Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT one of the arguments offered in favor of social responsibility?

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A)   Corporations are citizens.
B)   Corporations have ample resources.
C)   Corporations lack expertise.
D)   Corporations create problems and should help solve them.
E)   All of these choicesF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 2

John Kopchinski, a former Pfizer sales representative, earned more than $51.5 million as a result of his lawsuit against the world's biggest drug maker and the record penalty the company must pay the U.S. government for its massive marketing transgressions. He engaged in

Accepted Answer

A)   whistle-blowing.
B)   ethical compliance.
C)   leadership practices.
D)   corporate culture modification.
E)   ethical complianceF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Congressman Anthony Weiner resigned after sending naked pictures of himself to adult women who were not his wife. His actions were

Accepted Answer

A)   legal and ethical.
B)   justified.
C)   legal but unethical.
D)   illegal and unethical.
E)   illegal but ethical.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

____ is the extent to which an organization and its members follow basic moral and legal standards of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   Legal compliance
B)   Ethical compliance
C)   Evaluative compliance
D)   Philanthropic giving
E)   Rational complianceF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The firm using a(n)  ____ approach to social responsibility meets its obligations and is also willing to respond to appropriate societal requests.

Accepted Answer

A)   reactive
B)   obstructionist
C)   proactive
D)   accommodative
E)   defensiveF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires CIOs to personally vouch for the truthfulness and fairness of their firms' financial disclosures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Advertising for Abercrombie and Fitch uses overt sexuality to sell clothes. Ads for Abercrombie, the pre-teen sizes, are only moderately less sexual and products include swim wear with padding in the chest. Many people object to this advertising. This is an example of the relationship of the

Accepted Answer

A)   employee to the firm.
B)   firm to the employee.
C)   firm to the environment.
D)   firm to competitors.
E)   employee to the environment.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 8

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Question 9

All of the following issues stem from how employees treat the organization EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   conflicts of interest.
B)   wages and working conditions.
C)   secrecy and confidentiality.
D)   employee honesty.
E)   misappropriation of organizational resources.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

Siemens is primarily an engineering company. Employees in the U.S. volunteer to run Siemens Science Day in schools and hospitals to get children excited about science. The passion for science is part of the informal organization dimension

Accepted Answer

A)   leadership.
B)   culture.
C)   ethical compliance.
D)   whistle-blowing.
E)   social compliance.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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