BA 300 UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Charles G. Koch, chairman and CEO of Koch Industries - a company estimated to
be worth $100 billion - released a book this month, called Good Profit. On page 7 of the
book, Koch talks about his company's opposition to government subsidies, "such as
special tax breaks, import tariffs, restrictions on exports, mandates, anticompetitive
regulations, and bailouts - including those that would sermon the surface to be
beneficial to us.".......... Koch's opposition to corporate welfare is most aligned with: -
✔✔B, Nozick's rights theory
✔✔Aeronautics giant Boeing fired two internal auditors for leaking documents and
information to a reporter regarding alleged flaws in the company's internal audit of it
information technology control systems. The company convened an employee review
board and determined that the leaks constituted...... Who wins and why? - ✔✔C, the
boeing because sarbanes-oxley does not protect whistleblowing to the media
✔✔In our first class meeting, we discussed the meaning of morals versus ethics,
although they are often used interchangeably: - ✔✔E, all of the above
✔✔On April 11, 2011 New York times reported that the gannett news corporation
decided to require lower ranked employees take unpaid furlough days during the
coming year, At the same time, according to the article, the company substantially
increased the pay of the two top executives. These compensations moves are least
consistent with - ✔✔D, rawls theory of justice
✔✔In a november 23, 2011 Businessweek column, professor barry schwartz wrote that
"some might say banking has no moral dimension to take away." But he also notes that
bankers are not only interested in profit but are also aware of their social
responsibilities. He notes that "bankers worried about helping farmers get this year's
seed into the ground. They worried about a couple in their 50s.... - ✔✔C, stakeholder
orientation
✔✔Barbara boss, the COO of worldwide widgets, scored a perfect j score on the ethical
orientation questionnaire. Which of the following actions is she least likely to take? -
✔✔C, make an exception to worldwide widgets' company policy prohibiting loans to
employees by extending a short-term loan to an employee who needs immediate cash
to avoid losing his home to foreclosure
✔✔In our second class meeting, we discussed the case involving whistleblower, dr.
jeffrey wigand, and the tobacco industry. Dr. Wigand revealed the tobacco and cigarette
industry's "intentional manipulation of nicotine, known as impact boosting, by his former
employer........ Dr. wigland's decision to blow the whistle is most consistent with - ✔✔E,
virtue ethics
,✔✔Bob is a recent sdsu business graduate who works at surfboards inc., a local
surfboard manufacturer. His goal is to up in the organization and ultimately become
CEO. Bob is an objectivist, so his plans are most likely to include - ✔✔C, Working long
hours and doing the best job he possible can, and studying the next most qualified for
the next promotion that comes up
✔✔The owner if a local ferrari distributorship was interviews by racer magazine for an
article about the marketing of expensive "hot shot" cars. He tells the interviewer that, for
two reasons, he wants to make sure the the buyer does not get in any accidents......
how to drive safely before buying the expensive cars he sells appears to be guided by
which two ethical theories? - ✔✔B, The ethic of care and objectivism
✔✔Some overseas banks lend to businesses in the developing world that service low
income consumers that in turn invest their profits back into the operations of the
business, rather than return them to shareholders or investors. For example, a bank in
italy has partnered with a local milk distributor that services extremely low income areas
in order to make milk products.... Both the bank and its milk distributor borrower are
motivated in this arrangement by: - ✔✔D, Rawls' theory of justice
✔✔Which of the following would be evidence that a particular ethical principal or
practice is a hypernorm: - ✔✔B, The principle or practice is generally supported by a
relevant international community of professionals, or environmental engineers
✔✔A november, 2010 business week article about california-based roll international
says that the couple at the helm of the privately-held company, stewart and lynda
resnick, have skillfully taken advantage of loopholes in the system of regulations that
governs their various business interests..... The Resnicks are guided in their business
practices by: - ✔✔D, objectivism
✔✔In class, we watched a short video clip about the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State child
sex abuse scandal. In the video a debate takes place between three men on ESPN
about "who was most to blame." Mike McQueary, the former penn state assistant
coach,....... potentially prey to Sandusky can be best described as: - ✔✔D, diffusion of
responsibility
✔✔Peter Bailey, the head of Bailey Savings & Loan in Bedford Falls, lends money at
affordable interest rates to the means so that they may own a decent home of their
own.... Mr. Bailey's philosophy is most consistent with: - ✔✔D, Rawl's theory of justice
and a stakeholder orientation
