Exam 3: Ethics & Social Responsibility

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

All of the following are factors influencing ethical decision making and judgments EXCEPT:

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

Monique Penn makes stunningly expensive one-of-a-kind bracelets at luxury stores such as Bergdorf-Goodman.Portions of the proceeds from the sales of its jewelry go to support the Alaska Native Arts Foundation,which trains and educates indigenous people and to Charity Water,a nonprofit organization with a mission to bring clean water to impoverished people.Imagine someone is motivated to buy a piece of her jewelry in order to benefit one of the above nonprofits.This customer wants to ask Penn the "Five Questions to Ask before Participating in a Cause-Related Marketing Program." Which question would Monique Penn have the most trouble answering candidly?

Many airlines offer passengers the option to purchase carbon offsets as an environmentally-friendly compensation for their carbon footprint.For example,Delta customers can pay $10 to a fund that plants trees as a way to offset the carbon emissions from the airplane.Some would say Delta is:

The media is identified by the text as one of the six modes of social control in an open and democratic society.

The fact that many people believe that businesses should focus on making a profit and leave social and environmental issues to nonprofit organizations is:

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

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

Japanese law prohibits the storage of more than 50 pounds of explosive at any single site in the nation.Every night Universal Studios Japan hosts a fireworks display.The theme park recently came under government investigation when allegations were made that the park was detonating more than 50 pounds of explosives in its nightly fireworks displays.If the allegations are true,in terms of the pyramid of corporate social responsibility,then Universal Studios Japan is not operating at a(n)_____ responsibility level.

Drug Marketing Pharmaceutical companies spent $4.4 billion on prescription drug advertising in 2008,mostly on television and in magazines.While the Internet is becoming a more prominent medium to reach consumers and is the primary source used to seek health information,these companies spent less than $130 million on Web marketing.One reason is that there are no guidelines,which makes these heavily-regulated marketers uneasy.For example,television commercials for prescription drugs must include disclosures regarding the major side effects if the brand name is mentioned in the ad.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)claims that existing regulations address many of the Internet advertising issues,but other aspects of Web marketing,such as social networking and search marketing,must be reviewed.That's why the FDA hearings on this issue were attended by pharmaceutical giants and Web companies like Google,Yahoo,and WebMD Health. -Refer to Drug Marketing.If a drug manufacturer donated $5 to AIDS research for every prescription sold in the United States,this would be an example of:

The pyramid of corporate social responsibilities contains all of the following components EXCEPT:

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

The two types of utilitarianism are _____ and _____ .

Drug Marketing Pharmaceutical companies spent $4.4 billion on prescription drug advertising in 2008,mostly on television and in magazines.While the Internet is becoming a more prominent medium to reach consumers and is the primary source used to seek health information,these companies spent less than $130 million on Web marketing.One reason is that there are no guidelines,which makes these heavily-regulated marketers uneasy.For example,television commercials for prescription drugs must include disclosures regarding the major side effects if the brand name is mentioned in the ad.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)claims that existing regulations address many of the Internet advertising issues,but other aspects of Web marketing,such as social networking and search marketing,must be reviewed.That's why the FDA hearings on this issue were attended by pharmaceutical giants and Web companies like Google,Yahoo,and WebMD Health. -Refer to Drug Marketing.If a drug manufacturer claimed that its manufacturing processes were environmentally-friendly in its advertising,this is an example of:

"Politicians cannot avoid causing the death of innocent people if they try to keep public expenditure in check or help maintain a semblance of international order." Which ethical theory is most likely to accept the preceding statement as true?

Everyone agrees that cause-related marketing is beneficial.

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

Rainforest Action Network (RAN)campaigns for the forests,their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life.RAN relies on grassroots organizing,media stunts,and the occasional use of non-violent civil disobedience to pressure corporations into publicly adopting environmental policies that address issues ranging from deforestation to global warming.RAN uses an active civil society to direct:

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