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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Oil spill
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Pay raises

2. A cookie?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Act utilitarianism
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

3. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Non-renewal resources
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

4. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
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
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Ad hoc (means for this)

5. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
Oil spill
Hard money
Dumpster diving
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

6. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Sexual harassment
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

7. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
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
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

8. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Economical
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

9. Business ethics is?
Universal imperative
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

10. What statement is TRUE?
Donated to a candidates campaign
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Oil spill

11. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
All would be addressed in an NDA
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

12. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Legal
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Facilitating payment
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

13. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Fidiciary
Laws regulating consumer protection

14. What is regulated by FDA?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Through PACS

15. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Prevent international trade crisis
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Act utilitarianism

16. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

17. Corporate citizenship?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

18. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Fidiciary

19. Command & control regulations?
All are stakeholders
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

20. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Immanuel Kant
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

21. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Education

22. What statement is TRUE?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

23. What is environmental justice?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Economical
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

24. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

25. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Environmental equilibrium
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

26. Hard money is?
Fidiciary
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Donated to a candidates campaign

27. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
All are related to government & business interactions
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Self reference criterion

28. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Education
Fidiciary
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

29. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
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
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
All are concerns about outsourcing

30. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
A strong focus on developing core values
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Pay raises

31. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

32. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Legal
60 days
Education
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

33. Fossil fuels are?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Non-renewal resources

34. Corporate governance?
Act utilitarianism
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
All are possible benefits

35. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Education
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

36. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

37. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Immanuel Kant
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
All would be addressed in an NDA
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

38. What is the four P's of advertising?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

39. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
OSHA
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

40. A person helps an old lady across the street because they think that it is the right thing to do - & makes them feel useful & happy. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Education

41. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Environmental equilibrium
Reputation
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

42. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Prevent international trade crisis
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

43. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
All are ways businesses are regulated
Price cancellation

44. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
All are ways businesses are regulated
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

45. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Prevent international trade crisis

46. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
All are examples of corporate espionage
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

47. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
OSHA
Non-point source contributions
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.
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

48. 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?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
All are possible benefits
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Comparable worth

49. Lobbying is?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
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

50. Utilitarianism is a type of?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)