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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. 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 conflicts of interest
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

2. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
All are ways businesses are regulated
Board of Directors
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

3. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

4. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Hard money
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
All are conflicts of interest

5. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Non-point source contributions
Reputation
Conflict diamonds
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

6. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Environmental equilibrium
Immanuel Kant
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
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

7. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Sexual harassment
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Oil spill

8. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Reputation

9. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Pump & dump
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Self reference criterion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

10. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
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

11. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Legal
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
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.
Economical

12. Oversight refers to?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
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.
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

13. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Economical
All are concerns about outsourcing
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

14. 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?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Act utilitarianism

15. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Sexual harassment
Board of Directors
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

16. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
All are examples of corporate espionage
Discrimination
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

17. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Lawyers
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

18. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Sexual harassment
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

19. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
Patriot Act
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Hard money

20. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Philanthropic

21. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

22. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Prevent international trade crisis
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

23. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
All are possible benefits
Ad hoc (means for this)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

24. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Democratic leadership style

25. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Facilitating payment
Board of Directors

26. What statement is TRUE?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
To ensure & protect public health & safety

27. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

28. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

29. What best describes soft money?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

30. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Fidiciary
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

31. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
All are stakeholders
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

32. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
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
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

33. What statement is NOT true?
The act did all
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.
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

34. What statement is FALSE?
Discrimination
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

35. An employee of a donut shop does not steal donuts because they are afraid they would get fired if they did. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
OSHA
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

36. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
60 days
All are possible benefits
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

37. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Environmental equilibrium
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
A strong focus on developing core values

38. The purpose of the World Bank is?
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.
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

39. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Environmental equilibrium
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

40. What statement is TRUE?
All are examples of corporate espionage
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
All are related to government & business interactions

41. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Hard money
Dumpster diving
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

42. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
All are possible benefits
All are correct guidelines
All are concerns about outsourcing
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

43. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Non-point source contributions
Facilitating payment
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Laws regulating consumer protection

44. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Monopolies
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

45. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Education

46. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
To ensure & protect public health & safety

47. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Universal imperative
Laws regulating consumer protection
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

48. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Misstating financial statements
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
To ensure & protect public health & safety
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

49. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
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
Lawyers
Democratic leadership style
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.

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?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Comparable worth
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.