Exam 5: Socially Conscious Management

Upper management is pushing hard to increase earnings per share. If Moe yields to this pressure despite misgivings about the use of a non-certified material in the production of climbing equipment, he will be demonstrating ________.

When a firm advertises that it only uses recycled paper products, it is ________.

Under what approach do organizations exhibit little environmental sensitivity, and simply obey laws, rules and regulations?

"It's not my fault!" is a cry often heard from someone with ________.

Who are whistle-blowers? What can managers do to protect them?

Which one of the following arguments on social responsibility states that a business is socially responsible only when it pursues its economic interests?

________ defined as the basic convictions about right and wrong decisions and behavior.

The primary debate about ethics training programs is whether ________.

John is offered an attractive incentive to steal sensitive information about his company's wealthy investment customers. Which of the following statements best reflects John's thoughts if he is at the principled level of moral development?

The choice of what activities to reward and punish sends a strong signal to the employees regarding their ethical decisions.

Years ago McDonald's switched from Styrofoam boxes for its large sandwiches to corrugated boxes made partially from recycled materials because of concerns that Styrofoam took too long to decompose in landfills. In this situation, McDonald's was ________

Target's donation of 5% of its annual income to community support is an example of ________.

Pharmacists who decline to dispense drugs that cause abortions are functioning at the ________ stage of moral development.

In which of the following approaches of going green does the organization exhibit the least environmental sensitivity?

At the principled level of moral development, an individual values the rights of others and upholds absolute values and rights regardless of the majority's opinion.

When a firm has a code of ethics in place, the role of managers in enforcing ethical behavior is minimized.

It is important that firms be concerned with both the ends and the means used to achieve them.

The greater the probability that some action will cause harm, the greater the intensity of the issue.

One way to evaluate a company's green actions is to use the ________ list of the most sustainable corporations in the world.

The most outspoken advocate of the classical view of organizational social responsibility is Alan Greenspan.