Exam 5: Socially Conscious Management

Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, WalMart sent semis loaded with items such as bottled water, diapers, and other daily necessities to the New Orleans area. We can say that WalMart exercised ________.

The most outspoken advocate of the classical view of social responsibility is economist and Nobel laureate ________.

________ is a document created by the United Nations outlining principles for doing business globally in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and anticorruption.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for U.S. firms to ________.

Outline the two individual characteristics that play a role in determining whether a person behaves ethically.

Employees who raise ethical concerns or issues to others inside or outside the organization are called social activists.

Under the concept of ________, the organization does what is required by the ________.

When a firm engages in social actions because of its obligation to meet certain economic and legal responsibilities, it is said to be socially responsive.

The legal approach to going green is also known as the dark green approach.

Identify and describe the three levels and six stages of moral development.

A cartoon showing black smoke from a smokestack and the caption "We're okay as long as the wind keeps blowing" illustrates which factor of issue intensity?

________ is the degree to which people believe they control their own fate.

Which of the following options is most likely to have the greatest impact in encouraging employees to behave ethically?

In which of the following stages of moral development do individuals value rights of others and uphold absolute values and rights regardless of the majority's opinion?

The idea that businesses should eliminate discrimination with respect to employment and occupation is a Global Compact principle in the area of ________.

Possession of resources is an argument in favor of social responsibility.

Studies have confirmed that businesses that engage in social involvement enjoy higher profits than those which do not.

When employees are evaluated only on outcomes, they may be pressured to do whatever is necessary to look good on the outcomes, and not be concerned with how they got those results.

Write a short essay on the structural variables that can influence employees' ethical behavior.

To encourage employees to report ethical concerns, managers must make sure the reporting employee knows the outcome of any investigation, including the punishment meted out to the perpetrator.