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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Prevent international trade crisis

2. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Ad hoc (means for this)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

3. What statement is NOT true?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
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.
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

4. Fossil fuels are?
Non-renewal resources
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
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
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.

5. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Lawyers
All are concerns about outsourcing
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

6. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Oil spill
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Prevent international trade crisis
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

7. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Economical
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Hard money

8. Corporate citizenship?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

9. 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?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Comparable worth
Donated to a candidates campaign

10. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

11. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Act utilitarianism
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

12. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
A strong focus on developing core values
Sexual discrimination
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

13. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Universal imperative
Philanthropic
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

14. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
All are possible benefits
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

15. Ergonomics is?
Prevent international trade crisis
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
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.

16. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
All are examples of corporate espionage
All are concerns about outsourcing
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

17. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

18. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
All are correct guidelines
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

19. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

20. Noisy withdrawal is?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Lawyers
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

21. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Sarbanes-Oxley 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

22. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
Democratic leadership style
To ensure & protect public health & safety
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

23. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Comparable worth
60 days
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

24. What is regulated by FDA?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
All are conflicts of interest
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not

25. A conflict of interest?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

26. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Comparable worth
Education
Self reference criterion
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

27. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Non-point source contributions
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Laws regulating consumer protection

28. An ombudsman is?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Price cancellation
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

29. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

30. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
All would be addressed in an NDA

31. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Discrimination
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
The act did all

32. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Sexual harassment
Conflict diamonds

33. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
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
Lawyers
Pay raises

34. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
A strong focus on developing core values
Ensure worker safety
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

35. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Dumpster diving

36. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
All are ways businesses are regulated
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

37. What statement is TRUE?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Education

38. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Education
Discrimination
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance

39. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Ad hoc (means for this)
All are related to government & business interactions
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

40. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Discrimination
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

41. What statement is TRUE?
Facilitating payment
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

42. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Monopolies
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Ad hoc (means for this)
Universal imperative

43. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

44. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
The act did all
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Environmental equilibrium
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

45. What is NOT illegal?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Legal
Environmental equilibrium
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

46. What statement is TRUE?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

47. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Economical
Self reference criterion
Laws regulating consumer protection

48. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Board of Directors

49. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Act utilitarianism
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

50. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Comparable worth
Price cancellation