The relationship between corporate social performance and financial performance is
viewed from three different perspectives. The most popular view is based on the belief
that
A.socially responsible firms are more financially profitable.
B.more profitable firms have the ability to be more socially responsible.
C.social responsibility and financial performance are inter-related and affect each other.
D.there is no relationship between social responsibility and financial performance.
Sustainability, at a simple level, is about business’s:
A.ability to survive and thrive over the long term
B.approach to only the natural environment
C.preservation of the environment in the present generation
D.ability to meet the needs of the present while compromising future generations
Energy inefficiency is
A.an ecological system cycle.
B.the balance on nonrenewable sources of energy around the world.
C.biological phenomena.
D.the wasting of precious nonrenewable sources of energy.
The public and government use all of the following methods of influencing each other
except
A.politicking.
B.voting.
C.forming special-interest groups.
D.coercion.
Which of the following is not a reason that the public affairs function grew in stature in
the United States?
A.the growing magnitude and impact of government
B.the changing nature of the political system
C.increased pressure to meet quarterly earnings projections
D.the increasing influence of competing interests
The authors of the textbook lay the primary responsibility for business’s problems on
the media.
The conventional approach to issues management includes all of the following
characteristics except
A.issues originate in social, political, regulatory, or judicial environments.
B.issues fall in the domain of public affairs management.
C.an issue is any trend or event that might affect the company.
D.issues are legitimate and urgent stakeholder concerns.
Unlike other ethical principles, virtue ethics focuses on
A.what acts should be done.
B.the consequences of our actions.
C.human dignity.
D.the individual becoming virtuous.
The volume and intensity of use that can be sustained in a particular place and time is
called
A.carrying capacity.
B.load factor.
C.sustainability.
D.life threshold.
An ethics screen is
A.a set of select standards against which the proposed action is compared.
B.a set of financial criteria which must be met before the proposed action is evaluated
ethically.
C.a set of investment criteria used by ethical investors.
D.a set of ethical standards against which job candidates are evaluated.
Which of the following is not a strategy for improving global business ethics?
A.use of global codes of conduct
B.incorporating ethical dimensions into top level strategic planning processes
C.imposing the home country’s ethical standards on the host country
D.suspension of activities
Air pollution leads to all of the following except
A.deforestation
B.acid rain.
C.global warming.
D.smog.
Information that communicates truths, and avoids exaggeration and innuendo is
A.adequate.
B.accurate.
C.ascetic.
D.antithetical.
One of the most powerful ethical tests is the test of
A.one’s best self.
B.making something public.
C.ventilation.
D.the purified idea.
The results of business exposure, top management philosophy, external affairs, and
external affairs design affect which of the following?
A.corporate social performance
B.corporate awareness of business opportunities
C.brand awareness
D.government regulation
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination in pay based on
A.age.
B.sex.
C.seniority.
D.skills.
The classical view of economics holds that a society can best determine its needs and
wants through
A.a centrally planned economy.
B.government owned factors of production.
C.democracy.
D.the marketplace.
The current legal view of “let the seller take care” is
A.caveat vendor.
B.e pluribis unum.
C.norvus ordo seclorum.
D.caveat emptor.
Which of the following is not a model of ethical management provided in the textbook?
A.immoral management
B.semi-moral management
C.moral management
D.amoral management
The ability of an organization to effectively identify, acquire, foster, and retain loyal
profitable customers is
A.customer service.
B.effective marketing.
C.customer relationship management.
D.ethical marketing.
In lobbying, a trade association often uses
A.written phone banks.
B.use grassroots lobbying support.
C.lagging promotion.
D.limited spending.
Under Sarbanes-Oxley, who bears the responsibility for investigation of complaints of
the whistle-blower being terminated, harassed, or demoted?
A.local law enforcement officials
B.the FBI
C.the Labor Department
D.the Treasury Department
The former CEO of Bendix Corporation blames the apparent decline in business’s
ethical behavior on
A.the greed of senior managers.
B.the contexts in which corporate decisions are made.
C.the lack of required business ethics courses in undergraduate and MBA programs.
D.the decline in the importance of religion in American society.
Which of the following is not a principle that should guide corporate decision-making
about the collection and use of employee information?
A.companies should base their information policies on FBI procedures that have stood
the test of time.
B.companies should allow employees to correct any information that is inaccurate.
C.when collecting information, it should only be used in ways that are appropriate.
D.companies should collect only that employee information that is absolutely
necessary.
The primary purpose of deregulation is to
A.decrease competition in the affected industries.
B.remove certain industries from old-line economic regulations.
C.protect the natural environment.
D.allow natural monopolies to form.
Which of the following is not a sphere of power indicated in the text?
A.economic
B.technological
C.political
D.intermediate
Manufacturing companies especially those of chemicals or user of chemicals must be in
compliance with
A.hazardous chemicals.
B.right to know laws.
C.workplace violence concerns.
D.nitpicking rules.
Companies that elected to provide meaningful information to shareholders and
securities professionals without also informing small investors were practicing
A.insider trading.
B.programmed trading.
C.selective disclosure.
D.stair-stepping.
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) requires firms
employing 100 or more workers to notify workers of a large layoff or shutdown at least
____ in advance.
A.six months
B.sixty days
C.one year
D.one month
One of the few places in which guidelines for the handling and use of information exists
is
A.the state of Maryland.
B.the health care field.
C.the consumer credit industry.
D.Japan.
The sense that concern for fairness, justice, and due process to people, groups, and
communities should be woven into managerial decision-making is called
A.integration of managerial and moral competence.
B.moral obligation.
C.moral sensitivity.
D.moral evaluation.
Moving jobs that have historically resided in the home country to a lower-cost host
country is called
A.expense minimization.
B.offshoring.
C.career displacement.
D.employment modernization.
The EEOC has filed suit in all of the following types of discrimination cases except
A.banks whose loan departments redline poor areas.
B.polluters who dump their waste in minority neighborhoods.
C.job-related discrimination by major employers.
D.colleges whose housing policies segregate students by race and ethnicity.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
What are the likely effects of degraded marine environments?
Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions.
Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content
from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
Describe and evaluate the reasons that many feminists criticize Lawrence Kohlberg’s
work on moral development.
Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions.
Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content
from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
The central questions of this chapter, privacy, safety, and health, are presented in terms
of employees’ rights. The underlying assumption is that business should provide as
many of these rights as possible. How much responsibility should business shoulder for
its employees’ lives?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe the theory behind the polygraph. Does this theory provide an adequate basis
for the use of lie detectors?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe how the separation of ownership and control came about.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe the virtues of a pluralistic society.