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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. An ombudsman is?
Immanuel Kant
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

2. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

3. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
All are correct guidelines
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Sexual harassment

4. 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?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Act utilitarianism
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

5. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Education

6. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Donated to a candidates campaign
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

7. Oversight refers to?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Ad hoc (means for this)

8. A stable state economy is in a state of?
Environmental equilibrium
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Reputation
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

9. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
All are stakeholders
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

10. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Oil spill
Education
Prevent international trade crisis
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

11. What statement is FALSE?
Legal
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

12. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

13. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
OSHA
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Board of Directors
Patriot Act

14. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
All are possible benefits
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Board of Directors

15. A virus is?
Education
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Misstating financial statements

16. 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
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
All are ways businesses are regulated
Sexual harassment

17. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Fidiciary
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Discrimination
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not

18. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Monopolies
Dumpster diving
Reputation

19. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

20. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
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
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

21. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Legal
All would be addressed in an NDA

22. What is the four P's of advertising?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Lawyers
Non-point source contributions

23. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
60 days
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

24. 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
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
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

25. 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
Facilitating payment
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Environmental equilibrium

26. What statement is TRUE?
Through PACS
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Enquiring about off duty activities
Non-point source contributions

27. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
All are correct guidelines
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Through PACS

28. A cookie?
All are related to government & business interactions
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Donated to a candidates campaign
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

29. What statement is TRUE?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

30. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Lawyers

31. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
The act did all
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

32. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
All are correct guidelines
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Environmental equilibrium
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

33. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Pay raises

34. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Board of Directors
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Sexual discrimination
Oil spill

35. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
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
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Non-renewal resources

36. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Immanuel Kant
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

37. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
All are concerns about outsourcing

38. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Oil spill
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

39. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
Universal imperative
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
The act did all

40. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
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.
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Hard money
OSHA

41. 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?
Misstating financial statements
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

42. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Act utilitarianism
Price cancellation

43. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

44. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
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

45. Fossil fuels are?
Non-renewal resources
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

46. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
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
Price cancellation
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

47. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Fidiciary

48. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
OSHA
Lawyers

49. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Through PACS
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

50. What statement is TRUE?
Philanthropic
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit