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| 1. |
CSR stands for |
| A. | Corporate Search and Rescue |
| B. | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| C. | Corporate Sensitive Reliability |
| D. | Corporate Social Reality |
| Answer» B. Corporate Social Responsibility | |
| 2. |
All those who are affected by or can affect the ~perations of the organisation are known as: |
| A. | Owners |
| B. | interested parties |
| C. | stakeholders |
| D. | stockholders |
| Answer» C. stakeholders | |
| 3. |
The stakeholder view of social responsibility states that organisations must respond to the needs of |
| A. | employees and customers |
| B. | shareholders and owners |
| C. | all interested parties |
| D. | all those who might sue the organisation |
| Answer» C. all interested parties | |
| 4. |
A firm is said to have good corporate social performance when: |
| A. | stockholders invest in socially responsible causes |
| B. | charitable deductions are automatically deducted from pay without the consent of employees |
| C. | the company has not been convicted of ethical violations for five consecutive years |
| D. | stakeholders are satisfied with its level of social responsibility |
| Answer» D. stakeholders are satisfied with its level of social responsibility | |
| 5. |
A socially responsible mutual fund will only purchase stocks in companies that |
| A. | have a no-smoking policy in place |
| B. | have a culturally diverse management team |
| C. | hire some job candidates who are HIV positive |
| D. | have good social performance. |
| Answer» D. have good social performance. | |
| 6. |
A whistle blower is an employee who |
| A. | exposes organisational wrongdoing |
| B. | complains a lot to company management |
| C. | engages in un-ethical behavior |
| D. | referees disputes with other employees |
| Answer» A. exposes organisational wrongdoing | |
| 7. |
Which one of the follciwing approaches to creating an ethical and socially responsible workplace is likely to be the most powerful? |
| A. | Passing out buttons with the statement "Just Say No to Bad Ethics" |
| B. | Placing posters about ethics throughout the organisation |
| C. | Top management acting as models of the right behavior |
| D. | Including a statement about ethics and social responsibility in the employee handbook |
| Answer» C. Top management acting as models of the right behavior | |
| 8. |
A recommended way of minimising unethical behaviour is for employees to |
| A. | write anonymous notes to ethical violators |
| B. | immediately report all suspicious behaviour to top management |
| C. | spend part of their vacation preparing a personal philosophy of ethics |
| D. | confront fellow employees about ethical deviations |
| Answer» D. confront fellow employees about ethical deviations | |
| 9. |
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) consists of which four kinds of responsibilities |
| A. | Economic, ethical, societal, and altruistic |
| B. | Economic, legal, ethical, and altruistic |
| C. | Fiscal, legal, societal, and philanthropic |
| D. | Economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic |
| Answer» D. Economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic | |
| 10. |
Which of the items listed is NOT a product of a "favourable corporate reputation"? |
| A. | Charge more for its products and services |
| B. | Attract, hire and keep higher quality applicants/employees |
| C. | Enhance their access to better capital markets |
| D. | Ignore the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
| Answer» D. Ignore the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | |
| 11. |
Typical Codes of Conduct cover conduct described below. In the aftermath of Bhopal, the chemical industry wishing to demonstrate responsible corporate citizenship has added which additional behaviours set out below |
| A. | Legal compliance |
| B. | Continuous improvement, communication with external stakeholders and training of suppliers on the standards |
| C. | Pollution prevention |
| D. | Safe handling of chemicals from manufacture through disposal |
| Answer» B. Continuous improvement, communication with external stakeholders and training of suppliers on the standards | |
| 12. |
Why, according to stakeholder theory, is it in companies' best interests to pay attention to their stakeholders? |
| A. | If firms only act in their own self-interest employees may feel exploited |
| B. | If firms only act in their own self-interest government might put more regulation on them |
| C. | If firms only act in their own self-interest customers might not like the image that the company portray |
| D. | If firms only act in their own self-interest and inflict harm on stakeholders then society might withdraw its support |
