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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Self reference criterion
Non-renewal resources
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

2. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

3. OSHA was created to?
Dumpster diving
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Ensure worker safety

4. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Education
Pay raises
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

5. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
A strong focus on developing core values
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

6. 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?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Comparable worth
Reputation

7. What statement is TRUE?
All are stakeholders
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Non-point source contributions

8. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
Discrimination
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

9. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Democratic leadership style
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

10. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Act utilitarianism
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
All are possible benefits

11. 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 examples of corporate espionage
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

12. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Price cancellation
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

13. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Legal
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

14. Noisy withdrawal is?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Philanthropic
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

15. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Non-point source contributions
All would be addressed in an NDA
Democratic leadership style
Legal

16. Fossil fuels are?
Act utilitarianism
Through PACS
Sexual discrimination
Non-renewal resources

17. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

18. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Dumpster diving

19. A grease payment can also be called?
Facilitating payment
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

20. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Through PACS
Immanuel Kant
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

21. 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
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

22. Corporate governance?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

23. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
All are ways businesses are regulated
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

24. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Education
Environmental equilibrium

25. 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?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Pump & dump
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

26. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Fidiciary
Monopolies
Patriot Act

27. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Environmental equilibrium
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
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
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

28. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Environmental equilibrium

29. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Board of Directors
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

30. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
Ad hoc (means for this)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

31. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Donated to a candidates campaign
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
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

32. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
All are stakeholders
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Philanthropic

33. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
All are ways businesses are regulated
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

34. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
OSHA
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

35. Ergonomics is?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

36. What statement is TRUE?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

37. A cookie?
A strong focus on developing core values
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

38. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

39. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Education
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
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

40. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
All are stakeholders
All are related to government & business interactions
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

41. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

42. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Self reference criterion
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

43. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
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
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

44. A conflict of interest?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

45. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Fidiciary
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

46. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Through PACS
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Prevent international trade crisis

47. Hard money is?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Donated to a candidates campaign
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

48. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

49. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Dumpster diving

50. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Facilitating payment
All are concerns about outsourcing
Pump & dump
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.