Exam 5: Socially Conscious Management

Which of the following ISO standards is related to environmental management?

Which of the following approaches of going green reflects the highest degree of environmental sensitivity and is also a good illustration of the social responsibility of the organization?

In the activist approach to going green, an organization looks for ways to protect its sources of supply.

A U.S. business that provides on-site childcare facilities for employees as part of a negotiation with its union is ________.

What approach deals with an organization changing its interaction with the environment because of the preferences of its customers?

In the preconventional stage of moral development, individuals make a clear effort to define moral principles apart from the authority of the groups to which they belong or of society in general.

Managers may have difficulty in the future in getting employees to behave ethically because teenagers readily accept unethical behavior.

According to the ________ argument on social responsibility, businesses should be socially responsible because responsible actions are the right thing to do.

The aspect that differentiates social responsibility from other similar concepts is that it adds a(n) ________.

Under the classical view, aiding the few through philanthropy ________.

How can managers identify the ethically questionable applicants even before they become part of the workforce?

Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining are the Global Compact principles in the area of ________.

Appleton would like to build a coal-burning electric generating facility located in a remote area because the cost involved is moderate. Appleton is following which of the social responsibility views?

The Global Contract is a document created by the United Nations outlining principles for doing business globally in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and anticorruption.

Norman is a stickler for following the rules because he is sure he will be caught and punished if he doesn't. What is Norman's level of moral development?

One argument against businesses championing social responsibility issues is that businesses already have too much power.

List and discuss three arguments in favor of business social responsibility and five arguments against it.

The centerpiece of the ________ efforts is the Anti-Bribery Convention that was the first global instrument to combat corruption in cross-border business deals.

Despite reassurances from R&D's internal testing lab, Stephen believes the new material for climbing ropes should not be used in their manufacture until it has been certified by an independent lab. It would appear that Stephen has ________.

In which one of the stages of moral development do individuals stick to rules to avoid physical punishment and follow rules only when doing so is in their immediate interest?