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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. An ombudsman is?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Donated to a candidates campaign
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.

2. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

3. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Immanuel Kant
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

4. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Lawyers
Environmental equilibrium
Board of Directors

5. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
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

6. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Education

7. 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)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

8. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Ensure worker safety
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

9. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Sexual harassment
Sexual discrimination
Donated to a candidates campaign
Price cancellation

10. What is NOT true of the WTO?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

11. Business ethics is?
Act utilitarianism
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
All are examples of corporate espionage

12. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Facilitating payment
Education

13. 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
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Democratic leadership style
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

14. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are stakeholders
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
All are examples of corporate espionage

15. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Democratic leadership style
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

16. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

17. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Ensure worker safety
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

18. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Philanthropic
All are conflicts of interest
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Patriot Act

19. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
The act did all
Through PACS

20. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Ad hoc (means for this)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

21. What is NOT illegal?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
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
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not

22. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Legal
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

23. Lobbying is?
All are possible benefits
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

24. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Fidiciary
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

25. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

26. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Pump & dump
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Ensure worker safety

27. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
All are concerns about outsourcing

28. OSHA was created to?
Ensure worker safety
Democratic leadership style
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

29. What are conflict diamonds?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
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.
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

30. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Fidiciary
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

31. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

32. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Economical
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Universal imperative
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

33. What statement is FALSE?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Misstating financial statements
All are related to government & business interactions

34. What of the following is TRUE?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

35. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
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
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

36. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
All are conflicts of interest

37. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Through PACS

38. Corporate citizenship?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Conflict diamonds
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

39. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Non-point source contributions
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

40. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
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

41. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)

42. 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)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

43. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Ad hoc (means for this)
All are related to government & business interactions
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

44. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Sexual discrimination
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Board of Directors

45. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
All would be addressed in an NDA
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

46. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Economical
Hard money
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
All are possible benefits

47. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

48. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Environmental equilibrium
The act did all

49. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
Ensure worker safety
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
The act did all
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

50. Command & control regulations?
Patriot Act
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)