Deck 7: Social and Ethical Environment of Business

Question 1

A recent study of top managers found that finding and retaining qualified workers was more important than finance, technology, product innovation, or international business.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The GDP of a country must grow faster than its population in order to improve its living standards.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The 1945-1965 high birth rate period is referred to as the baby bust period.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An unemployed 16-year-old student is considered part of the labor force.

Question 5

Ethical conduct requires doing more than the law requires.

Question 6

The invisible barrier to job advancement is known as the iron curtain syndrome.

Question 7

In measuring comparable worth, the same pay scale should be used when comparing distinctly different jobs that require similar levels of training and responsibility.

Question 8

American consumers spend more money on restaurant meals than on grocery purchases.

Question 9

When employees learn a variety of jobs and regularly switch jobs with others, productivity drops.

Question 10

A physically unfit employee is absent more than a fit employee but tends to be more productive.

Question 11

It is unlawful for employers to provide unpaid leave to employees to take care of their sick parents.

Question 12

Incidences of sexual harassment at the workplace have declined sharply over the past decade.

Question 13

A business changing from coal to natural gas violates environmental goals but meets conservation goals.

Question 14

Chemical products used to destroy insects and plant life have especially safeguarded waterways and land areas.

Question 15

The EPA was created to help control and reduce noise pollution, among other things.

Question 16

With regard to ethical behavior, notions of what is right or wrong remain constant over time.

Question 17

Because values are similar among nations, ethical problems are not likely to arise for firms involved in international business.

Question 18

Social responsibility refers to the duty of a business to contribute to the well-being of society.

Question 19

A business that trains gang members in job-related skills is being socially responsible.

Question 20

Employees who observe their managers acting unethically will often lose respect for both the manager and the business itself.

Question 21

As the standard of living increases, the birth rate usually

A) drops
B) grows
C) levels off
D) soars

Question 22

According to this ethical framework, ethical actions are those that provide the greatest balance of good over evil.

A) libertarianism
B) justice principle
C) utilitarianism
D) virtue principle

Question 23

In the last half of the twentieth century, the labor participation rate for women has

A) increased
B) decreased a little
C) decreased a lot
D) stayed about the same

Question 24

The baby bust period created a(n)

A) excess of young workers
B) huge increase in retirees
C) sharp rise in unemployment
D) shortage of young workers

Question 25

Much of the U.S.population growth is due to

A) the baby boom
B) a high birth rate
C) immigration
D) emigration

Question 26

Most new American jobs have been created in

A) agriculture
B) construction
C) service industries
D) manufacturing

Question 27

In recent years, poverty among elderly people has been

A) increasing slowly
B) decreasing
C) remaining about the same
D) increasing at an alarming rate

Question 28

All of the following are factors in determining comparable worth except

A) requiring special skills
B) requiring certain physical ability
C) specifying a male or female for the position
D) specifying a particular educational background

Question 29

Which of the following statements is usually true about work teams?

A) As quality of work increases, morale decreases.
B) As quality of work decreases, morale increases.
C) As quality of work increases, morale also increases.
D) As quality of work decreases, morale also decreases.

Question 30

One of the trends among American families has been a(n)

A) falling birth rate
B) falling divorce rate
C) decline in single mothers
D) increase in stay-at-home mothers

Question 31

Which of the following statements about the treatment of employees is not true?

A) Employees want more variety in their work.
B) Employees want to participate in decisions affecting their work lives.
C) Employees want to participate in wellness programs.
D) Employees want less on-the-job responsibility.

Question 32

Which statement is incorrect about flexible scheduling?

A) It allows employees to start work earlier than other employees.
B) It discourages employees from adjusting schedules to meet family needs.
C) It allows employees to start work later than other employees.
D) It helps employees avoid rush hour traffic.

Question 33

Which of the following statements is incorrect in relation to managing the environment?

A) Society is focusing on preserving natural resources.
B) Society is focusing on conserving renewable resources.
C) Society is focusing on recycling discarded materials into new products.
D) Society is focusing on reducing the growth of waste.

Question 34

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

A) coal
B) natural gas
C) sunshine
D) iron ore

Question 35

Which statement is true about pollution?

A) Smog is not a form of pollution generated from motor vehicles.
B) Pollution creates breathing problems.
C) Pollutants do not kill fish or other marine life.
D) Pollution dangers have become less and less apparent throughout the decade.

