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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Command & control regulations?
All are conflicts of interest
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

2. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Board of Directors
Non-point source contributions
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

3. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
All are conflicts of interest
All would be addressed in an NDA
60 days
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

4. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Price cancellation

5. Oversight refers to?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Laws regulating consumer protection
All are related to government & business interactions
Democratic leadership style

6. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
60 days
The act did all
OSHA
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

7. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Hard money
Universal imperative

8. Corporate governance?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
OSHA
Ensure worker safety

9. What aid employers in keeping information private?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
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
Legal

10. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Misstating financial statements
Self reference criterion
Facilitating payment

11. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
All are concerns about outsourcing
The act did all
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Sexual discrimination

12. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
All are possible benefits
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Facilitating payment

13. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

14. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Self reference criterion
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

15. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Hard money
Prevent international trade crisis

16. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

17. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
All are stakeholders
Laws regulating consumer protection
All are related to government & business interactions
All are ways businesses are regulated

18. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
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
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

19. Corporate citizenship?
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
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

20. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Universal imperative
Non-renewal resources
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Non-point source contributions

21. What of the following is TRUE?
All are ways businesses are regulated
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

22. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Hard money
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

23. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Non-point source contributions
Dumpster diving

24. What statement is TRUE?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

25. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
Economical
Ensure worker safety
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

26. What does EEOC stand for?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

27. Ergonomics is?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

28. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Immanuel Kant
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Patriot Act
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

29. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Hard money

30. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
All are stakeholders
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
All are examples of corporate espionage

31. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Board of Directors

32. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Price cancellation
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

33. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

34. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

35. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Non-renewal resources

36. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Non-renewal resources
Democratic leadership style

37. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Education
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

38. A conflict of interest?
Lawyers
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Price cancellation
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

39. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Environmental equilibrium
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Dumpster diving

40. What are conflict diamonds?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
All are conflicts of interest
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

41. 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?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

42. What statement is TRUE?
Education
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Comparable worth

43. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
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 correct guidelines
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Immanuel Kant

44. 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.
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Conflict diamonds
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

45. 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.
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
All are stakeholders
Ad hoc (means for this)

46. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Conflict diamonds
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

47. What best describes in kind contribution?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

48. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Economical
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Lawyers
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

49. A virus is?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

50. Implied falsity?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Non-renewal resources
All are conflicts of interest
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group