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
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
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

36. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Patriot Act
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Facilitating payment

37. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

38. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Self reference criterion
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

39. What is the four P's of advertising?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
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
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

40. 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?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Comparable worth
Economical
Pay raises

41. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Fidiciary

42. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Legal
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

43. What best describes in kind contribution?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

44. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Philanthropic
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

45. 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?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Enquiring about off duty activities

46. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Environmental equilibrium

47. 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?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Democratic leadership style
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

48. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
All are conflicts of interest
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

49. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Facilitating payment
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Laws regulating consumer protection
Sexual harassment

50. 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?
Self reference criterion
The act did all
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)