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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
All are examples of corporate espionage
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Non-renewal resources

2. What statement is TRUE?
Misstating financial statements
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Through PACS

3. Business ethics is?
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
Comparable worth
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

4. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Patriot Act
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

5. Which act makes it illegal for US citizens to participate in bribes?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

6. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
All are stakeholders
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

7. What group would not be considered a stakeholder?
Environmental equilibrium
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
All are stakeholders
60 days

8. 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?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Act utilitarianism
All are stakeholders

9. Protections for workers from workplace hazard are regulated & mandated by what agency?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
OSHA
All are conflicts of interest
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

10. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
OSHA
Donated to a candidates campaign

11. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
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
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

12. What are conflict diamonds?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Prevent international trade crisis
Price cancellation
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

13. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
All are correct guidelines
Education
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 only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

14. Business with a mindset of the customer is always right often find themselves subject to more of which type of fraud?
The act did all
Price cancellation
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Misstating financial statements

15. What statement is TRUE?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Sexual harassment
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

16. What term describes a moral theory which derives morality from actions?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
All are stakeholders
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

17. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

18. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
All are examples of corporate espionage
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

19. What is more typical of a values oriented ethical program that a compliance oriented ethics program?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Price cancellation
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
A strong focus on developing core values

20. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Environmental equilibrium
Self reference criterion

21. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

22. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
A strong focus on developing core values
Misstating financial statements

23. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
All are stakeholders
Dumpster diving
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

24. Utilitarianism is a type of?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
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

25. Oversight refers to?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Pay raises
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

26. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Environmental equilibrium
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Sarbanes-Oxley Act

27. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Sexual harassment
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

28. What does EEOC stand for?
All are related to government & business interactions
Board of Directors
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Philanthropic

29. A grease payment can also be called?
All are related to government & business interactions
The act did all
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
Facilitating payment

30. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Donated to a candidates campaign
Education

31. What is NOT a responsibility that should be considreed by businesses?
Fidiciary
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser

32. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

33. 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.
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Environmental equilibrium

34. What does NOT focus on increasing the ethical awareness of employees & strengthening the ethical culture of a workplace?
Democratic leadership style
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
All are related to government & business interactions
Education

35. What statement is NOT true?
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Universal imperative
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.
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities

36. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Hard money
Democratic leadership style
Stage 1 (person most concerned with avoiding punishment)
Education

37. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
All are ways businesses are regulated
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

38. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
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)
All are related to government & business interactions
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

39. The intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to?
Oil spill
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s

40. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
All are examples of corporate espionage
Enquiring about off duty activities
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

41. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Pump & dump
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
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
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

42. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Non-point source contributions
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.

43. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
Comparable worth
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Misstating financial statements

44. The purpose of the World Bank is?
Universal imperative
Pump & dump
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action

45. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
OSHA
Pay raises
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society

46. What of the following is TRUE?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Prevent international trade crisis
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

47. What theiry claims that person should only act in their own best interst?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)
Sexual discrimination
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions

48. Fossil fuels are?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Non-renewal resources
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

49. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
60 days

50. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
Democratic leadership style
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets