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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Arable land is used for?
Environmental equilibrium
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Self reference criterion
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

2. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Board of Directors
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Prevent international trade crisis
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

3. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
All are correct guidelines
Education
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

4. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
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
Conflict diamonds
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

5. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Laws regulating consumer protection
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

6. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
All are possible benefits
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

7. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Education
Economical
Pay raises

8. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
All are correct guidelines
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

9. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
OSHA
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Through PACS

10. 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?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

11. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
Economical
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Hard money
All are possible benefits

12. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

13. What statement is FALSE?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Act utilitarianism

14. What BEST describes affirmative action?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
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

15. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
All are related to government & business interactions
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

16. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
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
To ensure & protect public health & safety
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

17. OSHA was created to?
All are stakeholders
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Ensure worker safety

18. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Education
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

19. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Pump & dump
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

20. 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
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Democratic leadership style
Lawyers

21. 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
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)

22. Hard money is?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
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
Self reference criterion
Donated to a candidates campaign

23. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
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.
Misstating financial statements
Laws regulating consumer protection
Ensure worker safety

24. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Reputation
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)

25. A conflict of interest?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

26. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
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

27. 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?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Comparable worth
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

28. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
OSHA
Pump & dump
All are stakeholders

29. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Oil spill
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

30. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Pay raises
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

31. A stable state economy is in a state of?
Discrimination
Environmental equilibrium
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
All are conflicts of interest

32. The CEO of a co works to raise stock prices because they will get a bonus if the stock prices increases by a certain %. Which of Kohlberg's stages are they in?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Self reference criterion
Non-renewal resources
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

33. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Enquiring about off duty activities
The act did all
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

34. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
All are correct guidelines

35. 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?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Through PACS
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

36. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
The act did all
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Non-renewal resources

37. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Patriot Act
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Oil spill

38. What statement is NOT true?
Donated to a candidates campaign
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
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 stakeholders

39. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Sexual harassment
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

40. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
All are related to government & business interactions
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Facilitating payment
Price cancellation

41. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

42. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

43. What statement is TRUE?
The act did all
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Environmental equilibrium
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

44. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
Lawyers
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
To ensure & protect public health & safety

45. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Reputation
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

46. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Economical
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
All are possible benefits

47. What does EEOC stand for?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Non-renewal resources
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

48. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

49. What statement is TRUE?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Ad hoc (means for this)
The act did all
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

50. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Legal
Ad hoc (means for this)
All are stakeholders