Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Business Ethics And Society

Subject : dsst

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Economical
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
All are ways businesses are regulated

2. What best describes soft money?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

3. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Environmental equilibrium
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
The act did all

4. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Enquiring about off duty activities
Immanuel Kant

5. Noisy withdrawal is?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Price cancellation
Non-renewal resources
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

6. What is true about spam?
Education
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
Fidiciary
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

7. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Sexual discrimination
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Environmental equilibrium

8. Oversight refers to?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance

9. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
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
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
All are correct guidelines
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

10. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
All are concerns about outsourcing
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

11. Corporate governance?
Hard money
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
All are ways businesses are regulated
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

12. 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?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Pump & dump

13. Arable land is used for?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

14. What best describes in kind contribution?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Laws regulating consumer protection
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

15. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Prevent international trade crisis
To ensure & protect public health & safety

16. What statement is FALSE?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

17. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Hard money
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

18. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Education
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Non-renewal resources

19. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Lawyers
Conflict diamonds
Sexual harassment
The act did all

20. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
Monopolies
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

21. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
60 days
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
All are related to government & business interactions

22. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Education
All are related to government & business interactions

23. A conflict of interest?
Environmental equilibrium
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

24. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

25. What are conflict diamonds?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Oil spill
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Ensure worker safety

26. What BEST describes affirmative action?
All are correct guidelines
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

27. An ombudsman is?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Education
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)

28. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Immanuel Kant

29. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
Enquiring about off duty activities
All are correct guidelines
The act did all
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

30. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Enquiring about off duty activities
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
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

31. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
A strong focus on developing core values
OSHA
Board of Directors
Enquiring about off duty activities

32. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Immanuel Kant
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Reputation
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

33. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
A strong focus on developing core values
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Immanuel Kant

34. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Legal

35. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

36. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
The act did all
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Sexual harassment

37. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

38. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
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)
Pay raises

39. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

40. What statement is TRUE?
Economical
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
All are possible benefits
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

41. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

42. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

43. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Pay raises
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

44. What statement is TRUE?
Pump & dump
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Environmental equilibrium
Non-renewal resources

45. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Economical
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

46. 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
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.
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

47. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
All are stakeholders
Misstating financial statements
All are ways businesses are regulated
Education

48. What is environmental justice?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
All are conflicts of interest
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)

49. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
Lawyers
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not

50. Corporate citizenship?
All are correct guidelines
Sexual harassment
Education
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions