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1. The ________ view of social responsibility holds that management's only social responsibility is to maximize profits. (A) sociolegal (B) contemporary (C) classical (D) socioeconomic

2. Under the concept of social obligation, the organization does what is required by the ________. (A) stakeholders (B) environment (C) society (D) law

3. When a firm advertises that it only uses recycled paper products it is ________. (A) meeting its social screening requirements (B) being socially responsive (C) adopting green management (D) meeting its social obligation

4. ________ is defined as a business firm's intention, beyond its legal and economic obligations, to do the right things and act in ways that are good for society. (A) Social obligation (B) Social responsibility (C) Values-based management (D) Social screening

5. In the United States a company that meets federal pollution control standards and does not discriminate in hiring, promotion, and pay is generally meeting its ________. (A) social obligation (B) green management requirements (C) social screening requirements (D) social responsibility

6. According to the ________ argument on social responsibility, businesses should be socially responsible because responsible actions are the right thing to do. (A) public image (B) public expectation (C) long-run profit (D) ethical obligation

7. Which of the following arguments on social responsibility states that businesses should address social problems before they become serious and costly to correct? (A) superiority of prevention over cures (B) skills (C) accountability (D) possession of resources

8. Which of the following arguments on social responsibility states that pursuing social goals hurts a business's economic productivity? (A) dilution of purpose (B) lack of skills (C) image (D) costs

9. The process of applying social and environmental criteria to an investment decision is known as ________. (A) community investing (B) value-based management (C) green management (D) social screening

10. In which of the following approaches of going green does the organization exhibit the least environmental sensitivity? (A) light green approach (B) deep green approach (C) stakeholder approach (D) market approach

11. In the ________ approach of going green, an organization works to meet the environmental demands of its employees, suppliers, or community. (A) light green (B) deep green (C) market (D) stakeholder

12. Which of the following approaches of going green reflects the highest degree of environmental sensitivity and is also a good illustration of the social responsibility of the organization? (A) activist approach (B) stakeholder approach (C) legal approach (D) market approach

13. Which of the following ISO standards is related to quality management? (A) ISO 9000 (B) ISO 8000 (C) ISO 14000 (D) ISO 15000

14. One way to evaluate a company's green actions is to use the ________ list of the most sustainable corporations in the world. (A) Global 90 (B) Global 70 (C) Global 80 (D) Global 100

15. ________ defined as the principles and beliefs that define right and wrong decisions and behavior. (A) Values are (B) Whistle-blowing is (C) Entrepreneuring is (D) Ethics is

16. At the ________ level of moral development, ethical decisions rely on maintaining expected standards and living up to the expectations of others. (A) conscientious (B) preconventional (C) conventional (D) principled

17. In which of the stages of moral development do individuals stick to rules to avoid physical punishment and follow rules only when doing so is in their immediate interest? (A) conventional stage (B) elevated stage (C) principled stage (D) preconventional stage

18. In which of the following stages of moral development do individuals value rights of others and upholding absolute values and rights regardless of the majority's opinion? (A) principled stage (B) established stage (C) preconventional stage (D) conventional stage

19. John Doe is employed with the IT department in Abel and Associates, that provides financial consultancy services to several wealthy investors. He is approached by a shady investor who offers attractive incentives for stealing some sensitive information regarding the investment patterns of one of the clients of the company. Which of the following statements best reflects John's thoughts if he is at the preconventional level of moral development? (A) My job is to protect the information that this company deals in and I should not violate my duties. (B) If I do go through with the act, I will be letting down my manager and coworkers badly. (C) I am liable to be criminally prosecuted for my involvement in stealing the information. (D) Going through with this act would be highly unfair not just to the client, but also to my employers.

20. ________ measures the strength of a person's convictions. (A) Ego strength (B) Locus of control (C) Social desirability (D) Moral development

21. What can be said about a manager who believes that she worked hard and met the productivity goals of her organization despite unfavorable conditions? (A) She has a low ego strength. (B) She has an internal locus of control. (C) She has an external locus of control. (D) She has a high ego strength.

22. Which of the following is true concerning the impact of organizational culture on ethical behavior? (A) An organization with low conflict tolerance encourages ethical behavior. (B) An organizational culture that is high in conflict tolerance encourages unethical behavior. (C) An organization with strong culture encourages high ethical standards. (D) An organizational culture that is high in control encourages unethical behavior.

