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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 a regulation for insiders trading stock?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Ethical relativism (no universal set of moral they are determined by the state & opinion in which one lives)
Pay raises
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment

2. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
All are stakeholders
Monopolies
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Pay raises

3. What is the stakeholder model of corporate governance?
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Ad hoc (means for this)
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

4. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
Economical
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Board of Directors

5. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Universal imperative
Post conventional (person is ruled by conscience instead of society)

6. 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)
All are concerns about outsourcing
Philanthropic
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

7. Which co was NOT implicated in the early 2000s?
Reputation
All were implicated in scandals (Enron - Coca-Cola - Tyco International)
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)

8. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time

9. The EEOC investiges violations of the?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Sexual harassment
All are concerns about outsourcing

10. What statement is NOT true?
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Environmental equilibrium

11. If people object to something being built near their homes it is referred to as?
Lawyers
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
NIMBY (not in my backyard)
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

12. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Random drug testing of employees is allowed in all cases
Ad hoc (means for this)
Prevent international trade crisis

13. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Philanthropic
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Pump & dump

14. What is NOT a rule for creating maxims under Kantian ethics?
All would be addressed in an NDA
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

15. A virus is?
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Lawyers
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

16. What statement is FALSE?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Immanuel Kant
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

17. The Dukes vs. Walmart case involves which issue?
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Universal imperative
Sexual discrimination
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

18. Corporate citizenship?
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Environmental equilibrium

19. The origins of the FDA can be traces to what ACT?
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Utilitarianism (focus on considering the benefit & costs & if benefits are greater than costs then action is moral)
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)

20. What is NOT a guideline set forth by Supreme court to be used in creating affirmative action programs?
Misstating financial statements
Reputation
All are correct guidelines
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price

21. What is NOT a type of discrimination investigated by the EEOC?
Environmental equilibrium
Education
Ensure worker safety
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)

22. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund?
Ad hoc (means for this)
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Prevent international trade crisis
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

23. Ergonomics is?
All are stakeholders
Environmental equilibrium
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment

24. 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?
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Self reference criterion

25. The term glass ceiling related to which employer-employee relations issue?
Discrimination
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Act utilitarianism

26. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
60 days
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
NIMBY (not in my backyard)

27. Arable land is used for?
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
Philanthropic
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)

28. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Restore stakeholder confidence in the securities market after a series of scandals in the early 2000s
Fidiciary
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

29. A business practices underhanded accounting practices to raise stock prices & make money. Which type of ethics does this fall under?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Economical

30. What case established that is was how actions were interpreted that matter in sexual harassment cases?
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
It is unanimously agreed that there is a dire need for it in todays society
Donated to a candidates campaign
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc

31. Noisy withdrawal is?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Telling the truth because you think it is the right thing to do
When a lawyer withdraws legal representation for their client & notifies the proper authorities

32. A stable state economy is in a state of?
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Environmental equilibrium
To ensure & protect public health & safety

33. What is NOT an unethical pricing strategy?
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Deontological ethics (claims the morality of an action is determined by the morality of the action itself regardless of the consequences)
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Price cancellation

34. What BEST describes affirmative action?
Prevent international trade crisis
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
Lawyers
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)

35. A lawyer knows their client is guilty but defends them anyway. This falls under which type of ethics?
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets
All are concerns about outsourcing
Legal
Ensure worker safety

36. What is NOT an attempt at creating a universal ethical standard?
All are possible benefits
Dumpster diving
Taxes negatively impact efficient economic operations by driving a wedge between businesses & customers. However - they are often necessary
Universal Ethics Protocol organization

37. What are conflict diamonds?
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
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Sexual discrimination

38. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
All are conflicts of interest

39. What is NOT true of sexual harassment?
A grease payment make things that would normally occur happen at a faster rate
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
Dumpster diving
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

40. What is NOT a type of imperative considered under Kantian ethics?
Universal imperative
Dumpster diving
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Government regulations are always detrimental because the economy is self-correcting

41. What correctly describes the legality of camera surveillance methods in a workplace?
Through PACS
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Civil Rights Act of 1964

42. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
All would be addressed in an NDA
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)

43. A cookie?
Allows an orgin site to send information to a computers browser
Education
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions

44. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other

45. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
Comparable worth
Non-point source contributions
Enquiring about off duty activities

46. The fact that in many cases a company's worth is greater than the value of its tangible assets is referred to as?
Farming (suitable for agricultural use)
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Ad hoc (means for this)

47. If a resource is used at the same rate at which it can be replenished it is describes as?
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
Environmental equilibrium

48. What is environmental justice?
Facilitating payment
Any program which seeks to reverse the effects of any form of discrimination
All are stakeholders
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

49. 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.
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to
Stage 5 People act because they feel an obligation to society
60 days

50. Who has legal responsibility for a company's actions in a corporation?
Board of Directors
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
All are possible benefits
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time