Question 1

Royal Bank gives money to support performing arts presentations in schools. This is an example of which of the following behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate philanthropy 
B)  ethical responsibility 
C)  financial empowerment 
D)  economic responsibility 
A)  corporate philanthropy 
B)  ethical responsibility 
C)  financial empowerment 
D)  economic responsibility A

Question 2

Taking your company's trade secrets to a new place of employment constitutes which of the following ethical violations?

Accepted Answer

A)  hiding or divulging information 
B)  violating rules 
C)  taking unfair advantage 
D)  permitting organizational abuse 
A)  hiding or divulging information 
B)  violating rules 
C)  taking unfair advantage 
D)  permitting organizational abuse A

Question 3

Component lifestyles are important for businesses to consider for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  They indicate consumer income. 
B)  They are important in domestic markets. 
C)  They increase the complexity of consumer buying habits. 
D)  They are constantly changing. 
A)  They indicate consumer income. 
B)  They are important in domestic markets. 
C)  They increase the complexity of consumer buying habits. 
D)  They are constantly changing. C

Question 4

What is the first step in learning to make good ethical decisions?

Accepted Answer

learning t

Question 5

Canada's population is 35.5 million people. Almost 10 million of them, or 28 percent, belong to which generation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Generation Y 
B)  Generation X 
C)  GI Joe Generation 
D)  Generation Z 
A)  Generation Y 
B)  Generation X 
C)  GI Joe Generation 
D)  Generation Z

Question 6

Corporate philanthropy is the practice of charitable giving by corporations including contributing cash, donating equipment and products, and supporting volunteer efforts of company employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Individuals move from a self-centred viewpoint to consider the expectations of the society in which they live in which stage of ethical development?

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional 
B)  self-defined 
C)  preconventional 
D)  societal 
A)  conventional 
B)  self-defined 
C)  preconventional 
D)  societal

Question 8

There is a strong business case for practising business integrity and behaving in a socially responsible manner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The president of a company that manufactures plastic pipes for transporting crude oil considers how the company's decisions will affect the welfare of society. He is expressing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  macroeconomics 
B)  social responsibility 
C)  consumerism 
D)  business ethics 
A)  macroeconomics 
B)  social responsibility 
C)  consumerism 
D)  business ethics

Question 10

A company can be concerned about which of the following types of responsibilities after it has met its economic and legal responsibilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  societal 
B)  stakeholder 
C)  ethical 
D)  cultural 
A)  societal 
B)  stakeholder 
C)  ethical 
D)  cultural

Question 11

Component lifestyle is a term that is described by which of the following behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A)  choosing to consider work, family, and leisure as equally important 
B)  having a complex set of interests and choices 
C)  choosing to live near employment during the week, and in cottage country on weekends 
D)  having several careers that are varied in nature over several years 
A)  choosing to consider work, family, and leisure as equally important 
B)  having a complex set of interests and choices 
C)  choosing to live near employment during the week, and in cottage country on weekends 
D)  having several careers that are varied in nature over several years

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describes ethics training?

Accepted Answer

A)  The most effective ethics training begins with the development of a personal code of ethics. 
B)  Ethics training is formal training to develop awareness of inappropriate behaviour and to practise appropriate responses. 
C)  Ethics training is best done informally to allow employees to feel free to admit their mistakes. 
D)  One of the purposes of ethics training is to get employees to admit when and where they have acted unethically. 
A)  The most effective ethics training begins with the development of a personal code of ethics. 
B)  Ethics training is formal training to develop awareness of inappropriate behaviour and to practise appropriate responses. 
C)  Ethics training is best done informally to allow employees to feel free to admit their mistakes. 
D)  One of the purposes of ethics training is to get employees to admit when and where they have acted unethically.

Question 13

Generation Y is driving the educational software and technology markets. They were raised in an era of affluence. Which group preceded them and what did they experience?

Accepted Answer

Generation X preceded them. Ge

Question 14

Which of the following is considered a social factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  ideals 
B)  values 
C)  beliefs 
D)  standards 
A)  ideals 
B)  values 
C)  beliefs 
D)  standards

Question 15

Which of the following statements best describes ethical development?

Accepted Answer

A)  A child who decides not to play with her mother's jewellery because she is afraid she will be punished is in a state of ego-centred ethical development. 
B)  An individual with conventional ethics is self-centred. 
C)  An adult who refuses to visit his aunt in the hospital because the visit will cause him to miss Hockey Night in Canada on television is in the postconventional stage of ethical development. 
D)  An individual in the preconventional stage of ethical development would be more concerned about rewards and punishment than about what is right or wrong. 
A)  A child who decides not to play with her mother's jewellery because she is afraid she will be punished is in a state of ego-centred ethical development. 
B)  An individual with conventional ethics is self-centred. 
C)  An adult who refuses to visit his aunt in the hospital because the visit will cause him to miss Hockey Night in Canada on television is in the postconventional stage of ethical development. 
D)  An individual in the preconventional stage of ethical development would be more concerned about rewards and punishment than about what is right or wrong.

