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Q:
Porter and Kramer differentiate three social issue categories that may impact business operations, including all but which of the following categories:a) generic social issuesb) value chain social impactsc) reactive givingd) competitive context social dimensionse) none of the above
Q:
One approach to community giving, most likely to situate a company as a community leader and enhance employee satisfaction, is ______________, or setting aside some community giving resources for partnerships aligned with the company's mission.
a) reactive giving
b) outsource giving
c) strategic philanthropy
d) corporate citizenship
e) none of the above.
Q:
One approach to community giving, most likely to situate a company as a community leader and enhance employee satisfaction, is ______________, or supporting the United Way or other highly credible intermediary organizations that select and monitor donation recipients.
a) reactive giving
b) outsource giving
c) strategic philanthropy
d) corporate citizenship
e) none of the above.
Q:
An approach to community giving that integrates three aspects, most likely to situate a company as a community leader and enhance employee satisfaction, involves ______________, or giving resources to support local nonprofits and causes that are meaningful to employees and community members, in response to immediate needs.
a) reactive giving
b) outsource giving
c) strategic philanthropy
d) corporate citizenship
e) none of the above.
Q:
The approach known as ______________ involves using business principles to directly meet basic human needs.
a) corporate citizenship
b) corporate philanthropy
c) social entrepreneurship
d) social work
e) none of the above
Q:
A retention policy that can assist with confronting burnout among employees with high-stress jobs is leave policies, or ___________.a) volunteerismb) retreatsc) sabbaticalsd) charitye) none of the above
Q:
Invoking the three "C's" of engagement is helpful when corporations form long-term volunteer partnerships, including all but which of the following:
a) compatibility
b) commitment
c) communication
d) cash donations
e) none of the above
Q:
Systematic giving at an organization addresses all but which of the areas of nonprofit needs?
a) money
b) products or services
c) skills
d) job opportunities
e) none of the above
Q:
The idea of _____________ purports that the wealthy are obligated to exercise the virtue of generosity.
a) when in Rome, do as the Romans
b) corporate citizenship
c) noblesse oblige
d) do unto others as you"d have them do unto you
e) none of the above
Q:
_________ is the donation of time to assist a nonprofit organization or people in need.
a) Giving
b) Philanthropy
c) Volunteerism
d) Citizenship
e) none of the above
Q:
_________ is the donation of money or property to assist a nonprofit organization or people in need.
a) Giving
b) Philanthropy
c) Volunteerism
d) Citizenship
e) none of the above
Q:
Managers can pursue different strategies for stakeholder management, including ________, or waiting until problems arise, _________, or anticipating problems and implementing plans before the problems arise, or __________, engaging with key stakeholders and jointly determining action.
a) reactive, proactive, interactive
b) proactive, interactive, reactive
c) primary, secondary, tertiary
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Q:
_______________ refers to the immediacy of the issues being raised.
a) Power
b) Legitimacy
c) Urgency
d) Primary
e) none of the above
Q:
____________ refers to the stakeholder's standing in society or to the claim being made.
a) Power
b) Legitimacy
c) Urgency
d) Primary
e) none of the above
Q:
______________ refers to the ability of a stakeholder to impose its will on the business; it can be transitory.
a) Power
b) Legitimacy
c) Urgency
d) Primary
e) none of the above
Q:
Mitchel, Agle and Wood developed a typology of stakeholder characteristics that categorize stakeholders and issues based on three attributes: power, ____________, and urgency.
a) primary
b) legitimacy
c) interpenetration
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Q:
Which of the following individuals or groups is/are considered secondary stakeholders in an organization?
a) owners
b) employees
c) the environment
d) customers
e) none of the above
Q:
Which of the following individuals or groups is/are considered primary stakeholders in an organization?
a) community members
b) nonprofits
c) the media
d) suppliers
e) none of the above
Q:
_______________ are those who indirectly affect or are affected by the company's activities.
a) Primary stakeholders
b) Secondary stakeholders
c) Tertiary stakeholders
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Q:
_______________ are those who have an economic relationship with the organization.
a) Primary stakeholders
b) Secondary stakeholders
c) Tertiary stakeholders
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Q:
The Interpenetrating Systems Model area where all four subsystems overlap is typically one of __________ interest, reflecting that changes can come from any person or group in any subsystem.a) individualb) organizationalc) regulatoryd) judiciale) none of the above
Q:
Organizations are often held accountable by all but which of the following stakeholder groups:
a) activists
b) the media
c) NGOs
d) government agencies
e) none of the above
Q:
The model known as the _______________________ Model segments human activities into four major subsystems: government, business, nonprofits and personal-communal, each with its own purpose.a) Venn Diagramb) Circular systemsc) Interpenetrating Systemsd) Global Compacte) none of the above
Q:
Which of the following is not among a key feature of the Global Compact?
a) human rights
b) labor
c) environment
d) mandatory participation
e) anticorruption
Q:
The ______________________, developed in 1999, provides guiding principles for conducting business anywhere in the world.
