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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
Monopolies
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
All are possible benefits

2. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
All are stakeholders
Fidiciary
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Immanuel Kant

3. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
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
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Fidiciary

4. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

5. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
All are stakeholders
Immanuel Kant
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

6. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Lawyers
Environmental equilibrium
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

7. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Patriot Act
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

8. 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?
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
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

9. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Act utilitarianism
Discrimination
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

10. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Democratic leadership style
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

11. Business ethics is?
Ensure worker safety
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

12. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Environmental equilibrium
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

13. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources

14. Fossil fuels are?
Non-renewal resources
Price cancellation
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

15. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Conflict diamonds
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)

16. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Fidiciary
Legal
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

17. What statement is TRUE?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

18. What BEST describes affirmative action?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Monopolies
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

19. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Donated to a candidates campaign
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
Education
Non-renewal resources

20. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
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
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Pay raises

21. What would NOT be illegal under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
All are possible benefits
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

22. Command & control regulations?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
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
Education

23. 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?
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Laws regulating consumer protection
Immanuel Kant

24. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
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
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

25. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Immanuel Kant
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Through PACS

26. Cost benefit considerations would be most typical of what type of ethics?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Dumpster diving
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

27. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

28. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

29. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
The act did all
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.

30. 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.
Price cancellation
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance

31. OSHA was created to?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Ensure worker safety

32. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Immanuel Kant
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

33. Ergonomics is?
Pump & dump
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

34. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
All would be addressed in an NDA
Economical
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

35. What statement is NOT true?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
All are conflicts of interest
Dumpster diving

36. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Immanuel Kant
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

37. A virus is?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

38. The CEO of a co works to raise stock prices because they will get a bonus if the stock prices increases by a certain %. Which of Kohlberg's stages are they in?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

39. Lobbying is?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Misstating financial statements
Lawyers
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

40. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Through PACS
Immanuel Kant

41. Corporate governance?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
All are possible benefits
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

42. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

43. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
Patriot Act
All are concerns about outsourcing
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

44. What is NOT true of the WTO?
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Price cancellation

45. 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?
Education
All are ways businesses are regulated
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Comparable worth

46. Noisy withdrawal is?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
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

47. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
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
Ad hoc (means for this)

48. What is environmental justice?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Reputation
All are concerns about outsourcing
Self reference criterion

49. What of the following is TRUE?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
All are correct guidelines
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

50. A software designer knows there are some minor problems with the software they are develoing. However - if they wait to declare the product finished - it will not be released before another similar products - which would be highly damaging to its suc
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional