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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
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 would be addressed in an NDA
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Civil Rights Act of 1964

2. Corporate citizenship?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

3. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Self reference criterion
Enquiring about off duty activities
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

4. 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)
Environmental equilibrium
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

5. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Prevent international trade crisis
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
All are correct guidelines

6. 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?
Non-point source contributions
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
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

7. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Ensure worker safety

8. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Dumpster diving
Misstating financial statements
All are ways businesses are regulated

9. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Act utilitarianism
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

10. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
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

11. What does EEOC stand for?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

12. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Environmental equilibrium

13. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
Non-renewal resources
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

14. What statement is NOT true?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

15. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Education
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Legal
Hard money

16. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Act utilitarianism
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
All are concerns about outsourcing
Ad hoc (means for this)

17. Ergonomics is?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting

18. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Discrimination
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

19. What is the four P's of advertising?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Comparable worth

20. Fossil fuels are?
Non-renewal resources
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
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

21. What best describes in kind contribution?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

22. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Education
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

23. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
All would be addressed in an NDA
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

24. Arable land is used for?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

25. What is NOT illegal?
Non-renewal resources
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

26. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
60 days
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

27. Lobbying is?
Comparable worth
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

28. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Donated to a candidates campaign
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

29. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Monopolies

30. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Enquiring about off duty activities
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

31. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Discrimination
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Self reference criterion

32. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
All are stakeholders
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

33. Command & control regulations?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Through PACS
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

34. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Universal imperative

35. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
All would be addressed in an NDA
Donated to a candidates campaign
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

36. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
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
All are examples of corporate espionage
Price cancellation

37. Noisy withdrawal is?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Civil Rights Act of 1964
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

38. 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?
Board of Directors
Act utilitarianism
All are ways businesses are regulated
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

39. What statement is TRUE?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Dumpster diving
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

40. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
The act did all
Donated to a candidates campaign
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

41. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Sexual harassment
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

42. What best describes soft money?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Sexual discrimination
All are ways businesses are regulated

43. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
All are conflicts of interest
Economical
Conflict diamonds
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

44. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Sexual discrimination
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

45. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not

46. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
60 days
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

47. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Education
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Lawyers

48. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
All are stakeholders
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

49. What BEST describes the old social contract?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Board of Directors

50. What is true about spam?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
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
All are possible benefits