a) United Nations Global Compact
b) LEED
c) Natural Step
d) utilitarian method
e) none of the above
Q:
Sweatshops are often defended on _____________ grounds, indicating that they do allow thousands of peasants to earn a local living wage.a) deontologicalb) utilitarianc) justd) virtue ethicse) none of the above
Q:
The double standard problem of international corporate citizenship refers to which of the following concepts?
a) one set of behaviors that meets high expectations in the U.S. and a different set that meets low expectations in underdeveloped and developing nations
b) the relativist imperative that organizations must operate according to the norms of the given society in which they are operating
c) the idea the corporate citizenship and legal compliance are doubly problematic for corporations around the world
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Q:
Which of the following conditions will render an organization ineligible for conclusion on the FTSE KLD 400 Social Index?a) significant organizational sizeb) employee participationc) significant holdings in alcohol and tobaccod) presence of social screense) none of the above
Q:
The market for __________________, or funds which screen companies for financial and social performance, is huge and growing.
a) socially responsible investment (SRI)
b) LEED certification
c) The Natural Step
d) corporate compliance (CC)
e) none of the above
Q:
The extent to which a business meets its economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities in the community, or communities, in which it operates by creating a higher standard of living and quality of life is called _______________.a) legal complianceb) corporate citizenshipc) green philanthropyd) community relationse) none of the above
Q:
On average, Americans work ____________ their European counterparts.
a) nine full weeks more than
b) nine full weeks less than
c) comparably equal to
d) considerably less than
e) none of the above
Q:
Aristotle professes that the path to individual and community happiness requires development of all but which of the following factors:
a) health
b) wealth
c) intellectual virtue
d) moral virtue
e) none of the above
Q:
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics concludes that ___________ "is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."
a) money
b) success
c) hard work
d) happiness
e) none of the above
Q:
The concept of ______________ refers to achieving the appropriate balance between time spent working and one's personal life.
a) philanthropy
b) work-life balance
c) telecommuting
d) flex time
e) none of the above
Q:
Outline the ten aspects of the organizational environmental change process, beginning with the importance of one environmental manager held accountable for initiatives.
Q:
Highlight at least ten of the "15 Simple Steps for Greening Your Lifestyle," a tool for individuals to implement in their own lifestyles.
Q:
Outline the key features of an Environmental Management System.
Q:
Discuss the competitive advantages to an organization for becoming eco-friendly.
Q:
Green buildings can signal organizational values, improve employee health, reduce energy costs and limit detrimental environmental impacts.
Q:
LEED certification ensures that a building exceeds all recommendations for seven levels of new construction and major renovations.
Q:
Organizations can purchase Cap and Trades which are equivalent to their carbon footprint as a way of reducing carbon waste on earth.
Q:
A useful early strategy in environmental action within an organization is to identify "low-hanging fruit" to encourage success in achieving goals, which will help employees gain confidence for implementing more complicated solutions.
Q:
ISO 14001 certification, a competitive advantage in a marketplace in which more organizations are using a green "screen" to choose suppliers, is a self-regulatory system and includes an Energy Management System (EMS) as its basic component.
Q:
Walmart has attempted to ensure that its supplier operations meet high environmental standards by implementing a Supplier Sustainability Index " a universal rating system for assessing sustainability records.
Q:
Because they operate outside of an organization's direct supervision, the actions of suppliers are not a focus of environmental management.
Q:
Environmental management is best implemented within one dedicated department or business unit that can devote time to becoming eco-friendly.
Q:
Becoming an eco-friendly organization requires leadership from the CEO or president and a values-based organizational culture that emphasizes focusing only on compliance with regulations.
Q:
Buying bottled water, if you plan to recycle, is as environmentally-friendly as using reusable water bottles made from materials such as stainless steel or aluminum.
Q:
Managers must "practice what they preach" and adopt eco-friendly behaviors in their own lifestyles if they would like to inspire subordinates to engage in eco-friendly activities at work.
Q:
Green business parks can be an effective tactic of reducing waste by encouraging occupants toward a cycle of waste from one organization serving as input for another.
Q:
Changes in organizational operations that truly improve environmental performance never entail expensive start-up costs.
Q:
The Obama administration's Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 included provisions supporting companies that are generating renewable energy sources, developing clean energy technologies, and creating jobs retrofitting homes to conserve energy.
Q:
More than 850 mayors representing 80 million citizens have signed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, committing them to strive to meet or beat the Kyoto Protocol targets in their own communities.
Q:
Strong national consensus can be found in the United States supporting Cap and Trade programs.
Q:
All organizations are in compliance with environmental laws in the United States
Q:
Strong scientific consensus supports that climate change is occurring, characterized by gradual warming of the Earth's temperature, among other changes.
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The U.S. consumes a greater percentage of bio-fuels including hydro, geothermal and solar energy, than all other industrialized nations in the world.
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The United States consumes more oil than all other industrialized nations in the world.
