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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Sexual harassment
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

2. Karen Silkwood is associated with?
All are possible benefits
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

3. Arable land is used for?
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
Oil spill
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

4. Who is best known for creating the categorical imperative?
Immanuel Kant
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
60 days
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

5. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
Pump & dump
OSHA
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

6. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Misstating financial statements
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Conflict diamonds

7. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Prevent international trade crisis
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Patriot Act
Sexual discrimination

8. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Education
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare

9. 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?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Act utilitarianism
All are examples of corporate espionage
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

10. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Discrimination
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

11. Business ethics is?
Dumpster diving
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Universal imperative
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

12. 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?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
All are related to government & business interactions
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

13. What describes a type of conflict of interest where a broker owns securities & spreads rumors about them to make the price go up - then sells them before the price goes back down?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Pump & dump
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

14. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
Immanuel Kant
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

15. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Sexual harassment
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

16. Utilitarianism is a type of?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

17. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
The act did all
Price cancellation
Universal imperative
Through PACS

18. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
All are correct guidelines

19. What statement is TRUE?
Non-renewal resources
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Oil spill

20. What statement is NOT true?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Civil Rights Act of 1964

21. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
All are concerns about outsourcing
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Non-point source contributions

22. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

23. 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.
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Monopolies
All are concerns about outsourcing

24. OSHA was created to?
Ensure worker safety
All would be addressed in an NDA
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

25. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
All are possible benefits
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)

26. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
All are stakeholders
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

27. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
Universal imperative
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Ensure worker safety

28. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Act utilitarianism
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

29. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Non-point source contributions
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
All are ways businesses are regulated

30. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Sexual harassment
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

31. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination

32. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

33. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Facilitating payment
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

34. 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?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
All are possible benefits

35. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
Lawyers
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Environmental equilibrium
Laws regulating consumer protection

36. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Through PACS
60 days
Universal imperative
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

37. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Discrimination
Enquiring about off duty activities
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

38. the merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines raised concerns about what?
Pay raises
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Monopolies

39. What BEST describes the old social contract?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Non-point source contributions
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Ad hoc (means for this)

40. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Universal imperative
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Economical
Legal

41. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

42. What statement is TRUE?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Non-renewal resources
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Enquiring about off duty activities

43. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Through PACS
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

44. A stable state economy is in a state of?
Environmental equilibrium
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.

45. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
All are conflicts of interest
Through PACS
Universal imperative
Prevent international trade crisis

46. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Laws regulating consumer protection

47. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Immanuel Kant
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

48. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Through PACS
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Non-point source contributions

49. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Comparable worth
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

50. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Patriot Act
All are conflicts of interest
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
Board of Directors