✔✔to enable students and other relatively less affluent san diegans to attend SDSU's
appearance in the holidayof influential business people have purchased a large block of
tickets to the game with the intention of reselling. The desire of students to participate in
, this historical game is most consistent of what ethical theory? - ✔✔Rawl's theory of
justice
✔✔George bailey is peters olders son. George has grown into a fine young man and is
ready to travel the world leaving for college when his father suddenly dies. What best
describes the philosophy driving georges decision. - ✔✔The ethic of care and a
stakeholder orientation
✔✔In class, we studied a case in which Phil spector's former attorney, Sara Caplan,
was subpoenaed by the prosocution to testify about a missing piece of evidence (one of
the murder victim's fake fingernails) that prosocution said she saw collected at the crime
scene. Her refusal to testify against her former client is most consistent with: - ✔✔Virtue
ethics
✔✔Steve Wozniak, co-founder of apple, once said of his fellow Apple co-founder Steve
Jobs "he was never driven by a vision of a better world....for himself" Mr job's guiding
philosophy was in line with what ethcical decision making rule? - ✔✔Objectivism
✔✔A 2011 article about leadership in www.fastcompany.com, written by Leslie R
crutchfield, John v Kania, and Mark R kramer, describes general electrics realization
"that the challenges of global health...by meeting social needs" this kind of emphasis on
the interdependence of business and society is known as: - ✔✔creating shared value
✔✔As we discussed in class the problem with virtue ethics is - ✔✔all of the above
✔✔In a november 21,2012 essay in the new york times Bill Morris wrote that William
Clay Ford Sr, the grandson of the founder of the Ford car company, bought the detroit
lions football team in 1963. Which ethical approach is especially unsuitable in the sports
business. - ✔✔The ethics of care
✔✔Two international scholars recently wrote in the wall street journal: "Managing
corruption is a neccesity in Russia... which the company benefited." The unnamed firm's
approach to dealing with russian corruption is best characterized as: - ✔✔Consistent
with integrative social contracts theory by finding a way to do business without offending
either a russian norm or a hypernorm, assuming that the daily reports from the officials
were genuinly valuble for the company
✔✔As early July,2010 Wall street journal profiled MarK Kantrowitz, a middle aged
computer whiz, who devotes all his time and energy to provoking student leaders to
make college more affordable, especially to lower income students. Mr kantrowitz's
ethical worldview is most in line with: - ✔✔Rawls theory of Justice
✔✔In congressional testimony in 1991, famed billionare investor Warren Buffet said that
he expected his employees to "ask themselves whether they are willing...by an informed
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Charles G. Koch, chairman and CEO of Koch Industries - a company estimated to
be worth $100 billion - released a book this month, called Good Profit. On page 7 of the
book, Koch talks about his company's opposition to government subsidies, "such as
special tax breaks, import tariffs, restrictions on exports, mandates, anticompetitive
regulations, and bailouts - including those that would sermon the surface to be
beneficial to us.".......... Koch's opposition to corporate welfare is most aligned with: -
✔✔B, Nozick's rights theory
✔✔Aeronautics giant Boeing fired two internal auditors for leaking documents and
information to a reporter regarding alleged flaws in the company's internal audit of it
information technology control systems. The company convened an employee review
board and determined that the leaks constituted...... Who wins and why? - ✔✔C, the
boeing because sarbanes-oxley does not protect whistleblowing to the media
✔✔In our first class meeting, we discussed the meaning of morals versus ethics,
although they are often used interchangeably: - ✔✔E, all of the above
✔✔On April 11, 2011 New York times reported that the gannett news corporation
decided to require lower ranked employees take unpaid furlough days during the
coming year, At the same time, according to the article, the company substantially
increased the pay of the two top executives. These compensations moves are least
consistent with - ✔✔D, rawls theory of justice
✔✔In a november 23, 2011 Businessweek column, professor barry schwartz wrote that
"some might say banking has no moral dimension to take away." But he also notes that
bankers are not only interested in profit but are also aware of their social
responsibilities. He notes that "bankers worried about helping farmers get this year's
seed into the ground. They worried about a couple in their 50s.... - ✔✔C, stakeholder
orientation
✔✔Barbara boss, the COO of worldwide widgets, scored a perfect j score on the ethical
orientation questionnaire. Which of the following actions is she least likely to take? -
✔✔C, make an exception to worldwide widgets' company policy prohibiting loans to
employees by extending a short-term loan to an employee who needs immediate cash
to avoid losing his home to foreclosure
✔✔In our second class meeting, we discussed the case involving whistleblower, dr.
jeffrey wigand, and the tobacco industry. Dr. Wigand revealed the tobacco and cigarette
industry's "intentional manipulation of nicotine, known as impact boosting, by his former
employer........ Dr. wigland's decision to blow the whistle is most consistent with - ✔✔E,
virtue ethics
,✔✔Bob is a recent sdsu business graduate who works at surfboards inc., a local
surfboard manufacturer. His goal is to up in the organization and ultimately become
CEO. Bob is an objectivist, so his plans are most likely to include - ✔✔C, Working long
hours and doing the best job he possible can, and studying the next most qualified for
the next promotion that comes up
✔✔The owner if a local ferrari distributorship was interviews by racer magazine for an
article about the marketing of expensive "hot shot" cars. He tells the interviewer that, for
two reasons, he wants to make sure the the buyer does not get in any accidents......
how to drive safely before buying the expensive cars he sells appears to be guided by
which two ethical theories? - ✔✔B, The ethic of care and objectivism
✔✔Some overseas banks lend to businesses in the developing world that service low
income consumers that in turn invest their profits back into the operations of the
business, rather than return them to shareholders or investors. For example, a bank in
italy has partnered with a local milk distributor that services extremely low income areas
in order to make milk products.... Both the bank and its milk distributor borrower are
motivated in this arrangement by: - ✔✔D, Rawls' theory of justice
✔✔Which of the following would be evidence that a particular ethical principal or
practice is a hypernorm: - ✔✔B, The principle or practice is generally supported by a
relevant international community of professionals, or environmental engineers
✔✔A november, 2010 business week article about california-based roll international
says that the couple at the helm of the privately-held company, stewart and lynda
resnick, have skillfully taken advantage of loopholes in the system of regulations that
governs their various business interests..... The Resnicks are guided in their business
practices by: - ✔✔D, objectivism
✔✔In class, we watched a short video clip about the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State child
sex abuse scandal. In the video a debate takes place between three men on ESPN
about "who was most to blame." Mike McQueary, the former penn state assistant
coach,....... potentially prey to Sandusky can be best described as: - ✔✔D, diffusion of
responsibility
✔✔Peter Bailey, the head of Bailey Savings & Loan in Bedford Falls, lends money at
affordable interest rates to the means so that they may own a decent home of their
own.... Mr. Bailey's philosophy is most consistent with: - ✔✔D, Rawl's theory of justice
and a stakeholder orientation
✔✔to enable students and other relatively less affluent san diegans to attend SDSU's
appearance in the holidayof influential business people have purchased a large block of
tickets to the game with the intention of reselling. The desire of students to participate in
, this historical game is most consistent of what ethical theory? - ✔✔Rawl's theory of
justice
✔✔George bailey is peters olders son. George has grown into a fine young man and is
ready to travel the world leaving for college when his father suddenly dies. What best
describes the philosophy driving georges decision. - ✔✔The ethic of care and a
stakeholder orientation
✔✔In class, we studied a case in which Phil spector's former attorney, Sara Caplan,
was subpoenaed by the prosocution to testify about a missing piece of evidence (one of
the murder victim's fake fingernails) that prosocution said she saw collected at the crime
scene. Her refusal to testify against her former client is most consistent with: - ✔✔Virtue
ethics
✔✔Steve Wozniak, co-founder of apple, once said of his fellow Apple co-founder Steve
Jobs "he was never driven by a vision of a better world....for himself" Mr job's guiding
philosophy was in line with what ethcical decision making rule? - ✔✔Objectivism
✔✔A 2011 article about leadership in www.fastcompany.com, written by Leslie R
crutchfield, John v Kania, and Mark R kramer, describes general electrics realization
"that the challenges of global health...by meeting social needs" this kind of emphasis on
the interdependence of business and society is known as: - ✔✔creating shared value
✔✔As we discussed in class the problem with virtue ethics is - ✔✔all of the above
✔✔In a november 21,2012 essay in the new york times Bill Morris wrote that William
Clay Ford Sr, the grandson of the founder of the Ford car company, bought the detroit
lions football team in 1963. Which ethical approach is especially unsuitable in the sports
business. - ✔✔The ethics of care
✔✔Two international scholars recently wrote in the wall street journal: "Managing
corruption is a neccesity in Russia... which the company benefited." The unnamed firm's
approach to dealing with russian corruption is best characterized as: - ✔✔Consistent
with integrative social contracts theory by finding a way to do business without offending
either a russian norm or a hypernorm, assuming that the daily reports from the officials
were genuinly valuble for the company
✔✔As early July,2010 Wall street journal profiled MarK Kantrowitz, a middle aged
computer whiz, who devotes all his time and energy to provoking student leaders to
make college more affordable, especially to lower income students. Mr kantrowitz's
ethical worldview is most in line with: - ✔✔Rawls theory of Justice
✔✔In congressional testimony in 1991, famed billionare investor Warren Buffet said that
he expected his employees to "ask themselves whether they are willing...by an informed
