Question 1

Briefly explain Milton Friedman's view of social responsibility.

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Milton Friedman's view of social respons

Question 2

Most Americans believe a corporation's top obligation is to its

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A) nation. 
B) stockholders. 
C) community. 
D) employees. 
A) nation. 
B) stockholders. 
C) community. 
D) employees.

Question 3

Externalities are

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A) always positive, never negative. 
B) a blessing in disguise in inflationary times. 
C) an inevitable by-product of social responsibility. 
D) unintended side-effects. 
A) always positive, never negative. 
B) a blessing in disguise in inflationary times. 
C) an inevitable by-product of social responsibility. 
D) unintended side-effects.

Question 4

It is not logically for corporations to acknowledge that business should be conducted morally.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Should Nestles be considered a moral agent in its dealings with infant formula?  State reasons to defend your position.

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Nestle should be considered a moral agen

Question 6

In the corporate world,  the board of directors will

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A) rubber stamp the policies and recommendations of the management. 
B) write the policies and procedures. 
C) be there just for show. 
D) hire and fire people for key management positions. 
A) rubber stamp the policies and recommendations of the management. 
B) write the policies and procedures. 
C) be there just for show. 
D) hire and fire people for key management positions.

Question 7

According to law professor Christopher D. Stone, the relationship between corporate management and its shareholders is identical with the relationship between you and an investment advisor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Briefly sketch the evolution of corporations.

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The evolution of corporations can be tra

Question 9

A common point of contention about corporations is

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A) corporate punishment is no different from individual punishment. 
B) modern corporations no longer utilize a CID structure. 
C) philosophers and business theorists disagree whether corporations are moral agents. 
D) if corporations are moral agents, then this relieves individual human beings of any moral responsibility. 
A) corporate punishment is no different from individual punishment. 
B) modern corporations no longer utilize a CID structure. 
C) philosophers and business theorists disagree whether corporations are moral agents. 
D) if corporations are moral agents, then this relieves individual human beings of any moral responsibility.

Question 10

The idea that corporations will impose their values on us supports one of the arguments for the narrow view of corporate social responsibility.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The first corporations

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A) were towns, universities, and ecclesiastic orders. 
B) emerged in the 19th century. 
C) were government owned. 
D) were profit-making associations. 
A) were towns, universities, and ecclesiastic orders. 
B) emerged in the 19th century. 
C) were government owned. 
D) were profit-making associations.

Question 12

Companies should look at a code of ethics as more than just window dressing with more than just a vagueness that is so general it lacks substance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is one of the three arguments in favor of narrow corporate social responsibility discussed in this chapter?

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A) business-can-handle-it 
B) let-government-do-it 
C) society-lacks-the-expertise 
D) visible-hand 
A) business-can-handle-it 
B) let-government-do-it 
C) society-lacks-the-expertise 
D) visible-hand

Question 14

Kenneth Arrow argues that

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A) settled economic life requires purely selfish behavior. 
B) with ethical codes, there's no need for taxes, laws, or regulations as a way of controlling corporate behavior. 
C) ethical codes can contribute to economic efficiency. 
D) to be viable, ethical codes need not be widely accepted or part of corporate culture. 
A) settled economic life requires purely selfish behavior. 
B) with ethical codes, there's no need for taxes, laws, or regulations as a way of controlling corporate behavior. 
C) ethical codes can contribute to economic efficiency. 
D) to be viable, ethical codes need not be widely accepted or part of corporate culture.

Question 15

What is the problem of "vanishing individual responsibility"?

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The problem of "vanishing individual res

Question 16

Explain the relevance of the concept of a promissory relationship to the debate over corporate social responsibility.

