Question 1

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

Generation X preceded them.Gen

Question 3

The Toronto District School Board has established an employee assistance program for its employees.This program helps employees deal with personal issues such daycare,elder care,substance abuse,financial difficulties,and the need for marital and personal counselling.The school board as an employer is practising which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  social responsibility 
B)  employee services 
C)  stakeholder satisfaction 
D)  macroeconomics 
A)  social responsibility 
B)  employee services 
C)  stakeholder satisfaction 
D)  macroeconomics

Question 4

Which of the following is a philosophy that focuses on the consequences of an action to determine if it is right or wrong? This philosophy expresses the idea that anything that negatively affects the majority of people in a situation is morally wrong.

Accepted Answer

A)  utilitarianism 
B)  social responsibility 
C)  preconventional morality 
D)  distributive justice 
A)  utilitarianism 
B)  social responsibility 
C)  preconventional morality 
D)  distributive justice

Question 5

Taking your firm'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

Question 6

The impact of working women has been overestimated as a factor in social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The first step in making a good and ethical business decision is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learn to recognize unethical business activities when they occur. 
B)  Develop a business code of ethics. 
C)  Hire an ethics consultant. 
D)  Develop a personal code of ethics. 
A)  Learn to recognize unethical business activities when they occur. 
B)  Develop a business code of ethics. 
C)  Hire an ethics consultant. 
D)  Develop a personal code of ethics.

Question 8

Baby boomers were born in the period from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s.This group is best characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are committed to the idea of building up their personal savings. 
B)  They created a strong ethic of volunteerism for themselves. 
C)  They value travel and independence more than the other groups. 
D)  They experienced post-war affluence that influenced the importance of material goods and improvement of social status. 
A)  They are committed to the idea of building up their personal savings. 
B)  They created a strong ethic of volunteerism for themselves. 
C)  They value travel and independence more than the other groups. 
D)  They experienced post-war affluence that influenced the importance of material goods and improvement of social status.

Question 9

Businesses engage in environmental protection activities to show their responsibility to their stakeholders in the general public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

learning t

Question 11

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.

Question 12

Name the group that is the largest mass market demographic in Canada.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name the group that is the largest...

Question 13

Which approach to ethics has been evident when it comes to cyberspace?

Accepted Answer

A)  concentrated 
B)  focused 
C)  laissez-faire 
D)  secret 
A)  concentrated 
B)  focused 
C)  laissez-faire 
D)  secret

Question 14

The demographic trend that created social change and had the greatest impact on business is that of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The demographic trend that created social change...

Question 15

Which of the following statements is most accurate in relation to global ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  A multinational corporation should involve stakeholders in the host country in decision making. 
B)  Canadian businesses must adhere to the ethics of the host country. 
C)  A multinational corporation should make only short-term commitments to the host country. 
D)  The global standards of the company should override local practices and customs. 
A)  A multinational corporation should involve stakeholders in the host country in decision making. 
B)  Canadian businesses must adhere to the ethics of the host country. 
C)  A multinational corporation should make only short-term commitments to the host country. 
D)  The global standards of the company should override local practices and customs.

Question 16

Which of the following is the concern of businesses for the welfare of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  social responsibility 
B)  consumer protection 
C)  the marketing concept 
D)  business ethics 
A)  social responsibility 
B)  consumer protection 
C)  the marketing concept 
D)  business ethics

Question 17

Older consumers,or the ____________________ consumer,are wealthier,healthier,and better educated than their own parents and grandparents were.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Older consumers,or the ____________________ consumer,are wealthier,healthier,and better...

Question 18

With ____________________,a business ties its philanthropy to its corporate mission or goals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of With ____________________,a business ties its philanthropy to...

Question 19

A ____________________ provides employees with the knowledge of what their company expects them to do,and how they must behave toward their coworkers,customers,and suppliers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ____________________ provides employees with the knowledge...

Question 20

What are the questions that a manager might ask him- or herself about the ethics of a decision,if he is using the three question test?

Accepted Answer

(1)Is it legal? (2)I

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

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

Which of the following is a philosophy that focuses on the consequences of an action to determine if it is right or wrong? This philosophy expresses the idea that anything that negatively affects the majority of people in a situation is morally wrong.

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

The impact of working women has been overestimated as a factor in social change.

The first step in making a good and ethical business decision is which of the following?

Baby boomers were born in the period from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s.This group is best characterized by which of the following?

Businesses engage in environmental protection activities to show their responsibility to their stakeholders in the general public.

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

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

Name the group that is the largest mass market demographic in Canada.

Which approach to ethics has been evident when it comes to cyberspace?

The demographic trend that created social change and had the greatest impact on business is that of ____________________.

Which of the following statements is most accurate in relation to global ethics?

Which of the following is the concern of businesses for the welfare of society?

Older consumers,or the ____________________ consumer,are wealthier,healthier,and better educated than their own parents and grandparents were.

With ____________________,a business ties its philanthropy to its corporate mission or goals.

A ____________________ provides employees with the knowledge of what their company expects them to do,and how they must behave toward their coworkers,customers,and suppliers.

What are the questions that a manager might ask him- or herself about the ethics of a decision,if he is using the three question test?

understanding Evolving Economic Systems and Competition

the Global Marketplace and Governments’ Roles

Using Technology to Manage Information and for Business Success

Forms of Business Ownership

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Management and Leadership in Today’s Organizations

Designing Organizational Structures

Motivating Employees

Managing Human Resources and Labour Relations

Achieving World-class Operations Management

Understanding the Customer

Creating Marketing Strategies

Using Financial Information and Accounting

Understanding Money, financial Institutions, and the Securities Markets

Managing the Firm’s Finances

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Exam 3: Social Trends, social Responsibility, and Making Ethical Decisions in Business

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

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

Which of the following is a philosophy that focuses on the consequences of an action to determine if it is right or wrong? This philosophy expresses the idea that anything that negatively affects the majority of people in a situation is morally wrong.

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

The impact of working women has been overestimated as a factor in social change.

The first step in making a good and ethical business decision is which of the following?

Baby boomers were born in the period from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s.This group is best characterized by which of the following?

Businesses engage in environmental protection activities to show their responsibility to their stakeholders in the general public.

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

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

Name the group that is the largest mass market demographic in Canada.

Which approach to ethics has been evident when it comes to cyberspace?

The demographic trend that created social change and had the greatest impact on business is that of ____________________.

Which of the following statements is most accurate in relation to global ethics?

Which of the following is the concern of businesses for the welfare of society?

Older consumers,or the ____________________ consumer,are wealthier,healthier,and better educated than their own parents and grandparents were.

With ____________________,a business ties its philanthropy to its corporate mission or goals.

A ____________________ provides employees with the knowledge of what their company expects them to do,and how they must behave toward their coworkers,customers,and suppliers.

What are the questions that a manager might ask him- or herself about the ethics of a decision,if he is using the three question test?

understanding Evolving Economic Systems and Competition

the Global Marketplace and Governments’ Roles

Using Technology to Manage Information and for Business Success

Forms of Business Ownership

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Management and Leadership in Today’s Organizations

Designing Organizational Structures

Motivating Employees

Managing Human Resources and Labour Relations

Achieving World-class Operations Management

Understanding the Customer

Creating Marketing Strategies

Using Financial Information and Accounting

Understanding Money, financial Institutions, and the Securities Markets

Managing the Firm’s Finances

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