Question 36

Which of the following states in not considered part of the Sun Belt?

A) Alabama
B) Florida
C) South Carolina
D) Oregon

Question 37

Ethics are

A) laws that can be enforced
B) rules for top management
C) normal behavior
D) standards of moral conduct

Question 38

The Audubon Society and the National Organization for Women are examples of

A) nongovernmental organizations
B) federal agencies
C) for-profit businesses
D) state agencies

Question 39

An example of ethical behavior is

A) using company resources for personal use
B) accepting secret business gifts
C) keeping company information confidential
D) invading employee privacy

Question 40

Match each item with the correct statement below.

-A formal, published collection of values and rules that reflect the firm's philosophy and goals.

A)code of ethics
B)comparable worth
C)Ethics
D)Frost Belt
E)Generation X
F)Generation Y
G)NGO
H)recycling
I)Rust Belt
J)social responsibility
K)stakeholders
L)sustainability
M)telecommute
N)values

Question 41

Match each item with the correct statement below.

-Independent groups which influence businesses through lobbying, publicity, and pressure tactics to alter their activities.

A)code of ethics
B)comparable worth
C)Ethics
D)Frost Belt
E)Generation X
F)Generation Y
G)NGO
H)recycling
I)Rust Belt
J)social responsibility
K)stakeholders
L)sustainability
M)telecommute
N)values

Question 42

Match each item with the correct statement below.

-Paying workers equally for jobs with similar but not identical job requirements.

A)code of ethics
B)comparable worth
C)Ethics
D)Frost Belt
E)Generation X
F)Generation Y
G)NGO
H)recycling
I)Rust Belt
J)social responsibility
K)stakeholders
L)sustainability
M)telecommute
N)values

Question 43

Match each item with the correct statement below.

-People born between 1981 and 1997, toward the end of the millennium; also called millennials.

A)code of ethics
B)comparable worth
C)Ethics
D)Frost Belt
E)Generation X
F)Generation Y
G)NGO
H)recycling
I)Rust Belt
J)social responsibility
K)stakeholders
L)sustainability
M)telecommute
N)values

Question 44

Match each item with the correct statement below.

-Reusing products or product packaging.

A)code of ethics
B)comparable worth
C)Ethics
D)Frost Belt
E)Generation X
F)Generation Y
G)NGO
H)recycling
I)Rust Belt
J)social responsibility
K)stakeholders
L)sustainability
M)telecommute
N)values

Question 45

Match each item with the correct statement below.

-Staying in contact with the employer electronically while working from home or on the road.

A)code of ethics
B)comparable worth
C)Ethics
D)Frost Belt
E)Generation X
F)Generation Y
G)NGO
H)recycling
I)Rust Belt
J)social responsibility
K)stakeholders
L)sustainability
M)telecommute
N)values

Question 46

Match each item with the correct statement below.

-The colder states in the north and northeast of the United States.

A)code of ethics
B)comparable worth
C)Ethics
D)Frost Belt
E)Generation X
F)Generation Y
G)NGO
H)recycling
I)Rust Belt
J)social responsibility
K)stakeholders
L)sustainability
M)telecommute
N)values

Question 47

Match each item with the correct statement below.

-The duty of a business to contribute to the well-being of society.

A)code of ethics
B)comparable worth
C)Ethics
D)Frost Belt
E)Generation X
F)Generation Y
G)NGO
H)recycling
I)Rust Belt
J)social responsibility
K)stakeholders
L)sustainability
M)telecommute
N)values

Question 48

Match each item with the correct statement below.

-The owners, customers, suppliers, employees, creditors, government, general public, and other groups who are affected by a firm's action.

A)code of ethics
B)comparable worth
C)Ethics
D)Frost Belt
E)Generation X
F)Generation Y
G)NGO
H)recycling
I)Rust Belt
J)social responsibility
K)stakeholders
L)sustainability
M)telecommute
N)values

Question 49

Match each item with the correct statement below.

-Underlying beliefs and attitudes.

A)code of ethics
B)comparable worth
C)Ethics
D)Frost Belt
E)Generation X
F)Generation Y
G)NGO
H)recycling
I)Rust Belt
J)social responsibility
K)stakeholders
L)sustainability
M)telecommute
N)values