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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Immanuel Kant
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Comparable worth
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

2. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance

3. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Sexual harassment
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

4. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Environmental equilibrium
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Patriot Act

5. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

6. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
A strong focus on developing core values
All are possible benefits
Non-renewal resources

7. A grease payment can also be called?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Facilitating payment
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

8. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

9. What BEST describes affirmative action?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

10. Utilitarianism is a type of?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

11. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

12. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Discrimination
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Environmental equilibrium
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

13. What statement is TRUE?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
All are stakeholders
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)

14. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Sexual harassment
60 days
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

15. Ergonomics is?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
60 days

16. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Laws regulating consumer protection

17. Corporate citizenship?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

18. What aid employers in keeping information private?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
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

19. Oversight refers to?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Hard money
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
All are conflicts of interest

20. What are conflict diamonds?
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
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
Self reference criterion

21. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Conflict diamonds
A strong focus on developing core values
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
All are concerns about outsourcing

22. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Enquiring about off duty activities
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

23. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Dumpster diving
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Immanuel Kant
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

24. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
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
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Facilitating payment
Education

25. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Laws regulating consumer protection
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

26. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Education
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

27. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

28. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
Misstating financial statements
Self reference criterion
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Oil spill

29. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
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
To ensure & protect public health & safety
All are possible benefits

30. What statement is TRUE?
Monopolies
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

31. What statement is TRUE?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

32. Arable land is used for?
Patriot Act
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Non-point source contributions

33. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
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
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
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Through PACS

34. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
Economical
Pay raises
Fidiciary
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

35. 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?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Act utilitarianism
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Sexual harassment

36. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
60 days
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.
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

37. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Pay raises
Ad hoc (means for this)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

38. OSHA was created to?
Facilitating payment
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Education
Ensure worker safety

39. Fossil fuels are?
Non-renewal resources
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

40. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
The act did all
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

41. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Enquiring about off duty activities
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

42. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
Monopolies
All are possible benefits
Pump & dump
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

43. What BEST describes the old social contract?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Philanthropic

44. 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?
Comparable worth
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

45. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Immanuel Kant
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

46. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Discrimination
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

47. What statement is FALSE?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
All are concerns about outsourcing
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
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

48. Noisy withdrawal is?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
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

49. 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
Facilitating payment
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Democratic leadership style
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

50. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Philanthropic
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)