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

Multinational companies must balance the conflicting interests of stakeholders when making decisions regarding social responsibilities,especially in the area of human rights.

Businesses engage in environmental protection activities to show their responsibility to their stakeholders in the general public.

Which of the following would be stakeholders for a manufacturer of agricultural pesticides?

In 1996,the Atlanta Olympic Committee designed and built a tall structure shaped like the Olympic Torch,for visitors to climb to get a view of the city.The design was not wheelchair accessible,as the required changes to the design would alter the structure's appearance significantly.The decision was that no one would be allowed to climb to the top.This decision reflects which philosophy?

Social responsibility goes beyond obligations provided by law or union contract.Which of the following represents two important aspects of social responsibility?

Component lifestyles have evolved because consumers can choose from a growing number of goods and services,and most have the money to exercise more options.

Paul Thomas was going to leave the gas station without paying for the gas he had just put into his car when he noticed a police car pull up at one of the other pumps.He went into the cashier and paid because he was afraid he would get caught if he tried to get away without paying.Thomas is in which of the following stages of ethical development?

Which of the following is the practice of tying philanthropy to the corporate mission or goals,and targeting donations to regions where the company operates?

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

What is the greatest social change that has impacted business in Canada over the past three decades?

One of the indications of ethical business behaviour is which of the following?

Which term represents all of the individuals or groups to whom a business has a responsibility?

What are ethics?

A trend today is toward a new "social contract" or understanding between employer and employee.Which of the following aspects of job security is suggested by the contract?

A television station that refused to sell advertising space to a company that sells child-oriented junk food would be in the postconventional stage of ethical development.

Over the next few decades,Canada will shift away from a society reflecting a dominant Western culture toward a society influenced by multiculturalism.

Half the residents of Toronto and Montreal may be members of visible minorities by 2017.

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

A multinational company that implements ethical guidelines within the organization in the host country will foster which of the following behaviours?

A company can be concerned about which of the following types of responsibilities after it has met its economic and legal responsibilities?