Question 1

Within the pyramid of global corporate social responsibility and performance, obeying local, state, federal, and relevant international laws is known as ________ responsibility.

Accepted Answer

Social responsibilities can be categorized as shown in Figure 5.3. Legal responsibilities are to obey local, state, federal, and relevant international laws.

Question 2

The attempt to provide an education that teaches students to leave a legacy that extends beyond the bottom line is called a(n) _________ education.

Accepted Answer

Robert Giacalone, ethics teacher at Temple University, believes that a 21^st-century education must help students think beyond self-interest and profitability. A real education, he says, teaches students to leave a legacy that extends beyond the bottom line: a transcendent education.

Question 3

McDonald's changed the packaging of its sandwiches to minimize waste. Additionally, it uses recycled paper to bag its products. McDonald's states that these actions make the earth a "nicer place to eat." Here McDonald's is participating in

Accepted Answer

Corporate social responsibility is the obligation toward society assumed by business. It consists broadly of policies and practices that reflect business responsibility for some of the wider societal good.

Question 4

Which of the following levels of corporate social responsibility of business includes meeting societal expectations that are not written as law?

Accepted Answer

Social responsibilities can be categorized as shown in Figure 5.3. Ethical responsibilities include meeting other societal expectations, not written as law.

Question 5

Recognizing the moral impacts of the decision alternatives includes considering which of the following?

Accepted Answer

To resolve ethical problems, you can use the process illustrated in Figure 5.1, beginning with understanding the various moral standards (universalism, relativism, etc.) and recognizing the impacts of your alternatives.

Question 6

Which of the following levels of the pyramid of global corporate social responsibility and performance represents a company's requirement to be profitable?

Accepted Answer

The economic responsibilities of business are to produce goods and services that society wants at prices that perpetuate the business and satisfy its obligations to investors.

Question 7

Corporate social responsibility is the

Accepted Answer

Corporate social responsibility is the obligation toward society assumed by business. It consists broadly of policies and practices that reflect business responsibility for some of the wider societal good.

Question 8

The order of the levels in the pyramid of global corporate social responsibility and performance is (from bottom to top)

Accepted Answer

Social responsibilities can be categorized as shown in Figure 5.3. The order of the levels is economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic.

Question 9

Telling others, inside or outside the organization, about wrongdoing is called

Accepted Answer

Courage is necessary when you decide that the only ethical course of action is whistleblowing, which is telling others, inside or outside the organization, about wrongdoing.

Question 10

Home Depot supports Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit that builds affordable housing for those struggling with poverty, housing, or homelessness. Donations to such an organization are an example of

Accepted Answer

Philanthropic responsibilities are additional behaviors and activities that society finds desirable and that the values of the business support. Examples include supporting community projects and making charitable contributions.

Question 11

As one of the goals of a transcendent education, speaking out against unethical actions is called

Accepted Answer

A transcendent education has five higher goals that balance self-interest with responsibility to others: empathy, generativity, mutuality, civil aspiration, and intolerance of ineffective humanity. Intolerance of ineffective humanity means speaking out against unethical actions.

Question 12

The _________ responsibilities of business are to produce goods and services that society wants at prices that perpetuate the business and satisfy its obligations to investors.

Accepted Answer

Social responsibilities can be categorized as shown in Figure 5.3. The economic responsibilities of business are to produce goods and services that society wants at prices that perpetuate the business and satisfy its obligations to investors.

Question 13

Which of the following business costs of ethical failures are considered Level 1 costs that, while less damaging, are likely to get the most attention from executives?

Accepted Answer

According to Figure 5.2, government fines and penalties are considered Level 1 costs of ethical failures.

Question 14

Which of the following is a goal of a transcendent education?

Accepted Answer

A transcendent education has five higher goals that balance self-interest with responsibility to others: empathy, generativity, mutuality, civil aspiration, and intolerance of ineffective humanity.

Question 15

Which of the five goals of a transcendent education involves viewing success not merely as personal gain, but as a common victory?

Accepted Answer

A transcendent education has five higher goals that balance self-interest with responsibility to others: empathy, generativity, mutuality, civil aspiration, and intolerance of ineffective humanity. Mutuality means viewing success not merely as personal gain, but as a common victory.

Question 16

Which level of the pyramid of global corporate social responsibility and performance represents a company's efforts to be a good global corporate citizen, such as supporting community programs?

Accepted Answer

Philanthropic responsibilities are behaviors and activities beyond legal and ethical ones that society finds desirable and that the values of the business support. Examples include supporting community projects and making charitable contributions.

Question 17

The process for ethical decision making begins with

Accepted Answer

To resolve ethical problems, you can use the process illustrated in Figure 5.1, beginning with understanding the various moral standards (universalism, relativism, etc.) and recognizing the impacts of your alternatives.

Question 18

Which of the following is a Level 2 cost of ethical failure?

Accepted Answer

According to Figure 5.2, legal and investigative costs are considered Level 2 costs of ethical failures.

Question 19

Behaving ethically requires not just moral awareness and moral judgment, but also the _________ to take actions consistent with your ethical decisions.

Accepted Answer

Behaving ethically requires not just moral awareness and moral judgment but also moral character, including the courage to take actions consistent with your ethical decisions.

Question 20

Pork producer Smithfield Foods took on which of the following responsibilities of business by discontinuing the practice of confining sows in gestation crates during pregnancy, conforming to external expectations though it was not legally required to do so?

Accepted Answer

Social responsibilities can be categorized as shown in Figure 5.3. Ethical responsibilities include meeting other societal expectations, not written as law.

Quiz 5: Ethics, Corporate Responsibility, and Sustainability

Within the pyramid of global corporate social responsibility and performance, obeying local, state, federal, and relevant international laws is known as ________ responsibility.

The attempt to provide an education that teaches students to leave a legacy that extends beyond the bottom line is called a(n) _________ education.

McDonald's changed the packaging of its sandwiches to minimize waste. Additionally, it uses recycled paper to bag its products. McDonald's states that these actions make the earth a "nicer place to eat." Here McDonald's is participating in

Which of the following levels of corporate social responsibility of business includes meeting societal expectations that are not written as law?

Recognizing the moral impacts of the decision alternatives includes considering which of the following?

Which of the following levels of the pyramid of global corporate social responsibility and performance represents a company's requirement to be profitable?

Corporate social responsibility is the

The order of the levels in the pyramid of global corporate social responsibility and performance is (from bottom to top)

Telling others, inside or outside the organization, about wrongdoing is called

Home Depot supports Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit that builds affordable housing for those struggling with poverty, housing, or homelessness. Donations to such an organization are an example of

As one of the goals of a transcendent education, speaking out against unethical actions is called

The _________ responsibilities of business are to produce goods and services that society wants at prices that perpetuate the business and satisfy its obligations to investors.

Which of the following business costs of ethical failures are considered Level 1 costs that, while less damaging, are likely to get the most attention from executives?

Which of the following is a goal of a transcendent education?

Which of the five goals of a transcendent education involves viewing success not merely as personal gain, but as a common victory?

Which level of the pyramid of global corporate social responsibility and performance represents a company's efforts to be a good global corporate citizen, such as supporting community programs?

The process for ethical decision making begins with

Which of the following is a Level 2 cost of ethical failure?

Behaving ethically requires not just moral awareness and moral judgment, but also the _________ to take actions consistent with your ethical decisions.

Pork producer Smithfield Foods took on which of the following responsibilities of business by discontinuing the practice of confining sows in gestation crates during pregnancy, conforming to external expectations though it was not legally required to do so?