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If we consider the stakeholder typology, and the three attributes of power, group number eight on the outside is called:
A.A definitive stakeholder
B.A dangerous stakeholder
C.A demanding stakeholder
D.A nonstakeholder
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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.
Which of the three bottom lines encompassed by the Triple Bottom Line do you consider most important? Explain your answer.
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Which of the following needs that the American government has sought to meet has to do with the financing of government activities?
A. Control of economic cycles
B. Taxation
C. Correction of unfair tendencies and of market failures
D. Development of a welfare safety net
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A qui tam plaintiff can receive between 15 and 30 percent of the total recovery from the defendant, depending on how helpful the person was to the success of the case.
a. True
b. False
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Which of the following is the non-Marxist critique of American capitalism that involves the view that the government overtaxes the population to produce unnecessary war materiel?
A. The military-industrial complex
B. False needs and overproduction
C. Inequalities inherent in the system
D. Exploitation
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If we consider the stakeholder typology, and the three attributes of power, group number seven in the very center is called:
A.A definitive stakeholder
B.A dormant stakeholder
C.A dependent stakeholder
D.A discretionary stakeholder
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Discuss how social networking Web sites manage the uploading of inappropriate material.
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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.
Are the awards described in the textbook effective ways of promoting the idea of corporate social performance? Why or why not?
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Which of the following needs that the American government has sought to meet has to do with economic booms and busts and the effects of those on the unemployed?
A. Development of a welfare safety net
B. Provision of common goods
C. Control of economic cycles
D. Correction of unfair tendencies and of market failures
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Companies can use the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70, Service Organizations to ensure that company data is protected in an outsourcing arrangement.
a. True
b. False
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Which of the following non-Marxist moral critiques of American capitalism involves the notion that capitalism creates waste?
A. The military-industrial complex
B. False needs and overproduction
C. Inequalities inherent in the system
D. Exploitation
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A group of people who represents the interests of a nonhuman species (such as the natural environment) and does not have a direct stake in the firm is known as
A.primary social stakeholders.
B.secondary social stakeholders.
C.primary nonsocial stakeholders.
D.secondary nonsocial stakeholders.
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__________ is a social networking Web site for friends, family members, and coworkers looking to stay connected through the exchange of messages that are a maximum of 140 characters.
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Which of the following needs that the American government has sought to meet has to do with caring for those ignored by the free enterprise system?
A. Development of a welfare safety net
B. Provision of common goods
C. Control of economic cycles
D. Correction of unfair tendencies and of market failures
Q:
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.
The primary argument for corporate social responsibility states that for business to have a healthy climate in which to operate in the future, it must take current action to assure its long-term viability. Is this long-range self-interest argument valid? Does it encompass all that society wants from business?
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Which of the elements of Marxist theory has to do with the notion that capitalism divides people into antagonistic camps and sets one against another?
A. exploitation
B. prevents production
C. vested interests
D. alienation
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Define the term social network advertising and briefly discuss several social network advertising strategies.
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A nonhuman species (such as the spotted owl) that holds a direct stake in a firm is called a
A.primary social stakeholder.
B.secondary social stakeholder.
C.primary nonsocial stakeholder.
D.secondary nonsocial stakeholder.
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Most social networking Web sites have policies against uploading videos depicting__________ .
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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.
The Generous Corporation argues that corporations began their philanthropic activities primarily out of self-interest. By doing so, they are able to keep government from intervening in their business activities and imposing more regulations on them. Assuming that this argument is valid, and the firms' motives are primarily self interested, evaluate whether or not the motives are important. That is, are firms' philanthropic activities less valuable because they are motivated by self interest? Explain your answer.
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For advocates of the free enterprise system, it works as it should, it does which of the following?
A. Rewards all of those in society, regardless of their contributions.
B. Rewards only those who contribute to the economy, and only in proportion to their contribution.
C. Rewards only those who contribute to the economy, and singles out for punishment, those who don't.
D. Rewards members of society randomly.
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A group of people who is able to influence the firm, but does not hold a direct stake in is known as
A.primary social stakeholders.
B.secondary social stakeholders.
C.primary nonsocial stakeholders.
D.secondary nonsocial stakeholders.
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Outline some specific actions to take if you are a victim of cyberstalking.
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__________ provide a huge online world in which players take on the role of a character and control that character's action.