23. Which of the following is NOT one of the six determinants that are relevant in deciding issue intensity? (A) probability of harm (B) consensus of wrong (C) immediacy of consequences (D) discovery of the act

24. ________ is a document created by the United Nations outlining principles for doing business globally in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and anticorruption. (A) The Global Reporting Initiative (B) The Global Compact (C) The Global Ethics (D) The Global Convention

25. The idea that businesses should eliminate discrimination in respect to employment and occupation is a Global Compact principle in the area of ________. (A) anticorruption (B) labor standards (C) environment (D) human rights

26. A ________ is a formal statement of an organization's primary values and the ethical rules it expects its employees to follow. (A) code of ethics (B) mission statement (C) code of purpose (D) vision statement

27. Which of the following is NOT a way for management to reduce unethical behavior? (A) provide ethics training (B) establish codes of conduct (C) monitor employee telephone calls (D) select individuals with high ethical standards

28. The ________ Act offers some legal protection to whistle-blowers. It has a provision wherein any manager who retaliates against an employee for reporting violations faces a stiff penalty of a 10-year jail sentence. (A) Taft-Hartley (B) Glass-Steagall (C) Landrum-Griffin (D) Sarbanes-Oxley

29. If Google asks twenty-five members of its executive team to spend a full day at their annual team-building retreat building a house in Las Vegas with Habitat for Humanity, the executives would be engaging in employee ________. (A) administrating efforts (B) entrepreneuring efforts (C) whistle-blowing efforts (D) volunteering efforts

Two Opposing Views of Social Responsibility (Scenario)
The board of directors of Acme Generating Corporation is meeting to consider the construction of a new electricity generation facility somewhere along the Muspetan River basin. The city of Muspetan has a high Air Pollution Index and the increasing amount of garbage is adding to the city's woes. Director Appleton would like the facility to be a coal-burning plant located in a remote area because the cost involved is moderate. Director Witworth wants a nuclear plant because this will not add to the city's already serious pollution problem, while taking care of its electricity requirements. Director Jossleman wants a plant that uses combustible fuels collected from the city's garbage. He wants the plant to be located near the downtown government area so that the steam could be used for heating the government buildings after it has passed through the generating turbines.

30. Director Witworth is following which of the social responsibility views? (A) socioeconomic view (B) classical view (C) activist view (D) market view

31. If your university was paying minimum wage when necessary and applying the minimum legal standards to its employees' work environment, it would be said to have fulfilled its ________. (A) social responsiveness (B) social obligation (C) social responsibility (D) social expectation

32. Your university has tried to promote the establishment of shared values so that all members will understand its beliefs. The university has established ________ management. (A) values-based (B) leadership-based (C) goal-based (D) issue-based

33. What approach deals with an organization responding to the environment because of the preferences of its customers? (A) market approach (B) legal approach (C) stakeholder approach (D) activist approach

34. Under what approach is the organization driven to look for ways to respect and preserve the earth and its natural resources? (A) legal approach (B) stakeholder approach (C) activist approach (D) market approach

Summing Up Social Responsibility (Scenario)
Max Proffit, director of research and development for National Products Company, that is into producing hiking gears has learned that a new material has been developed in his department that appears to make the ropes and slings more durable. He has discussed this development with his two assistants, Susie Merriweather and Moe Gaines, and Rush Onward, vice president of product development. Susie has stated her opposition to the use of the new material because its durability has not yet been tested and has not been certified by the company's third-party testing laboratory. Moe argues that the initial tests that their R&D department completed indicate minimal problems with durability. Rush states that in several meetings he has recently attended, the company president had repeatedly emphasized the need to increase earnings per share. Rush tells Max that a decision has to be made within the week about the new material's use by the Company.

35. If Max resists his impulse to okay the use of the uncertified material because of the need for increased earnings per share he ________. (A) is a whistle-blower (B) has a strong ego strength (C) has an external locus of control (D) is a social entrepreneur

Ethics Training (Scenario)
You are an employee of a very large company, Behemoth Inc. Several employees routinely have lunch at a local restaurant where most drink alcoholic beverages before returning to work. In addition to this inappropriate behavior, several male coworkers call female employees "babes" and freely use racial slurs. There have been many complaints and the company has decided to use these issues as ethical training examples.

36. How can managers identify the ethically questionable applicants even before they became part of the workforce? (A) by favoring candidates who come with a reference from existing employees (B) by asking candidates to prove that they can complete more work in less time (C) by hiring friends who apply (D) by asking the candidates to go through interviews, tests, and background checks

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