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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Act utilitarianism

2. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

3. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

4. What statement is TRUE?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Immanuel Kant
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

5. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Universal imperative
All are examples of corporate espionage
Pay raises
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

6. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
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
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Environmental equilibrium

7. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Donated to a candidates campaign
All are conflicts of interest
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Laws regulating consumer protection

8. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Prevent international trade crisis

9. 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?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Education
Prevent international trade crisis
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

10. OSHA was created to?
Comparable worth
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Ensure worker safety
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

11. Noisy withdrawal is?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Pay raises
Democratic leadership style

12. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Price cancellation
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

13. Implied falsity?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

14. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
All would be addressed in an NDA
To ensure & protect public health & safety

15. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

16. What is true about spam?
All are concerns about outsourcing
Pay raises
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
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

17. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Facilitating payment
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

18. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
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
Comparable worth
Education
Sexual harassment

19. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
All are related to government & business interactions
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Non-renewal resources

20. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
All are ways businesses are regulated
The act did all
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

21. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
All are concerns about outsourcing
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Democratic leadership style
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

22. What statement is NOT true?
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
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

23. Hard money is?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Donated to a candidates campaign
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

24. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Pay raises
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

25. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

26. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
60 days
All are examples of corporate espionage
Board of Directors
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not

27. 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?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Act utilitarianism
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

28. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Non-point source contributions
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
A strong focus on developing core values

29. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

30. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Ad hoc (means for this)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

31. Business ethics is?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Sexual discrimination
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

32. 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?
All are concerns about outsourcing
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

33. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

34. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

35. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Prevent international trade crisis
Dumpster diving
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

36. Corporate citizenship?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

37. Fossil fuels are?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Non-renewal resources
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

38. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

39. What does EEOC stand for?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Enquiring about off duty activities

40. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Act utilitarianism
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Discrimination
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

41. What are conflict diamonds?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Sexual discrimination

42. 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?
Pump & dump
Facilitating payment
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Non-point source contributions

43. What statement is FALSE?
Reputation
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

44. Lobbying is?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

45. What statement is TRUE?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

46. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
Pump & dump
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Ensure worker safety
Board of Directors

47. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Price cancellation
60 days
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

48. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

49. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

50. 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?
Education
Comparable worth
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Fidiciary

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