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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
All are examples of corporate espionage
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

2. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Lawyers
Enquiring about off duty activities

3. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Education
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

4. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Universal imperative
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

5. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Laws regulating consumer protection
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

6. Ergonomics is?
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
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

7. OSHA was created to?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Ensure worker safety

8. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Hard money
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
All are concerns about outsourcing

9. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Fidiciary
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Pump & dump

10. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Economical
Prevent international trade crisis
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

11. 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?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

12. 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
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Monopolies
All are possible benefits

13. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
60 days
Laws regulating consumer protection
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Pay raises

14. What is environmental justice?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Comparable worth
Prevent international trade crisis

15. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Education
Pay raises
The act did all

16. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
Philanthropic
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
All are conflicts of interest

17. Corporate governance?
Fidiciary
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

18. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Universal imperative
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.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Sexual harassment

19. What best describes soft money?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

20. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Ad hoc (means for this)
Facilitating payment
Hard money

21. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Laws regulating consumer protection
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

22. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
All are related to government & business interactions
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
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
Non-renewal resources

23. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Dumpster diving

24. Hard money is?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Immanuel Kant
Dumpster diving
Donated to a candidates campaign

25. An ombudsman is?
Discrimination
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

26. Business ethics is?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Discrimination
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

27. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Legal
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
All would be addressed in an NDA
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

28. What statement is TRUE?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Universal imperative

29. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Ensure worker safety

30. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

31. A cookie?
Sexual harassment
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Conflict diamonds
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

32. 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?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Pump & dump
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

33. Lobbying is?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Economical
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
Democratic leadership style

34. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Discrimination

35. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

36. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Ad hoc (means for this)
Lawyers
Education

37. Oversight refers to?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

38. 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)
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
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Hard money

39. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Discrimination

40. What statement is NOT true?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

41. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
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)
Education

42. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
All are stakeholders
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

43. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Reputation
Non-point source contributions
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Misstating financial statements

44. What statement is TRUE?
All are correct guidelines
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

45. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

46. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Self reference criterion
Patriot Act
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
All are possible benefits

47. 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
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
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.

48. What statement is TRUE?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
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)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

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

50. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)