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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Education
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

2. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Education
Hard money

3. A cookie?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

4. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
60 days
A strong focus on developing core values

5. What is regulated by FDA?
Universal imperative
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

6. A conflict of interest?
Price cancellation
OSHA
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

7. 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.
Monopolies
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
All would be addressed in an NDA

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
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Philanthropic
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

9. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

10. What statement is FALSE?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Pay raises
Patriot Act

11. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Through PACS
Sexual harassment
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.
Dumpster diving

12. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

13. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
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
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

14. A person helps an old lady across the street because they think that it is the right thing to do - & makes them feel useful & happy. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

15. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

16. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
All are conflicts of interest
Facilitating payment
60 days
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

17. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

18. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Environmental equilibrium
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Sexual harassment

19. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Civil Rights Act of 1964
All are concerns about outsourcing

20. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Oil spill
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

21. Corporate citizenship?
Oil spill
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

22. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Philanthropic
Act utilitarianism
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

23. 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?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

24. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
All are stakeholders
Reputation

25. What is NOT true of the WTO?
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
All are examples of corporate espionage
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

26. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Prevent international trade crisis
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Facilitating payment
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

27. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
Prevent international trade crisis
OSHA
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

28. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Laws regulating consumer protection

29. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Dumpster diving
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Patriot Act
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

30. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Non-point source contributions
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Through PACS
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

31. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Hard money
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

32. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
All are conflicts of interest
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

33. Command & control regulations?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Monopolies
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

34. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

35. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Comparable worth
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Dumpster diving

36. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
All are concerns about outsourcing
Self reference criterion
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Economical

37. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
All would be addressed in an NDA
To ensure & protect public health & safety
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

38. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Comparable worth
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

39. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Pay raises
Donated to a candidates campaign
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

40. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Ad hoc (means for this)

41. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

42. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are examples of corporate espionage
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.

43. What of the following is TRUE?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Oil spill

44. What statement is NOT true?
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

45. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

46. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Patriot Act
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Non-point source contributions
All are correct guidelines

47. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Democratic leadership style
Sexual discrimination
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

48. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Education
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Enquiring about off duty activities
Sexual discrimination

49. Ergonomics is?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Oil spill
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

50. 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)
All are examples of corporate espionage
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company