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

In 1996,the Atlanta Olympic Committee designed and built a tall structure shaped like the Olympic Torch,for visitors to climb to get a view of the city.The design was not wheelchair accessible,as the required changes to the design would alter the structure's appearance significantly.The decision was that no one would be allowed to climb to the top.This decision can be associated with which philosophy?

Which of the following best reflects the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Component lifestyles refers to buying goods and services at different stages of life.

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

Generation X refers to the demographic that began entering the work force during an affluent period in the Canadian economic cycle.

In evaluating an ethical problem,managers can use which of the following tests to determine the most ethical response?

Walmart ran a series of advertisements in trade journals with the headline " We're Looking for Quality Products That Are Guaranteed Not to Last," meaning products that can be reused or recycled.This concern for the environment is one way that Walmart demonstrates which of the following?

Over the next decades,Canada will shift away from a society reflecting a dominant Western culture toward a society influenced by multiculturalism.

Many weight-loss programs advertise that they can help individuals lose a great deal of weight without any changes in the individual's lifestyle.Typically when a person who has lost the weight leaves the program,he or she regains the weight.This phenomenon is almost as unhealthy for the body as the excess weight.Businesses operating these kinds of weight-loss programs are engaged in which type of behaviour?

The philosophy of ____________________ can be used to explain the idea that "people should act in a way that ensures good outcomes for the majority of people in a society."

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.

Which of the following represents the buying pattern of those with a simple lifestyle?

Why is the study of demography important?

Computer firms that link their product donations to schools with their corporate goals are practising which of the following?

Business people interested in selling more in the Canadian market have found no profit in diversifying product offerings to meet so many individualized tastes among the "baby boomers."

One of the indications of ethical business behaviour is which of the following?

During which stage of ethical development would an individual most likely be described as "egocentric" or concerned only with himself?

Utilitarianism is best explained by which of the following?

Component lifestyles have evolved because consumers can choose from a growing number of goods and services,and most have the money to exercise more options.

Demographics can be used to try to predict or forecast buying patterns among a population.