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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What of the following is TRUE?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

2. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Conflict diamonds
All are related to government & business interactions
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

3. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Hard money
Legal
Reputation

4. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
All are conflicts of interest
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

5. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Misstating financial statements
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

6. What best describes soft money?
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
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

7. Command & control regulations?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Ad hoc (means for this)
All are ways businesses are regulated

8. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Education
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Immanuel Kant

9. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
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.
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

10. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Economical
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

11. What statement is TRUE?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
All would be addressed in an NDA
Laws regulating consumer protection
All are stakeholders

12. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
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
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Ad hoc (means for this)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

13. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Comparable worth
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
All are stakeholders
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

14. Lobbying is?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

15. Business ethics is?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Comparable worth
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

16. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
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
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Oil spill
Ensure worker safety

17. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

18. What does EEOC stand for?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
All are concerns about outsourcing
Oil spill

19. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Dumpster diving
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
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

20. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
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.
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Education

21. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Reputation
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

22. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

23. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

24. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Sexual discrimination

25. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

26. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
60 days
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

27. Fossil fuels are?
Non-renewal resources
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

28. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Environmental equilibrium
Reputation
Hard money
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

29. What statement is NOT true?
Education
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

30. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Board of Directors

31. A stable state economy is in a state of?
Environmental equilibrium
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

32. Arable land is used for?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

33. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Legal
Environmental equilibrium
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

34. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

35. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Board of Directors

36. What is the four P's of advertising?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Conflict diamonds
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

37. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Ensure worker safety
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

38. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Prevent international trade crisis
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

39. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Universal imperative
Through PACS

40. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
A strong focus on developing core values
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Conflict diamonds

41. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
OSHA
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
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

42. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Discrimination
Lawyers
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Education

43. Ergonomics is?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Act utilitarianism
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

44. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Ad hoc (means for this)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

45. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
60 days
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

46. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Philanthropic
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

47. What statement is FALSE?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
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.
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

48. 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
Education
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Sexual harassment

49. Implied falsity?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Pay raises
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

50. An ombudsman is?
Legal
The act did all
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group