Exam 3: Ethics & Social Responsibility

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:

Explain what is meant by the statement,"Moral relativists believe in time-and-place ethics."

Proponents of the _____ hold that solving ethical dilemmas requires training and that individuals solve ethical dilemmas when they develop and nurture a set of character traits valued as being good.

Due to information provided by the news media,authorities in Arizona were able to close down C.P.Direct,a Scottsdale company that sold more than $74 million worth of pills that it claimed would enhance one's mental abilities.This is one example of how the media serves as a mode of:

In the future,electrical power may come from quantum nucleonics,a form of nuclear power that produces no residual radiation.The ability to use this form of power will require equipment adaptations,but it will solve the world's need for clean and efficient power.Companies that replace inefficient sources of power with quantum nucleonics only after they are required to by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)are operating at a(n)_____ responsibility level.

One approach to developing a personal set of ethics is to:

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)Company has donated almost $300,000 to 58 local governments and community-based organizations for local economic development projects.Recipients of these grants include the San Benito County Economic Development Corporation's Business Outreach Program,the San Jose Conservation Corps' Hennessy Place Affordable Single-Family Housing Project,and Mariposa County's Business Development Training Program.This sort of donation indicates PG&E was operating at a(n)_____ responsibility level of the pyramid of corporate social responsibility.

Distinguish between cause-related marketing and philanthropy and give an example of each.What are some concerns consumers may have regarding cause-related marketing?

At what level of the pyramid of corporate social responsibility will a company be a good corporate citizen and contribute resources to the community and strive to improve the quality of life?

While there are plenty of benefits for a socially responsible company,there is no clear-cut determination that ignoring social responsibility will have an adverse impact.

Top managers who behave ethically can influence others in an organization to behave ethically.

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

Florida Hospitals A group of hospital administrators in Florida were discussing the amount of resources used to care for patients that were illegal immigrants and had no medical insurance.One man discussed how his hospital had spent over $2 million on one illegal immigrant who had no family or friends and who was not getting better.Another administrator stated that his hospital was losing $20 million annually in order to provide care for the influx of illegal immigrants into the state.After a great deal of discussion,it was determined that there was probably nothing anyone of them could do about the situation,and that each of them had very definite ideas about how to deal with the problems. -Refer to Florida Hospitals.When one administrator said,"We got into medicine to help people and these illegals without insurance need our help as much as anyone else does," he was expressing his opinion in accordance with the _____ ethical theory.

Ruthanne Ross is a sales manager for Pampered Chef,a company that sells kitchen tools and other aids for cooking through party plans.She is very concerned about making sure her salespeople understand the importance of treating each customer fairly and developing long-term relationships with them.She asks that before a sale is made,the salesperson should make sure customers can afford the items and are not buying due to social pressures.Ross is most likely at the _____ stage of ethical development.

How do supporters of corporate social responsibility respond to its critics?

With regard to ethical decision making,an individual should ask themselves all of the following EXCEPT:

All of the following are one of the six modes of social control EXCEPT:

Unfortunately,most businesspeople have not progressed beyond the self-centered and manipulative actions of preconventional morality.

Nordic Travel Retail Group (NTRG)Chairman Erik Thomsen,speaking at the Nordic Travel Retail Seminar said,"Travel retail is all about great brands in a great environment.Our sector is no longer an isolated channel that consumers,as well as politicians,only become aware of when accompanying their families on annual summer holidays or enjoying city breaks or weekend cruises.The reality is that quite simply,if we choose to keep our distance and focus narrowly on products and customers,others will set the agenda and leave us at the mercy of the political process." He continued by saying,"We should not only take climate change seriously,but also ensure that our consumers know we do." Thomsen is calling for his industry to engage in:

General Mills is consistently ranked among the top five contributors of food in the United States.The company also steps forward to help support victims of natural disasters with food donations to organizations such as the American Red Cross.These donations of food are an example of: