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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
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
Board of Directors
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

2. 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
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Education

3. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Universal imperative
All are stakeholders
Democratic leadership style
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

4. 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
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

5. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
60 days
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

6. Arable land is used for?
All are correct guidelines
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

7. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Ensure worker safety
All are concerns about outsourcing

8. 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?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Comparable worth

9. What is NOT illegal?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
To ensure & protect public health & safety
OSHA

10. What is environmental justice?
Discrimination
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
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

11. What best describes in kind contribution?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Immanuel Kant

12. What statement is FALSE?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

13. What best describes soft money?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
All are related to government & business interactions

14. A grease payment can also be called?
Facilitating payment
All are examples of corporate espionage
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

15. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Universal imperative
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

16. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
All are examples of corporate espionage
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

17. What does EEOC stand for?
Dumpster diving
Pay raises
Legal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

18. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Dumpster diving
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

19. What statement is TRUE?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Education

20. An ombudsman is?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

21. 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?
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Ensure worker safety
All are concerns about outsourcing

22. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
All are conflicts of interest
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

23. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
All are ways businesses are regulated
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

24. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
All are ways businesses are regulated

25. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Education
All are examples of corporate espionage
A strong focus on developing core values

26. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
Conflict diamonds
OSHA
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
All are examples of corporate espionage

27. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

28. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Discrimination
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

29. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
A strong focus on developing core values
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Discrimination

30. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

31. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
All would be addressed in an NDA
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Environmental equilibrium

32. 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?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
The act did all
Non-point source contributions

33. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Legal
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Civil Rights Act of 1964

34. What is the four P's of advertising?
Pay raises
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

35. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Education
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Reputation
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

36. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
Prevent international trade crisis
60 days
Act utilitarianism
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

37. What are conflict diamonds?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Oil spill
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
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.

38. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Pay raises
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Non-point source contributions
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

39. 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?
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
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

40. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

41. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
All are conflicts of interest
Conflict diamonds
Immanuel Kant
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

42. A conflict of interest?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

43. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

44. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
All are stakeholders
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

45. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
All are concerns about outsourcing
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
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

46. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

47. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Conflict diamonds
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

48. What is regulated by FDA?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

49. Hard money is?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Lawyers
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Environmental equilibrium

50. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

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