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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What best describes in kind contribution?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

2. What statement is TRUE?
60 days
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
OSHA

3. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Misstating financial statements
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
All are concerns about outsourcing

4. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
The act did all
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

5. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Self reference criterion
Monopolies
Prevent international trade crisis

6. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Immanuel Kant
All are examples of corporate espionage
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
Self reference criterion

7. Command & control regulations?
Self reference criterion
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)
Laws regulating consumer protection

8. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Pay raises
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

9. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Sexual discrimination
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

10. Noisy withdrawal is?
Pay raises
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

11. What statement is TRUE?
All are stakeholders
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

12. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Facilitating payment
Non-renewal resources
All are examples of corporate espionage
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)

13. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Sexual discrimination
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

14. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Sexual discrimination
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

15. An ombudsman is?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
All are stakeholders
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

16. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

17. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

18. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
Laws regulating consumer protection
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

19. Implied falsity?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Act utilitarianism
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Pump & dump

20. What of the following is TRUE?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
All are concerns about outsourcing
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

21. 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?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Environmental equilibrium
Enquiring about off duty activities
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

22. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
All are possible benefits
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Democratic leadership style
Civil Rights Act of 1964

23. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Legal
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

24. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
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

25. 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?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Comparable worth
Fidiciary

26. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

27. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Discrimination
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

28. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

29. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
Immanuel Kant
Through PACS
Democratic leadership style
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

30. 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?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Education
Act utilitarianism

31. What statement is TRUE?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
All would be addressed in an NDA
Civil Rights Act of 1964
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

32. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Education
Universal imperative
Sexual harassment

33. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Discrimination

34. Ergonomics is?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
All are possible benefits
Non-point source contributions

35. What is true about spam?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
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
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
To ensure & protect public health & safety

36. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Fidiciary
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

37. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
Non-point source contributions
All are correct guidelines
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

38. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
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
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Discrimination

39. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
The act did all

40. A conflict of interest?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

41. What is NOT illegal?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

42. Oversight refers to?
Patriot Act
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

43. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Reputation
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

44. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

45. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

46. Corporate governance?
Legal
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

47. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Self reference criterion
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

48. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
All are concerns about outsourcing

49. Utilitarianism is a type of?
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
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Oil spill
All would be addressed in an NDA

50. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Education