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Question
The instrumental argument says stakeholder management is:
A. A more realistic description of how companies really work.
B. More effective as a corporate strategy.
C. Simply the right thing to do.
D. Determined by the amount of stock owned in the firm.
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Companies have been permitted to contribute to political action committees since:
A. The early 1950s.
B. The mid-1970s.
C. The mid-1980s.
D. Never, they are prohibited by U.S. law.
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A. Political affiliation and expenses.
B. Earnings.
C. Expenses.
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B. Seek to continue the firms economic survival or growth.
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A. Extended daylight savings time 11 weeks.
B. Shortened daylight savings time 5 weeks.
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Two or more participants joining together to act in concert in the political process is called:
A. A political coalition.
B. An ad hoc coalition.
C. Cooperation.
D. Regulation.
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A. A pluralistic system invites many participants.
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A. The adoption of regulation in another country to promote trade.
B. Necessary since all regulation has a time limit.
C. The increase or expansion of government regulation.
D. The shifting of regulation to the state level from the national level.
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A. Slightly higher than total economic regulation costs.
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A. Encourage competitive pricing.
B. Facilitate consumers getting extended credit when making purchases.
C. Provide consumers with better information when making purchases.
D. Protect consumers against possible hazards from products purchased.
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A. Consumers Union.
B. Consumer Federation of America.
C. National Consumer League.
D. Public Citizen.
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A prime social responsibility of business is to safeguard consumers:
A. While continuing to supply them with goods and services they want.
B. While maintaining high profit margins.
C. By supplying consumers with products at the lowest possible cost.
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A. Spy.
B. Virus.
C. Cookie.
D. Firewall.
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The main responsibility of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is to:
A. Set a uniform national speed limit.
B. Set airline safety standards.
C. Set motor vehicle safety standards.
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A. An auditor using nonpublic information about the company to invest in its stock.
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A. Selling stock of companies that did business in South Africa when it had a policy of racial discrimination.
B. Divesting from Chinese companies that made products using forced labor.
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D. Not investing in Burmese companies that had been accused of human rights abuses.
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A. Pay is set by the compensation committees of the board, largely comprised of other CEOs who have an interest in pushing compensation up.
B. Qualified individuals are scarce, because most current CEOs were born during the baby bust years of the Great Depression.
C. High executive compensation in other nations puts upward pressure on the salaries of U.S. executives.
D. Most executives are paid based on their performance, and rising compensation reflects the excellent performance of their firms.
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A. A primary source of acid rain is coal-fired utilities.
B. Acid rain occurs when carbon dioxide combines with water vapor in the atmosphere.
C. Acid rain is worse in some regions of the United States than others.
D. Acid rain degrades buildings.
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A. 2015.
B. 2035.
C. 2050,
D. Never.
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B. Technological innovation.
C. Sustainable development.
D. Consumption footprint.