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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. 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
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Ad hoc (means for this)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

2. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

3. 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?
All are correct guidelines
Pump & dump
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Civil Rights Act of 1964

4. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Pump & dump
Board of Directors

5. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Non-point source contributions
Monopolies
All are concerns about outsourcing
Hard money

6. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are correct guidelines
All are stakeholders
All are examples of corporate espionage
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

7. What is regulated by FDA?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

8. What statement is TRUE?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Legal
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Dumpster diving

9. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Education
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

10. What statement is FALSE?
Dumpster diving
All are correct guidelines
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

11. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Pump & dump
To ensure & protect public health & safety

12. Business ethics is?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Philanthropic
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

13. What is NOT true of the WTO?
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
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

14. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

15. Noisy withdrawal is?
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.
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Universal imperative
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

16. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Through PACS
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not

17. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Legal

18. What statement is FALSE?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
OSHA
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
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. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Act utilitarianism
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

20. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

21. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Through PACS
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

22. What statement is NOT true?
Price cancellation
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.
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

23. 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?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Facilitating payment
Reputation
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

24. Hard money is?
Donated to a candidates campaign
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Environmental equilibrium
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

25. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
All are correct guidelines
OSHA
Lawyers

26. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

27. What of the following is TRUE?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

28. Implied falsity?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

29. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
All are related to government & business interactions
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Pay raises

30. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Through PACS
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

31. What statement is TRUE?
Environmental equilibrium
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Education
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

32. Fast food places do not pay their workers less than minimum wage because it is against the law. Which of Kohlbergs stages does this describe?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Lawyers
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

33. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
OSHA
All would be addressed in an NDA
Dumpster diving
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

34. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Economical
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

35. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
All are concerns about outsourcing
Hard money
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

36. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Education
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Conflict diamonds
All would be addressed in an NDA

37. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Environmental equilibrium
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

38. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
All are related to government & business interactions

39. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Universal imperative
Discrimination
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

40. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
All are possible benefits
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

41. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
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

42. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Reputation
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

43. A grease payment can also be called?
Pay raises
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Facilitating payment
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

44. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Monopolies
All are stakeholders
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

45. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
All are stakeholders
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

46. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Reputation

47. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Education
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Ad hoc (means for this)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

48. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Legal
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

49. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Sexual discrimination
Act utilitarianism

50. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
All are conflicts of interest
Immanuel Kant
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
Environmental equilibrium