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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. 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?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Sexual discrimination

2. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

3. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Through PACS
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

4. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Act utilitarianism
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

5. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
All would be addressed in an NDA
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)

6. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Environmental equilibrium
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
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
All are related to government & business interactions

7. OSHA was created to?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Ensure worker safety
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

8. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Facilitating payment
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Discrimination

9. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
A strong focus on developing core values

10. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
OSHA

11. A cookie?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Ad hoc (means for this)

12. 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?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Act utilitarianism
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

13. 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
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Ensure worker safety

14. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Act utilitarianism
Philanthropic
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

15. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Through PACS
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Dumpster diving

16. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

17. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
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.

18. 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.
Immanuel Kant
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

19. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Civil Rights Act of 1964
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Monopolies

20. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
All are possible benefits
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Monopolies

21. A stable state economy is in a state of?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Environmental equilibrium
Reputation
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

22. What statement is TRUE?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
All are correct guidelines

23. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Pay raises
Act utilitarianism
Education

24. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Hard money
Lawyers
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

25. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
A strong focus on developing core values
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
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

26. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Facilitating payment
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

27. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Conflict diamonds
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

28. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Civil Rights Act of 1964

29. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
Board of Directors
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Dumpster diving

30. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Non-point source contributions
Prevent international trade crisis
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

31. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Oil spill
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

32. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
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.
Through PACS

33. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Civil Rights Act of 1964

34. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Conflict diamonds
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

35. 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
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Legal
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.

36. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Fidiciary

37. Noisy withdrawal is?
Ad hoc (means for this)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

38. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are examples of corporate espionage
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

39. 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
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)

40. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
All are related to government & business interactions
OSHA
Monopolies
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

41. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
All are conflicts of interest
Donated to a candidates campaign
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Environmental equilibrium

42. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Comparable worth
All are conflicts of interest
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

43. 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?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
The act did all

44. Hard money is?
Education
Environmental equilibrium
Donated to a candidates campaign
Non-renewal resources

45. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Universal imperative
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Discrimination

46. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Prevent international trade crisis
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Board of Directors

47. Command & control regulations?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Laws regulating consumer protection
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

48. What statement is NOT true?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Discrimination
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.

49. A conflict of interest?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

50. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations