Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Business Ethics And Society

Subject : dsst

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. What statement is TRUE?
Oil spill
Act utilitarianism
Sustainable development emphasizes the development of new & innovative technologies to reduce the overuse of natural resources
Advertising which involves technically true claims which are misleading by nature.

2. Why did Supreme Court rule in favor of Walmart in the case of Dukes vs Walmart?
Price cancellation
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices
Patriot Act
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. 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)
A maxim must be specific (should be generalized)
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks

4. What is NOT true of the WTO?
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group
Kerr-McGee (plutonium tampering)
The WTO is governed by a conference of Secretariats with one Secretariat from each country

5. What is NOT a legal way for employers to monitor employees?
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
If a co. pays a low level official to ensure that their employees receive work visas more quickly than normal
Enquiring about off duty activities
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.

6. If a person owns a cupcake business & works in a cupcake factory - what type of conflict of interest is it considered?
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
Outside employment where a person has 2 jobs which conflict with each other
Pay raises
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)

7. What statement is NOT true?
Discrimination
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
Monopolies
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

8. What moral theory is NOT consequentialist?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

9. A noisy withdrawal would be done by?
OSHA
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards
Lawyers

10. Hard money is?
Pure Food & Drug Act (in 1906 to force food producing industries to practice sanitation)
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Donated to a candidates campaign

11. An employer who posted a list of weekly resonsibilities for employees to fulfill would best be described by which leadership style?
A strong focus on developing core values
Authoritative (leader makes decisions & tells employees what their responsibilities are)
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Donated to a candidates campaign

12. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to stop the circulation of?
All are ways businesses are regulated
Conflict diamonds
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

13. Does the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act include grease payments?
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA
Education
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Because Dukes could not proves all women employees faced discrimination practices

14. What is NOT concern relative to outsourcing?
All are concerns about outsourcing
Legal
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)

15. 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
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Stage 2 people are concerned with obtaining rewards

16. Considered from an ethical standpoint - MNCs should?
Conform to the highest standards in all businesses whether overseas or not
Laws regulating consumer protection
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Legal

17. The Fair Labor Standards Act?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Money that is donated to political parties for the purpose of party building activities
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Sets forth standards for management in relations with labor unions

18. What types of contributions to a political campaign have donations limits imposed by law?
Non-renewal resources
Civil case (feel their rights have been violated)
Hard money
Through PACS

19. What is NOT illegal?
Allows foreign citizens to bring a citizen of the US to trial in the US
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Ethics. Most people felt the program (which charged more for the middle class people) was highly unethical & would not support it.
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.

20. According to teleological ethics an action's morality is determined based on its consequences?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
True statement teleological ethics an actions morality is determined based on its consequences. type of consequentialism.
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)

21. What is true about spam?
60 days
Outsourcing is unanimously agreed to be a beneficial process.
All are conflicts of interest
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

22. What is NOT a right outlined in the Privacy Act of 1974?
To ensure & protect public health & safety
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.
Conflict diamonds
A person has the right to remove documents about themselves from government records

23. What statement is FALSE?
The act did all
The only ethical regulation s businesses follow are mandated by the government
Corporate intelligence involves legally gathering information about a co. & corporate espionage involves illegally gathering information about a co.
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

24. What statement is FALSE about merger between Delta Air Lines & Northwest Airlines in 2008?
OSHA
Because Delta & Northwest are not the only airlines there is not way the merge could be considered anticompetitive
To ensure & protect public health & safety
No - grease payments are not considered bribes & are therefore not illegal under the FCPA

25. The FTC was created to monitor which type of regulation?
Lawyers
Laws regulating consumer protection
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Prevent international trade crisis

26. A stable state economy is in a state of?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Immanuel Kant
Environmental equilibrium
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards

27. What is NOT an ex. of social engineering?
A move toward equality among all races in issues related to environmental hazards
Dumpster diving
Act utilitarianism (called maximizing utility)
Illegal drugs (drugs are monitored by DEA)

28. What best describes in kind contribution?
Universal imperative
Hard money
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
When a person or co. trades goods or services in place of money.