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Which of the following excusing conditions has to do with a clinical abnormality?
A. lack of control
B. absence of alternatives
C. external coercion
D. internal compulsions
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Which philosopher claims that each person, in pursuing his own good, indirectly and unknowingly also promotes the public interest?
A. John Stuart Mill
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. John Rawls
D. Adam Smith
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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.
Distinguish between the concepts of corporate social responsibility, corporate social responsiveness, corporate social performance, and corporate citizenship. How are these ideas different from each other? How are they similar?
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A group of people who holds a direct stake in the firm is known as
A.primary social stakeholders.
B.secondary social stakeholders.
C.primary nonsocial stakeholders.
D.secondary nonsocial stakeholders.
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Briefly discuss some of the things that avatars can do in an online virtual world.
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User accounts that violate a Web sites__________ can be terminated.
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If a bank robber puts a gun to a bank teller's head and tells him to hand over the money in the cash drawer, which of the following excusing conditions would limit the teller's moral responsibility?
A. lack of control
B. external coercion
C. the absence of alternatives
D. internal coercion
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Which of the following is not something that is championed by advocates of socialism?
A. free enterprise
B. equality
C. security
D. absence of exploitation
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Describe socially responsible investing.
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Briefly discuss the legality of an employer rejecting a job applicant based on the contents of the individual's social networking profile.
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__________ involves placing banner ads on a social networking Web site.
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If I fainted and in the process of fainting, knocked over a lamp, which started a fire, which sort of excusing condition would limit my moral responsibility for the fire?
A. lack of control
B. external coercion
C. the absence of alternatives
D. internal coercion
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Socialism is commonly, and erroneously, often confused with which of the following?
A. capitalism
B. communism
C. feudalism
D. None of these
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
One of the arguments that opponents of corporate social responsibility use is that business already has enough power, so society should not grant it more power by relying on it to alleviate social problems. Evaluate this argument.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Explain the concept of "multiple bottom lines." Why do advocates of this approach prefer it over the traditional method of measuring the firm's financial performance?
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Which of the following is the model of capitalism that is closest to the model employed in contemporary Japan?
A. Government only preserves the peace and adjudicates disputes among those engaged in business.
B. Government is the protector of capitalists at the expense of the other members of society.
C. Government should help business by imposing quotas, import taxes, and other means to make foreign interests less competitive.
D. Government and business cooperate for the sake of both business and society as a whole.
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Which of the following is an excusing condition that has to do having only one possible action that I can perform?
A. lack of control
B. external coercion
C. the absence of alternatives
D. internal coercion
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The__________ federal law makes it a crime to transmit any communication in interstate or foreign commerce containing a threat to injure another person.
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Social shopping Web sites earn money solely by sharing with retailers data about their members' likes and dislikes.
a. True
b. False
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
In Carroll's four-part definition of corporate social responsibility, he includes philanthropic responsibilities, yet he describes these as voluntary or discretionary. Explain this seeming contrast between a responsibility and a voluntary activity.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Discuss the criteria used to determine what firms receive the Business Ethics magazine awards. Which do you think is most important? Why?
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Which of the following is not meant by being "morally responsible" for an action?
A. I did not perform the action.
B. I performed the action.
C. I performed the action knowingly.
D. I performed the action willingly.
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Currently, there is a fairly narrow range of social networking Web sites catering to interests of Internet users represented online.
a. True
b. False
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__________ combine two highly popular online activities–shopping and social networking.
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Which of the models of capitalism comes closest to socialism?
A. Government only preserves the peace and adjudicates disputes among those engaged in business.
B. Government is the protector of capitalists at the expense of the other members of society.
C. Government should help business by imposing quotas, import taxes, and other means to make foreign interests less competitive.
D. Governments should take over and run those industries that private enterprises cannot handle successfully.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Explain why the emergence of large corporations in the late 19th century helped shift society's view away from the classical economic view.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Summarize the argument used to explain why the concept of corporate social responsiveness is an improvement over corporate social responsibility.
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__________ is a business-oriented social networking site used for professional networking; users create a network made up of people they know and trust in business.
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A number of universities are exploring the use of virtual online worlds to improve teaching, learning, and creative expression.
a. True
b. False
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For a virtue ethicist, which of the following would be why bribery would be considered wrong?
