Exam 3: Integrative Managerial Issues

Which of the following best characterizes a transnational corporation?

Which problems are women LEAST likely to face in today's workplace?

One prominent argument against being socially responsible makes the claim that business managers are ________ to address social concerns.

Business Expansion Plan (Scenario) As a business expansion director, Shana's goal is to scout potential locations for her company's planned expansion to other countries. There are many options, some of which include maintaining the business's head office in the United States. Other options send company representatives to foreign operations when necessary, or establishing separate operation facilities abroad and hiring locals as managers. -If Shana's company decides to open a new operation in Germany that has local managers and is run locally but still exists under the umbrella of the home company, it would be considered a ________.

When a firm advertises that it only uses recycled paper products, it is ________.

Opposing Views of Social Responsibility (Scenario) The board of directors of the Four Forks Generating Corporation is meeting to consider the construction of a new electrical generation facility near the Four Forks River. Director Appleton prefers a coal-burning plant because it promises to be the most profitable alternative. Over the short term at least, a coal plant will be by far the least expensive facility to build and operate. Coal is cheap and the considerable pollution from the plant won't affect anything within hundreds of miles from the plant. Director Estrella wants a nuclear plant to be located 30 miles upriver from the biggest city in the area. Nuclear power is cleaner than coal. Completely safeguarding the community against accidents in the plant or the disposal of toxic waste could be very expensive. However, Estrella has discovered that the job can be done much more cheaply by cutting some corners-while still strictly following all laws-and creating some additional risk for the community. Director Jossleman supports the most expensive option of the three-she wants a wind farm to be built along the banks of the river on top of a ridge. The wind turbines produce absolutely no pollution and pose no threat to the community or the environment. They are expensive to build and to operate at the current time because they require elaborate back-up systems to function when the wind isn't blowing. -Director Estrella exhibits which of the following social responsibility views?

Software Entrepreneurial Venture (Scenario) Theodore and James have formed TJ Soft, an entrepreneurial venture to develop games and other kinds of software for consumers. Their company, which includes TJ Soft stores, is looking for opportunities in the future that include international operations. -A foreign company wants to be able to copy and manufacture TJ Soft programs and sell them in its stores.What would be an appropriate approach for them to use?

Which of the following would be most likely to be true of two random people of the same race?

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be viewed by a company as an advantage of stressing sustainability?

Which of the following is the best example of a company being socially responsive?

Societies with a high assertiveness rating would tend to be ________.

In a strategic alliance, companies join together to form a separate entity to produce a product.

How might a manager with a rights view of ethics view the prospect of forbidding an employee from making what he feels are "misguided" political statements on her non-company website?

Which of the following best identifies how well ethics can be learned?

Those arguing against being socially responsible might make the claim that costs for social goals are ultimately ________.

A factory that has adhered to all pollution control standards has ________.

People who doubt that there is a relationship between company performance and social involvement think that this could account for any positive performance effect seen in companies that practice social involvement.

A utilitarian view of ethics focuses on consequences and the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

The socioeconomic view is that management's social responsibility goes beyond making profits to include ________.

Which fact best addresses the question of whether or not women have achieved equality in today's business world?