Exam 4: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility: Doing Well by Doing Good

Rene's boss asks her to perform a social audit of the company following mass media's harsh criticism of the company's ethical standards. In this case, Rene will first:

Peter, the CEO of a multinational company, has a deep understanding of other people's needs and behaviors. He easily relates to another's situation, feelings, and motives-all qualities that strongly predict a high level of ethical leadership. Given this information, Peter most likely possesses _____.

CappaStreet is a company that produces gourmet coffee. The company's employees, the coffee bean growers who supply raw materials to the company, the people who purchase its coffee, and the people who live in the community where the company has its production unit are CappaStreet's:

Trexlex, a sports retailer, employs Olympic hopefuls in its stores through the Olympic Job Opportunities Program. It offers athletes full-time pay and benefits for a flexible 20-hour workweek to accommodate their training schedules. In the context of a business's responsibility toward the community, this act by Trexlex exemplifies _____.

Broche Technologies, a brand of electronic appliances, develops a new range of refrigerators that do not release chlorofluorocarbons. The company promotes these products as the most eco-friendly refrigerators in the market. In this scenario, Broche Technologies is engaging in _____.

FreshBean is an online grocery delivery service. Its employees and customers, the farmers from whom the company obtains its products, and the people who live in the community where the company operates are FreshBean's _____.

The nonprofit, nonpartisan Character Counts organization has worked with various group of educators and community leaders to establish a set of:

In the context of legal and ethical dimensions of business conducts, it is illegal but ethical to:

Walid, an IT professional, is known for his perseverance, his self-discipline, and taking accountability for his actions. In the context of universal ethical standards, Walid most likely possesses the core value of _____.

The Canadian government issues a legal notice to one of its coal manufacturing companies after the government learns that the heating equipment purchased by the company emits a higher level of gases than the level permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency. In this scenario, the coal manufacturing company is in violation of exceeding the level of its _____ emissions.

Adhering to a new act passed in 2002, the CEO of Pearsil & Pearsil, a real estate company, now personally certifies the validity of the company's financial statements. Given this information, the CEO most likely follows the_____.

One of the ways by which companies can show their responsibility toward the environment is by reducing their _____.