Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Business Ethics And Society

Subject : dsst

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Ensure worker safety
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

2. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
All are ways businesses are regulated
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Universal imperative

3. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

4. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

5. What statement is FALSE?
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
Price cancellation
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

6. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Fidiciary
All are stakeholders
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

7. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
OSHA
Non-point source contributions
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

8. Implied falsity?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Pump & dump
Dumpster diving

9. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Reputation
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Universal imperative
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

10. What of the following is TRUE?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Patriot Act

11. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

12. What is NOT illegal?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
All are related to government & business interactions

13. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Education
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

14. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
OSHA
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
All are concerns about outsourcing
Donated to a candidates campaign

15. What is regulated by FDA?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

16. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
Education
All are correct guidelines
Patriot Act
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

17. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
All are related to government & business interactions
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

18. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
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 maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
All are related to government & business interactions
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

19. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Lawyers
Legal
All are conflicts of interest

20. 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?
Economical
Environmental equilibrium
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

21. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
All are related to government & business interactions
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

22. 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
Democratic leadership style
All are related to government & business interactions
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

23. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

24. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
60 days
Universal imperative
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

25. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Ensure worker safety
All would be addressed in an NDA
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

26. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
To ensure & protect public health & safety

27. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Legal
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Immanuel Kant

28. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
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

29. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
Monopolies
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

30. What best describes in kind contribution?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

31. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Immanuel Kant
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

32. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Dumpster diving
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

33. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
OSHA

34. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

35. The purpose of the World Bank is?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

36. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Environmental equilibrium

37. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Non-point source contributions
Donated to a candidates campaign
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

38. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Patriot Act
Ad hoc (means for this)

39. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

40. What statement is TRUE?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Hard money

41. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Reputation
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Education
Enquiring about off duty activities

42. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

43. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
All are conflicts of interest
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)

44. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
Patriot Act
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
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
Through PACS

45. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
All are correct guidelines
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Philanthropic

46. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

47. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Discrimination
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Sexual harassment
All are examples of corporate espionage

48. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Non-renewal resources
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

49. 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?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
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
Hard money
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

50. What statement is TRUE?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Sexual discrimination