A. it is not universalizable
B. it is contrary to developing good character
C. it treats peoples as means to an end
D. it does not bring about the greatest good
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
In the 1890s, the Robber Barons began to use their personal wealth and the wealth accumulated by their corporations to enhance the social good. Their philanthropic activities were encouraged, in part, because public opinion was demanding that the government do something to limit their power. Is this type of activity still occurring in the United States? Why or why not?
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
Explain why Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) was formed.
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Which of the following would be the conclusion a virtue ethicist might make of one who reacts to strong temptation by habitually giving in to it?
A. The person has an excellent character.
B. The person has an immoral character.
C. The person has a strong character.
D. The person has a weak character.
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All actions by nations or companies involves, first and foremost, which of the following?
A. actions by individuals
B. actions by legislative bodies
C. actions by corporate entities
D. actions by nation states
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Averaged across all ages, U.S. males spend over 6 hours per month on social networking sites.
a. True
b. False
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Laws prohibiting the use of social networks by registered sex offenders violate the__________ of the sex offenders.
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Financial returns from socially conscious investment funds are
A.competitive with returns from other investments.
B.higher than returns from other investments.
C.slightly lower than returns from other investments.
D.much lower than returns from other investments.
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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer.
One of the arguments against corporate social responsibility is that by requiring more of U.S. corporations, they may be put at a disadvantage relative to foreign competitors. Evaluate this argument.
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Which of the following would be the conclusion a virtue ethicist might make of one who reacts to strong temptation by frequently giving in to it?
A. The person has an excellent character.
B. The person has an immoral character.
C. The person has a strong character.
D. The person has a weak character.
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Creating a Web site or social networking profile to humiliate or threaten an individual is a form of__________ .
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The Triple Bottom Line encompasses all of the following spheres of performance except
A.economic.
B.social.
C.environmental.
D.philanthropic.
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Which of the following is necessary for sound moral action, on a virtue view?
A. Moral luck
B. An attention paid to the means
C. Strong emotional commitments
D. Sound moral judgment
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MySpace purged__________ sex offenders from its site over a period of two years.a. 25,000b. 65,000c. 90,000d. 113,500
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Which of the following is the highest virtue, for Aristotle?
A. wisdom
B. courage
C. justice
D. generosity
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The narrow view of corporate citizenship focuses solely on
A.ecological issues.
B.employee relations.
C.corporate community relations.
D.stakeholder management.
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The Triple Bottom Line concept focuses on economic, social, and environmental performance, the key elements of
A.sustainability.
B.growth.
C.corporate social responsibility.
D.corporate social responsiveness.
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__________ built a virtual world model of its Salt Lake refinery for training new operators.a. British Petroleumb. Exxon Mobilc. Shelld. Chevron
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Which of the following describes a moral ideal?
A. A pleasure or happiness.
B. A disposition.
C. A goal toward which we can strive.
D. A talent or ability.
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__________ reduces the need for patients to travel for treatment and allows healthcare professionals to serve more patients in a broader geographic area.
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Sound judgment involves all except which of the following?
A. a well-developed moral sense
B. experience
C. moral luck
D. careful deliberation
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The view of corporate citizenship that embraces all that is implied in the concepts of social responsibility, responsiveness, and performance is the ____ view.
A.unlimited
B.broad
C.narrow
D.limited
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__________ is a social shopping Web site that implemented a reward system for members in which they are paid a commission each time another shopper acts on their recommendations to purchase a specific item.a. Buzzillionsb. ZEBOc. Kaboodled. Stuffpit
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The relationship between corporate social performance and financial performance is viewed from three different perspectives. The symbiotic view
A.states that financial performance determines social performance.
B.high social performance leads to improved financial performance.
C.states that there is an interactive relationship among social performance, financial performance, and corporate reputation.
D.is synonymous with the contingency view of Husted.
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Which of the following is a good definition of the virtues?
A. The virtues are characterized by the habit of going along with the majority.
B. The virtues are skills of discerning the rules and obeying them.
C. The virtues are characterized by emphasizing the ends over the means.
D. The virtues are skills of excellence in the art of living in society with others.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has stated that it is not acceptable for medical professionals to communicate with patients via__________ .
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Which of the following rights involves the punishment due a law-breaker or evildoer?
A. distributive justice
B. retributive justice
C. commutative justice
D. procedural justice