The Heritage Foundation scored which nation of the world among the most repressed in
2012?
A. Hong Kong.
B. Australia.
C. North Korea.
D. Singapore.
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Effective environmental management requires an integrated approach that involves:
A. A team of line managers within a business organization.
B. Leadership from top-level executives who make all corporate decisions.
C. All parts of the organization, as well as strong partnerships with stakeholders.
D. None of the above.
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Sanford Limited, a small fishing company in New Zealand, made the following
commitment(s) in its first triple bottom line report released in 2007:
A. To ensure that its operations were the best in the industry.
B. To maximize positive social outcomes and economic growth and prosperity.
C. To avoid going overboard with its social mission.
D. All of the above.
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The “graying” of the population is an example of:
A. Customer environment.
B. Competitor environment.
C. Economic environment.
D. Social environment.
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Single-party rule by communist parties still remains in:
A. Lithuania.
B. Vietnam.
C. Thailand.
D. Russia.
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When businesses form voluntary, collaborative partnerships with environmental
organizations and regulators to achieve specific objectives this is called:
A. Inter-organizational alliances.
B. Environmental partnerships.
C. Cross-functional teams.
D. Command and control.
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This company called its plan to tackle climate change “Plan A” because there is no
“Plan B”:
A. Marks & Spencer,
B. Walmart.
C. Nike.
D. Timberland.
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The activism of institutional investors in other countries has been spearheaded by:
A. U.S.-based pension and mutual funds that in recent years acquired large stakes in
foreign countries.
B. Foreign institutions that were granted new rights by their governments.
C. Managers who have become active in proxy battles in the Netherlands, Austria, and
Hong Kong.
D. The rising number of individual investors in public service companies.
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A strong employer-employee relationship is central to:
A. Achieving a corporation’s goals of economic production.
B. Satisfying the wishes of those who contribute their skills and talents to the company.
C. Increasing the gross domestic product of a nation.
D. Both A and B, but not C.
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The major focus of ISO 14001 is to:
A. Link economic, environmental and social responsibility.
B. Build accountability in the public sector.
C. Support environmental management standards.
D. Structure effective dialogue with stakeholders.
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A hijacked computer that can be remote-controlled by the attacker to respond to the
attacker’s commands is called a:
A. Hacker.
B. Zombie.
C. Worm.
D. Ghost.
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Which of the following is not true about rain forests?
A. They are the planet’s richest areas in terms of biological diversity.
B. They will be severely depleted within the next 8 years.
C. They account for about 7 percent of the earth’s surface.
D. They account for somewhere between 40 to 75 percent of the earth’s species.
Answer:
A good public relations program:
A. Sends a constant stream of information to the company’s stakeholders.
B. Is separate from the company’s public affairs program to avoid conflicts of interest.
C. Should be primarily reactive, responding to issues as they arise.
D. Is necessary only for highly vulnerable companies.
Answer:
Nanotechnology has aided in the development of the following products.
A. Under Armour.
B. Stain-resistant chinos.
C. Flying quadrobots.
D. All of the above.
Answer:
By 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that what percentage of all workers
will be women?
A. 25 percent.
B. 47 percent.
C. 57 percent.
D. 65 percent.
Answer:
Deregulation has occurred in the following industries:
A. Commercial airlines, sheet metal, and interstate trucking.
B. Commercial airlines, railroads, and financial institutions.
C. Commercial airlines, interstate trucking, and silicon chip manufacturing.
D. Financial institutions, railroads, and silicon chip manufacturing.
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Since the mid-1950s the proportion of American workers represented by unions has:
A. Decreased.
B. Increased.
C. Remained about the same.
D. Grown only in the manufacturing sector.
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Managers’ understanding of government regulations is:
A. Both a domestic and international issue.
B. Primarily a domestic issue.
C. Primarily an international issue.
D. An international issue only for large firms.
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Subaru Automotive of America’s effort to minimize waste is an example of:
A. Pollution prevention.
B. Product stewardship.
C. Clean technology.
D. None of the above.
Answer:
Which organization brings together 300 nonprofit groups to espouse the consumer
viewpoint?
A. Consumers Union.
B. Consumer Federation of America.
C. National Consumer League.
D. Public Citizen.
Answer:
Businesses promote an information strategy by inviting government leaders to:
A. Visit local plant facilities.
B. Attend company award ceremonies.
C. Give speeches to employees.
D. All of the above.
Answer:
The unmistakable economic and social force of technology is evident in
A. Every part of the world.
B. Every industry.
C. Every aspect of our lives.
D. All of the above.
Answer:
As an additional employee benefit to promote spirituality, companies have begun to
provide employees with the services of:
A. Philosophers.
B. Chaplains.
C. Financial advisors.
D. Ombudspersons.
Answer:
One of the most effective organizations promoting direct communications between
business and policymakers is:
A. The Knights of the Roundtable.
B. The Business Roundtable.
C. The Government Partnership Roundtable.
D. The Strategic Roundtable.
Answer:
Government has distinctive resources and competencies including:
A. Knowledge of public policy.
B. Ability to enforce the rules.
C. Revenue from taxation.
D. All of the above.
Answer:
An individual who is a supporter of globalization would argue that it helps the
developing world by:
A. Giving entrepreneurs access to foreign investment funds to support economic
development.
B. Allowing new ideas and technological innovations to spread quickly.
C. Providing people in developing countries with more jobs.
D. All of the above.
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Which of the following is not a driver of the Corporate Social Responsiveness phase of
Corporate Social Responsibility?
A. Religious/ethnic beliefs.
B. Social unrest/protest.
C. Stakeholder pressures.
D. Public policy/government regulations.
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The core idea(s) of sustainable development is (are):
A. Economic development must be accomplished sustainably.
B. Poverty is an underlying cause of environmental degradation.
C. Affluence is an underlying cause of environmental degradation.
D. Both A and B, but not C.
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A shared resource, such as land, air, or water, that a group of people uses collectively is
a(n):
A. Economic village.
B. Collective resource.
C. Global unification.
D. Commons.
Answer:
Companies have been permitted to contribute to political action committees since:
A. The early 1950s.
B. The mid-1970s.
C. The mid-1980s.
D. Never, they are prohibited by U.S. law.
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Who is to say that genetically modified foods are safe for human consumption?
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Regulatory activity often is cyclical.
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Developing a corporate policy on alcohol abuse is a difficult challenge. As the CEO of a
firm, how would you fairly treat and protect the privacy of an employee who has an
alcohol problem, while meeting the company’s goal of maximizing the productivity of
each employee?
Answer:
In the United States the government has tried to help narrow the digital divide by
subsidizing Internet upgrades for schools and providing free cell phones to citizens in
need.
Answer:
Economic regulations aim at modifying the normal operations of the free market and
the forces of supply and demand.
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Business managers should use all four methods of ethical reasoning virtues, utility,
rights and justice – to better understand ethical issues at work.
Answer:
An emerging trend in corporate reporting is the integration of legally required financial
information with social and environmental information into a single report.
Answer:
It is critical for businesses to maintain information in a secure location and guard this
valuable resource. How secure is information in a free-access information society. Are
digital certificates or other detection systems sufficient to protect information from
hackers?
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Corporate citizenship partnerships can exist between companies and stakeholders in
other countries.
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The current phase of technology is the service society.
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Although technology is not the only cause of change in society, it is a primary cause.
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Corporate citizenship primarily focuses on a firm’s social activities.
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Stock options represent the right to buy a company’s stock at a set price for a certain
period.
Answer:
Do you believe that support programs for work and family primarily benefit women
employees, men employees, or both equally? Explain.
Answer:
Honeypots are systems used by security professionals to lure hackers to a fabricated
Web site where the hacker’s every move can be tracked.
Answer:
Robert Civita, chairman and CEO of the Brazilian Abril Group, has defined global
corporate citizenship as ‘socialism with a conscience.”
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What is a public issue and how do they impact modern firms?
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In non-democratic countries, the power of government may derive from a monarchy,
military dictatorship, or religious authority.
Answer:
When a manager directly employs a lobbyist to represent the company’s political
strategy in Washington this is called aggressive organizational involvement in politics.
Answer:
Government and business together establish the regulatory rules under which business
operates in society.
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