Exam 3: Ethics and Social Responsibility

Which of the following factors will influence ethical decision making and judgments?

The most basic argument for social responsibility is that it is simply the right thing to do.

Since 2002,General Mills through sales of its Cheerios brand cereal has donated over $2.0 million to First Book,a national nonprofit organization dedicated to giving new books to children from low-income families,through the Spoonfuls of Stories program.General Mills is engaged in:

Which of the following is an argument used against corporate social responsibility (CSR)?

After the Civil War,the U.S.military was ordered to the American West to remove the Indians from large tracts of land and confine them to reservations.While this practice may seem ethically wrong to us today,U.S.soldiers fought hard to prevent the Indians from disobeying the law as written by the federal government.Even though some were sympathetic to the Indian's plight,most of them adhered to a _____ view of ethical behavior and strove to perform their duty as directed by the law.

_____ is the concern of business for the long-range best interests of both the company and its relationships to the society within which it operates.

Describe the pyramid of corporate social responsibility and include a description of its components.

Which of the following is an unethical practice marketing managers may have to deal with?

Whenever faced with a difficult customer,the owner of the shoe store remembered what the original store founder,his grandfather,had done in similar situations and did the same.In other words,the grandson based his decision on the deontological ethical theory.

The _____ assumes that the results of the current ethical dilemma will be similar to results in the examples.

All of the following are ethical theories relevant to marketing EXCEPT:

Large companies such as Walmart are able to force ethical standards on its suppliers.

Since 1998,AquAid Water Coolers has been donating 5.5% of turnover to supply clean drinking water to people in Africa via the two charities Christian Aid and Pump Aid.This is an example of:

One cultural difference regarding business ethics in Russia,as compared to the United States,is that:

_____ refers to the moral principles or values that generally govern the conduct of an individual or a group.

Laws refers to the moral principles or values that generally govern the conduct of an individual or group.

Which level of ethical development moves from an egocentric viewpoint toward the expectations of society?

Studies suggest that ethical beliefs vary only a little from culture to culture.

The foundation for the pyramid of corporate social responsibility is philanthropic responsibility.

The _____ states that people should adhere to their obligations and duties when analyzing ethical dilemmas.