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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What statement is TRUE?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

2. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
Self reference criterion
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

3. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Discrimination
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

4. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

5. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Immanuel Kant
Hard money
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
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

6. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Sexual discrimination
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

7. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
A strong focus on developing core values
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

8. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Facilitating payment
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Philanthropic

9. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
All are concerns about outsourcing
Board of Directors
60 days

10. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
All are stakeholders
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

11. What statement is TRUE?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

12. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

13. What does EEOC stand for?
Misstating financial statements
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

14. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Ensure worker safety
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

15. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Fidiciary

16. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Philanthropic
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

17. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

18. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Pay raises
Education

19. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
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
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

20. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Environmental equilibrium

21. Utilitarianism is a type of?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Environmental equilibrium
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

22. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
All would be addressed in an NDA
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

23. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Laws regulating consumer protection
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Sexual harassment
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

24. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Monopolies
Comparable worth

25. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Reputation
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
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
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

26. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Education
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Philanthropic

27. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Education

28. What statement is FALSE?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

29. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Sexual discrimination
Oil spill
Price cancellation

30. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Board of Directors
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

31. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Enquiring about off duty activities
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

32. OSHA was created to?
Ensure worker safety
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

33. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Ensure worker safety
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Democratic leadership style

34. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
A strong focus on developing core values
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

35. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Civil Rights Act of 1964
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Lawyers

36. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Pump & dump
Monopolies
Economical
Prevent international trade crisis

37. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Lawyers
Laws regulating consumer protection

38. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

39. What are conflict diamonds?
Universal imperative
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Democratic leadership style
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

40. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Laws regulating consumer protection
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Education
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

41. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
All are examples of corporate espionage
Legal

42. Command & control regulations?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

43. What is environmental justice?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Philanthropic

44. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
All are ways businesses are regulated
Sexual harassment
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

45. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Non-point source contributions
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

46. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
All are possible benefits
Board of Directors
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

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?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

48. Fossil fuels are?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Fidiciary
60 days
Non-renewal resources

49. What is true about spam?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
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

50. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Environmental equilibrium
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

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