Question 16

The board of directors is responsible for the organization being managed in the best interest of the corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Half the residents of Toronto and Montreal may be members of visible minorities by 2017.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Because social factors such as attitudes, values, and lifestyles influence consumers' choices, it is difficult for business to predict what will appeal to a 34-year-old married woman, living in the suburbs, working in an urban downtown location, with 2 children who play soccer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why is the study of demography important?

Accepted Answer

because it

Question 20

Older consumers are best described by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have part-time employment to add to their incomes. 
B)  They are the most significant group with respect to their consumerism. 
C)  They enjoy spending freely in their retirement years. 
D)  They are reluctant to spend money unless they can make cash purchases. 
A)  They have part-time employment to add to their incomes. 
B)  They are the most significant group with respect to their consumerism. 
C)  They enjoy spending freely in their retirement years. 
D)  They are reluctant to spend money unless they can make cash purchases.

Royal Bank gives money to support performing arts presentations in schools. This is an example of which of the following behaviours?

Taking your company's trade secrets to a new place of employment constitutes which of the following ethical violations?

Component lifestyles are important for businesses to consider for which of the following reasons?

What is the first step in learning to make good ethical decisions?

Canada's population is 35.5 million people. Almost 10 million of them, or 28 percent, belong to which generation?

Corporate philanthropy is the practice of charitable giving by corporations including contributing cash, donating equipment and products, and supporting volunteer efforts of company employees.

Individuals move from a self-centred viewpoint to consider the expectations of the society in which they live in which stage of ethical development?

There is a strong business case for practising business integrity and behaving in a socially responsible manner.

The president of a company that manufactures plastic pipes for transporting crude oil considers how the company's decisions will affect the welfare of society. He is expressing which of the following?

A company can be concerned about which of the following types of responsibilities after it has met its economic and legal responsibilities?

Component lifestyle is a term that is described by which of the following behaviours?

Which of the following statements best describes ethics training?

Generation Y is driving the educational software and technology markets. They were raised in an era of affluence. Which group preceded them and what did they experience?

Which of the following is considered a social factor?

Which of the following statements best describes ethical development?

The board of directors is responsible for the organization being managed in the best interest of the corporation.

Half the residents of Toronto and Montreal may be members of visible minorities by 2017.

Because social factors such as attitudes, values, and lifestyles influence consumers' choices, it is difficult for business to predict what will appeal to a 34-year-old married woman, living in the suburbs, working in an urban downtown location, with 2 children who play soccer.

Why is the study of demography important?

Older consumers are best described by which of the following?

Political Environment

Economic Environment

Technological Environment

International Environment

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Understanding the Business

Forms of Business Ownership

Management and Leadership in Today’s Organizations

Designing Organizational Structures

Motivating Employees

Managing Human Resources and Labour Relations

Marketing

Creating Marketing Strategies

Achieving World-class Operations Management

Accounting for Financial Success

Understanding Money and the Canadian Financial System

Finance

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Exam 3: Social Environment

Royal Bank gives money to support performing arts presentations in schools. This is an example of which of the following behaviours?

Taking your company's trade secrets to a new place of employment constitutes which of the following ethical violations?

Component lifestyles are important for businesses to consider for which of the following reasons?

What is the first step in learning to make good ethical decisions?

Canada's population is 35.5 million people. Almost 10 million of them, or 28 percent, belong to which generation?

Corporate philanthropy is the practice of charitable giving by corporations including contributing cash, donating equipment and products, and supporting volunteer efforts of company employees.

Individuals move from a self-centred viewpoint to consider the expectations of the society in which they live in which stage of ethical development?

There is a strong business case for practising business integrity and behaving in a socially responsible manner.

The president of a company that manufactures plastic pipes for transporting crude oil considers how the company's decisions will affect the welfare of society. He is expressing which of the following?

A company can be concerned about which of the following types of responsibilities after it has met its economic and legal responsibilities?

Component lifestyle is a term that is described by which of the following behaviours?

Which of the following statements best describes ethics training?

Generation Y is driving the educational software and technology markets. They were raised in an era of affluence. Which group preceded them and what did they experience?

Which of the following is considered a social factor?

Which of the following statements best describes ethical development?

The board of directors is responsible for the organization being managed in the best interest of the corporation.

Half the residents of Toronto and Montreal may be members of visible minorities by 2017.

Because social factors such as attitudes, values, and lifestyles influence consumers' choices, it is difficult for business to predict what will appeal to a 34-year-old married woman, living in the suburbs, working in an urban downtown location, with 2 children who play soccer.

Why is the study of demography important?

Older consumers are best described by which of the following?

Political Environment

Economic Environment

Technological Environment

International Environment

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Understanding the Business

Forms of Business Ownership

Management and Leadership in Today’s Organizations

Designing Organizational Structures

Motivating Employees

Managing Human Resources and Labour Relations

Marketing

Creating Marketing Strategies

Achieving World-class Operations Management

Accounting for Financial Success

Understanding Money and the Canadian Financial System

Finance

Filters