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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Misstating financial statements
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

2. A virus is?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

3. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
All are ways businesses are regulated

4. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
60 days
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

5. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not

6. 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?
Ensure worker safety
Comparable worth
Pay raises
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

7. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Philanthropic

8. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

9. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
A strong focus on developing core values
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Prevent international trade crisis
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

10. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Through PACS
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

11. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting

12. What statement is FALSE?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
To ensure & protect public health & safety
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

13. The CEO of a co works to raise stock prices because they will get a bonus if the stock prices increases by a certain %. Which of Kohlberg's stages are they in?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Discrimination

14. What statement is TRUE?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
All are ways businesses are regulated
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

15. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Hard money
All are conflicts of interest
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

16. What best describes soft money?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

17. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
Lawyers
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
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
Oil spill

18. What are conflict diamonds?
Prevent international trade crisis
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Universal imperative
Ad hoc (means for this)

19. What is environmental justice?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Oil spill
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

20. 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?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
A strong focus on developing core values
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Hard money

21. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Enquiring about off duty activities
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Non-point source contributions

22. Utilitarianism is a type of?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
All would be addressed in an NDA

23. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Lawyers
Economical
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.

24. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Act utilitarianism
Laws regulating consumer protection
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

25. What statement is TRUE?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
All are possible benefits
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

26. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
All are stakeholders
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

27. What statement is NOT true?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Non-point source contributions
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

28. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
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

29. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Hard money

30. Fossil fuels are?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Discrimination
Non-renewal resources
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

31. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Fidiciary
Education
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

32. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Dumpster diving
The act did all

33. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
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.
Reputation

34. What statement is TRUE?
Facilitating payment
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
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
Ad hoc (means for this)

35. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Fidiciary
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
All are related to government & business interactions

36. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
60 days
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

37. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

38. What is regulated by FDA?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Misstating financial statements

39. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Non-point source contributions

40. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Dumpster diving
60 days

41. What statement is NOT true?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Lawyers
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.

42. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
Universal imperative
The act did all
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
OSHA

43. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Economical
All are conflicts of interest
Non-point source contributions

44. Lobbying is?
Donated to a candidates campaign
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

45. 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?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
All are conflicts of interest
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

46. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Legal
Self reference criterion

47. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Fidiciary
Sexual harassment
Sexual discrimination
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

48. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

49. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

50. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
All are possible benefits