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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. 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?
Discrimination
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Act utilitarianism
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

2. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Ad hoc (means for this)
The act did all
All are related to government & business interactions
Education

3. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Prevent international trade crisis
Hard money
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

4. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

5. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
Education
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
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 are possible benefits

6. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Laws regulating consumer protection

7. What statement is TRUE?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Ensure worker safety
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

8. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Education
Laws regulating consumer protection
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

9. Corporate governance?
Democratic leadership style
Education
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Price cancellation

10. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
All are correct guidelines
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

11. 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?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

12. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Reputation

13. A grease payment can also be called?
Facilitating payment
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Ad hoc (means for this)

14. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
All are concerns about outsourcing
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

15. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

16. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Sexual discrimination
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Oil spill

17. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting

18. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
OSHA
All are correct guidelines
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

19. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Through PACS

20. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Price cancellation
Non-renewal resources
All are conflicts of interest
Through PACS

21. 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?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Comparable worth
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

22. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Legal
Philanthropic
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

23. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
Price cancellation
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
All are conflicts of interest

24. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Reputation
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

25. What of the following is TRUE?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

26. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
The act did all

27. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Pump & dump
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

28. What are conflict diamonds?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
All would be addressed in an NDA
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

29. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
All are conflicts of interest
To ensure & protect public health & safety

30. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
All are related to government & business interactions
Conflict diamonds
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Misstating financial statements

31. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

32. Implied falsity?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

33. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Hard money
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

34. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
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.

35. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Reputation
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

36. What is environmental justice?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
60 days
OSHA
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

37. What is true about spam?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
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

38. 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?
Non-point source contributions
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

39. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Education
A strong focus on developing core values
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

40. Fossil fuels are?
Non-renewal resources
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
All are correct guidelines

41. What statement is NOT true?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
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.

42. A virus is?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
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
Monopolies

43. What statement is TRUE?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
All are conflicts of interest
Hard money
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

44. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Philanthropic
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

45. 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
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

46. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
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
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

47. What is NOT true of the WTO?
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
60 days
Patriot Act

48. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
All are correct guidelines
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Non-point source contributions
All are concerns about outsourcing

49. What statement is TRUE?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
A strong focus on developing core values
Misstating financial statements

50. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Facilitating payment
All are concerns about outsourcing
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group