In practice, it is relatively simple to determine the motives behind business giving.
Outsourcing today affects both blue collar and white collar jobs.
A political strategy for public activism is keeping an issue off the public agenda and out
of the limelight.
Global codes of conduct seek to establish domestic principles or guidelines by which
businesses might follow while doing business around the world.
The social audit can be an effective component of a firm’s strategic control system.
Cultural relativism is the best ethical guide for MNCs faced with a moral dilemma in its
host country.
The Food and Drug Administration and the CPSC have been controversial over the
decades.
The descriptive value of the stakeholder model is based in its ability to identify and
describe particular stakeholders for the firm.
The concept of due process in a basis for the employment-at-will doctrine.
Early economic regulations and the government bodies that administered them were
usually formed along industry lines.
The ethics scandal that has come to define modern business ethics is the Enron debacle.
From a managerial point of view, a crisis is common in business.
The revolution in biotechnology is a result of DNA research.
Public affairs evolved from public relations.
When people discuss affirmative action today, they are generally referring to some type
of “hard” preferential hiring.
The key to effective stakeholder management is in its implementation.
OSHA’s budget has generally been tight, but adequate to fully carry out its mission.
The primary element in the concept of the stakeholder corporation is that stakeholders
should be granted ownership positions in the firm relative to their power over the firm.
Individuals are less restricted in their contributions to political candidates than are
PACs.
Social performance reporting should be isolated in assessing social performance.
Because public affairs management often appears nebulous and inconclusive, PA
managers must make dealing with these issues easier for managers in other
departments.
Externalities are side effects or by-products of actions that are not included in standard
cost accounting systems.
Amoral management relies primarily on a compliance strategy that focuses on
obedience to the law.
To be effective, grassroots lobbying must be genuine, or at least appear to be genuine.
Much of the blame for corporate scandals like Enron and WorldCom can be placed on
the audit committees of the boards of directors.
Ethics audits are designed to uncover acts that violate the firm’s code of conduct.
Regulating the way business operates is only one of several roles the government has in
its relationship with business.
The trend toward using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is growing.
The issues development process refers to the transformation of issues from a low-key
and flexible stage to the regulation and litigation stage.
The long term effects of indoor air pollution include irritation of the eyes.
At this time, a majority of companies have strict policies against using a cell phone
while driving.
The ozone layer is in depletion.
Because of its theoretical role of authority over the CEO, it has always been the board’s
responsibility to get tough with the senior manager when needed.
The Iron Law of Responsibility states that people who use power wisely will be
rewarded with more power.
Hazardous wastes can be generated by manufacturing processes or they can simply
result from discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides.
Lobbying takes place only at the federal government level.
The major reason that health and welfare is one of the largest categories of business
giving is the huge amount donated to programs for needy children.
Advocates of privatization base their positions on the need for efficiency and overall
performance.
The challenge that management faces is to make products as safe as possible for the
lowest possible cost.
The Supreme Court has consistently held that states’ rights prevail over civil rights.
Which of the following is not a feature of the global economy?
A.international movement of labor
B.more trade in goods than in services
C.international flow of capital
D.international laws governing fair trade
Free Press is
A.a coalition of 50 groups fighting product and plot placements.
B.the Federal Communications Commission
C.The Federal Trade Commission.
D.A Consumer Protection Agency.
Contributions made to political parties instead of candidates are called
A.indirect contributions.
B.soft money.
C.inside contributions.
D.slush funds.
All of the following are arguments in support of bribery except
A.everybody does it.
B.it is normal practice in many countries.
C.it is a form of commission, tax, or compensation for doing business between cultures.
D.it is a way of providing needy foreigners with money they need.
Which of the following is not a law that addresses information disclosure issues?
A.Equal Credit Opportunity Act
B.Credit Collection Limitation Act
C.Truth-in-Lending Act
D.Fair Credit Reporting Act
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 503 prohibits job discrimination based on
A.being injury prone.
B.disability
C.physical limitations as a result of injury.
D.age.
Which of the following is a reason that corporate giving has slowed?
A.the recession of the early 1990s
B.mergers and acquisitions
C.cause-related marketing
D.all of these
The next stage of formalization beyond having a single person managing issues is
A.hiring outside consultants to handle the process.
B.organizing a new and independent department specifically to manage issues.
C.appointing an assistant to help with the administrative details of categorizing issues
and publishing the in-house newsletter.
D.assigning the issues management function to a team, usually within the public affairs
department.
The view of the firm that recognizes a wide variety of groups as stakeholders is the
A.production view.
B.managerial view.
C.ownership view.
D.stakeholder view.
____ level strategy seeks to determine how a firm should compete in a given industry.
A.Enterprise
B.Corporate
C.Business
D.Functional
The process of influencing public officials to promote or secure the passage or defeat of
legislation is known as
A.bribery.
B.activism.
C.lobbying.
D.suffrage.
“In the long run, those who do not use power in a manner which society considers
responsible will tend to lose it” is the description of
A.The Iron Law of Oligarchy.
B.The Iron Cage of Rationality.
C.The Iron Law of Responsibility.
D.The Peter Principle.
A guarantee that is explicitly offered at the time of sale is called a(n)
A.implicit warranty.
B.express warranty.
C.traditional warranty.
D.extended warranty.
Issues management and crisis management are ____ processes in corporate public
policy.
A.planning
B.evaluative
C.defensive
D.offensive
Which of the following is not a method that government uses to influence business?
A.lobbying
B.taxation
C.regulation
D.industrial policy
All of the follow are used to describe social performance reports except
A.CSR reports
B.Corporate citizenship reports
C.Social audits
D.Sustainability reports
Which of the following is not a source of a manager’s values that is external to the firm?
A.religion
B.philosophy
C.scientific
D.legal
The primary reason given for support of higher education programs is
A.the value of a liberal arts education.
B.civic duty.
C.to increase the pool of trained personnel.
D.to have an educated voter pool.
Which of the following is not an argument against the use of golden parachutes?
A.The covered executives are already being well paid for their work.
B.The covered executives are given an incentive to run the company poorly.
C.The covered executives are being rewarded for failure.
D.The covered executives are giving themselves the golden parachutes.
Shareholder activism
A.was started by the counter culture during the 1960s.
B.has been around for more than sixty years.
C.is lead by the Roman Catholic church.
D.relies on large institutional investors to introduce most of the shareholder resolutions.
The view of corporate citizenship that embraces all that is implied in the concepts of
social responsibility, responsiveness, and performance is the ____ view.
A.unlimited
B.broad
C.narrow
D.limited
What incentives are provided to claimants under the False Claims Act?
A.immunity from prosecution
B.15 to 25 percent of the proceeds from any settlement joined by the government
C.guaranteed reinstatement and double back pay
D.witness protection program
Industrial policy is:
A.by default.
B.a powerful nonregulating approach by government to influence business.
C.non debatable.
D.consistent in each government administration.
Steps in developing a community action program include all of the following except
A.knowing the community.
B.knowing the company’s resources.
C.building bridges to the community.
D.monitoring projects.
Which of the following industries has not been affected by deregulation?
A.financial services.
B.trucking
C.computer software
D.airline
The affirmative action posture that enlarges the pool of applicants and systematically
favors minorities and women in actual decisions is called
A.passive nondiscrimination.
B.pure affirmative action.
C.affirmative action with preferential hiring.
D.hard quotas.
Which of the following is not a metaphor for the public affairs function?
A.a window
B.a door
C.a bridge
D.a buffer
A process in which a neutral party resolves a dispute between two or more parties and
the resolution is binding is known as
A.mediation.
B.negotiation.
C.adjudication.
D.arbitration.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a socially responsible company?
A.makes products that are safe
B.makes above average financial returns
C.does not pollute air or water
D.recycles within the company
The Workplace Religious Freedom Act requires which of the following except
A.employers to do more to accommodate religious beliefs.
B.the definition of accommodation to be undue hardship.
C.employers to make accommodation for weight.
D.minimum cost to the employer.
Religious discrimination is becoming more common in the United States in large part
because
A.Christianity seeks to be the dominant religion.
B.the separation of church and state has eroded.
C.religion and business don’t mix.
D.changing immigration patterns are bringing more people with different religions to
this country.
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.
Based on the knowledge you gained about emissions trading, decide if this is an
acceptable solution to our air pollution problem.
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 Generous Corporation argues that corporations began their philanthropic activities
primarily out of self-interest. By doing so, they are able to keep government from
intervening in their business activities and imposing more regulations on them.
Assuming that this argument is valid, and the firms’ motives are primarily self
interested, evaluate whether or not the motives are important. That is, are firms’
philanthropic activities less valuable because they are motivated by self interest?
Explain your answer.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Who are the stakeholders of the college or university where you are taking this class?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Review the pros and cons of outsourcing.
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.
Stakeholder management, with its normative content, holds out the promise of positive
outcomes to the firms that use it. Discuss some of these expected outcomes and
evaluate their likelihood of occurrence and their importance to the firm.
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.
A current issue that holds significant public policy implications is the economic
meltdown and its consequences Discuss some of the public policy implications
associated with this.
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.
How does the airline industry go from watershed to snowed under?
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.
Charges have been leveled against liquor companies for targeting their ads toward
children. One commercial series specifically cited is the Budweiser frog sequence.
Evaluate the accuracy of these charges.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Explain why the emergence of large corporations in the late 19th century helped shift
society’s view away from the classical economic view.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Discuss how Transparency International fulfills its mission to deter and disclose
corporate corruption around the world.
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.
Compare the type 1 and type 2 errors described in relation to integrity tests to the
philosophy of finding innocence or guilt in American courts of law.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Why is advertising to children particularly troubling to ethicists?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Distinguish between descriptive and normative ethics.
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 textbook provides an example of stakeholder attributes when it discusses the case
of Home Depot, old growth wood, and environmental activists. Discuss this case in
terms of the environmental group’s legitimacy, power, and urgency.
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.
Explain Porter and Kramer’s perspective that interdependence between business and
society takes two forms.
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
The authors of the textbook say that, at a general level, they will be discussing the role
of business in society. What do they mean by “the role of business in society?
Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your
answer.
Why is protection of children an important ethical issue in the use of the Internet?