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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
All are correct guidelines
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

2. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Dumpster diving
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

3. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

4. 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?
Sexual discrimination
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Enquiring about off duty activities

5. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Patriot Act

6. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Prevent international trade crisis
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

7. 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
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
All would be addressed in an NDA
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

8. Corporate governance?
Patriot Act
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

9. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
All are stakeholders
Misstating financial statements
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
All are possible benefits

10. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Immanuel Kant
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Enquiring about off duty activities

11. 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?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
All are concerns about outsourcing
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

12. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Dumpster diving
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Act utilitarianism
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

13. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Universal imperative
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

14. Business ethics is?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Ad hoc (means for this)
Misstating financial statements
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

15. OSHA was created to?
Misstating financial statements
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.
Immanuel Kant
Ensure worker safety

16. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Conflict diamonds

17. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

18. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
OSHA

19. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

20. Hard money is?
Donated to a candidates campaign
60 days
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Non-renewal resources

21. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Comparable worth

22. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Discrimination
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Pay raises
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

23. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Sexual harassment
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

24. A grease payment can also be called?
Facilitating payment
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Prevent international trade crisis

25. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Economical
Conflict diamonds
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

26. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
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.
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
60 days
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

27. 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
Non-renewal resources
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

28. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Enquiring about off duty activities

29. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
A strong focus on developing core values
OSHA

30. What is NOT true of the WTO?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
The act did all

31. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Pump & dump
Self reference criterion
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

32. What statement is NOT true?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Act utilitarianism
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.
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

33. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Comparable worth
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

34. An ombudsman is?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
All would be addressed in an NDA

35. What is the four P's of advertising?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Prevent international trade crisis

36. What statement is FALSE?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

37. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
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
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Donated to a candidates campaign

38. What statement is NOT true?
Environmental equilibrium
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
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.
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

39. Arable land is used for?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
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
Comparable worth
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

40. What statement is TRUE?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

41. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
All are examples of corporate espionage

42. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

43. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Universal imperative
Facilitating payment

44. Corporate citizenship?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Hard money
Oil spill

45. What aid employers in keeping information private?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
All would be addressed in an NDA

46. Noisy withdrawal is?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

47. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
All are conflicts of interest
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

48. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Oil spill
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

49. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
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
Prevent international trade crisis
Legal

50. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Ad hoc (means for this)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)