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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Command & control regulations?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Donated to a candidates campaign
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.

2. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
Democratic leadership style
Self reference criterion
All are ways businesses are regulated
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

3. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Ad hoc (means for this)
Misstating financial statements

4. A cookie?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

5. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Donated to a candidates campaign
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

6. Utilitarianism is a type of?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
The act did all
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

7. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Board of Directors
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Democratic leadership style

8. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Comparable worth
All are examples of corporate espionage
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)

9. 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?
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Fidiciary
A strong focus on developing core values

10. Noisy withdrawal is?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Pay raises
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

11. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
All are related to government & business interactions
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
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

12. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
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

13. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Prevent international trade crisis
Education
Discrimination
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

14. 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?
Pump & dump
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
A strong focus on developing core values

15. Corporate governance?
Enquiring about off duty activities
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

16. What theory claims that ethical beliefs are determined by the society in which one lives?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

17. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Hard money

18. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Sexual discrimination

19. What is the four P's of advertising?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Economical
Ad hoc (means for this)

20. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Fidiciary
All are conflicts of interest
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

21. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Environmental equilibrium
Through PACS
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

22. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
60 days
Patriot Act
Education
Civil Rights Act of 1964

23. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
All are conflicts of interest
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
All are examples of corporate espionage
Misstating financial statements

24. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Act utilitarianism
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

25. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
All are conflicts of interest

26. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Philanthropic
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

27. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Prevent international trade crisis
All are conflicts of interest
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

28. The purpose of the World Bank is?
All are conflicts of interest
Board of Directors
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Laws regulating consumer protection

29. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Board of Directors
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

30. Business ethics is?
Discrimination
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.
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

31. 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?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Pay raises
Act utilitarianism
Hard money

32. An ombudsman is?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

33. Ergonomics is?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

34. What is regulated by FDA?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Patriot Act
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
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

35. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Self reference criterion
Civil Rights Act of 1964

36. What statement is TRUE?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Philanthropic

37. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
The act did all
60 days
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

38. What are conflict diamonds?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Education

39. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

40. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Philanthropic
Pump & dump
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
All are correct guidelines

41. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

42. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
All are concerns about outsourcing
The act did all
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)

43. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Oil spill
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Education
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

44. What aid employers in keeping information private?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Reputation
All are conflicts of interest
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

45. What is best ex. of point secure pollution?
Oil spill
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

46. What best describes soft money?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Misstating financial statements
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

47. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
A strong focus on developing core values
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

48. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
A strong focus on developing core values
Philanthropic
All are correct guidelines
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

49. What is NOT a benefit which can come to companies as a result of substainable business practices?
All are possible benefits
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

50. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Dumpster diving
The act did all
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards