Management: A Focus on Leaders, 2e (McKee)
Chapter 15 Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Ensuring the Future
1) We are truly interconnected, and the actions of individuals, institutions, and businesses in any
one part of the world can affect all of us.
2) The idea of sustainability originated on Earth Day in the 1970s.
3) The greenhouse effect refers to a fairly recent increase in the temperature of Earth’s lower
atmosphere (the air we breathe) and the land and water that make up Earth’s surface.
4) Scientists agree that Earth’s temperature is rising at an unprecedented rate.
5) Food production all over the world is likely to decrease as a result of global warming.
6) Two reasons why development cooperation initiatives aren’t reaching their goals are:
governments of developing nations have a hard time changing the status quo, and many of the
world’s developed economies have not adopted many principles and policies that lead to
economic, social, or environmental sustainability.
7) A study showed that labor practices at a Walmart store saved the government over $420,000 a
year.
8) Fortunately, the subprime loan crisis in the United States had no impact on other parts of the
global economy.
9) Economic sustainability focuses on the improvement of daily life for the greatest number of
people possible.
10) The U.S. EPA achieved reductions in sulfur dioxide emissions by enabling organizations to
buy and sell emission allowance permits.
11) All industrialized countries signed on to the Kyoto Protocol.
12) Green-collar jobs generally pay less than blue-collar jobs.
13) Superfund is a government program that is used to clean up hazardous waste sites.
14) Almost all victims of the slave trade in the world today serve as soldiers.
15) Unfortunately, philanthropy is the only viable measure of corporate social responsibility.
16) Considering the scope of impacts a business has on communities demonstrates the
stakeholder dimension of corporate social responsibility.
17) Johnson & Johnson’s corporate Credo is primarily focused on people in the medical
profession.
18) The accommodative approach to CSR sets the highest possible standard for being socially
responsible.
19) Telecommuting can improve environmental sustainability by cutting back on the amount of
energy that employees consume.
20) According to Robert Greenleaf, leadership and serving people should be considered
opposing perspectives.
21) In today’s world, it seems clear that the actions of people on a local scale ________.
A) affect only those who are nearby
B) affect only those who are intended to be affected
C) can affect people who are far away
D) have no effect on people who are far away
22) Which of the following is a driving principle of sustainability?
A) economic growth
B) future capacity
C) land conservation
D) historical problems
23) Which statement is accurate about sustainability?
A) Sustainability seeks a compromise between business needs and human needs.
B) Sustainability seeks to meet present needs without compromising future needs.
C) Sustainability promotes compromise between business and environment as the best option.
D) Sustainability promotes the environment above all other needs.
24) When did sustainable practices begin?
A) the 1970s
B) the 2000s
C) the 1890s
D) prehistoric times
25) To maintain a sustainable food supply, ancient tribes ________.
A) practiced organic farming
B) were nomadic
C) elected powerful leaders
D) fought wars over farm land
26) Which of the following is NOT a key reason why sustainability is important today?
A) shift in economic power
B) climate change
C) business ethics
D) investor sentiment
27) Over long periods of time, Earth’s atmosphere ________.
A) naturally increases and decreases in temperature
B) stays at a precise, consistent temperature
C) has continued to show an increase in average temperature
D) has continued to show a decrease in average temperature
28) The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that current global warming is
caused by ________.
A) natural historic trends
B) sun spots
C) rising ocean temperatures
D) human activity
29) What do scientists consider the most alarming issue related to increasing global air
temperatures over the past century?
A) the fact that temperatures did not fall
B) the small amount of temperature increase
C) the relative speed of temperature increase
D) the impacts of warming on developed nations
30) Few people today dispute that ________.
A) Earth’s temperature is rising
B) Earth’s ecosystems are disappearing
C) Earth’s temperature is stable
D) human activity is causing global warming
31) In the greenhouse effect, ________ are affected by gases in Earth’s atmosphere.
A) water temperatures
B) air and water temperatures
C) air, land, and water temperatures
D) water and land temperatures
32) As a result of global warming, food production is expected to ________.
A) increase worldwide
B) decrease worldwide
C) increase in some regions and decrease in some regions
D) remain consistent worldwide
33) Which of the following is most vulnerable to negative impacts of climate change?
A) coastal industries
B) ranchers
C) ski resorts
D) insurance companies
34) As a result of climate change, food production may increase in ________.
A) tropical areas
B) drier climates
C) higher latitude regions
D) lower latitude regions
35) Which of the following health impacts is expected to decrease as a result of climate change?
A) malaria
B) injuries due to exposure to extreme cold
C) malnutrition
D) diarrhea
36) As a result of climate change, how much of the world’s population could be at high risk for
flooding by the end of the twenty-first century?
