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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. 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?
Environmental equilibrium
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

2. What statement BEST describes attitudes toward outsourcing?
Philanthropic
Education
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.

3. An ombudsman is?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

4. What statement is TRUE?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

5. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Price cancellation
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive

6. 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)
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Donated to a candidates campaign
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

7. 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?
Fidiciary
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Education
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

8. Utilitarianism is a type of?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

9. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Conflict diamonds
Discrimination
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Sexual discrimination

10. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Ensure worker safety
Pay raises
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

11. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Non-renewal resources
Education
OSHA

12. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Sexual harassment

13. What statement is FALSE?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
OSHA
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

14. What is NOT a reason clinton's attempt at healthcare reform in the early 1990s failed?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

15. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Sexual harassment

16. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Immanuel Kant
Non-renewal resources
Donated to a candidates campaign

17. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
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
All are possible benefits
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

18. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Patriot Act
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

19. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Hard money
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

20. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
All are related to government & business interactions
All are conflicts of interest

21. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
60 days
Laws regulating consumer protection

22. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
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
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
All are possible benefits
Misstating financial statements

23. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
All are correct guidelines

24. 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
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Discrimination
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

25. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Oil spill

26. Ergonomics is?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Fidiciary
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

27. 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?
Legal
Non-point source contributions
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Act utilitarianism

28. Implied falsity?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Conflict diamonds

29. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Sexual harassment
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Oil spill

30. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

31. OSHA was created to?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Ensure worker safety

32. 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
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
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
Legal

33. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Monopolies
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
60 days
Prevent international trade crisis

34. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
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
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Enquiring about off duty activities
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

35. A virus is?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

36. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Pump & dump
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Discrimination

37. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Through PACS
Ensure worker safety
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

38. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
Hard money
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

39. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Pay raises

40. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

41. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Oil spill
Pump & dump
Sexual discrimination

42. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Environmental equilibrium
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Democratic leadership style
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

43. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Donated to a candidates campaign
Fidiciary
Reputation

44. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Education
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Universal imperative

45. What is a way in which government interventions in the economy can be beneficial to consumers?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Economical
Ensure worker safety
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

46. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Democratic leadership style
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

47. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

48. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Enquiring about off duty activities

49. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
All are stakeholders
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.
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
All are concerns about outsourcing

50. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
All are ways businesses are regulated
Environmental equilibrium
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

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