Q:
Companies can also contribute and enhance their commitment to environmental management by participating in ____________ efforts such as "One Percent for the Planet," which involves companies donating 1 percent of annual sales revenue to environmental groups.
a) green philanthropy
b) Cap and Trades
c) carbon calculators
d) carbon offsets
e) none of the above
Q:
Some organizations reduce the carbon waste on Earth by purchasing ______________ equivalent to their carbon footprint.
a) green philanthropy
b) Cap and Trades
c) carbon calculators
d) carbon offsets
e) none of the above
Q:
An international multi-stakeholder coalition providing general guidelines for sustainability reporting that allow for some environmental performance comparisons between organizations is known as the ______________.
a) Cap and Trade (CAT)
b) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
c) Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
d) The Natural Step (TNS)
e) none of the above
Q:
LEED certification involves four levels of assessment related to categories including sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, _____________, indoor environmental quality, innovation in design, and regional priority.
a) neutral packaging
b) recycling
c) materials and resources
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Q:
The United States Green Building Council's _____________________ rating system provides eco-friendly measurement standards for certifying building construction and remodeling.
a) Cap and Trade (CAT)
b) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
c) Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
d) The Natural Step (TNS)
e) none of the above
Q:
A concept employed by Walmart, among other organizations, involving recovering or recycling packaging materials at a rate equivalent to the amount of packaging used by products on the shelves is referred to as _____________, often measured by a "scorecard".a) Cap and Tradeb) carbon neutralc) packaging neutrald) LEED certifiede) none of the above
Q:
The European Union's Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive of 1994 mandates that all businesses operating within the EU are now responsible for:
a) directly recovering and recycling product packaging
b) creating no waste
c) eliminating product packaging
d) using recyclable materials
e) none of the above
Q:
A useful framework, used by communities and business around the world, emphasizing environmental analysis and action plan development is known as:
a) LEED certification
b) The Natural Step
c) Greening
d) Cap and Trade
e) none of the above
Q:
Identifying environmental risks in an organization involves exploring which of the following phases of the value chain?
a) suppliers
b) company operations
c) customers
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Q:
A key aspect of environmental management is managing ____________; failure to do so can significantly disrupt organizational operations, an example of which can be seen in the case of Sony's failure to examine its PlayStation cables for illegal cadmium.
a) science
b) risk
c) regulations
d) innovations
d) none of the above
Q:
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), an NGO, has worked with industries, technical experts and other stakeholders to develop a(n) ___________________ plan for achieving superior environmental performance.
a) Environmental Management System (EMS)
b) LEED certification (LEED)
c) Energy Star System (ESS)
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Q:
Hitchcock and Willard have developed a(n) ____________ that organizations can use for comparative evaluation purposes when deciding which product to purchase.
a) LEED checklist
b) Energy Start checklist
c) sustainable products checklist
d) Cap and Trade checklist
e) none of the above
Q:
Products can be certified as ___________ products, which ensures that they are energy efficient.
a) LEED-certified
b) Energy Star
c) Green
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Q:
Some organizations create a(n) ______________ that clearly articulates its relationship with the natural environment.
a) Code of Conduct
b) Code of Ethics
c) Environmental mission statement
d) LEED certification
e) none of the above
Q:
Which of the following is not included among the aspects of the environmental change process within organizations?
a) assign a manager to be accountable for environmental initiatives
b) obtain vocal and visible support from CEO, COO and other executives
c) involve employees, suppliers, customers, competitors, shareholders and community members
d) integrate sustainability into normal business functions
e) none of the above
Q:
Which of the following is not included in the list of "simple steps for greening your lifestyle"?
a) stopping receipt of unwanted catalogues
b) using warm water for washing clothes
c) repairing old or poorly fitting toilet flapper valves
d) using reusable bags made of cotton or nylon
e) none of the above
Q:
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Green Masters Program Checklist", which focuses onactions organizations can take to be more environmentally friendly, includes all but which of the following categories?
a) energy
b) climate change
c) water
d) waste
e) none of the above
Q:
A central theme of eco-friendliness, emphasizing the cyclical goals of environmentalism, is _______________.
a) waste equals food
b) haste makes waste
c) waste equals recycling
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Q:
Which company is now the nation's largest seller of organic products?a) Green Mountain Coffeeb) Seventh Generationc) Whole Foodsd) Walmarte) none of the above
Q:
The U.S. company long disparaged by community activists for poor environmental and social policies, now among the leading corporations to capitalize on the link between eco-friendliness and profits, is:
a) Green Mountain Coffee
b) Seventh Generation
c) Whole Foods
d) Walmart
e) none of the above
Q:
The _________________________ was created in 1999 as a way to track the financial performance of leading sustainability-driven companies.
a) Cap and Trade
b) S&P Index
c) Dow Jones Sustainability Index
d) New York Sustainable Stock Exchange
e) none of the above
Q:
Wisconsin's innovative __________, created in 2006, provides numerous benefits including regulatory flexibility, permit streamlining, and other incentives for businesses that implement an Environmental Management System.
a) Cap and Trade
b) Mayors Agreement
c) Green Tier program
d) Climate Exchange
e) none of the above