Exam 16: Business and Community Stakeholders

Some observers worry that in times of crisis,corporate philanthropy becomes a zero sum game in that contributions that go to alleviate the crisis then do not go to causes that need them.

Cause-related marketing is one of the clearest examples of corporate philanthropy.

It is usually easy to assess the true motives behind businesses' giving.

The categories of recipients to whom corporations give remain stable over time.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Discuss how Transparency International fulfills its mission to deter and disclose corporate corruption around the world.

Guidelines for developing a community involvement strategy include all of the following steps except

In practice,it is relatively simple to determine the motives behind business giving.

For employee ownership of a business to work,

A company may create a positive impact in the community by giving time and talents of its managers.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Delineate the arguments for and against the practice of cause-related marketing.

Many companies are willing to give employees time to engage in and support community projects.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Describe UPS's success in volunteer programs.

Community involvement focuses on the contribution of

The most important issue in corporate community involvement is

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. Pick a company that you are interested in (maybe you or your parent work there,or it is a company that you would like to work for).Research its giving history.What did you find out? Is it clear how the program fits with the firm's business activities?

Which of the following is a reason that corporate giving has slowed?

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. One justification for corporate involvement in the community is that business has a moral responsibility to build a relationship with the community and to be sensitive to its impact on the world around it.Discuss this justification using the Seven Standards of Excellence in Corporate Community Involvement.

Responsibility is considered a standard of excellence in corporate community involvement.

Provide a short answer to each of these questions.Be sure to fully explain your answer. Describe how a company can provide support to "survivors" of a layoff.

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)requires firms employing 100 or more workers to notify workers of a large layoff or shutdown at least ____ in advance.