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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Education

2. What does EEOC stand for?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

3. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

4. What is true about spam?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
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
Monopolies
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

5. Corporate citizenship?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
The act did all
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

6. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Economical
The act did all
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

7. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Dumpster diving
Universal imperative
Through PACS
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

8. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Legal
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Sexual harassment
The act did all

9. What statement is TRUE?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Universal imperative
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

10. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Education
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

11. 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)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Hard money

12. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
A strong focus on developing core values
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
All are related to government & business interactions

13. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Sexual harassment
Education

14. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

15. What is NOT illegal?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Sexual discrimination
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

16. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Environmental equilibrium
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
A strong focus on developing core values

17. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
OSHA
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
All are related to government & business interactions
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

18. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Oil spill
Education
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

19. What is the four P's of advertising?
All are related to government & business interactions
Conflict diamonds
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

20. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Through PACS
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

21. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

22. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Enquiring about off duty activities
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

23. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Patriot Act
Dumpster diving
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

24. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
Pump & dump
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
All are possible benefits
Prevent international trade crisis

25. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Misstating financial statements

26. The purpose of the World Bank is?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
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
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

27. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
All are ways businesses are regulated
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare

28. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Price cancellation

29. Lobbying is?
Democratic leadership style
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Act utilitarianism

30. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

31. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
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.
The act did all

32. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
Misstating financial statements
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Ensure worker safety
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

33. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Through PACS

34. What is NOT true of the WTO?
OSHA
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

35. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Non-point source contributions
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

36. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Prevent international trade crisis
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

37. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
Immanuel Kant
To ensure & protect public health & safety
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
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

38. A virus is?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Comparable worth
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

39. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
All are stakeholders
All would be addressed in an NDA
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
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.

40. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Environmental equilibrium
OSHA
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

41. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Act utilitarianism
Dumpster diving
Price cancellation
Through PACS

42. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Sexual harassment
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
All are related to government & business interactions

43. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
60 days
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Monopolies

44. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Civil Rights Act of 1964

45. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

46. What statement is NOT true?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Hard money
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

47. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Laws regulating consumer protection
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

48. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
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 correct guidelines
All are stakeholders
The act did all

49. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
Philanthropic
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Economical
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

50. Ergonomics is?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
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.
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)