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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
All are ways businesses are regulated

2. The Alien Tort Claims Act?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Act utilitarianism

3. What statement is TRUE?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Monopolies
Civil Rights Act of 1964

4. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
All are conflicts of interest
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

5. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Economical
All are related to government & business interactions

6. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

7. What statement is FALSE?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Ensure worker safety
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

8. 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.
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

9. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
All are conflicts of interest
Legal
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

10. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
All would be addressed in an NDA
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Universal imperative
Non-point source contributions

11. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Dumpster diving

12. Noisy withdrawal is?
Donated to a candidates campaign
A strong focus on developing core values
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

13. What is environmental justice?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Price cancellation
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Education

14. What aid employers in keeping information private?
Economical
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Fidiciary

15. OSHA was created to?
Ensure worker safety
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Dumpster diving
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

16. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Democratic leadership style
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Civil Rights Act of 1964

17. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Fidiciary

18. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
All are concerns about outsourcing
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
A strong focus on developing core values

19. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Democratic leadership style
All are conflicts of interest

20. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
All are correct guidelines
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Sexual discrimination
OSHA

21. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

22. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Immanuel Kant
Donated to a candidates campaign
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

23. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

24. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
All are related to government & business interactions

25. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
OSHA
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

26. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Board of Directors
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Patriot Act

27. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

28. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Environmental equilibrium
Philanthropic
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

29. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Economical
Immanuel Kant
All are stakeholders
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

30. 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
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Self reference criterion
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

31. Ergonomics is?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
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
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
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.

32. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Economical
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
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

33. What is true about spam?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
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
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Laws regulating consumer protection

34. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
All are ways businesses are regulated

35. What is the four P's of advertising?
Dumpster diving
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

36. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
All are possible benefits

37. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Misstating financial statements
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

38. 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?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

39. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Oil spill
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Civil Rights Act of 1964

40. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
All are related to government & business interactions
Board of Directors
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Immanuel Kant

41. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Reputation

42. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
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
Pump & dump

43. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Philanthropic
Sexual discrimination

44. What best describes in kind contribution?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Sexual discrimination
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

45. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

46. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

47. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Self reference criterion

48. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Ad hoc (means for this)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

49. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Self reference criterion
Price cancellation

50. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Non-point source contributions
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)