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DSST Business Ethics And Society

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1. 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?
Sexual harassment
Act utilitarianism
Monopolies
Comparable worth

2. What statement would be the most correct under a classical view of business?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
All are examples of corporate espionage
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting
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

3. An ombudsman is?
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
To ensure & protect public health & safety
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Immanuel Kant

4. What is NOT true of NAFTA?
Economical
Democratic leadership style
Non-point source contributions
As part of NAFTA - Canada & US agree to help Mexico in trade matters

5. What statement is TRUE?
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Legal
Non-point source contributions

6. 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
Civil Rights Act of 1964
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

7. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

8. In what situation would an NDA NOT be used?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations
Non-point source contributions
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

9. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Legal
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

10. Ethical & philanthropic responsibilities are important in building?
Reputation
Patriot Act
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do

11. Fossil fuels are?
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.
Non-renewal resources
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US

12. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Pay raises
Legal
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
All are examples of corporate espionage

13. What best describes soft money?
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

14. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
It requires employers to give workers notice before mass layoffs so that they can prepare
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

15. What is a standard that aides companies in improving their environmental practices?
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Oil spill
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.
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)

16. What situation would be considered moral under Kantian theory?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
All are possible benefits
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
An NDA would be appropriate in all situations

17. What is NOT a form of marketing fraud?
Misstating financial statements
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit

18. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Prevent international trade crisis

19. What type of information is complied to answer a specific question?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Philanthropic
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate

20. What is NOT an illegal basis of discrimination?
Education
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Democratic leadership style
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

21. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Non-renewal resources

22. What is the four P's of advertising?
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Board of Directors

23. What act conflicts with the Privacy Act of 1974?
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Act utilitarianism
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Patriot Act

24. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

25. If a person were to sue a co. for not fulfilling a contractual obligation it would be?
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Lawyers
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases

26. What statement is TRUE?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
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
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

27. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Misstating financial statements
The act did all
Laws regulating consumer protection
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)

28. OSHA was created to?
Hard money
Immanuel Kant
Ensure worker safety
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

29. What is NOT an example of an in kind contribution?
All are related to government & business interactions
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary

30. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Universal Ethics Protocol organization
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Education

31. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

32. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
Education
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

33. What statement is TRUE?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

34. 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?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
All are related to government & business interactions
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Environmental equilibrium

35. What is regulated by FDA?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Economical
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

36. What is the responsibility of the FDA?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Lawyers
All are ways businesses are regulated
Act utilitarianism

37. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
Lawyers
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
All are stakeholders

38. What moral theory considers the action resulting in the greatest benefit to all people as the most moral action?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Discrimination
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

39. 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
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
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Universal imperative

40. What are conflict diamonds?
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

41. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Comparable worth
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Education
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

42. What is NOT an example of how corporate espionage can occur?
Sexual discrimination
Self reference criterion
All are examples of corporate espionage
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

43. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
Board of Directors
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Hard money
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

44. The perceived 'us' vs. 'them' mentality that emerges when doing business with different cultures is referred to?
Environmental equilibrium
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.
All are related to government & business interactions
Self reference criterion

45. What aid employers in keeping information private?
Misstating financial statements
All are related to government & business interactions
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
NDA (non-disclosure agreements are legal & binding)

46. A grease payment can also be called?
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
60 days
Facilitating payment

47. 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
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

48. 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
Non-renewal resources
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)

49. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Discrimination
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Education

50. 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?
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
Donated to a candidates campaign
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Act utilitarianism