Exam 2: Managers, Society, and Sustainability

The guiding premise of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is to ensure employers holding federal contracts grant equal employment opportunity to people regardless of their race or sex.

Brenda works as an accountant in a software firm. She notices that the company has inflated its balance sheet to show profits, when in reality it is under loss. Brenda reports this inconsistency to the CFO and then to the local authorities, when the CFO refused to take action. Which of the following explains Brenda's actions?

Organizations not pursuing a social obligation approach to their business goals usually achieve higher levels of social responsiveness than organizations that take the social responsibility approach.

Which of the following actions suggests that an individual is following the golden rule?

Within their organizations, ________ must take responsibility for creating and sustaining conditions in which employees are likely to behave ethically, as well as creating and sustaining efforts aimed at minimizing conditions in which employees might be tempted to behave unethically.

The greater the degree of effectiveness and efficiency, the more socially responsive the organization is said to be.

Measuring the present socially responsible activities of an organization to assess performance in those areas is known as a/an ________.

Remmington Steel Co. is a steel manufacturing company. In order to decrease work-related injuries, Remmington replaced all of its old machinery and equipment, restricted workers' access to dangerous machinery, and made safety costumes mandatory for workers at all times. Since these activities are part of a companywide objective aimed at decreasing work-related injuries, Remmington could be said to be achieving sustainability by ________.

Which of the following statements best aligns with Milton Friedman's argument against business performing social responsibility activities?

Which of the following statements is true about a social audit?

Roger believes in the statement, "what you give, you receive." He shows respect to everyone he knows and meets every day and expects them to show him respect. Roger's behavior is consistent with ________.

When Mohawk Home Company develops a new line of all natural fiber rugs, the company could be said to be ________.

Today's focus on ecology conservation is known as ________.

Sustainability is said to be worthwhile as these efforts result in an increase in which of the following areas:

In the sustainability area, organization members who contribute to the accomplishment of sustainability goals must be ________.

Social responsibility is the managerial obligation to take action that protects and improves both the welfare of society and the interests of the organization.

Being socially responsible requires businesses to have both societal and economic goals as well as the obligation to anticipate potential social problems and work actively toward preventing their occurrence.

________ is a measure of usage of the environmental resources an organization consumes.

First Tee is a national not-for-profit organization based in St. Augustine, Florida, and is the official charity of the PGA Tour. The goal of First Tee is to build character among youth through the game of golf. Experiences in the program emphasize building core values like honesty, integrity, and respect for others within youth. This is an example of ________.

A sustainable organization is an organization that has the ability to ________.