29. What is NOT an agency responsible for protecting workers health?
All are related to government & business interactions
Pay raises
Discrimination
KPCS (they work to reduce circulation of conflict diamonds)

30. What is NOT a way that government can influence businesses?
Through PACS
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination
Logos - jingles - & brand names can all be ex. of trademarks
Donating money to a humanitarian organizaiton for the purchase of blankets

31. Hiring family members would be considered which type of conflict of interest?
All are stakeholders
Nepotism (considering the interests of family ahead of what is best for the business)
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Dumpster diving

32. What is NOT a regulation for insiders trading stock?
They can only sell stock amounting to a 10 M value at a time
Economical
Prevent international trade crisis
Consumer (gives customeres more room to manipulate or deceive the business)

33. A virus is?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Donated to a candidates campaign
Philanthropic
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.

34. Corporate governance?
Outsourcing is often criticized however it can have many economic benefits because it allows companies to produce at a lower cost.
A system of accountability - oversight - & control within the company
Sexual discrimination
OSHA

35. What type of responsibility is the LEAST regulated?
Philanthropic
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)
All are examples of corporate espionage
Act utilitarianism

36. What BEST describes the old social contract?
Oil spill
Stage 4 (people are motivated primarily by authority such as law)
If workers were loyal - punctual - & had at least decently efficient they could expect to keep their jobs & perhaps even advance over time.
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment

37. Command & control regulations?
Regulate how a co should manage certain processes that pollute the environment
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
Immanuel Kant
Meeting with senators - representative - staff members or other important people to persuade them to vote how you wish them to

38. What is the purpose of the Kyoto Protocol?
All are possible benefits
The primary factor in sexual harassment cases is the intent of the action
All would be addressed in an NDA
To lower greenhouse gas emissions

39. What is NOT a conflict of interest?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
Patriot Act
Product - Place - Promotion - & Price
All are conflicts of interest

40. In the case of Watson vs. Fort Worth Bank & Trust the court ruled?
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
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
Employers may use subjective considerations for hiring as long as they do not produce a discriminatory environment
Help developing countries stregthen their economics

41. What did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act NOT do?
Kantian ethics (is deontological determines morality based on the morality of the action itself)
Harris vs. Forklife Systems - Inc
The act did all
Statistical discrimination - Unintentional discrimination

42. What would NOT be addressed in a Non-disclosure agreement?
Non-point source contributions
Consequentialism (considers the consequences of an action & the extent to which they benefit society in determining morality)
All would be addressed in an NDA
Immanuel Kant

43. What statement is TRUE?
An effective leader should be able to switch between transformational & transactional leadership styles.
Self reference criterion
To lower greenhouse gas emissions
Enquiring about off duty activities

44. What is NOT a result of a shift to the new social contract?
Diamonds which are sold with the purpose of funding insurrection or war.
Pay raises
The considerations of large co about the well being of society when they make business decisions
Misstating financial statements

45. What is NOT a type of loophole that developed in response to limitations placed on hard money contributions?
All are concerns about outsourcing
Non-point source contributions
An attempt to apply moral & ethical principles to business actions
Goodwill (good reputation makes co. worth more)

46. What of the following is TRUE?
PACS are organized by SIGs (special interest groups)
All are conflicts of interest
All are examples of corporate espionage
Finding ways to eliminate the opportunities for employees to act unethically

47. What is NOT legally required in management relations with labor unions?
A piece of code which spreads from computer to computer & can disrupt computer functions.
That management agrees to terms set forth by labor unions
When a person is in a position to exploit their power for their own benefit
An intermediary who investigates complaints against a group

48. 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?
ISO 14001 (voluntary standard which attempts to aid co in creating continually improving practices)
OSHA
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished
Discontinue the sale of the textbooks because as a general rule the practice is not unconditional

49. Ergonomics is?
Through PACS
Enquiring about off duty activities
The study of designing more comfortably or easily used equipment
Decide the benefits of releasing the software now outweight the costs - & present the product as finished

50. A child cleans their room so they will be allowed to go to a friends house. Which of Kohlbergs stages are they in?
Radioactive products (threat to public safety)
Although video surveillance is essentially unrestricted there are limits to an employers use of audio surveillance
Monopolies
Pre-conventional (main goal of a person is survival. justification of actions comes from understanding punishment & reward system)