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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Price cancellation
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Comparable worth

2. The term quid pro quo related to what issue?
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)
Environmental equilibrium
Sexual harassment

3. 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?
Act utilitarianism
Immanuel Kant
Donated to a candidates campaign
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal

4. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Help developing countries stregthen their economics
Environmental equilibrium
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Enquiring about off duty activities

5. Hard money is?
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)
Donated to a candidates campaign
All are ways businesses are regulated
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

6. Business ethics is?
Misstating financial statements
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
All are possible benefits
Ad hoc (means for this)

7. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Sexual discrimination
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Enquiring about off duty activities

8. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company

9. What best describes soft money?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
All would be addressed in an NDA
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

10. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Civil Rights Act of 1964

11. What is the four P's of advertising?
Facilitating payment
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

12. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Laws regulating consumer protection
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Lawyers
Ethical egosim (states if it benefits the person then it is the right thing to do)

13. What is NOT a way in which business's are regulated?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Monopolies
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

14. What is the purpose of the WARN Act?
Price cancellation
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Misstating financial statements

15. What statement best describes the difference between corporate intelligence & corpirate espionage?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
All are possible benefits
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

16. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
Donated to a candidates campaign
Education
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

17. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Discrimination
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Civil Rights Act of 1964

18. What best describes rule utilitarianism?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Oil spill
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
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

19. 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
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

20. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Immanuel Kant
Patriot Act
Democratic leadership style

21. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Conflict diamonds
Sexual harassment
Price cancellation

22. What statement is NOT true?
All are examples of corporate espionage
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.
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

23. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Education
Dumpster diving
Pay raises
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)

24. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
Philanthropic
Ad hoc (means for this)
Pump & dump

25. What term is synonymous with philanthropy?
Altruism (refers to placing the needs of another above oneself)
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

26. How many days of notice does the WARN Act require employers to give employees?
60 days
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

27. What is true about spam?
Conflict diamonds
Philanthropic
Self reference criterion
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

28. 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)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs

29. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
All are stakeholders
Sexual discrimination
All are conflicts of interest

30. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Lawyers
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

31. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
Philanthropic
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

32. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Donated to a candidates campaign
60 days
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
All are examples of corporate espionage

33. Corporate citizenship?
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Oil spill
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)

34. 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?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
All are possible benefits
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

35. What statement about Corporate Social Responsibility is FALSE?
Hard money
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
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

36. What is NOT related to the interactions that occur between government & business?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
All are concerns about outsourcing
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
All are related to government & business interactions

37. What agency does not relate in some manner to international trade?
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
To ensure & protect public health & safety
EEOC (has to do with employment in US)
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

38. The Tyco scandal is associated with which ACT?
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

39. Arable land is used for?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Conflict diamonds

40. What is NOT true of the WTO?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
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
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

41. A conflict of interest?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

42. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
All would be addressed in an NDA
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
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
The act did all

43. A grease payment can also be called?
Facilitating payment
Pay raises
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)

44. 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)
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
All are related to government & business interactions
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.

45. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Lawyers
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

46. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Reputation
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government

47. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Through PACS

48. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what 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
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)

49. A manager implements new safety procedures because they feel obligated to protect the safety of their employees. Which of Kolhbergs stages does this describe?
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society

50. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Product safety regulations - Import tariffs
Price cancellation
Environmental equilibrium
Pump & dump