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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
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)

2. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Fidiciary
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

3. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
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.
Economical
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Fidiciary

4. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

5. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
All would be addressed in an NDA
Act utilitarianism
Sexual harassment

6. 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.
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions

7. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
All are concerns about outsourcing
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
All are possible benefits

8. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

9. Corporate governance?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Immanuel Kant
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

10. 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?
Conflict diamonds
Ad hoc (means for this)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

11. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

12. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
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
Through PACS
Enquiring about off duty activities
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

13. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Education
Dumpster diving

14. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
OSHA
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

15. What of the following is TRUE?
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Philanthropic
All are conflicts of interest
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

16. Utilitarianism is a type of?
All are stakeholders
All are possible benefits
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

17. Oversight refers to?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

18. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Reputation
Lawyers
OSHA

19. What statement is TRUE?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Donated to a candidates campaign
Hard money
Patriot Act

20. What is NOT regulated by the FDA?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Democratic leadership style
60 days
All are correct guidelines

21. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Board of Directors
OSHA
Environmental equilibrium
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

22. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
All are conflicts of interest
Donated to a candidates campaign
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

23. What is environmental justice?
All are related to government & business interactions
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
All are stakeholders
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

24. 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
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Facilitating payment

25. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Sexual discrimination
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

26. What are conflict diamonds?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Education
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)

27. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
The act did all
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

28. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Non-renewal resources
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Immanuel Kant
The act did all

29. OSHA was created to?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Ensure worker safety
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

30. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Board of Directors
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
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

31. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Price cancellation
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

32. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

33. 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?
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Comparable worth

34. 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?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Act utilitarianism
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

35. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Non-point source contributions
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

36. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

37. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Self reference criterion
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Non-point source contributions

38. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Comparable worth
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting

39. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Misstating financial statements
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

40. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Non-renewal resources
Price cancellation
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.

41. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
Misstating financial statements
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

42. What best describes in kind contribution?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Prevent international trade crisis
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

43. What is NOT true of the WTO?
Price cancellation
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

44. 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)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Board of Directors

45. A cookie?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
OSHA

46. What statement is TRUE?
Enquiring about off duty activities
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
All are stakeholders

47. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Monopolies
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

48. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Oil spill
Philanthropic
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare

49. 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)
Environmental equilibrium
Donated to a candidates campaign
Oil spill

50. A virus is?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
To ensure & protect public health & safety