The restriction of business activities can be expected to continue as the extinction rate
for species climbs.
The monetary policy set the Federal Reserve System is completely independent of the
influence of other branches of government.
A society more satisfied with corporate social responsiveness, performance, and
citizenship will invariably have reduced criticism of business.
The public affairs function is an increasing component of the overall strategic
management process.
A business’s technological environment represents the total set of technology-based
advancements or progress taking place in society.
In Carroll’s four-part definition of corporate social responsibility, ethical responsibilities
are required of business by society.
Studies have shown that drivers who are talking on cell phones have slower reaction
times than drivers who are legally drunk.
The principal internal stakeholders of a corporation are its customers and employees.
In order to operate with a true stakeholder perspective, firms must accept the multiple
bottom line view.
Audit committees arguably have the most responsibility of all board committees.
To be most effective, a social audit should be isolated from other aspects of the strategic
management process.
Utilitarianism can be summarized by the saying “the greatest good for the greatest
number.”
The major condition of modern corporations that contributes to the corporate
governance problem is the separation of ownership from control.
The FCPA has had a significant impact on the way American firms do business globally.
Common Cause and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are examples of general purpose
interest groups.
One of the reasons that public affairs departments have seen extensive growth over the
past three decades is because they have been able to easily measure and document their
results.
Court cases and legal doctrine now make it clear that business is responsible for product
safety.
Technology has benefited society with no associated ill effects.
Philanthropy is the term by Adam Smith in Wealth of Nations to describe the operation
of self interest resulting in the good of society.
One study estimates that passive smoke was responsible for 2,400 lung cancer deaths,
in one year, in the United States.
The basic idea behind the market ethic principle is that ethical dilemmas are best solved
by flying by the seat of your pants.
Virtually all black Americans support continued affirmative action laws.
The marketplace in the classical view of economics, while being a good allocator of
goods and services, does not do a good job of ensuring that business always acts fairly
and ethically.
The basis of the principle of justice is the concept of fairness.
Experts predict that ad creep will continue to expand.
An umbrella organization has a broad base of membership that represents businesses in
several different industries.
Whistle-blowing is primarily a due process issue.
PACs are, by their nature, quite different from lobbying.
Belief in the “good cause norm” is a primary principle underlying the doctrine of
employment-at-will.
Workforce participation among Hispanic males is the highest of any group in the United
States.
Research has shown that golden parachutes have had no effect on senior managers’
resistance to takeover attempts.
Sexual references in advertising create more of a backlash today than they did two or
three decades ago.
Carroll’s Corporate Social Performance Model helps managers understand that social
responsibility is separate and distinct from financial performance.
Researchers have found that many business people go through life thinking that they are
objective.
The minimum wage has grown faster than CEO salaries over the past decade.
The levels of power include all of the following except
A.the macro level.
B.the micro level.
C.the institutional level.
D.the individual level.
Requirements of a due process system include all of the following except
A.institutionalization.
B.ease of use.
C.subject to review and appeal.
D.applicable to all employees.
Which of the following is not an argument commonly used in favor of corporate social
responsibility?
A.Business is best equipped to handle social problems.
B.It is in the long range interest of business to be socially responsible.
C.Being socially responsible helps ward off government intervention and regulation.
D.Business has the resources to combat social problems.
The board committee that has the primary responsibility of ensuring that competent,
objective directors are selected is the
A.qualifications committee.
B.personnel standards committee.
C.compensation committee.
D.nominating committee.
“Access” in e-commerce ethics refers to
A.the difference in computer availability between the rich and the poor.
B.the ability to download certain types of privately-owned knowledge.
C.children’s ability to visit certain websites.
D.companies’ ability to gain information about consumers’ private lives.
Participation in the formulation and execution of public policy at various levels of
government is
A.available only to individual citizens.
B.required by the constitution.
C.lobbying.
D.political involvement.
The main two factors of concern in management and control of global operations are
A.organizational structure/design and human resource management.
B.tax laws and currency exchange rates.
C.manufacturing processes and marketing plans.
D.political parties and economic systems.
OSHA’s guidelines for preventing workplace violence include all of the following
except
A.providing safety education for employees.
B.securing the workplace and minimizing access by outsiders.
C.hiring a security force to prevent attacks.
D.providing drop safes to limit the amount of cash on hand.
Which of the following is not an allegation commonly made in product liability suits?
A.The product was improperly manufactured.
B.The product’s design was defective.
C.The manufacturer failed to provide satisfactory instructions.
D.The product was produced under inhumane conditions.
The most dramatic growth in importance of issues has been in ____ issues.
A.financial
B.social, ethical, and political
C.practical
D.military
PAC contributions are most effective when all of the following conditions prevail
except
A.when the issue is less visible.
B.during the early stages of the legislative process.
C.when the issue is unimportant to the member of Congress.
D.when PACs are allied.
One way in which philanthropy can be made strategic is to
A.consult with a tax professional to get the maximum deductions.
B.bring contribution programs into sharper alignment with business endeavors.
C.distribute contributions as widely as possible.
D.eliminate contributions to inefficient non-profit organizations.
