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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. 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?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Donated to a candidates campaign

2. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
60 days

3. 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?
Act utilitarianism
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
All are ways businesses are regulated
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

4. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Conflict diamonds
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Comparable worth
Philanthropic

5. What statement is FALSE?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Reputation
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

6. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Self reference criterion
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Education

7. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
All are stakeholders
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

8. Lobbying is?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

9. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Democratic leadership style

10. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Self reference criterion
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Pay raises

11. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Ad hoc (means for this)
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

12. Hard money is?
Dumpster diving
Donated to a candidates campaign
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Environmental equilibrium

13. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Prevent international trade crisis
Education
Philanthropic
Democratic leadership style

14. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Economical
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
All are concerns about outsourcing
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

15. What is true about spam?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
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

16. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

17. 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?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Democratic leadership style
Comparable worth

18. 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
Laws regulating consumer protection
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

19. A grease payment can also be called?
Pay raises
Oil spill
Legal
Facilitating payment

20. What of the following is TRUE?
Sexual discrimination
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
The act did all
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

21. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Discrimination

22. What aid employers in keeping information private?
Pay raises
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Self reference criterion

23. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
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
Pump & dump
Through PACS
Act utilitarianism

24. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Comparable worth
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
All would be addressed in an NDA
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

25. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Philanthropic
All are stakeholders
Facilitating payment

26. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
OSHA
Laws regulating consumer protection
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Pay raises

27. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
OSHA
All are examples of corporate espionage
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Ensure worker safety

28. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

29. What does EEOC stand for?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
All are examples of corporate espionage
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Oil spill

30. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

31. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Board of Directors
All are possible benefits
Self reference criterion
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

32. What best describes soft money?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Non-point source contributions
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

33. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Through PACS
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

34. Command & control regulations?
Non-renewal resources
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

35. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Board of Directors
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Enquiring about off duty activities

36. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

37. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Universal imperative
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Fidiciary

38. A stable state economy is in a state of?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Environmental equilibrium
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

39. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Universal imperative
Dumpster diving
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
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.

40. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Non-renewal resources

41. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

42. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
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
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
All are stakeholders

43. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Ad hoc (means for this)
Oil spill

44. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Self reference criterion
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Patriot Act

45. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Education
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Conflict diamonds

46. Utilitarianism is a type of?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Democratic leadership style
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

47. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
60 days
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Education

48. Noisy withdrawal is?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

49. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Self reference criterion
Act utilitarianism
All are ways businesses are regulated

50. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Democratic leadership style
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
All are related to government & business interactions