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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What statement is FALSE?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Environmental equilibrium

2. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
All are conflicts of interest

3. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Act utilitarianism
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

4. 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?
Sexual harassment
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
All are stakeholders
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

5. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Price cancellation
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

6. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
Monopolies
Economical
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare

7. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

8. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Education
Self reference criterion
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
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

9. What statement is FALSE?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Conflict diamonds
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

10. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
Price cancellation
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Lawyers
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)

11. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Discrimination
A strong focus on developing core values
The act did all
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

12. A conflict of interest?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Education

13. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Monopolies
Universal imperative
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Oil spill

14. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Lawyers
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Philanthropic
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

15. What does EEOC stand for?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Economical

16. 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?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Comparable worth
Monopolies
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

17. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
All are correct guidelines
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

18. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Dumpster diving
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Education

19. 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.
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Lawyers

20. What statement is TRUE?
The act did all
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
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

21. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Immanuel Kant
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

22. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Laws regulating consumer protection
Environmental equilibrium

23. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
All are examples of corporate espionage
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Universal imperative

24. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

25. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
All are conflicts of interest
Hard money
All are ways businesses are regulated
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

26. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

27. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Conflict diamonds
Prevent international trade crisis
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Legal

28. Corporate governance?
Lawyers
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

29. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)

30. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Non-point source contributions
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

31. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Enquiring about off duty activities
All are correct guidelines
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

32. Lobbying is?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Universal imperative
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

33. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Hard money
Sexual harassment
Education
Oil spill

34. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Non-renewal resources
Through PACS
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare

35. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
A strong focus on developing core values
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

36. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
60 days
Environmental equilibrium
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)

37. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Philanthropic
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

38. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Ensure worker safety
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

39. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Lawyers
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Oil spill
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

40. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
All are related to government & business interactions
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
60 days

41. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Reputation
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

42. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Fidiciary
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Civil Rights Act of 1964

43. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
OSHA
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Price cancellation

44. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Prevent international trade crisis
Monopolies
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

45. Implied falsity?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

46. What statement is NOT true?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

47. What is the four P's of advertising?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Dumpster diving
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

48. What BEST describes the old social contract?
OSHA
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

49. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

50. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Enquiring about off duty activities