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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What statement is TRUE?
Democratic leadership style
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

2. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Donated to a candidates campaign
Non-point source contributions
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

3. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Conflict diamonds
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
All are possible benefits
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

4. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Enquiring about off duty activities
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

5. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

6. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

7. Hard money is?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Donated to a candidates campaign
OSHA

8. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
OSHA
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
All are concerns about outsourcing

9. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Pay raises
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Laws regulating consumer protection

10. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Non-point source contributions

11. 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)
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
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

12. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
All are examples of corporate espionage
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

13. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

14. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Sexual discrimination
Civil Rights Act of 1964
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

15. 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?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Conflict diamonds
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

16. Noisy withdrawal is?
All are conflicts of interest
Universal imperative
Price cancellation
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

17. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
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
Facilitating payment
Price cancellation
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

18. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Facilitating payment
All are ways businesses are regulated
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

19. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Reputation

20. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Pay raises
All are concerns about outsourcing

21. What is NOT true of the WTO?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
60 days

22. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
All are conflicts of interest

23. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
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.
Democratic leadership style
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

24. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Self reference criterion
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

25. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
All are examples of corporate espionage
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

26. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
All are related to government & business interactions
All are concerns about outsourcing

27. Business ethics is?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of 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
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

28. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
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.
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Ensure worker safety

29. What best describes in kind contribution?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Hard money
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Civil Rights Act of 1964

30. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

31. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
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.

32. What statement is FALSE?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Philanthropic
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

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

34. 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?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Donated to a candidates campaign
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

35. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Non-point source contributions

36. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Act utilitarianism
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

37. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
A strong focus on developing core values
60 days

38. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
All are possible benefits
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
All are conflicts of interest

39. 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
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

40. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

41. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Education
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

42. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Pay raises

43. Arable land is used for?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Misstating financial statements
All are related to government & business interactions
All are correct guidelines

44. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Universal imperative
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

45. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
All are stakeholders
All are possible benefits
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
OSHA

46. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Conflict diamonds
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

47. 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
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

48. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Prevent international trade crisis
Monopolies
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

49. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Misstating financial statements
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Non-renewal resources

50. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Ensure worker safety
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Lawyers