| Answer» D. If firms only act in their own self-interest and inflict harm on stakeholders then society might withdraw its support | |
| 13. |
What is triple bottom line? |
| A. | An accounting tool that looks at the impact on people, planet and profits |
| B. | A management strategy which states all the attention should be on profits |
| C. | An accounting tool that looks at cost, profit and loss |
| D. | A management strategy which focuses on corporate social responsibility |
| Answer» A. An accounting tool that looks at the impact on people, planet and profits | |
| 14. |
Why do alternative organisations run differently from conventional shareholder led approach? |
| A. | They do not have shareholders |
| B. | They are run in non-hierarchical ways which aim to provide a positive impact on society rather than to make profit |
| C. | They prioritise corporate social responsibility. |
| D. | They aim to give money to charities and good causes |
| Answer» B. They are run in non-hierarchical ways which aim to provide a positive impact on society rather than to make profit | |
| 15. |
Which of the following would most effectively act as the primary objective of a business organisation? |
| A. | To procure resources |
| B. | To make a profit |
| C. | To communicate with shareholders |
| D. | To mediate between the organisation and the environment |
| Answer» B. To make a profit | |
| 16. |
Which of the following does the term Corporate Social Responsibility relate to? |
| A. | Ethical conduct |
| B. | Human rights and employee relations |
| C. | All of the above |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. All of the above | |
| 17. |
Who are organisational stakeholders? |
| A. | Customers |
| B. | Community |
| C. | Providers of finance |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 18. |
The human activity, among the following, which causes maximum environmental pollution having regional and global impacts, is: |
| A. | Urbanization |
| B. | Industrialisation |
| C. | Agriculture |
| D. | Mining |
| Answer» A. Urbanization | |
| 19. |
The dimension of social responsibility refers to a business's societal contribution of time, money, and other resources. |
| A. | Ethical |
| B. | Philanthropic |
| C. | Volunteerism |
| D. | Strategic |
| Answer» B. Philanthropic | |
| 20. |
Stakeholders are considered more important to an organisation when: |
| A. | they can make use of their power on the organisation |
| B. | they do not emphasise the urgency of their issues |
| C. | their issues are not legitimate |
| D. | they can express themselves articulately |
| Answer» A. they can make use of their power on the organisation | |
| 21. |
Better access to certain markets, differentiation of products, arid the sale of pollution-control technology are ways in which better environmental performance can: |
| A. | increase revenue |
| B. | increase costs |
| C. | decrease revenue |
| D. | decrease costs |
| Answer» A. increase revenue | |
| 22. |
Atmospheric issues include all of the following except: |
| A. | acid rain |
| B. | global warming |
| C. | air pollution |
| D. | water quantity |
| Answer» D. water quantity | |
| 23. |
In a organisation, decision making is delegated as far down the chain of command as possible |
| A. | Decentralized |
| B. | Creative |
| C. | flexible |
| D. | centralized |
| Answer» D. centralized | |
| 24. |
refers to a strategic process involving stakeholder assessment to create long-term relationships with customers, while maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the natural environment. |
| A. | Eco-strategy |
| B. | Green marketing |
| C. | Superfund reauthorization |
| D. | Recycle and reprocess management |
| Answer» B. Green marketing | |
| 25. |
Sustainable development will not aim at: |
| A. | Social economic development which optrrruse the economic and societal benefits available in the present, without spoiling the likely potential for similar benefits in the future. |
| B. | Reasonable and equitably distributed level of economic well-being that can be perpetuated continually. |
| C. | Development that meets the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. |
| D. | Maximising the present day benefits through increased resource consumption |
| Answer» D. Maximising the present day benefits through increased resource consumption | |
| 26. |
Which of the following statements in relation to sustainable development is not true? |
| A. | Sustainable development is defined as the development that meets the needs of present without compromising the ability of our future generations to meet their own needs. |
| B. | Sustainability has the main objective of purely focussing on the natural environment. |
| C. | Sustainable development of various countries and the entire world is the only solution left with mankind to survive for a longer period on Earth. |
