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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is NOT illegal?
All are conflicts of interest
Price cancellation
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

2. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Misstating financial statements
All would be addressed in an NDA
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

3. What aid employers in keeping information private?
Discrimination
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

4. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

5. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Reputation

6. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
All are possible benefits
Discrimination
Economical

7. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

8. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
All are possible benefits
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

9. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Legal
Pay raises

10. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Universal imperative
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Misstating financial statements

11. A stable state economy is in a state of?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Environmental equilibrium
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
A strong focus on developing core values

12. What best describes soft money?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Act utilitarianism
Prevent international trade crisis

13. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
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 would be addressed in an NDA
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Misstating financial statements

14. Utilitarianism is a type of?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

15. Corporate governance?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Discrimination
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

16. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Patriot Act
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

17. A conflict of interest?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Economical

18. 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
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
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

19. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

20. What is environmental justice?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

21. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Dumpster diving

22. What statement is FALSE?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Board of Directors

23. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Board of Directors
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

24. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
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
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

25. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Non-point source contributions

26. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
Environmental equilibrium
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Lawyers
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

27. Arable land is used for?
Sexual discrimination
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Ad hoc (means for this)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

28. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Sexual harassment
All are possible benefits
Ad hoc (means for this)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

29. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Non-renewal resources
All are examples of corporate espionage
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

30. 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)
Prevent international trade crisis
All are examples of corporate espionage
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

31. 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
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
All are conflicts of interest
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

32. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

33. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

34. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
All are stakeholders
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

35. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
All are ways businesses are regulated
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Through PACS

36. Oversight refers to?
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.
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

37. What statement is TRUE?
Prevent international trade crisis
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Dumpster diving
Environmental equilibrium

38. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
All are ways businesses are regulated

39. OSHA was created to?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
All are correct guidelines
Ensure worker safety
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

40. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Education
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

41. 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
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Enquiring about off duty activities
Ad hoc (means for this)

42. Business ethics is?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
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.

43. 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
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Enquiring about off duty activities
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

44. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not

45. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Act utilitarianism
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
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

46. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
All are correct guidelines
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

47. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Price cancellation
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

48. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Education
Enquiring about off duty activities
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

49. What statement is NOT true?
Act utilitarianism
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

50. 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?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
All are related to government & business interactions
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Act utilitarianism