Question 1

Many companies are willing to give employees time to engage in and support community projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is not a standard of excellence by which cotporate community involvement should be judged?

Accepted Answer

A) crisis management 
B) accountability 
C) infrastructure 
D) measurement 
A) crisis management 
B) accountability 
C) infrastructure 
D) measurement

Question 3

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)requires fmns employing 100 or more workers to notify workers of a large layoff or shutdown at least in advance.

Accepted Answer

A) six months 
B) sixty days 
C) one year 
D) one month 
A) six months 
B) sixty days 
C) one year 
D) one month

Question 4

Selection of projects for a community action program grows out of

Accepted Answer

A) an application process. 
B) matching community needs with company resources. 
C) needs identified by board members. 
D) grassroots lobbying efforts. 
A) an application process. 
B) matching community needs with company resources. 
C) needs identified by board members. 
D) grassroots lobbying efforts.

Question 5

What reasons to corporate executives use to justify corporate giving to the arts?

Accepted Answer

Because giving to the arts is difficult

Question 6

Making profits and addressing social concerns are not mutually exclusive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

It is usually easy to assess the true motives behind businesses' giving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Benefits of employee volunteerism include all the following except

Accepted Answer

A) builds brand awareness and affmity. 
B) creates quantifiable social impact. 
C) encourages teamwork. 
D) promotes leadership and skill development. 
A) builds brand awareness and affmity. 
B) creates quantifiable social impact. 
C) encourages teamwork. 
D) promotes leadership and skill development.

Question 9

Describe how a company can provide support to "survivors" of a layoff.

Accepted Answer

The most important thing that a company

Question 10

A company may create a positive impact in the community by giving time and talents of its managers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Steps in developing a community action program include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) knowing the community. 
B) knowing the company's resources. 
C) building bridges to the community. 
D) monitoring projects. 
A) knowing the community. 
B) knowing the company's resources. 
C) building bridges to the community. 
D) monitoring projects.

Question 12

Outsourcing refers to the relocation of business processes to a different company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One justification for corporate involvement in the community is that business has a moral responsibility to build a relationship with the community and to be sensitive to its impact on the world around it.Discuss this justification
using the Seven Standards of Excellence in Corporate Community Involvement.

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary,but must incl

Question 14

One of the major questions in corporate giving to higher education is whether the donations should be "with strings attached" or not.Should corporate giving have specific expectations attached to it?

Accepted Answer

Corporate giving to higher education sho

Question 15

Assume that you are the general manager at a plant that will be closing in one year.It is a small plant,and so is not subject to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN).Should you give your employees
advance notice of the closing? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Because the plant is not subject to WARN

Question 16

Business involvement in the community represents enlightened self-interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is a reason that corporate giving has slowed?

Accepted Answer

A) the recession of the early 1990s 
B) mergers and acquisitions 
C) cause-related marketing 
D) all of these 
A) the recession of the early 1990s 
B) mergers and acquisitions 
C) cause-related marketing 
D) all of these

Question 18

Responsibility is considered a standard of excellence in corporate community involvement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Outplacement services seek to

Accepted Answer

A) minimize the severance costs to workers. 
B) place displace workers in other jobs within the same company. 
C) provide employee benefits to displaced workers for at least one year. 
D) minimize cost and disruption to the company and maximize benefits to the displaced workers. 
A) minimize the severance costs to workers. 
B) place displace workers in other jobs within the same company. 
C) provide employee benefits to displaced workers for at least one year. 
D) minimize cost and disruption to the company and maximize benefits to the displaced workers.

Question 20

Educational recipients of giving include each of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Student matching gifts 
B) Capital grants including endowments 
C) Departmental research grants 
D) Scholarships and fellowships 
A) Student matching gifts 
B) Capital grants including endowments 
C) Departmental research grants 
D) Scholarships and fellowships

Many companies are willing to give employees time to engage in and support community projects.

Which of the following is not a standard of excellence by which cotporate community involvement should be judged?

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)requires fmns employing 100 or more workers to notify workers of a large layoff or shutdown at least in advance.

Selection of projects for a community action program grows out of

What reasons to corporate executives use to justify corporate giving to the arts?