| D. | Sustainable development not only considers the protection of the environment but also the maintenance of economic viability as well as the social and ethical considerations. |
| Answer» B. Sustainability has the main objective of purely focussing on the natural environment. | |
| 27. |
The term sustainability refers to |
| A. | Maintaining resource use at current or higher levels |
| B. | Keeping the natural environment and human society in a happy, healthy and functional state |
| C. | Holding or increasing the current quality of human life |
| D. | Always focusing on fulfiling short-term needs |
| Answer» A. Maintaining resource use at current or higher levels | |
| 28. |
Social sustainability refers to what? |
| A. | The concept of the enterprise supporting jobs and delivering income to communities in the long term |
| B. | Stewardship of resources and managing and conserving the environment |
| C. | The concept of the enterprise supporting jobs and delivering income to communities in the short term |
| D. | Sharing benefits fairly and equitably and respecting the quality of life of communities and of human rights |
| Answer» D. Sharing benefits fairly and equitably and respecting the quality of life of communities and of human rights | |
| 29. |
The Brundtland definition comprises of which three parts? |
| A. | Development, Needs and Future Responsibility |
| B. | Development, Issues and Future Generations |
| C. | Development, Needs and Future Generations |
| D. | Growth, Needs and Future Generations |
| Answer» C. Development, Needs and Future Generations | |
| 30. |
What is the most commonly cited definition for, and accepted thinking about sustainable development? |
| A. | Brundtland World on Committee Environment and Sustainable Development |
| B. | Bruntland World Committee on Environment and Development |
| C. | Brundtland World Commission on Environment and Sustainable Development |
| D. | Brundtland World Commission on Environment and Development |
| Answer» D. Brundtland World Commission on Environment and Development | |
| 31. |
Which one of the following characteristics is widely regarded as being an important aspect of sustainable development? |
| A. | Inter-generational equity |
| B. | Increasing consumption expenditure |
| C. | Intra-generational inequity |
| D. | Increased levels of saving |
| Answer» A. Inter-generational equity | |
| 32. |
A "green transport plan" is: |
| A. | An environmentally acceptable travel plan devised by a local authority for its area |
| B. | An internationally agreed strategy for reducing the impact of international transport activity on the global environment. |
| C. | A plan devised by a company or organisation to reduce the environmental impact of the transport demands generated by itself and its employees |
| D. | The UK government's plan for a sustainable transport sector |
| Answer» C. A plan devised by a company or organisation to reduce the environmental impact of the transport demands generated by itself and its employees | |
| 33. |
Food, space, disease, natural disasters, climate, competition and predation are examples of what? |
| A. | Capacity Factors |
| B. | Limiting Factors |
| C. | Predation Factors |
| D. | Sustainable Factors |
| Answer» D. Sustainable Factors | |
| 34. |
Sustainable Development focuses on more use of: |
| A. | Renewable resources |
| B. | Abiotic resources |
| C. | Agricultural resources |
| D. | Natural resources |
| Answer» A. Renewable resources | |
| 35. |
Which of the following perspectives takes the strongest stance in support of sustainability? |
| A. | Communalist |
| B. | Free market |
| C. | Deep ecology |
| D. | Cornucopian |
| Answer» C. Deep ecology | |
| 36. |
Social, economic and ecological equity is the necessary condition for achieving |
| A. | Social development |
| B. | Economic development |
| C. | Sustainable development |
| D. | Ecological development |
| Answer» C. Sustainable development | |
| 37. |
'Meeting the needs of the present compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own need' is |
| A. | Brundtland |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Maathai |
| D. | Sunderlal Bahugana |
| Answer» A. Brundtland | |
| 38. |
The idea of sustainable development was conceived in early |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1960 |
| C. | 1970 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» D. 1980 | |
| 39. |
The definition of sustainable development was expressed during the World Commission on 39 Environment and Development in 1987, chaired by |
| A. | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| B. | Murray Bookchin |
| C. | Rees and WackernackeJ |
| D. | John Elkington |
| Answer» A. Gro Harlem Brundtland | |
| 40. |
Which of the following statement is correct?
|
| A. | (a) and (c) |
| B. | (b) and (c) |
| C. | (a) and (b) |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. (a) and (b) | |
| 41. |
Dematerialisation is being encouraged through the ideas of industrial ecology _and |
| A. | Ecodesign |
| B. | Ecolabelling |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both (a) and (b) | |
| 42. |
The ecological footprint is an tool for ecological resources |
| A. | Accounting |
| B. | Management |
| C. | Decision making |
| D. | Financial |
| Answer» A. Accounting | |
| 43. |
Eco-tracking tools need to be available which |
| A. | Do not allow you to trace environmental footprint |
| B. | Avoids data collection |
| C. | Set-up an environmental management system |
| D. | Help in decision making |
| Answer» C. Set-up an environmental management system | |
| 44. |
A sustainability rep~rt is the key platform for communicating ., and impacts whether positive or negative |
| A. | Sustainability performance |
| B. | Management decisions |
| C. | Financial analysis |
| D. | Information |
| Answer» A. Sustainability performance | |
| 45. |
Adverse social impacts could be in the form of |
| A. | Loss of land |
| B. | loss of structures |
| C. | Loss of livelihood |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 46. |
Who uses the Triple Bottom Line? |
| A. | Businesses |
| B. | Non-profit organisations |
| C. | Government entities |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 47. |
Under which ISO Standard the Guidance on Social Responsibility was recognized? |
| A. | ISO 26000 |
| B. | ISO 27000 |
| C. | ISO 22000 |
| D. | ISO 14000 |
| Answer» A. ISO 26000 | |
| 48. |
Carbon footprints is used to determine the amount of offsets necessary by a business to sell their product as but is not used to determine carbon liability |
| A. | Carbon neutral |
| B. | Carbon dating |
| C. | Carbon cutting |
| D. | Carbon rating |
| Answer» B. Carbon dating | |
| 49. |
Production, transformation and use of energy are the major problems of: |
| A. | Industrial activity |
| B. | Sustainable development |
| C. | Global warming |
| D. | Acid rain |
| Answer» A. Industrial activity | |
| 50. |
A chemical industry is not a cause of |
| A. | Air pollution |
| B. | Noise pollution |
| C. | Water pollution |
| D. | Nuclear pollution |
| Answer» D. Nuclear pollution | |
| 51. |
Electronic waste is the adverse effect of |
| A. | Industry |
| B. | Agriculture |
| C. | Housing |
| D. | Mining |
| Answer» A. Industry | |
| 52. |
Extraction of mineral and metal form the earth is: |
| A. | Agriculture |
| B. | Transportation |
| C. | Mining |
| D. | Sustainable development |
| Answer» C. Mining | |
| 53. |
Underground and ope caste is a methods of |
| A. | Agriculture |
| B. | Mining |
| C. | Housing |
| D. | Transportation |
| Answer» B. Mining | |
| 54. |
This is an effect of transportation |
| A. | Air emission |
| B. | Material consumption |
| C. | Solid waste generation |
| D. | Acid mine drainage |
| Answer» C. Solid waste generation | |
| 55. |
In EIA hearing is made within |
| A. | 5 days |
| B. | 10 days |
| C. | 20 days |
| D. | 30 days |
| Answer» D. 30 days | |
| 56. |
What process may explain the decline in the number of tones of fish caught? |
| A. | Bioremediation |
| B. | Deforestation |
| C. | Extinction |
| D. | Overexploitation |
| Answer» D. Overexploitation | |
| 57. |
Food, space, disease, natural disaters, climate, competition and predation are examples of what? |
| A. | Capacity factors |
| B. | Limiting factors. |
| C. | Predation factors |
| D. | Sustainable factors |
| Answer» B. Limiting factors. | |
| 58. |
Which is not a benefit of maintaining sustainable forest ecosystems? |
| A. | Empty space on which to build homes |
| B. | Habitat for thousands of species |
| C. | Reduction of erosion in watersheds |
| D. | Regulation |
| Answer» A. Empty space on which to build homes | |
| 59. |
In a kelp forest ecosystem, which species is a keystone species? |
| A. | Kelp |
| B. | Otter |
| C. | Fish |
| D. | Rock |
| Answer» B. Otter | |
| 60. |
The top three ecological footprints in the world are
|
| A. | 1,2,3 |
| B. | 2,4,6 |
| C. | 3,5,6 |
| D. | 1,2,6 |
| Answer» D. 1,2,6 | |
| 61. |
What is meant by the phrase CSR? |
| A. | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| B. | Company Social Responsibility |
| C. | Corporate Society Responsibility |