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The concept of a promissory relationship

Question 17

Adherents of the broad view of corporate responsibility claim that modern business is intimately integrated with the rest of society and that, as a result, although society expects business to pursue its economic interests, business has other responsibilities as well.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Legally a corporation is a thing that can endure beyond the natural lives of its members and that has incorporators who may sue and be sued as a unit and who are able to consign part of their property to the corporation for ventures of limited liability.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The best statement to describe corporations is

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A) corporations don't need moral codes. 
B) corporate culture refers to the cultural activities sponsored by the company for its employees. 
C) Johnson & Johnson's handling of the Tylenol crisis of 1982 was a gross failure of corporate responsibility. 
D) corporate culture can be both explicit and implicit. 
A) corporations don't need moral codes. 
B) corporate culture refers to the cultural activities sponsored by the company for its employees. 
C) Johnson & Johnson's handling of the Tylenol crisis of 1982 was a gross failure of corporate responsibility. 
D) corporate culture can be both explicit and implicit.

Question 20

The courts and the general public find corporate responsibility

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A) useful and intelligible. 
B) contradicting. 
C) ambiguous and useless. 
D) a waste of time. 
A) useful and intelligible. 
B) contradicting. 
C) ambiguous and useless. 
D) a waste of time.

Briefly explain Milton Friedman's view of social responsibility.

Most Americans believe a corporation's top obligation is to its

Externalities are

It is not logically for corporations to acknowledge that business should be conducted morally.

Should Nestles be considered a moral agent in its dealings with infant formula? State reasons to defend your position.

In the corporate world, the board of directors will

According to law professor Christopher D. Stone, the relationship between corporate management and its shareholders is identical with the relationship between you and an investment advisor.

Briefly sketch the evolution of corporations.

A common point of contention about corporations is

The idea that corporations will impose their values on us supports one of the arguments for the narrow view of corporate social responsibility.

The first corporations

Companies should look at a code of ethics as more than just window dressing with more than just a vagueness that is so general it lacks substance.

Which of the following is one of the three arguments in favor of narrow corporate social responsibility discussed in this chapter?

Kenneth Arrow argues that

What is the problem of "vanishing individual responsibility"?

Explain the relevance of the concept of a promissory relationship to the debate over corporate social responsibility.

Adherents of the broad view of corporate responsibility claim that modern business is intimately integrated with the rest of society and that, as a result, although society expects business to pursue its economic interests, business has other responsibilities as well.

Legally a corporation is a thing that can endure beyond the natural lives of its members and that has incorporators who may sue and be sued as a unit and who are able to consign part of their property to the corporation for ventures of limited liability.

The best statement to describe corporations is

The courts and the general public find corporate responsibility

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Exam 5: Corporations

Briefly explain Milton Friedman's view of social responsibility.

Most Americans believe a corporation's top obligation is to its

Externalities are

It is not logically for corporations to acknowledge that business should be conducted morally.

Should Nestles be considered a moral agent in its dealings with infant formula? State reasons to defend your position.

In the corporate world, the board of directors will

According to law professor Christopher D. Stone, the relationship between corporate management and its shareholders is identical with the relationship between you and an investment advisor.

Briefly sketch the evolution of corporations.

A common point of contention about corporations is

The idea that corporations will impose their values on us supports one of the arguments for the narrow view of corporate social responsibility.

The first corporations

Companies should look at a code of ethics as more than just window dressing with more than just a vagueness that is so general it lacks substance.

Which of the following is one of the three arguments in favor of narrow corporate social responsibility discussed in this chapter?

Kenneth Arrow argues that

What is the problem of "vanishing individual responsibility"?

Explain the relevance of the concept of a promissory relationship to the debate over corporate social responsibility.

Adherents of the broad view of corporate responsibility claim that modern business is intimately integrated with the rest of society and that, as a result, although society expects business to pursue its economic interests, business has other responsibilities as well.

Legally a corporation is a thing that can endure beyond the natural lives of its members and that has incorporators who may sue and be sued as a unit and who are able to consign part of their property to the corporation for ventures of limited liability.

The best statement to describe corporations is

The courts and the general public find corporate responsibility

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Basic Issues

The Workplace Today Apos S Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

Filters