Exam 4: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

The Civil Rights Act of 1991 amended the original act,and ________.

A company helps develop the workforce by supporting job training efforts.This is an example of ________.

________ are the principles and standards of moral behavior that are accepted by society as right versus wrong.

The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (1975)requires complete written warranties in ordinary language and requires warranties to be ________.

Which of the following statements is true about cap and trade programs?

Activities undertaken by businesses to recruit and promote members of groups whose economic progress had been hindered through either legal barriers or established practices are known as ________.

The British firm Thames Water helped develop markets for its goods and services by assisting groups trying to improve water supplies in Africa.This is an example of ________.

Facebook was criticized for a behind-the-scenes attempt to generate public outrage regarding alleged privacy violations by Google.The company used a public relations agency to encourage bloggers and the news media to write critical stories about Google.In this example,Facebook was criticized because ________.

Compare and contrast cap and trade programs and sustainable development.

________ involves donating money,employee time,or other resources to various causes without regard for any direct business benefits for the company.

The use of unpublicized information that an individual gains from the course of his or her job to benefit from fluctuations in the stock market is called ________.

Corporate social responsibility refers to ________.

Making a morally wrong decision is not the same thing as an ethical lapse.

The CEO of a pharmaceutical firm learns that the FDA is going to deny approval for one of the company's drugs.He knows this will have a negative effect on the company's stock,so he quickly tells his broker to sell all of his shares of stock in the company before the news is announced.This is an example of ________.

Which of the following is an example of philanthropy?

________ is the study of the relationship between organisms and the natural environment.

A ________ CSR is one in which a company accused of irresponsible behavior promotes itself as being socially responsible without making significant improvements in its business practices.

All businesses have the capacity to cause harm to employees,customers,other companies,their communities,and investors.

A situation in which an individual makes a decision that is morally wrong or illegal is an ethical dilemma.

Discuss some of the key responsibilities that employers have regarding employees.Compare them with the responsibility they have toward consumers.