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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Non-point source contributions
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

2. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
Lawyers
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 system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Philanthropic

3. OSHA was created to?
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.
Ensure worker safety
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

4. What statement is TRUE?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

5. Business ethics is?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Economical
Through PACS
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

6. 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
Fidiciary
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

7. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Dumpster diving
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Reputation
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

8. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Sexual harassment
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

9. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Donated to a candidates campaign
All are related to government & business interactions
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

10. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
Oil spill
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Pay raises
Patriot Act

11. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Board of Directors
All are stakeholders
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

12. 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?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

13. What statement is TRUE?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

14. 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?
All are conflicts of interest
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

15. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

16. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Comparable worth

17. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Education
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Immanuel Kant

18. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Prevent international trade crisis
All would be addressed in an NDA
Non-renewal resources

19. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Donated to a candidates campaign
Non-renewal resources

20. What statement is FALSE?
OSHA
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
A strong focus on developing core values
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

21. Corporate citizenship?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

22. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
Philanthropic
To ensure & protect public health & safety
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

23. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
Non-renewal resources
All are possible benefits
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

24. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
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.
Economical

25. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

26. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
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
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

27. Corporate governance?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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.
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

28. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
Monopolies
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
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Environmental equilibrium

29. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
All are ways businesses are regulated
All are stakeholders

30. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Board of Directors
Democratic leadership style
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

31. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Non-renewal resources
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Donated to a candidates campaign
OSHA

32. What best describes soft money?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
A strong focus on developing core values
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

33. Implied falsity?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
All are possible benefits
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

34. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
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)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

35. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

36. What does EEOC stand for?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Non-point source contributions
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

37. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Patriot Act
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Donated to a candidates campaign

38. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Legal
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

39. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Environmental equilibrium
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

40. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Reputation
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

41. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Donated to a candidates campaign
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

42. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Enquiring about off duty activities
Philanthropic
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

43. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Oil spill
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Laws regulating consumer protection
All are examples of corporate espionage

44. An ombudsman is?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

45. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Education
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

46. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Misstating financial statements
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

47. What is regulated by FDA?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Ad hoc (means for this)

48. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

49. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
All are ways businesses are regulated

50. Arable land is used for?
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
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
All are possible benefits