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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What statement is NOT true?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Democratic leadership style
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.

2. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

3. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

4. What BEST describes the old social contract?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

5. 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?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
The act did all
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

6. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
OSHA
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

7. 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?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
60 days
To ensure & protect public health & safety

8. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Patriot Act
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

9. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
All are concerns about outsourcing
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
To ensure & protect public health & safety

10. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Economical
Reputation
Enquiring about off duty activities

11. An ombudsman is?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

12. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Fidiciary
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

13. What is true about spam?
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
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
All are possible benefits
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

14. What best describes in kind contribution?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

15. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

16. 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
Dumpster diving
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

17. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
60 days
Monopolies

18. Command & control regulations?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

19. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
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
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

20. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Comparable worth
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Reputation

21. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Hard money
Prevent international trade crisis

22. What statement is NOT true?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

23. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Act utilitarianism
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

24. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Non-point source contributions

25. Arable land is used for?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Economical
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

26. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Hard money
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Democratic leadership style
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

27. Corporate governance?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Oil spill
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

28. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Self reference criterion

29. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Immanuel Kant
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

30. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Ad hoc (means for this)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Environmental equilibrium

31. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Fidiciary
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
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
Monopolies

32. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Legal
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

33. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Board of Directors
Facilitating payment
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Education

34. Corporate citizenship?
Pump & dump
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Through PACS
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

35. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Fidiciary
Through PACS
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Misstating financial statements

36. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Sexual harassment
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

37. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Pay raises

38. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
60 days
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Laws regulating consumer protection
OSHA

39. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
All are examples of corporate espionage
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

40. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

41. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
A strong focus on developing core values
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Enquiring about off duty activities

42. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
60 days
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

43. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Enquiring about off duty activities
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

44. What statement is FALSE?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

45. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Misstating financial statements

46. A grease payment can also be called?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
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
All would be addressed in an NDA

47. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Education
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
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

48. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
All are concerns about outsourcing
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

49. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Education

50. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Education
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters