DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. 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
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Prevent international trade crisis
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)


2. Hard money is?
The act did all
Donated to a candidates campaign
All are possible benefits
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters


3. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Universal imperative
Economical
Sarbanes-Oxley Act


4. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Economical
All are ways businesses are regulated
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)


5. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Sexual harassment


6. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
All are stakeholders
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
All are possible benefits
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)


7. 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?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate


8. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.


9. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Sexual discrimination
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)


10. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
Fidiciary
OSHA
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically


11. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Civil Rights Act of 1964


12. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
All are conflicts of interest
Enquiring about off duty activities
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Dumpster diving


13. What is the four P's of advertising?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate


14. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
All are ways businesses are regulated
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities


15. What aid employers in keeping information private?
A strong focus on developing core values
Price cancellation
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Self reference criterion


16. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
All are correct guidelines
Legal
Self reference criterion
Civil Rights Act of 1964


17. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Laws regulating consumer protection
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA


18. OSHA was created to?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Laws regulating consumer protection
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Ensure worker safety


19. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Dumpster diving
Democratic leadership style


20. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Philanthropic
Fidiciary
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment


21. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
A strong focus on developing core values
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Pump & dump
Misstating financial statements


22. What is NOT true of 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.
Ensure worker safety
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions


23. What is regulated by FDA?
Dumpster diving
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards


24. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
All are possible benefits
Act utilitarianism
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Lawyers


25. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Philanthropic
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Education


26. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
A strong focus on developing core values
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Patriot Act


27. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Fidiciary
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.
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Legal


28. Lobbying is?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Lawyers
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination


29. Noisy withdrawal is?
Facilitating payment
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities


30. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Education


31. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
Discrimination
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Misstating financial statements


32. 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?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Pay raises


33. 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
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
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


34. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
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
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
A strong focus on developing core values
Enquiring about off duty activities


35. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Hard money
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)


36. A grease payment can also be called?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
All are possible benefits
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Facilitating payment


37. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s


38. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
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
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Board of Directors


39. What is NOT true of the WTO?
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets


40. Fast food places do not pay their workers less than minimum wage because it is against the law. Which of Kohlbergs stages does this describe?
Ad hoc (means for this)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Comparable worth


41. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Through PACS
All are correct guidelines
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards


42. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Immanuel Kant
Economical


43. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Non-point source contributions
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time


44. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
60 days
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)


45. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Legal
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards


46. 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)
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
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Act utilitarianism


47. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Monopolies
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
To ensure & protect public health & safety
All are correct guidelines


48. 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?
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.
Act utilitarianism
Non-point source contributions
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices


49. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Non-renewal resources
Immanuel Kant


50. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Environmental equilibrium
Sexual discrimination
Pay raises