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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Act utilitarianism
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

2. 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)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

3. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Donated to a candidates campaign
Facilitating payment

4. 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
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Sexual discrimination
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Non-renewal resources

5. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
OSHA

6. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Ad hoc (means for this)
Environmental equilibrium
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

7. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Philanthropic
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Education

8. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Education
Reputation
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

9. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Discrimination

10. 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?
Oil spill
Pump & dump
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Board of Directors

11. What statement is TRUE?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

12. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Ad hoc (means for this)
60 days
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

13. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Act utilitarianism
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting

14. 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
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

15. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
A strong focus on developing core values
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

16. What best describes soft money?
Environmental equilibrium
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

17. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Hard money
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

18. Noisy withdrawal is?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

19. A cookie?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

20. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Sexual discrimination
Democratic leadership style
Self reference criterion

21. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

22. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

23. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Fidiciary
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Universal imperative
OSHA

24. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Laws regulating consumer protection
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Oil spill

25. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Pump & dump
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

26. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Pay raises
Through PACS

27. 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)
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
All are stakeholders

28. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
OSHA
Sexual harassment
Fidiciary

29. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Non-point source contributions
Education
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Sexual discrimination

30. Some people believe that women earn less than men because female held jobs have been historically devalued - & that women should be given equal pay for equal work. This belief called?
Comparable worth
Philanthropic
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Board of Directors

31. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Monopolies
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

32. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Patriot Act
Price cancellation
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

33. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
Pump & dump
Donated to a candidates campaign
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
All are conflicts of interest

34. What is the four P's of advertising?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Pump & dump
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

35. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Environmental equilibrium
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
All would be addressed in an NDA

36. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Education
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

37. Business ethics is?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

38. What aid employers in keeping information private?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

39. Fossil fuels are?
Non-renewal resources
Oil spill
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Self reference criterion

40. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Legal
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

41. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
The act did all
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

42. Arable land is used for?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

43. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Price cancellation
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

44. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
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.

45. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
All are concerns about outsourcing
Monopolies
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

46. What statement is TRUE?
Non-point source contributions
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Ad hoc (means for this)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

47. What does EEOC stand for?
Comparable worth
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
A strong focus on developing core values

48. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

49. A grease payment can also be called?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Facilitating payment

50. What statement is FALSE?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks