46. Fund-raising efforts by large non-profit organizations like United Way, who in tum donate funds to specific
causes,
are
called
a. federated
drives.
b. consolidated campaigns.
c. multi-gift campaigns.
d. umbrella drives.
47. Which of the following is not a category of recipient to whom corporations often give
money?
a. education
b. arts and
culture
c. athletic
teams
d. civic and community activities
48. 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
49. All of the following are critical factors in influencing corporate giving priorities
except
a. changes in the
workforce.
b. community
needs.
c. benefits of responding to natural disasters.
d. directions from
CEO/Board.
50. An approach by which corporate giving is designed in a way that best fits with the firm’s overall mission and goals is
called
a. strategic philanthropy.
b.
mission-driven
giving.
c. goal-directed philanthropy.
d. directed giving.
51. 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.
52. The direct linking of a business’s product or service to a specified charity is
a. cause-related
marketing.
b. a public purpose partnership.
c. cause
branding.
d. a joint
venture.
53. Cause branding is similar to cause-related marketing,
but
a. is done with more dissimilar organizations.
b. is a more formalized
arrangement.
c. is a longer term
commitment.
d. is usually less
successful.
54. Outsourcing refers to
a. small (usually fewer than ten employees)
layoffs.
b. transferring employees to overseas postings.
c. layoffs at small
companies.
d. the relocation of business processes to a different
company.
55. Employees might consider their roles in plant closings
a. to be to fight for their
jobs.
b. an extension of numerous employee rights issues.
c. an opportunity to fmd better employment.
d. a chance to form an
employee-owned business.
56. After the decision to close a plant, management can take all the following actions
except
a. provide advance notice to the employees or
community.
b. close cold turkey.
c. help the community attract a replacement
industry.
d. Provide transfer, relocation, and outplacement
benefits.
57. Which of the following actions is not usually a viable alternative to closing a plant?
a. diversify revenue
sources
b. sell the plant to a new
owner
c. create an employee-owned
firm
d. seek tax breaks that will help profits
58. Employee ownership of a business whose former owners were considering shutting it
down
a. ahnost always results in bankruptcy.
b. assures worker/owners continued
employment.
c. in most cases, results in employees having to take significant wage and benefit reductions to make
the
business profitable.
d. forces workers to think like
owners.
59. For employee ownership of a business to
work,
a.
the company must have a large market
share.
b. the company must treat its employees ethically.
c. senior managers must be elected
democratically.
d. employees must believe they have role to play in leading the
company.
60. After the decision to close a plant has been made, actions that management should take may include all of
the
following
except
a. provide advance notice to employees and the
community.
b. phase out the business
gradually.
c. announce the decision in the press before telling employees and community
leaders.
d. help the community attract replacement
industry.
61. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) requires fmns 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
62. Outplacement services seek
to
a. minimize the severance costs to workers.
b. place displace workers in other jobs within the same
company.
c. provide employee benefits to displaced workers for at least one year.
d. minimize cost and disruption to the company and maximize benefits to the displaced workers.
63. According to the CECP, motivations for giving include all the following
except
a. charitable.
b. commercial.
c. community investment.
d. competitiveness.
64. According to Braithwaite, advice for communicating with employees who are being lad off include all the
following
except
a. Be
complete.
b. Be
consistent.
c. Inform affected employees
first.
d. Inform competitors.
65. One justification for corporate involvement in the community is that business has a moral responsibility to build a
relationship with the community and to be sensitive to its impact on the world around it. Discuss this justification
using the Seven Standards of Excellence in Corporate Community
Involvement.
66. A key step in developing a community action program is knowing the company’s community. What is involved in this
step?
67. Discuss how Transparency International fulfills its mission to deter and disclose corporate corruption around
the
world.
68. Calls for more transparency in corporate giving programs have again raised the question of the role of business in
society. Summarize the reasons for more transparency and the reasons against it.
69. What reasons to corporate executives use to justify corporate giving to the
arts?
70. Delineate the arguments for and against the practice of cause-related
marketing.
71. Review the pros and cons of
outsourcing.
72. Assume that you are the general manager at a plant that will be closing in one year.
It
is a small plant, and so is
not
subject to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). Should you give your
employees
advance notice of the closing? Why or why
not?
73. One of the recommended actions for a company that has made its decision to close a plant is to help attract a
replacement industry. How likely is this to
occur?
74. Describe how a company can provide support to “survivors” of a layoff.
75. How does the UPS Corporate Social Responsibility Report makes the case for corporate social responsibility?
76. Describe UPS’s success iu volunteer
programs.
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.
77. Pick a company that you are interested in (maybe you or your parent work there, or it is a company that you
would
like to work for). Research its giviug history. What did you fmd out? Is it clear how the program fits with the
finn’s
busiuess activities?
78. One of the major questions in corporate giving to higher education is whether the donations should be “with
strings
attached” or not. Should corporate giving have specific expectations attached to
it?
79. Evaluate the Minnesota HEALS project, funded by General Mills. Was this an appropriate use of corporate
funds?
80. Research Aramark’s community involvement program at
http://Aramark.com/.
Describe the ftrm’s view of
social
responsibility and community involvement. In what ways do they contribute? What has been the result of their
efforts? Have they been
recognized?