A) 8 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 26 percent
D) 34 percent
37) According to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, what should be a key consideration of
sustainable development?
A) balance
B) profit
C) human rights
D) conservation
38) According to the book, ________ economies should be concerned with sustainability.
A) industrial
B) developing
C) all
D) recovering
39) Which successful company was found to have benefitted from child labor?
A) Apple
B) Walmart
C) Johnson & Johnson
D) Dell
40) In today’s world, whatever a company does is ________.
A) kept secret from the public
B) publicized around the world within a matter of seconds
C) usually noticed only by those in the industry
D) unnoticed unless it involves a celebrity
41) What could be considered a “silver lining” in the global economic crisis of 2007-2008?
A) Everyone agrees that globalization needs to be limited.
B) Everyone agrees that businesses must be more socially responsible.
C) Everyone agrees that businesses should keep an eye on the bottom line.
D) Everyone agrees that consumers need to act more responsibly.
42) According to business leader Niall FitzGerald, following the global recession of 2008, it is
important for organizations to rebuild ________.
A) production capacity
B) trust
C) cash reserves
D) corporate credos
43) Which of the following is NOT one of the United Nations’ three pillars of sustainability?
A) environmental sustainability
B) ethical sustainability
C) social sustainability
D) economic sustainability
44) Social sustainability is NOT focused on ensuring equal access to ________.
A) education
B) land ownership
C) wealth
D) employment
45) Which of the following pillars of sustainability promotes fair income distribution?
A) environmental
B) ethical
C) social
D) economic
46) According to the United Nations model of sustainability, activities that are both
economically sustainable and socially sustainable are considered ________.
A) bearable
B) viable
C) equitable
D) affordable
47) According to the United Nations model of sustainability, activities that are both
economically sustainable and environmentally sustainable are considered ________.
A) bearable
B) viable
C) equitable
D) rational
48) According to the United Nations model of sustainability, activities that are both socially
sustainable and environmentally sustainable are considered ________.
A) ethical
B) bearable
C) viable
D) equitable
49) Which of the following was NOT listed as one of Newsweek’s Top Five Green U.S.
Companies for 2011?
A) IBM
B) Dell
C) Hewlett-Packard
D) Apple
50) The Global 100, according to your text, is a group of ________ that are dedicated to
sustainability.
A) nations
B) business leaders
C) corporations
D) advocacy groups
51) When did the U.S. government begin playing an active role in environmental sustainability?
A) the 1870s
B) the 1920s
C) the 1970s
D) the 2000s
52) A noteworthy success of the U.S. EPA in controlling pollution is the reduction of ________.
A) methane from utility plants
B) sulfur dioxide from utility plants
C) carbon dioxide from automobiles
D) ozone from automobiles
53) Which of the following is NOT under the jurisdiction of the U.S. EPA?
A) Superfund
B) Safe Drinking Water Act
C) Kyoto Treaty
D) Atomic Energy Act
54) How much of its total energy does the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency buy from
green power sources?
A) 40 percent
B) 65 percent
C) 84 percent
D) 100 percent
55) Which of the following is NOT part of the Kyoto Treaty’s three-pronged approach to
addressing global warming?
A) joint implementation projects
B) green-collar jobs
C) emissions trading
D) clean development mechanism
56) Which of the following nations has signed but not yet ratified the Kyoto Protocol?
A) Japan
B) the United States
C) Kenya
D) France
57) What do critics say is a key flaw in the Copenhagen Accord?
A) It does not reduce greenhouse gases.
B) It places additional burdens on developing countries.
C) It sets too low a target for greenhouse gas reductions.
D) It is a nonbinding agreement.
58) Which of the following countries did NOT participate in developing the Copenhagen
Accord?
A) Russia
B) Brazil
C) China
D) India
59) According to the book, America’s dependence on fossil fuels is NOT considered a(n)
________ issue.
A) economic
B) ethical
C) security
D) environmental
60) World-wide demand for oil is ________ over time.
A) stable
B) increasing
C) decreasing
D) decreasing in developing countries
61) Which country is the leader in the recycling of nuclear material?
A) the United States
B) Russia
C) China
D) France
62) Ashoka is an organization that believes that the best way to promote positive social change is
to focus on ________.
A) renewable energy
B) socially conscious lawyers
C) social entrepreneurs
D) high-tech projects
63) McCain Foods has demonstrated corporate social responsibility by ________.
A) giving money to impoverished people in Indian villages
B) providing high tech jobs to Indian villagers
C) partnering with farmers in India
D) selling food cheaply in India