Exam 3: Ethics and Social Responsibility

When writing codes of ethics,businesses must ensure their codes deal with every possible situation.

For every home built by Habitat for Humanity,Whirlpool Corporation has given and continues to give free kitchen appliances to the deserving family.This donation of appliances is an example of how companies assume their:

The deontological theory of ethics is founded on the ability to predict the consequences of an action.

The _____ prohibits U.S.corporations from making illegal payments to public officials of foreign governments to obtain business rights or to enhance their business dealings in those countries.

Which of the following statements about the theory of sustainability is TRUE?

At what level of the pyramid of corporate social responsibility will firms do what is right,just,and fair?

When Laurie uses her Target Visa card at the store,Target donates 1 percent of her purchase to her children's school.This is an example of green marketing.

You are an ethics consultant,and a group of managers has asked you for some guidelines to determine the ethicality of a decision.You tell the managers that one cannot guarantee the rightness of a decision,but a checklist can improve the chances of a decision being ethical.What are six questions you would tell the managers to put on this checklist?

Everyone agrees that cause-related marketing is beneficial.

The six modes of social control are less important today due to the globalization of the world.

Every year,Hudson & Lane,a law office,donates $5,000 to a local school or charity.Is this an example of cause-related marketing?

Girls between the ages of 8 and 15 are one of the growing markets for high-end shoe manufacturers,and podiatrists say the trend is leading to many stylish young girls with grown-up foot problems.Shoe manufacturers who develop and market adult-styled shoes to this group are not operating at a(n)_____ responsibility level of the pyramid of corporate social responsibility.

The four components of the pyramid of corporate social responsibility are:

Because social responsibility has proven to have a limited return on investment,the number of businesses opting to act socially responsible is declining.

The _____ is a moral philosophy that emphasizes character rather than rules or consequences.

Which theory holds that social responsibility is paying attention to the interest of every affected stakeholder in every aspect of a firm's operation?

The newest theory in social responsibility is called sustainability.Explain what this means.

Corporate social responsibility is defined as the:

Every firm is expected to obey the law and play by the rules of the game.What level of the pyramid of corporate social responsibility is this?

For every home built by Habitat for Humanity,Whirlpool Corporation has given and continues to give free kitchen appliances to the deserving family.At first Whirlpool gave the appliances with no promotion,then Whirlpool began talking about its philanthropy in its advertising campaigns.Is this unethical behavior according to the pyramid of social responsibility?