Question 1

Public affairs management focuses on the formalization and institutionalization of corporate public policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Describe some of the types of evidence that a firm displays enterprise-level strategic thinking.

Accepted Answer

The term enterprise-level strategic thin

Question 3

The impetus of social performance reports has come from

Accepted Answer

A) Societal and public interest groups expectations 
B) Financial investment advisors 
C) Marketing firms 
D) Domestic companies 
A) Societal and public interest groups expectations 
B) Financial investment advisors 
C) Marketing firms 
D) Domestic companies

Question 4

Which of the following terms does not have the same basic meaning?

Accepted Answer

A) corporate public policy 
B) corporate social policy 
C) corporate social performance 
D) corporate citizenship 
A) corporate public policy 
B) corporate social policy 
C) corporate social performance 
D) corporate citizenship

Question 5

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.
Explain Porter and Kramer's perspective that interdependence between business and society takes two forms.

Accepted Answer

Porter and Kramer argued that the interd

Question 6

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.
Compare the public affairs office of today with its predecessor from twenty years ago.

Accepted Answer

Today's PA office is much more active an

Question 7

The deeply ingrained principles that guide all of a company's actions and decisions are the firm's

Accepted Answer

A) vision statements. 
B) guiding lights. 
C) core values. 
D) mission statements. 
A) vision statements. 
B) guiding lights. 
C) core values. 
D) mission statements.

Question 8

Because public affairs management often appears nebulous and inconclusive,PA managers must make dealing with these issues easier for managers in other departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Public relations deals with government

Accepted Answer

A) as one of many publics. 
B) as its exclusive focus. 
C) primarily through lobbying efforts. 
D) primarily through campaign contributions. 
A) as one of many publics. 
B) as its exclusive focus. 
C) primarily through lobbying efforts. 
D) primarily through campaign contributions.

Question 10

Social performance reports help companies

Accepted Answer

A) By disrupting their communications systems 
B) Managing their finances 
C) Isolating their performance 
D) With their competitive positions 
A) By disrupting their communications systems 
B) Managing their finances 
C) Isolating their performance 
D) With their competitive positions

Question 11

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Why would a firm elect to perform a social audit,when it is not required? What benefits can accrue from a social audit?

Accepted Answer

If a firm utilizes a stakeholder view of

Question 12

As environmental uncertainty increases,firms tend to increase their buffering and bridging activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The results of business exposure,top management philosophy,external affairs,and external affairs design affect which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) corporate social performance 
B) corporate awareness of business opportunities 
C) brand awareness 
D) government regulation 
A) corporate social performance 
B) corporate awareness of business opportunities 
C) brand awareness 
D) government regulation

Question 14

Some management scholars believe that the successful firms of the future will be those that can meet stakeholders' social expectations and investment advisors' financial expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following activities is a major function in corporate public affairs?

Accepted Answer

A) government relations 
B) issues management 
C) public relations 
D) consumer affairs 
A) government relations 
B) issues management 
C) public relations 
D) consumer affairs

Question 16

Public affairs evolved from public relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is not a competency needed for global public affairs?

Accepted Answer

A) intercultural competence 
B) language skills 
C) knowing the impact of societal factors on public affairs 
D) governmental foreign policy 
A) intercultural competence 
B) language skills 
C) knowing the impact of societal factors on public affairs 
D) governmental foreign policy

Question 18

There is a growing consensus that ethics should be a central component of strategic management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The concept of enterprise-level strategy is the idea that best links

Accepted Answer

A) ethics to performance. 
B) strategy to performance. 
C) public policy to performance. 
D) ethics to strategy. 
A) ethics to performance. 
B) strategy to performance. 
C) public policy to performance. 
D) ethics to strategy.

Question 20

Which of the following did not contribute to the development of the public affairs function?

Accepted Answer

A) community relations 
B) lobbying 
C) public relations 
D) marketing 
A) community relations 
B) lobbying 
C) public relations 
D) marketing

Public affairs management focuses on the formalization and institutionalization of corporate public policy.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Describe some of the types of evidence that a firm displays enterprise-level strategic thinking.

The impetus of social performance reports has come from

Which of the following terms does not have the same basic meaning?

The deeply ingrained principles that guide all of a company's actions and decisions are the firm's

Because public affairs management often appears nebulous and inconclusive,PA managers must make dealing with these issues easier for managers in other departments.

Public relations deals with government

Social performance reports help companies

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Why would a firm elect to perform a social audit,when it is not required? What benefits can accrue from a social audit?

As environmental uncertainty increases,firms tend to increase their buffering and bridging activities.

The results of business exposure,top management philosophy,external affairs,and external affairs design affect which of the following?

Some management scholars believe that the successful firms of the future will be those that can meet stakeholders' social expectations and investment advisors' financial expectations.

Which of the following activities is a major function in corporate public affairs?

Public affairs evolved from public relations.

Which of the following is not a competency needed for global public affairs?

There is a growing consensus that ethics should be a central component of strategic management.

The concept of enterprise-level strategy is the idea that best links

Which of the following did not contribute to the development of the public affairs function?

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

Public affairs management focuses on the formalization and institutionalization of corporate public policy.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Describe some of the types of evidence that a firm displays enterprise-level strategic thinking.

The impetus of social performance reports has come from

Which of the following terms does not have the same basic meaning?

The deeply ingrained principles that guide all of a company's actions and decisions are the firm's

Because public affairs management often appears nebulous and inconclusive,PA managers must make dealing with these issues easier for managers in other departments.

Public relations deals with government

Social performance reports help companies

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Why would a firm elect to perform a social audit,when it is not required? What benefits can accrue from a social audit?

As environmental uncertainty increases,firms tend to increase their buffering and bridging activities.

The results of business exposure,top management philosophy,external affairs,and external affairs design affect which of the following?

Some management scholars believe that the successful firms of the future will be those that can meet stakeholders' social expectations and investment advisors' financial expectations.

Which of the following activities is a major function in corporate public affairs?

Public affairs evolved from public relations.

Which of the following is not a competency needed for global public affairs?

There is a growing consensus that ethics should be a central component of strategic management.

The concept of enterprise-level strategy is the idea that best links

Which of the following did not contribute to the development of the public affairs function?

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

Filters