Question 1

Social auditing is very new.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Enterprise-level strategy and societal-level strategy are synonymous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The management function responsible for monitoring and managing the business environment is

Accepted Answer

A) corporate public affairs. 
B) corporate public relations. 
C) corporate social responsibility. 
D) corporate social responsiveness. 
A) corporate public affairs. 
B) corporate public relations. 
C) corporate social responsibility. 
D) corporate social responsiveness. A

Question 4

Utilize the knowledge you have gained to respond to the following essay questions.Your answers should state your position and use logical arguments and content from this and other chapters in the textbook to support it.
Assume that you manage the public affairs office for a large American financial investment firm.Your company has decided to pay incentive bonuses to individuals for the number and volume of investment exchanges made.Using the knowledge that you have gained so far in this class (i.e. ,from all chapters and discussions),develop a policy on incentive bonuses for the firm's public affairs office.

Accepted Answer

First of all,students should recognize t

Question 5

The overall management process that strives to identify corporate purpose and to position a firm relative to its market environment is

Accepted Answer

A) corporate public affairs 
B) collaborative / problem-solving strategy 
C) strategic management 
D) social performance report 
A) corporate public affairs 
B) collaborative / problem-solving strategy 
C) strategic management 
D) social performance report

Question 6

The public affairs function is an increasing component of the overall strategic management process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Review Johnson & Johnson's Credo,in which it lists its duties to its stakeholders.Do you notice anything unusual in the priorities given to those duties?

Accepted Answer

Johnson & Johnson's Credo is unusual bec

Question 8

Corporate public policy takes place primarily at the corporate level of strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
The textbook mentions that global public affairs must balance externally and internally focused activities.Describe some of the activities in which an global public affairs department would be interested.

Accepted Answer

The primary external activities involve

Question 10

To be most effective,a social audit should be isolated from other aspects of the strategic management process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The enterprise-level strategy may addresses the firm's

Accepted Answer

A) Obligations to stockholders. 
B) Role in society. 
C) Implications of cohesion. 
D) Competition strategy. 
A) Obligations to stockholders. 
B) Role in society. 
C) Implications of cohesion. 
D) Competition strategy.

Question 12

The overarching strategy level that asks what role the firm plays in society and what the firm stands for is the ____ level.

Accepted Answer

A) enterprise 
B) corporate 
C) business 
D) functional 
A) enterprise 
B) corporate 
C) business 
D) functional

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the steps in the strategic management process?

Accepted Answer

A) goal formulation 
B) strategy implementation 
C) problem identification 
D) environmental analysis 
A) goal formulation 
B) strategy implementation 
C) problem identification 
D) environmental analysis

Question 14

Social performance reporting should be isolated in assessing social performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the follow are used to describe social performance reports except

Accepted Answer

A) CSR reports 
B) Corporate citizenship reports 
C) Social audits 
D) Sustainability reports 
A) CSR reports 
B) Corporate citizenship reports 
C) Social audits 
D) Sustainability reports

Question 16

Management control includes all of the following steps except

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A) setting standards. 
B) revising budgets. 
C) comparing actual performance to standards. 
D) taking corrective action. 
A) setting standards. 
B) revising budgets. 
C) comparing actual performance to standards. 
D) taking corrective action.

Question 17

Three broad ways corporations intersect with society include each of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) generic social issues 
B) value chain social impacts 
C) strategic social integration 
D) social dimensions of competitive context 
A) generic social issues 
B) value chain social impacts 
C) strategic social integration 
D) social dimensions of competitive context

Question 18

A systematic attempt to identify,measure,monitor,and evaluate a firm's performance with respect to its social efforts,goals,and programs is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) Triple Bottom Line audit. 
B) environmental audit. 
C) social audit. 
D) social impact statement. 
A) Triple Bottom Line audit. 
B) environmental audit. 
C) social audit. 
D) social impact statement.

Question 19

____ level strategy attempts to integrate the firm's activities to accomplish its goals.

Accepted Answer

A) Enterprise 
B) Corporate 
C) Business 
D) Functional 
A) Enterprise 
B) Corporate 
C) Business 
D) Functional

Question 20

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
One view of the public affairs function is that it serves as a window.Explain why this analogy is used to describe public affairs.

