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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Universal imperative
To ensure & protect public health & safety
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

2. What best describes in kind contribution?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
OSHA
Legal
Pay raises

3. Lobbying is?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

4. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Fidiciary
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
All are examples of corporate espionage

5. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
All would be addressed in an NDA
OSHA
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

6. 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?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
All are possible benefits

7. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Sexual discrimination
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

8. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
60 days
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
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.

9. What statement is NOT true?
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.
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Democratic leadership style

10. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Economical
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)

11. 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?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

12. Ergonomics is?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

13. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Legal
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Fidiciary

14. What does EEOC stand for?
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.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

15. A grease payment can also be called?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Facilitating payment
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

16. What best describes soft money?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Price cancellation
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

17. An ombudsman is?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Laws regulating consumer protection
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

18. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

19. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Donated to a candidates campaign

20. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
All are related to government & business interactions
Economical

21. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Hard money
Misstating financial statements
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

22. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Economical
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

23. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
Discrimination
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

24. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
All would be addressed in an NDA

25. A person helps an old lady across the street because they think that it is the right thing to do - & makes them feel useful & happy. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Immanuel Kant
All are correct guidelines

26. 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?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
All are conflicts of interest

27. Implied falsity?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
All are ways businesses are regulated
Comparable worth
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

28. What is NOT illegal?
Fidiciary
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

29. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
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)
All are possible benefits
Prevent international trade crisis

30. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Ensure worker safety
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Non-point source contributions
Education

31. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Sexual harassment
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
All are concerns about outsourcing
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

32. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Immanuel Kant
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

33. 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
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Democratic leadership style
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

34. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

35. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Self reference criterion
Lawyers
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

36. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
All are related to government & business interactions
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

37. What is true about spam?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
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
60 days
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

38. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
The act did all
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
All would be addressed in an NDA
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

39. 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?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Pump & dump
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

40. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Patriot Act
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Misstating financial statements

41. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
All would be addressed in an NDA
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

42. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

43. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
Philanthropic
Economical
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

44. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Conflict diamonds
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

45. 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?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Education
Sexual discrimination
Comparable worth

46. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
All are ways businesses are regulated
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Economical
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

47. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
The act did all
Price cancellation
Ad hoc (means for this)
Through PACS

48. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Sexual discrimination
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

49. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Reputation
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

50. A conflict of interest?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit