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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A grease payment can also be called?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Philanthropic
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Facilitating payment

2. What best describes in kind contribution?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

3. What is NOT illegal?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Ensure worker safety
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
To ensure & protect public health & safety

4. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Act utilitarianism
Education
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Sexual discrimination

5. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Fidiciary
Economical
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

6. What statement is TRUE?
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

7. What is regulated by FDA?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Environmental equilibrium

8. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Monopolies
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Hard money

9. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Economical
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

10. 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
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
All are stakeholders
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

11. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Non-point source contributions
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 safety regulations - Import tariffs

12. Oversight refers to?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
A strong focus on developing core values
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
To ensure & protect public health & safety

13. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Laws regulating consumer protection

14. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Pump & dump
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Self reference criterion

15. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
To ensure & protect public health & safety
All are conflicts of interest

16. OSHA was created to?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Ensure worker safety
All are ways businesses are regulated
All are concerns about outsourcing

17. What statement is TRUE?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Environmental equilibrium
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

18. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Facilitating payment
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Pay raises

19. Corporate citizenship?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
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)
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

20. What describes a type of conflict of interest where a broker owns securities & spreads rumors about them to make the price go up - then sells them before the price goes back down?
Pump & dump
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

21. An ombudsman is?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

22. A stable state economy is in a state of?
All are concerns about outsourcing
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Environmental equilibrium
Education

23. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Non-point source contributions
Sexual harassment
Philanthropic
To ensure & protect public health & safety

24. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Donated to a candidates campaign
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

25. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Laws regulating consumer protection

26. 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?
Environmental equilibrium
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Legal
Act utilitarianism

27. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Immanuel Kant
Price cancellation
Reputation
Education

28. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
All are possible benefits
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

29. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Education

30. What of the following is TRUE?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Non-point source contributions

31. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
Ad hoc (means for this)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance

32. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Democratic leadership style
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Ensure worker safety

33. What is environmental justice?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
All are related to government & business interactions
Price cancellation

34. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
All are stakeholders

35. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

36. Command & control regulations?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

37. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

38. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Misstating financial statements
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Patriot Act

39. What statement is NOT true?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Ad hoc (means for this)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

40. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Non-renewal resources
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Sexual discrimination

41. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are examples of corporate espionage
All are related to government & business interactions
Laws regulating consumer protection
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

42. Ergonomics is?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

43. What statement is TRUE?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

44. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Board of Directors
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

45. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Ad hoc (means for this)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Patriot Act

46. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
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
Prevent international trade crisis
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

47. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

48. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Conflict diamonds
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

49. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

50. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Oil spill
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
All are related to government & business interactions
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)