| D. | Company Society Responsibility |
| Answer» A. Corporate Social Responsibility | |
| 62. |
What is meant by the phrase 'teleological ethics'? |
| A. | Is used to judge is an action is right, fair and honest. |
| B. | An action can only be judged by its consequences. |
| C. | Developing the individual personal characteristics. |
| D. | The key purpose of ethics is to increase freedom. |
| Answer» B. An action can only be judged by its consequences. | |
| 63. |
For Karl Marx, where do our values come from? |
| A. | They are a product of our upbringing and our parents. |
| B. | They are a product of the economic system within which we live. |
| C. | They are a product of social inequality. |
| D. | They are a product of what we are taught at school. |
| Answer» B. They are a product of the economic system within which we live. | |
| 64. |
What does Milton Friedman believe to be the sole responsibility of business? |
| A. | The only social responsibility of business is to its shareholders. |
| B. | Managers should act in ways that balance the interest of society and shareholders. |
| C. | The primary responsibility organizations have is to its employees. |
| D. | The primary responsibility organizations have is to its stakeholders. |
| Answer» A. The only social responsibility of business is to its shareholders. | |
| 65. |
What, according to Adam Smith, is the best way to promote collective interest? |
| A. | Through government making decisions about what is in the public interest. |
| B. | Through everyone working together to support each other. |
| C. | Through everyone working on their own self-interest |
| D. | Through individuals forgoing their personal interest for the good of the collective. |
| Answer» C. Through everyone working on their own self-interest | |
| 66. |
Why, according to stakeholder theory, is it in companies' best interests to pay attention to their stakeholders? |
| A. | If firms only act in their own self-interest employees may feel exploited. |
| B. | If firms only act in their own self-interest government might put more regulation on them. |
| C. | If firms only act in their own self-interest customers might not like the image that the company portray. |
| D. | If firms only act in their own self-interest and inflict harm on stakeholders then society might withdraw its support. |
| Answer» D. If firms only act in their own self-interest and inflict harm on stakeholders then society might withdraw its support. | |
| 67. |
What is the enlightened self-interest model of CSR? |
| A. | That it is in an organization's own best interest to put itself first rather than its ethics. |
| B. | That it is in an organization's best interest to consider what a shareholder would want. |
| C. | That it is in an organization's own best interest to act in an ethical way. |
| D. | That it is in an organization's own best interest to follow the legislation and abide by the law. |
| Answer» C. That it is in an organization's own best interest to act in an ethical way. | |
| 68. |
What is green washing? |
| A. | Transforming products to be more ethical. |
| B. | Making a product appear more ethical that it really is. |
| C. | Converting the company to green production methods. |
| D. | Convincing customers to buy ethically. |
| Answer» B. Making a product appear more ethical that it really is. | |
| 69. |
What is triple bottom line? |
| A. | An accounting tool that looks at the impact on people, planet and profits. |
| B. | A management strategy which states all the attention should be on profits. |
| C. | An accounting tool that looks at cost, profit and loss. |
| D. | A management strategy which focuses on corporate social responsibility. |
| Answer» A. An accounting tool that looks at the impact on people, planet and profits. | |
| 70. |
Why do alternative organizations run differently from conventional shareholder led approach? |
| A. | They do not have shareholders. |
| B. | They are run in non-hierarchical ways which aim to provide a positive impact on society rather than to make profit. |
| C. | They priorities corporate social responsibility. |
| D. | They aim to give money to charities and good causes. |
| Answer» B. They are run in non-hierarchical ways which aim to provide a positive impact on society rather than to make profit. | |
| 71. |
