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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Immanuel Kant
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Non-point source contributions
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

2. What BEST describes the old social contract?
All would be addressed in an NDA
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.
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

3. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
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.

4. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Price cancellation
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

5. Arable land is used for?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Prevent international trade crisis
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

6. A conflict of interest?
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
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Education

7. What of the following is TRUE?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

8. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

9. 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?
Enquiring about off duty activities
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Pump & dump

10. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
All are related to government & business interactions

11. 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?
Act utilitarianism
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

12. 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
Legal
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

13. 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?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
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
Non-renewal resources
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)

14. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
All are examples of corporate espionage
Fidiciary

15. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
Dumpster diving
Through PACS
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
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

16. What statement is TRUE?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Board of Directors

17. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
All are possible benefits
A strong focus on developing core values

18. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
All are possible benefits
Patriot Act
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

19. What statement is NOT true?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

20. 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?
Act utilitarianism
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
60 days
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

21. What are conflict diamonds?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

22. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Discrimination
Legal
Education

23. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Sexual harassment
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

24. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
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
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Laws regulating consumer protection
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

25. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
All are concerns about outsourcing
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Immanuel Kant
All are related to government & business interactions

26. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Education
All are correct guidelines
Comparable worth
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

27. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Non-renewal resources
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Philanthropic

28. What best describes soft money?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Non-point source contributions

29. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Reputation
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
All would be addressed in an NDA
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

30. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Legal
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

31. What statement is TRUE?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

32. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

33. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

34. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Monopolies

35. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Oil spill
Act utilitarianism
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

36. 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?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Democratic leadership style
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

37. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Environmental equilibrium

38. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Pay raises

39. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Ensure worker safety
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

40. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
Prevent international trade crisis
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

41. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

42. Noisy withdrawal is?
Immanuel Kant
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Ensure worker safety

43. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Lawyers
Conflict diamonds
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

44. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Non-point source contributions
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

45. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
All are stakeholders
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Misstating financial statements
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

46. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
The act did all
Pay raises
Laws regulating consumer protection
All are possible benefits

47. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
All are ways businesses are regulated

48. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
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.
Discrimination
Pump & dump
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

49. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
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
Discrimination
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Donated to a candidates campaign

50. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Donated to a candidates campaign
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US