Question 1

What tends to happen in countries where organizations are highly socially responsible?

Accepted Answer

Socially responsible organizations often contribute to economic development, which can lead to job creation and lower unemployment rates.

Question 2

Managers at Carpets and Flooring prevented employees from selling the company shares in their pension funds while the managers sold millions of dollars' worth of their own Carpets and Flooring stock. This illustrates the ________ approach to social responsibility.

Accepted Answer

This situation illustrates an obstructionist approach to social responsibility, where managers act unethically by prioritizing their own interests over those of their employees, preventing them from selling shares while they themselves sell off their stock.

Question 3

Utilizing the ________ approach to social responsibility, the local recycling company actively embraces behaving in socially responsible ways.

Accepted Answer

The proactive approach involves actively seeking to behave in socially responsible ways, which aligns with the local recycling company's actions.

Question 4

David is trying to provide a visible means of support to develop an ethical culture in his company. He can do so by creating

Accepted Answer

An ethics ombudsperson can provide guidance and support for ethical issues, helping to foster an ethical culture within the company.

Question 5

When tobacco companies sought to hide evidence that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, they were exhibiting a(n)________ approach to social responsibility.

Accepted Answer

The tobacco companies were using an obstructionist approach by actively trying to hide evidence and avoid responsibility for the harm caused by their products.

Question 6

What approach to social responsibility is characterized by the highest level of social responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Proactive approach to social responsibility is characterized by the highest level of social responsibility because it involves taking actions to improve social and environmental conditions, rather than simply reacting to them.

Question 7

________ can provide guidance when organization members are uncertain about whether an action is ethical.

Accepted Answer

The ethics ombudsperson is specifically designated to provide guidance on ethical issues within an organization.

Question 8

Which type of commitment to social responsibility is characterized by low levels of socially responsible behavior?

Accepted Answer

An obstructionist approach is characterized by low levels of socially responsible behavior, where a company may go to great lengths to avoid or resist ethical obligations.

Question 9

Seok's company tries to balance the interests of different stakeholders in relation to the claims of other stakeholders. Which approach to social responsibility is the organization implementing?

Accepted Answer

An accommodative approach to social responsibility involves balancing the interests of different stakeholders and being responsive to their needs and claims.

Question 10

A company that expects its managers to behave ethically to the degree that they stay within the law, but no more, is acting with a(n)________ approach to social responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A defensive approach to social responsibility involves doing only what is legally required and nothing more, which aligns with the company's expectation for managers to behave ethically within the law but not beyond it.

Question 11

A(n)________ is a manager responsible for communicating and teaching ethical standards to all employees and monitoring their conformity to those standards.

Accepted Answer

An ethics ombudsperson is responsible for communicating and teaching ethical standards to employees and monitoring their adherence to those standards.

Question 12

WorldCom gave managers stock options and bonuses even when the company performance was declining, and managers sold their stock in advance of other stockholders. This illustrates the ________ approach to social responsibility.

Accepted Answer

WorldCom's actions illustrate a defensive approach to social responsibility, as the company prioritized its own interests over the interests of other stakeholders.

Question 13

Managers at a well-known company sold their stock in advance of other stockholders because they knew that their company's performance was about to fall. This demonstrates the ________ approach to social responsibility.

Accepted Answer

Managers at a well-known company sold their stock in advance of other stockholders because they knew that their company's performance was about to fall. This demonstrates the defensive approach to social responsibility, as the managers were trying to protect their own interests at the expense of other stakeholders.

Question 14

The ________ has organizationwide authority. Hence, organization members in any department can communicate instances of unethical behavior by their managers or coworkers without fear of retribution.

Accepted Answer

An ethics ombudsperson is responsible for overseeing ethical practices within an organization and has the authority to address unethical behavior across all departments, ensuring employees can report issues without fear of retribution.

Question 15

The ________ approach to social responsibility is most likely to be taken by a typical large U.S. company.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ approach to social responsibility is...

Question 16

Managers are being socially responsible and showing support for their stakeholders when they

Accepted Answer

The answer of Managers are being socially responsible and showing...

Question 17

Your company sends out an annual questionnaire to learn about the needs of employees and community members and uses organizational resources to promote their interests. This company is using the ________ approach to social responsibility.

Accepted Answer

The proactive approach to social responsibility involves actively seeking to understand and address the needs and interests of stakeholders, including employees and community members, often going beyond what is legally required.

Question 18

The managers of Lehman Brothers, whose bankruptcy helped propel the 2008-2009 financial crisis, used loopholes in U.K. law to hide billions of dollars of worthless assets in its balance sheet to disguise its poor financial condition. This example illustrates the ________ approach to social responsibility.

Accepted Answer

The obstructionist approach to social responsibility involves doing as little as possible to solve social or environmental problems and may involve attempts to hide or cover up violations. Lehman Brothers' actions to disguise its financial condition align with this approach.

Question 19

Companies that use the ________ approach to social responsibility are often at the forefront of campaigns for causes such as a pollution-free environment; recycling and conservation of resources; the minimization or elimination of the use of animals in drug and cosmetics testing; and the reduction of crime, illiteracy, and poverty.

Accepted Answer

The proactive approach involves actively seeking to make a positive impact on society and the environment, often leading campaigns for social and environmental causes.

Question 20

According to the ________ approach to social responsibility, companies and their managers behave legally and ethically and try to balance the interests of different stakeholders as the need arises.

Accepted Answer

The accommodative approach to social responsibility involves companies acting legally and ethically while balancing the interests of various stakeholders as needed.

Quiz 4: Ethics and Social Responsibility