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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Universal imperative
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Civil Rights Act of 1964

2. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Education
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

3. What is true about spam?
Board of Directors
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
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
All are examples of corporate espionage

4. Corporate citizenship?
Prevent international trade crisis
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Lawyers

5. 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
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

6. 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)
All are concerns about outsourcing
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

7. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Price cancellation
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

8. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

9. What is regulated by FDA?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

10. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Laws regulating consumer protection
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

11. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
All are correct guidelines

12. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

13. Business ethics is?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
All would be addressed in an NDA
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
All are possible benefits

14. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Sexual harassment
Patriot Act
Hard money

15. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
A strong focus on developing core values
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)

16. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Misstating financial statements
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

17. What does EEOC stand for?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

18. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
All are related to government & business interactions
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
The act did all
Immanuel Kant

19. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Sexual discrimination
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

20. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

21. Hard money is?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Dumpster diving
Pay raises

22. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Environmental equilibrium
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Dumpster diving

23. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

24. What statement is NOT true?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
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
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

25. Oversight refers to?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

26. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
60 days
Immanuel Kant
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Sexual discrimination

27. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Universal imperative
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

28. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

29. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Comparable worth
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

30. What statement is TRUE?
Sexual discrimination
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

31. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Education
Enquiring about off duty activities
Through PACS

32. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Laws regulating consumer protection
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

33. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

34. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
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
Reputation
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

35. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
Non-renewal resources
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
60 days

36. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Lawyers
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Misstating financial statements

37. What aid employers in keeping information private?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

38. What is NOT true of the WTO?
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Non-point source contributions
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)

39. What statement is TRUE?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
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
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

40. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Legal
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Ensure worker safety

41. Implied falsity?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

42. A conflict of interest?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Prevent international trade crisis

43. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

44. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
All are possible benefits
Comparable worth

45. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Non-renewal resources
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Laws regulating consumer protection

46. Ergonomics is?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Non-point source contributions
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

47. What statement is TRUE?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

48. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
A strong focus on developing core values
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

49. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
All are concerns about outsourcing
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Patriot Act
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

50. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Through PACS
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Pump & dump