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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What best describes in kind contribution?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Dumpster diving

2. 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?
Act utilitarianism
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

3. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

4. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
All are conflicts of interest
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

5. 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?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Environmental equilibrium
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

6. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Legal
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Self reference criterion
All are stakeholders

7. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Prevent international trade crisis
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

8. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
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.

9. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Philanthropic
All are conflicts of interest
Democratic leadership style

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
Environmental equilibrium
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

11. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
All are concerns about outsourcing

12. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

13. Fossil fuels are?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Universal imperative
Non-renewal resources

14. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Dumpster diving

15. What statement is NOT true?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
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

16. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
To ensure & protect public health & safety
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

17. What BEST describes the old social contract?
A strong focus on developing core values
Discrimination
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

18. What are conflict diamonds?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

19. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Hard money
All are correct guidelines

20. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
All are related to government & business interactions
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

21. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Prevent international trade crisis
Fidiciary

22. Utilitarianism is a type of?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
All are ways businesses are regulated
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

23. Corporate citizenship?
Philanthropic
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Ad hoc (means for this)
Sexual discrimination

24. An ombudsman is?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Sexual discrimination

25. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

26. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
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.
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

27. Implied falsity?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Universal imperative
Non-renewal resources
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

28. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Act utilitarianism
Philanthropic

29. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Philanthropic
Monopolies
Oil spill

30. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Act utilitarianism
Patriot Act
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Lawyers

31. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
All are concerns about outsourcing

32. What is environmental justice?
Non-renewal resources
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

33. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
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
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

34. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Immanuel Kant
Sexual harassment
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Self reference criterion

35. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Economical
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance

36. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Prevent international trade crisis
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

37. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Hard money
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Comparable worth
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

38. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

39. Corporate governance?
A strong focus on developing core values
Non-point source contributions
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

40. What does EEOC stand for?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
All are examples of corporate espionage

41. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
60 days
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Misstating financial statements
Monopolies

42. Command & control regulations?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

43. What is the four P's of advertising?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Enquiring about off duty activities
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

44. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Immanuel Kant
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Ad hoc (means for this)

45. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Lawyers
All are related to government & business interactions
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

46. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Board of Directors
All are related to government & business interactions

47. Lobbying is?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Universal imperative

48. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
All are stakeholders
60 days
Conflict diamonds
All are correct guidelines

49. What is true about spam?
Legal
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
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

50. What is NOT true of the WTO?
All are possible benefits
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Dumpster diving