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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Patriot Act
Conflict diamonds
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

2. A software designer knows there are some minor problems with the software they are develoing. However - if they wait to declare the product finished - it will not be released before another similar products - which would be highly damaging to its suc
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Dumpster diving
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

3. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
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
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

4. Corporate citizenship?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Conflict diamonds
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

5. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Philanthropic
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

6. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Sexual discrimination
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

7. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
All are related to government & business interactions
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

8. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Facilitating payment
Legal
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

9. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Non-point source contributions

10. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Democratic leadership style
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Environmental equilibrium
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

11. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
Education
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Laws regulating consumer protection

12. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Environmental equilibrium
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

13. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

14. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
OSHA
Non-point source contributions
All are related to government & business interactions
Fidiciary

15. What is NOT illegal?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Legal
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

16. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
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
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Monopolies
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

17. What is true about spam?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Monopolies
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
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

18. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Environmental equilibrium
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Education
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

19. An ombudsman is?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Non-point source contributions
Facilitating payment
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

20. Noisy withdrawal is?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
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
Prevent international trade crisis

21. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
All are concerns about outsourcing
Environmental equilibrium
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Hard money

22. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
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
Non-renewal resources
OSHA
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

23. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Economical
All are concerns about outsourcing

24. What statement is NOT true?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

25. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
A strong focus on developing core values
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Lawyers
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

26. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Monopolies
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

27. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
A strong focus on developing core values
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Fidiciary
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

28. Fossil fuels are?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Board of Directors
Donated to a candidates campaign
Non-renewal resources

29. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Self reference criterion

30. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Enquiring about off duty activities
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

31. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

32. Implied falsity?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Ad hoc (means for this)

33. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
All are related to government & business interactions
Education
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

34. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

35. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
All are correct guidelines
Self reference criterion

36. A conflict of interest?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Facilitating payment

37. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Board of Directors
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Environmental equilibrium

38. What aid employers in keeping information private?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Hard money
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

39. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
All are possible benefits
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

40. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Conflict diamonds
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

41. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
A strong focus on developing core values
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Oil spill

42. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
All are stakeholders
All would be addressed in an NDA
Non-point source contributions
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

43. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
The act did all
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

44. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

45. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Conflict diamonds
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

46. What does EEOC stand for?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Self reference criterion

47. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Through PACS
60 days
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.

48. What statement is NOT true?
Price cancellation
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.
Reputation
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

49. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
Comparable worth
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Donated to a candidates campaign

50. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
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