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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Non-point source contributions

2. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
The act did all
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

3. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Comparable worth
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

4. What are conflict diamonds?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

5. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Hard money

6. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
Economical
Lawyers
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Education

7. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Patriot Act
Act utilitarianism

8. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Act utilitarianism
Board of Directors
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

9. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
OSHA
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Education

10. 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?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
All are stakeholders

11. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Laws regulating consumer protection
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
All would be addressed in an NDA
All are possible benefits

12. Fossil fuels are?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Non-renewal resources
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Pay raises

13. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Legal
Oil spill
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Patriot Act

14. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Environmental equilibrium
All are concerns about outsourcing
Fidiciary

15. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Conflict diamonds
Environmental equilibrium

16. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Sexual discrimination
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

17. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Hard money
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

18. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Comparable worth
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

19. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

20. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Pay raises
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

21. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
All are stakeholders
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

22. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
All are possible benefits
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

23. Hard money is?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Comparable worth
Donated to a candidates campaign
All are conflicts of interest

24. What statement is TRUE?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

25. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
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
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

26. An ombudsman is?
Oil spill
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Lawyers
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

27. Arable land is used for?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Pay raises
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

28. What does EEOC stand for?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

29. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Price cancellation
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

30. A grease payment can also be called?
Facilitating payment
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

31. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Fidiciary
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Immanuel Kant
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

32. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
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.
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

33. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Donated to a candidates campaign
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

34. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
The act did all
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Patriot Act

35. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
Pump & dump
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
All are conflicts of interest
Prevent international trade crisis

36. 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?
Comparable worth
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Democratic leadership style
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

37. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

38. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Education

39. OSHA was created to?
All are correct guidelines
Ensure worker safety
Democratic leadership style
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

40. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Monopolies
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Act utilitarianism

41. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Discrimination
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Ad hoc (means for this)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

42. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Laws regulating consumer protection
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

43. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Board of Directors
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

44. 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?
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
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Act utilitarianism

45. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Education
OSHA

46. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Reputation
All are concerns about outsourcing

47. 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?
Patriot Act
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Education

48. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
All are correct guidelines
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)

49. What statement is TRUE?
Ensure worker safety
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

50. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Prevent international trade crisis
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Price cancellation
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)