Making profits and addressing social concerns are not mutually exclusive.

It is usually easy to assess the true motives behind businesses' giving.

Benefits of employee volunteerism include all the following except

Describe how a company can provide support to "survivors" of a layoff.

A company may create a positive impact in the community by giving time and talents of its managers.

Steps in developing a community action program include all of the following except

Outsourcing refers to the relocation of business processes to a different company.

One of the major questions in corporate giving to higher education is whether the donations should be "with strings attached" or not.Should corporate giving have specific expectations attached to it?

Assume that you are the general manager at a plant that will be closing in one year.It is a small plant,and so is not subject to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN).Should you give your employees advance notice of the closing? Why or why not?

Business involvement in the community represents enlightened self-interest.

Which of the following is a reason that corporate giving has slowed?

Responsibility is considered a standard of excellence in corporate community involvement.

Outplacement services seek to

Educational recipients of giving include each of the following except

The Business and Society Relationship

Orporate Citi7cnship: Social Responsibility Ferformancc, Sustolinability

The Stoikt:holdc:r Approach to Businssotit:l, and Elhics

Corporate Governance: Founda Tion31 Luet

Strategic F Anagen1ent and Corpor3te Public Policy

Lss-Ue, Risk, and Crisis Tanage1ucnt

Busi Ness Ethics Fundamentals

Personal Aud Organizational Ethics

Business Ethics and Technology

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena

Business, Go,crnmcnl, and Rcgulation

Business Influence on Gocrnment and Public Policy

Consun1er Stakeholders:information Issues and Responses

Consu1ner Stakeholders:product and Service Lssues

Sustolinability and the Naturnl Enironmenl

Employee Stolkeholders and Vorkplace Jssud

Employtt Stnkcholdcr11: Privacy, Safcty, and Tlcalth

E1nploy 1ncnt Discrhnination and Affir1native Action

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Exam 16: Buiiinc11s Iand Community Stakcholdn1

Many companies are willing to give employees time to engage in and support community projects.

Which of the following is not a standard of excellence by which cotporate community involvement should be judged?

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)requires fmns employing 100 or more workers to notify workers of a large layoff or shutdown at least in advance.

Selection of projects for a community action program grows out of

What reasons to corporate executives use to justify corporate giving to the arts?

Making profits and addressing social concerns are not mutually exclusive.

It is usually easy to assess the true motives behind businesses' giving.

Benefits of employee volunteerism include all the following except

Describe how a company can provide support to "survivors" of a layoff.

A company may create a positive impact in the community by giving time and talents of its managers.

Steps in developing a community action program include all of the following except

Outsourcing refers to the relocation of business processes to a different company.

One of the major questions in corporate giving to higher education is whether the donations should be "with strings attached" or not.Should corporate giving have specific expectations attached to it?

Assume that you are the general manager at a plant that will be closing in one year.It is a small plant,and so is not subject to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN).Should you give your employees advance notice of the closing? Why or why not?

Business involvement in the community represents enlightened self-interest.

Which of the following is a reason that corporate giving has slowed?

Responsibility is considered a standard of excellence in corporate community involvement.

Outplacement services seek to

Educational recipients of giving include each of the following except

The Business and Society Relationship

Orporate Citi7cnship: Social Responsibility Ferformancc, Sustolinability

The Stoikt:holdc:r Approach to Businssotit:l, and Elhics

Corporate Governance: Founda Tion31 Luet

Strategic F Anagen1ent and Corpor3te Public Policy

Lss-Ue, Risk, and Crisis Tanage1ucnt

Busi Ness Ethics Fundamentals

Personal Aud Organizational Ethics

Business Ethics and Technology

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena

Business, Go,crnmcnl, and Rcgulation

Business Influence on Gocrnment and Public Policy

Consun1er Stakeholders:information Issues and Responses

Consu1ner Stakeholders:product and Service Lssues

Sustolinability and the Naturnl Enironmenl

Employee Stolkeholders and Vorkplace Jssud

Employtt Stnkcholdcr11: Privacy, Safcty, and Tlcalth

E1nploy 1ncnt Discrhnination and Affir1native Action

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