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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?
Comparable worth
Education
Democratic leadership style
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

2. What BEST describes the old social contract?
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.
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

3. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Education
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Hard money

4. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Enquiring about off duty activities

5. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Education
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

6. What is environmental justice?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Board of Directors

7. 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?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

8. 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
All are stakeholders
Act utilitarianism
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.

9. What statement is TRUE?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

10. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
All are stakeholders
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

11. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
All are conflicts of interest
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

12. 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.
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Fidiciary
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

13. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
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.
Education
Universal imperative

14. A stable state economy is in a state of?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Environmental equilibrium
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

15. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
All are examples of corporate espionage
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

16. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Board of Directors
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

17. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
60 days
Education
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Reputation

18. Command & control regulations?
Price cancellation
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

19. What is the four P's of advertising?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Philanthropic
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

20. What statement is NOT true?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Philanthropic
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

21. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

22. What best describes in kind contribution?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

23. What does EEOC stand for?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Self reference criterion
Lawyers
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

24. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
Discrimination
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
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
Ad hoc (means for this)

25. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Patriot Act

26. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
All are correct guidelines
Democratic leadership style
All are related to government & business interactions
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

27. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

28. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Patriot Act

29. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
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
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

30. A grease payment can also be called?
Facilitating payment
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

31. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Immanuel Kant
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

32. Business ethics is?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Dumpster diving
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
Self reference criterion

33. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
All are examples of corporate espionage
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

34. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Ad hoc (means for this)

35. A virus is?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Through PACS
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

36. What is NOT true of the WTO?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Immanuel Kant
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
All are concerns about outsourcing

37. Implied falsity?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
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
Environmental equilibrium

38. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
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
All are stakeholders
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

39. Corporate citizenship?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Hard money
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting

40. A conflict of interest?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Donated to a candidates campaign
Non-point source contributions

41. 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)
60 days
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
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

42. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Ad hoc (means for this)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

43. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
A strong focus on developing core values
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)

44. What of the following is TRUE?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
All are ways businesses are regulated
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Environmental equilibrium

45. What aid employers in keeping information private?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

46. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

47. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
Through PACS
All are ways businesses are regulated
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

48. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Facilitating payment
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

49. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Fidiciary
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Education

50. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
All are conflicts of interest
Dumpster diving
Sarbanes-Oxley Act