Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Business Ethics And Society

Subject : dsst

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
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.
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

2. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Non-point source contributions
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

3. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Laws regulating consumer protection
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Environmental equilibrium

4. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Comparable worth
All are related to government & business interactions

5. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

6. 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 piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

7. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Through PACS
All are concerns about outsourcing
Self reference criterion

8. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance

9. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Act utilitarianism
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

10. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

11. What is true about spam?
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
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

12. A grease payment can also be called?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
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.
Facilitating payment

13. What best describes soft money?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
OSHA
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

14. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Donated to a candidates campaign
OSHA
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

15. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Universal imperative
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
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.

16. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Patriot Act
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
A strong focus on developing core values

17. What statement is FALSE?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Ensure worker safety
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

18. Ergonomics is?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
To ensure & protect public health & safety
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

19. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Act utilitarianism
Pump & dump
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
All would be addressed in an NDA

20. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Self reference criterion
All are conflicts of interest
Conflict diamonds
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

21. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Universal imperative
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Discrimination
Pay raises

22. A virus is?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
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
Sexual discrimination

23. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Environmental equilibrium

24. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

25. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Hard money
Facilitating payment
Pump & dump

26. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
All are stakeholders
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

27. An employee of a donut shop does not steal donuts because they are afraid they would get fired if they did. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Fidiciary
Education
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Philanthropic

28. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Dumpster diving
Legal
The act did all

29. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Universal imperative

30. 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?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Facilitating payment
Through PACS

31. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Misstating financial statements
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not

32. Hard money is?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Donated to a candidates campaign

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

34. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Price cancellation
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Economical

35. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Dumpster diving
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

36. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Education
Lawyers
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Enquiring about off duty activities

37. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
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
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Environmental equilibrium
Ad hoc (means for this)

38. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Sexual harassment
Dumpster diving

39. What statement is TRUE?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Ad hoc (means for this)
Fidiciary

40. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
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
Pay raises
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

41. What is the four P's of advertising?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Ad hoc (means for this)
OSHA
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

42. What are conflict diamonds?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Immanuel Kant
Democratic leadership style

43. Lobbying is?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Philanthropic

44. 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?
Education
Fidiciary
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

45. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
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
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Conflict diamonds
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

46. An ombudsman is?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Donated to a candidates campaign
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

47. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
All are conflicts of interest
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Enquiring about off duty activities
Through PACS

48. 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?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Pump & dump
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

49. What is regulated by FDA?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

50. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
All are stakeholders
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)