Exam 3: Social Society, Corporate Responsibility, and Making Ethical Decisions

To be useful,a code of ethics should provide broad policies and let individual employees decide what rules they should follow.

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?

Which of the following best reflects the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Codes of ethics can have an impact in which of the following ways?

Which of the following is a philosophy that focuses on the consequences of an action to determine if it is right or wrong and expresses the idea that anything that negatively affects the majority of people in a situation is morally wrong?

Computer companies that link their product donations to schools with their corporate goals are practising which of the following?

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

Why are "component lifestyles" important for marketers to understand?

A code of ethics can best be characterized by which of the following?

Demographics can be used to try to predict or forecast buying patterns among a population.

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?

The Toronto District School Board has established an employee assistance program for its employees.This program helps employees deal with personal issues,such as daycare,elder care,substance abuse,financial difficulties,and the need for marital and personal counselling.The school board as an employer is practising which of the following?

Cash donations of equipment and products and support for volunteer efforts of employees are all aspects of which of the following?

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

The employees,the wood suppliers,the customers,and the government inspectors in a company that manufactures fine wooden office furniture are described as being which of the following?

The chemical waste from a factory is at the legal limits that are allowed for disposal through drains and sewers on the factory property.Even though it is at legal limits,it could potentially harm wildlife along the nearby river,and could affect neighbouring farms and livestock through streams and ponds.The factory owners want to prevent this from happening,but it will mean that they need to spend nearly $3 million for new equipment,and this will mean eliminating 70 jobs.A company president who would implement the new equipment to reduce the chemical waste because it could harm the environment and surrounding community is in which stage of ethical development?

A company has achieved which level of responsibility when it has met its ethical,legal,and economic responsibilities?

Which of the following are aspects of the new social contract trend between employer and employee?

The characteristics of being the first-generation of "latch-key" children (with working parents away all day),entering the job market during a period of economic recession or downsizing,and being cynical consumers who have had considerable exposure to media advertising,best represents which of the following groups?

Human rights include an individual's right to life,to freedom,and to equality.