What does and Ethical Foundation for an organisation embody? |
| A. | The structure, operational and conduct of the activities of the organization |
| B. | The basic principles which govern the external and internal relations of the organization |
| C. | Neither of the above |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. The basic principles which govern the external and internal relations of the organization | |
| 72. |
What does the importance of ethical behaviour, integrity and trust call into question? |
| A. | The extent to which managers should attempt to change the underlying beliefs and values of individual followers |
| B. | Who does what |
| C. | What we do next |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. The extent to which managers should attempt to change the underlying beliefs and values of individual followers | |
| 73. |
A ________ _________ sets out the purpose and general direction for the organisation? |
| A. | Mission statement |
| B. | Purpose statement |
| C. | Vision |
| D. | Profit statement |
| Answer» A. Mission statement | |
| 74. |
Which of the following would most effectively act as the primary objective of a business organisation? |
| A. | To make a profit |
| B. | To procure resources |
| C. | To communicate with shareholders |
| D. | To mediate between the organisation and the environment |
| Answer» A. To make a profit | |
| 75. |
What is the purpose of a balanced scorecard? |
| A. | To measure contribution of people to business growth |
| B. | To combine a range of qualitative and quantitative indicators of performance |
| C. | To relate business performance to customer satisfaction |
| D. | To relate business performance to financial measures |
| Answer» B. To combine a range of qualitative and quantitative indicators of performance | |
| 76. |
Which of the following does the term Corporate Social Responsibility relate to? |
| A. | Ethical conduct |
| B. | Environmental practice |
| C. | Community investment |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 77. |
Who are organisational stakeholders? |
| A. | Government |
| B. | Employees |
| C. | Customers |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 78. |
What is Ethics to do with? |
| A. | The wider community |
| B. | Business |
| C. | Right and wrong |
| D. | Nothing |
| Answer» C. Right and wrong | |
| 79. |
Which of the following is an example of an area where business ethics apply? |
| A. | Conduct of international operations |
| B. | Nowhere |
| C. | In the personal life of staff |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Conduct of international operations | |
| 80. |
Which legislation relates to the concept of business ethics? |
| A. | Freedom of Information Act |
| B. | Food Act |
| C. | Building regulations |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» A. Freedom of Information Act | |
| 81. |
The four types of social responsibility include: |
| A. | legal, philanthropic, economic, and ethical |
| B. | ethical, moral, social, and economic |
| C. | philanthropic, justice, economic, and ethical |
| D. | legal, moral, ethical, and economic |
| Answer» A. legal, philanthropic, economic, and ethical | |
| 82. |
The ________ dimension of social responsibility refers to a business's societal contribution of time, money, and other resources. |
| A. | Ethical |
| B. | Philanthropic |
| C. | Volunteerism |
| D. | Strategic |
| Answer» B. Philanthropic | |
| 83. |
A stakeholder orientation includes all of the following activities except: |
| A. | generating data about stakeholder groups |
| B. | assessing the firm's effects on stakeholder groups |
| C. | distributing stakeholder information throughout the firm |
| D. | minimizing the influence of stakeholder information on the firm |
| Answer» D. minimizing the influence of stakeholder information on the firm | |
| 84. |
Stakeholders are considered more important to an organization when: |
| A. | they can make use of their power on the organization |
| B. | they do not emphasize the urgency of their issues |
| C. | their issues are not legitimate |
| D. | they can express themselves articulately |
| Answer» A. they can make use of their power on the organization | |
| 85. |
A (n) ________ is a problem, situation, or opportunity requiring an individual, group, or organization to choose among several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong. |
