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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What statement is FALSE?
Discrimination
Education
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

2. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Non-point source contributions
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Sexual harassment

3. What is regulated by FDA?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Self reference criterion
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

4. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
Sexual harassment
The act did all
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

5. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
All are ways businesses are regulated
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

6. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
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.
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

7. 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
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Prevent international trade crisis
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

8. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Conflict diamonds
Universal imperative
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

9. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Hard money
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

10. 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?
Philanthropic
OSHA
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

11. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Price cancellation
Non-renewal resources
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

12. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
All are concerns about outsourcing
Patriot Act
Misstating financial statements

13. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
The act did all
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
All are concerns about outsourcing

14. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Ad hoc (means for this)
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
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

15. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Lawyers
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

16. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
All are related to government & business interactions

17. Ergonomics is?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Conflict diamonds

18. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

19. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
All are correct guidelines

20. What of the following is TRUE?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Dumpster diving
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

21. Noisy withdrawal is?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Pump & dump
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.
Donated to a candidates campaign

22. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Education

23. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
A strong focus on developing core values
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

24. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
Pay raises
OSHA
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

25. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Act utilitarianism
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Hard money

26. 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?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

27. An ombudsman is?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Donated to a candidates campaign

28. Arable land is used for?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

29. What is environmental justice?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
All are concerns about outsourcing
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

30. Implied falsity?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

31. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Prevent international trade crisis
Act utilitarianism
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

32. Corporate governance?
Reputation
Board of Directors
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

33. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Discrimination
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

34. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

35. Corporate citizenship?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
A strong focus on developing core values
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Enquiring about off duty activities

36. Command & control regulations?
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
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

37. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Self reference criterion

38. What statement is TRUE?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Oil spill
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

39. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

40. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Donated to a candidates campaign
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Dumpster diving

41. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
All are examples of corporate espionage
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

42. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Immanuel Kant
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

43. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
Pump & dump
A strong focus on developing core values
Pay raises
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

44. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Sexual harassment
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

45. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
Conflict diamonds
Misstating financial statements
Environmental equilibrium
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

46. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
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
Education
Misstating financial statements

47. Fossil fuels are?
Democratic leadership style
Non-renewal resources
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

48. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

49. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Facilitating payment
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Prevent international trade crisis

50. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Self reference criterion
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

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