Accepted Answer

Because the firm interacts with its exte

Social auditing is very new.

Enterprise-level strategy and societal-level strategy are synonymous.

The management function responsible for monitoring and managing the business environment is

The overall management process that strives to identify corporate purpose and to position a firm relative to its market environment is

The public affairs function is an increasing component of the overall strategic management process.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Review Johnson & Johnson's Credo,in which it lists its duties to its stakeholders.Do you notice anything unusual in the priorities given to those duties?

Corporate public policy takes place primarily at the corporate level of strategy.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. The textbook mentions that global public affairs must balance externally and internally focused activities.Describe some of the activities in which an global public affairs department would be interested.

To be most effective,a social audit should be isolated from other aspects of the strategic management process.

The enterprise-level strategy may addresses the firm's

The overarching strategy level that asks what role the firm plays in society and what the firm stands for is the ____ level.

Which of the following is not one of the steps in the strategic management process?

Social performance reporting should be isolated in assessing social performance.

All of the follow are used to describe social performance reports except

Management control includes all of the following steps except

Three broad ways corporations intersect with society include each of the following except:

A systematic attempt to identify,measure,monitor,and evaluate a firm's performance with respect to its social efforts,goals,and programs is a(n)

____ level strategy attempts to integrate the firm's activities to accomplish its goals.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. One view of the public affairs function is that it serves as a window.Explain why this analogy is used to describe public affairs.

The Business and Society Relationship

Corporate Citizenship: Social Responsibility, Responsiveness, and Performance

The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics

Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues

Issues Management and Crisis Management

Business Ethics Fundamentals

Personal and Organizational Ethics

Business Ethics and Technology

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena

Business,Government,and Regulation

Business Influence on Government and Public Policy

Consumer Stakeholders: Information Issues and Responses

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues

The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

Business and Community Stakeholders

Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues

Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, safety, and Health

Employment Discrimination and Affirmative Action

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Exam 5: Strategic Management and Corporate Public Affairs

Social auditing is very new.

Enterprise-level strategy and societal-level strategy are synonymous.

The management function responsible for monitoring and managing the business environment is

The overall management process that strives to identify corporate purpose and to position a firm relative to its market environment is

The public affairs function is an increasing component of the overall strategic management process.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Review Johnson & Johnson's Credo,in which it lists its duties to its stakeholders.Do you notice anything unusual in the priorities given to those duties?

Corporate public policy takes place primarily at the corporate level of strategy.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. The textbook mentions that global public affairs must balance externally and internally focused activities.Describe some of the activities in which an global public affairs department would be interested.

To be most effective,a social audit should be isolated from other aspects of the strategic management process.

The enterprise-level strategy may addresses the firm's

The overarching strategy level that asks what role the firm plays in society and what the firm stands for is the ____ level.

Which of the following is not one of the steps in the strategic management process?

Social performance reporting should be isolated in assessing social performance.

All of the follow are used to describe social performance reports except

Management control includes all of the following steps except

Three broad ways corporations intersect with society include each of the following except:

A systematic attempt to identify,measure,monitor,and evaluate a firm's performance with respect to its social efforts,goals,and programs is a(n)

____ level strategy attempts to integrate the firm's activities to accomplish its goals.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. One view of the public affairs function is that it serves as a window.Explain why this analogy is used to describe public affairs.

The Business and Society Relationship

Corporate Citizenship: Social Responsibility, Responsiveness, and Performance

The Stakeholder Approach to Business, Society, and Ethics

Corporate Governance: Foundational Issues

Issues Management and Crisis Management

Business Ethics Fundamentals

Personal and Organizational Ethics

Business Ethics and Technology

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena

Business,Government,and Regulation

Business Influence on Government and Public Policy

Consumer Stakeholders: Information Issues and Responses

Consumer Stakeholders: Product and Service Issues

The Natural Environment As Stakeholder

Business and Community Stakeholders

Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues

Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, safety, and Health

Employment Discrimination and Affirmative Action

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