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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What of the following is TRUE?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
A strong focus on developing core values

2. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
All are correct guidelines
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare

3. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Comparable worth
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

4. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
All are examples of corporate espionage
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

5. Business ethics is?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Democratic leadership style
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

6. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
Ensure worker safety
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
All are stakeholders
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

7. Implied falsity?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

8. What best describes in kind contribution?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Laws regulating consumer protection
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Economical

9. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
The act did all
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

10. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

11. Noisy withdrawal is?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
All are correct guidelines

12. A virus is?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Legal

13. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

14. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Reputation

15. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
All are concerns about outsourcing
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Ad hoc (means for this)

16. An ombudsman is?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Universal imperative
Fidiciary

17. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

18. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Board of Directors
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

19. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Through PACS
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Dumpster diving

20. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

21. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
All would be addressed in an NDA
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
The act did all

22. 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 intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Comparable worth
Environmental equilibrium
All are ways businesses are regulated

23. 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)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
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
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

24. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Environmental equilibrium
Act utilitarianism
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Laws regulating consumer protection

25. A grease payment can also be called?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Board of Directors
Price cancellation
Facilitating payment

26. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

27. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Laws regulating consumer protection
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
The act did all
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

28. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Discrimination
Board of Directors
All would be addressed in an NDA

29. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
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
Civil Rights Act of 1964

30. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Pay raises
A strong focus on developing core values
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
60 days

31. What statement is FALSE?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Facilitating payment
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

32. 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)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

33. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
A strong focus on developing core values
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

34. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance

35. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
60 days
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

36. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
OSHA
Enquiring about off duty activities
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

37. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Conflict diamonds

38. 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
Environmental equilibrium
Prevent international trade crisis
Reputation

39. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

40. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Universal imperative
Immanuel Kant
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
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

41. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Donated to a candidates campaign
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

42. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Non-renewal resources

43. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Fidiciary
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

44. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

45. Hard money is?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Patriot Act
Non-renewal resources
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

46. What is NOT illegal?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Pay raises
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

47. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Monopolies

48. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Education
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Pay raises

49. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Comparable worth
Self reference criterion
The act did all
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

50. What statement is TRUE?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Self reference criterion
Sarbanes-Oxley Act