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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Prevent international trade crisis
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

2. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
All are related to government & business interactions
Monopolies
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Patriot Act

3. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Oil spill
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Dumpster diving

4. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Board of Directors
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Conflict diamonds
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

5. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Discrimination
All are conflicts of interest
Board of Directors

6. Corporate governance?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

7. An ombudsman is?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Laws regulating consumer protection

8. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Education

9. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Education
The act did all

10. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Universal imperative
Price cancellation
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

11. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
Misstating financial statements
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Enquiring about off duty activities
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

12. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

13. 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
Universal imperative
OSHA
To ensure & protect public health & safety

14. What BEST describes the old social contract?
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
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Sexual discrimination

15. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Immanuel Kant
All would be addressed in an NDA
Ensure worker safety
Hard money

16. What is true about spam?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
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

17. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
To ensure & protect public health & safety

18. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Lawyers
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

19. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

20. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

21. 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.
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

22. What is the four P's of advertising?
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)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting

23. A conflict of interest?
Non-point source contributions
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Sexual discrimination
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

24. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
The act did all
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Pay raises
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

25. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Ensure worker safety
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

26. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Fidiciary

27. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Through PACS
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

28. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
Laws regulating consumer protection
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
60 days

29. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

30. 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?
Act utilitarianism
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

31. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
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)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

32. 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?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
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.

33. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Pay raises
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

34. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Conflict diamonds
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

35. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Non-point source contributions
All are possible benefits
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Economical

36. What of the following is TRUE?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

37. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Immanuel Kant
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Fidiciary

38. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Sexual harassment
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

39. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Facilitating payment
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

40. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Education
Environmental equilibrium
Misstating financial statements
Sexual harassment

41. What best describes soft money?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
60 days
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

42. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Laws regulating consumer protection
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Oil spill

43. What is environmental justice?
Fidiciary
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Monopolies
The act did all

44. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Environmental equilibrium

45. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
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.

46. A virus is?
Environmental equilibrium
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

47. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
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

48. 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?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

49. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Universal imperative
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

50. 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
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company