Question 1

Royal Bank gives money to support performing arts presentations in schools.This is an example of which of the following behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A)   corporate philanthropy
B)   ethical responsibility
C)   financial empowerment
D)   economic responsibilityE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

A retailer allows its employees to handle customer complaints without having to ask for permission or directions from management.Which of the following activities would this policy encourage?

Accepted Answer

A)   employees feeling empowered to help customers
B)   employees ignoring the rights of its customers
C)   employees actively helping customers
D)   employees facing an ethical decisionE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The highest level on the pyramid of social responsibility is a business's ____________________ responsibilities.

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Question 4

Organizations can be evaluated on two basic dimensions with regard to social responsibility-legality and responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements about social responsibility is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The federal government has written laws that require businesses to act in a socially responsible way.
B)   Companies that exhibit corporate philanthropy are not acting in a socially responsible way.
C)   The four components of the social responsibility pyramid model are equally important.
D)   The obligation that a business has to act in a socially responsible way extends beyond shareholders,to include employees,suppliers,consumers,and the community.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Individuals move from a self-centred viewpoint to consider the expectations of the society in which they live in which stage of ethical development?

Accepted Answer

A)   conventional
B)   self-defined
C)   preconventional
D)   societalE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Working women respond to marketing approaches in the same way as working men do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Corporate philanthropy is the practice of charitable giving by corporations including contributing cash,donating equipment and products,and supporting volunteer efforts of company employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

____________________ is defined as whatever is considered fair according to the prevailing standards of society.

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Question 10

____________________ refers to the various lifestyle choices that combine to form consumer buying habits.

Accepted Answer

Component ...

Question 11

Producing a product using existing standards as a guideline,even though new information suggests those standards may be unsafe or in need of change for safety reasons,is irresponsible and illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Generation Y individuals tend to enjoy participating in high action activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

People choose between right and wrong based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   what others are doing
B)   their desire to please the boss
C)   their fear of discovery
D)   their personal code of ethicsE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following statements BEST describes ethics training?

Accepted Answer

A)   The most effective ethics training begins with the development of a personal code of ethics.
B)   Ethics training is formal training to develop awareness of inappropriate behaviour and to practice appropriate responses.
C)   Ethics training is best done informally to allow employees to feel free to admit their mistakes.
D)   One of the purposes of ethics training is to get employees to admit when and where they have acted unethically.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of an unethical business activity?

Accepted Answer

A)   The employee reports his employer for making several illegal deductions from his pay.
B)   The employee unknowingly gives out incorrect information.
C)   The sales representative allows the customer to believe that his purchase would be delivered on time,as he believed this to be true himself.
D)   The employee uses a company computer to check his results in an online betting transaction.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

A homebuilder who disposed of asbestos shingles by burying them on the buyer's property may please the home buyer because it is a less expensive means of disposal but will be punished by various legal agencies if any become aware of the crime.At which stage of the social responsibility pyramid is the builder most likely operating?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethical
B)   economic
C)   stakeholder
D)   legalE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

What are individual business ethics shaped by?

Accepted Answer

A)   what the boss is seen to accept
B)   the legal environment at work
C)   personal choices and our environment
D)   social responsibility of the company we work forE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

List the four levels of the social responsibility pyramid.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Which of the following is the practice of charitable giving by corporations?

Accepted Answer

A)   financial empowerment
B)   ethical responsibility
C)   economic responsibility
D)   corporate philanthropyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Corporate philanthropy is best described by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is defined as the corporation's responsibility to satisfy the needs of its investors.
B)   It can be either a cash or noncash donation.
C)   It is not a way that most companies express their social responsibilities.
D)   It is the practice of limiting investments to companies that behave in accordance with the investor's code of ethics.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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____________________ is defined as whatever is considered fair according to the prevailing standards of society.

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The highest level on the pyramid of social responsibility is a business's ____________________ responsibilities.

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Producing a product using existing standards as a guideline,even though new information suggests those standards may be unsafe or in need of change for safety reasons,is irresponsible and illegal.

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