Monitoring of employees in the workplace
A.has become the norm in businesses today.
B.is driven by concerns over workplace violence.
C.requires the express consent of employees.
D.is done primarily through video cameras.
Which of the following is not one of the four stages of a crisis?
A.prodromal stage
B.acute crisis stage
C.chronic crisis stage
D.crisis regulation stage
The dynamic process by which business seeks to perpetuate its acceptance is called
A.advertising.
B.marketing.
C.legitimation.
D.embedding.
Government regulations have been criticized for all the following reasons except
A.being too extensive.
B.being too costly.
C.being burdensome to business.
D.being ineffective.
The ability to produce an effect or influence a situation is known as
A.authority.
B.abuse.
C.power.
D.dictatorship.
When a business affects the life of a member of the surrounding community without
meaning to, the company has wielded
A.coercive power.
B.deliberate power.
C.hidden power.
D.unintentional power.
Negative externalities are often referred to as
A.full absorption costs.
B.social costs.
C.allocated costs.
D.environmental costs.
Key questions proposed to use in analyzing issues includes all of the following except
A.who is affected by the issue?
B.who is in a position to exert influence on the issue?
C.who can best afford to resolve the issue?
D.who ought to care about the issue?
An entitlement mentality is
A.a necessary outgrowth of the welfare system.
B.an outgrowth of the revolution of rising expectations.
C.the idea that one has to work for what one gets.
D.the idea that each citizen owes something to society.
The issues management process and crisis management process are both focused on
A.improving stakeholder management.
B.improving sustainability.
C.improving financial performance.
D.improving management development.
Which of the following is not one of Molitor’s leading forces?
A.leading events
B.leading literature
C.leading economic indicators
D.leading political jurisdictions
When a business assumes an advocacy role for its interests, it is
A.doing what is normal and expected.
B.breaking the law.
C.operating at the trade association level.
D.allowing government to influence it.
A social audit can be thought of as
A.the first step in planning
B.a narrow list of activities
C.planning and control system
D.a brief experimentation
Hair drug tests are all of the following except
A.growing in use.
B.more difficult to deceive.
C.focus on illicit drug.
D.covers more drugs.
International markets must be pursued if firms want to remain
A.competitive.
B.ethical.
C.free from corruption.
D.legitimate.
Existing water rendered unusable is
A.wasted.
B.polluted.
C.decayed.
D.drossed.
A stakeholder’s ability or capacity to produce an effect within the firm is called its
A.power.
B.legitimacy.
C.urgency.
D.coercion.
All of the following are commandments of computer ethics except
A.Thou shalt not use the company’s computer for personal business.
B.Thou shalt not snoop around in other people’s computer files.
C.Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
D.Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.
The crisis resolution stage is
A.the first stage of managing a crisis
B.cannot overlap other stages
C.defined in duration
D.the goal of crisis management
When a firm advocates for its own special interest, it is
A.acting as an umbrella organization.
B.representing its trade association.
C.harming it labor union.
D.company lobbying.
The concept of business responsibility that is based on concern for the various groups
that are affected by a business is known as the
A.legal model.
B.classical economic model.
C.ethical model.
D.stakeholder model.
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.
Tort reform is a high profile issue in current business and political discussions. Should
tort reform be instituted?
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.
Lobbyists have been identified as having very narrow self-interests. Apparently some of
these interests go no further than lining their own pockets, with no regard for their
clients’ needs. Research the activities of Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon in
connection with their representation of several Native American tribes and their
gambling casinos.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe the pluses and minuses to the use of integrity tests.
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.
Distinguish between the concepts of corporate social responsibility, corporate social
responsiveness, corporate social performance, and corporate citizenship. How are these
ideas different from each other? How are they similar?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Discuss the criteria used to determine what firms receive the Business Ethics magazine
awards. Which do you think is most important? Why?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
If business ethics have, in reality, declined over the past decades, what are the primary
reasons for this movement?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Discuss some of the challenges that technology presents to society.
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.
Forecast how society would change if business did lose its macro level of legitimacy.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe the changing nature of multinational corporations over the past century.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Discuss how PETA is making itself a stakeholder in the wool industry.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Explain the concept of the “tragedy of the commons.”
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.
Is economic growth an appropriate goal for business?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Describe how a Venn diagram can help a manager evaluate moral dilemmas and come
to decisions about those situations.
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.
Evaluate the differences between the old and new social contracts between employer
and employee. Does one seem more fair than the other? If so, why?
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.
Industrial policy sometimes allows, or requires, government financial assistance to
certain industries (e.g., the airline industry or the railroad industry). In addition to
industry-wide assistance, the government has on occasion provided bailouts for
individual firms. Is bailing out a specific company an appropriate use of government
regulation?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Why does employee loyalty remain important under the new social contract? Why is it
important?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Discuss the likelihood that the United States can develop a planned, successful
industrial policy.
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.
Discuss the relevance of one’s motivations to his or her ethical actions.
Put another way, this question asks whether we should care why someone does
something. If a corporation builds a particularly safe product and advertises it that way,
should consumers be suspicious that the company is only doing it to enhance its profits?