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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Dumpster diving
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Discrimination
Universal imperative

2. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
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.
All are conflicts of interest
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

3. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Education

4. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
Education
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Environmental equilibrium

5. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Dumpster diving
Education

6. Business ethics is?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
The act did all

7. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

8. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
All are examples of corporate espionage
Civil Rights Act of 1964

9. Oversight refers to?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
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
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

10. OSHA was created to?
60 days
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Ensure worker safety
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

11. Hard money is?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

12. 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
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
Non-point source contributions
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

13. 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
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

14. What best describes in kind contribution?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

15. 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)
All are related to government & business interactions
Dumpster diving
Reputation

16. What statement is TRUE?
Hard money
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
All are conflicts of interest
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

17. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
All are related to government & business interactions
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Donated to a candidates campaign

18. What best describes soft money?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals 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
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

19. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Prevent international trade crisis
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

20. 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?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Prevent international trade crisis
Philanthropic
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

21. What is NOT illegal?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
A strong focus on developing core values
Democratic leadership style

22. What of the following is TRUE?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Reputation
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

23. Arable land is used for?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Discrimination
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare

24. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
60 days
Non-point source contributions

25. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Sexual discrimination
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

26. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
All are correct guidelines
Environmental equilibrium
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

27. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Through PACS
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

28. 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?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Sexual discrimination
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

29. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
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
Dumpster diving

30. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
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
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
All are stakeholders
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

31. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
The act did all
Discrimination
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Ensure worker safety

32. 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?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Act utilitarianism
Prevent international trade crisis

33. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
All are stakeholders
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Legal
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

34. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Monopolies
All are related to government & business interactions
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Civil Rights Act of 1964

35. Noisy withdrawal is?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

36. A conflict of interest?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
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.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

37. What are conflict diamonds?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Democratic leadership style
Reputation

38. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Non-renewal resources
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Facilitating payment

39. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

40. Fossil fuels are?
Non-renewal resources
Act utilitarianism
Pay raises
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

41. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Patriot Act
All are possible benefits
Non-point source contributions

42. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

43. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Misstating financial statements
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.
All are related to government & business interactions

44. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
All are stakeholders
All are examples of corporate espionage
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Discrimination

45. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
All are possible benefits
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

46. What statement is NOT true?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Education
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

47. What is regulated by FDA?
Immanuel Kant
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

48. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Immanuel Kant
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.
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
All are related to government & business interactions

49. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Hard money
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
The act did all

50. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Laws regulating consumer protection
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)