| A. | Crisis |
| B. | ethical issue |
| C. | indictment |
| D. | fraud |
| Answer» B. ethical issue | |
| 86. |
Which moral philosophy seeks the greatest good for the greatest number of people? |
| A. | Consequentialism |
| B. | Utilitarianism |
| C. | Egoism |
| D. | Ethical formalism |
| Answer» B. Utilitarianism | |
| 87. |
What type of justice exists if employees are being open, honest, and truthful in their communications at work? |
| A. | Procedural |
| B. | Distributive |
| C. | Ethical |
| D. | Interactional |
| Answer» D. Interactional | |
| 88. |
A high-commitment approach to environmental issues may include all of the following except: |
| A. | risk analysis |
| B. | stakeholder analysis |
| C. | green-washing |
| D. | strategic sustainability auditing |
| Answer» C. green-washing | |
| 89. |
Better access to certain markets, differentiation of products, and the sale of pollutioncontrol technology are ways in which better environmental performance can: |
| A. | increase revenue |
| B. | increase costs |
| C. | decrease revenue |
| D. | decrease costs |
| Answer» A. increase revenue | |
| 90. |
Atmospheric issues include all of the following except: |
| A. | acid rain |
| B. | global warming |
| C. | air pollution |
| D. | water quantity |
| Answer» D. water quantity | |
| 91. |
To be successful, business ethics training programs need to: |
| A. | focus on personal opinions of employees. |
| B. | be limited to upper executives. |
| C. | educate employees on formal ethical frameworks and models of ethical decision making. |
| D. | promote the use of emotions in making tough ethical decisions. |
| Answer» C. educate employees on formal ethical frameworks and models of ethical decision making. | |
| 92. |
Most companies begin the process of establishing organizational ethics programs by developing: |
| A. | ethics training programs. |
| B. | codes of conduct. |
| C. | ethics enforcement mechanisms. |
| D. | hidden agendas. |
| Answer» B. codes of conduct. | |
| 93. |
For referent power to be effective, what must exist between individuals in the relationship? |
| A. | Antipathy |
| B. | Rivalry |
| C. | History |
| D. | Empathy |
| Answer» D. Empathy | |
| 94. |
When a firm charges different prices to different groups of customers, it may be accused of: |
| A. | cultural relativism |
| B. | money laundering |
| C. | facilitating payments |
| D. | price discrimination |
| Answer» A. cultural relativism | |
| 95. |
The ability to interpret and adapt successfully to different national, organizational, and professional cultures is called: |
| A. | national competitiveness. |
| B. | global development. |
| C. | cultural intelligence. |
| D. | stakeholder sensitivity. |
| Answer» C. cultural intelligence. | |
| 96. |
Successful global initiatives addressing standards for business must begin and end with: |
| A. | the role of corporate governance and shareholder power in corporate decision making. |
| B. | social activism |
| C. | the implementation of standardized ethics programs. |
| D. | the consolidation of economic and environmental efforts. |
| Answer» A. the role of corporate governance and shareholder power in corporate decision making. | |
| 97. |
The social economy partnership philosophy emphasizes: |
| A. | cooperation and assistance. |
| B. | profit maximization. |
| C. | competition. |
| D. | restricting resources and support. |
| Answer» A. cooperation and assistance. | |
| 98. |
Which of the following is not a driver of responsible competitiveness? |
| A. | Policy drivers |
| B. | Development drivers |
| C. | Business action |
| D. | Social enablers |
| Answer» B. Development drivers | |
| 99. |
Which of the following is a problem presented by ethics audits? |
| A. | They may be used to reallocate resources. |
| B. | They identify practices that need improvement. |
| C. | Selecting auditors may be difficult. |
| D. | They may pinpoint problems with stakeholder relationships. |
| Answer» C. Selecting auditors may be difficult. | |
| 100. |
The first step in the auditing process should be to secure the commitment of: |
| A. | employees. |
| B. | top executives and directors. |
| C. | stockholders. |
| D. | customers. |
| Answer» B. top executives and directors. | |
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