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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Hard money
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

2. A stable state economy is in a state of?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Environmental equilibrium
Enquiring about off duty activities
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

3. Command & control regulations?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

4. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Reputation
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Democratic leadership style

5. Implied falsity?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

6. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Misstating financial statements
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

7. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Philanthropic
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

8. What statement is NOT true?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Fidiciary
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

9. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Non-point source contributions
All are ways businesses are regulated
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

10. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
Fidiciary
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Education
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

11. A grease payment can also be called?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Facilitating payment
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

12. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Immanuel Kant
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

13. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Monopolies
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

14. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
All are correct guidelines
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
All are ways businesses are regulated

15. 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
Facilitating payment
Act utilitarianism
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

16. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Dumpster diving
All are related to government & business interactions
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
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.

17. What statement is FALSE?
Ad hoc (means for this)
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

18. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Pay raises
Democratic leadership style
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

19. Noisy withdrawal is?
60 days
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

20. A cookie?
All are conflicts of interest
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Ensure worker safety

21. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Oil spill
Act utilitarianism
Education
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

22. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Non-renewal resources
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

23. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Enquiring about off duty activities
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
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

24. What statement is TRUE?
All are conflicts of interest
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

25. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
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
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

26. 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?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Discrimination
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

27. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

28. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Board of Directors
Universal imperative
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

29. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Self reference criterion
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance

30. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Universal imperative
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance

31. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Environmental equilibrium
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

32. Oversight refers to?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Conflict diamonds
Sexual harassment
Oil spill

33. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
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 examples of corporate espionage
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

34. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Donated to a candidates campaign
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

35. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Price cancellation
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
All are possible benefits

36. What statement is TRUE?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Board of Directors
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

37. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

38. Lobbying is?
OSHA
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

39. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Ad hoc (means for this)
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
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

40. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
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
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Misstating financial statements
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

41. What statement is NOT true?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Monopolies
Sets forth standards for management in relations with 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.

42. 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?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Democratic leadership style
Hard money

43. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

44. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

45. What best describes soft money?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

46. What is environmental justice?
60 days
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Monopolies

47. 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?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Lawyers
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

48. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

49. 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?
All are conflicts of interest
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Enquiring about off duty activities

50. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)