Week 1 Quiz

• Question 1 Which statement is not correct about the business-society interdependence?

• Question 2 The instrumental argument says stakeholder management is:

• Question 3 What kind of power might a local community use to influence a company's decisions?

• Question 4

Which of the following is not considered to be a nonmarket stakeholder?

• Question 5

Which argument says that stakeholder management realistically depicts how companies really work?

• Question 6

Customers can exercise economic stakeholder power by:

• Question 7

All of the following are external stakeholders of the firm except:

• Question 8

Corporations that run their operations according to the stakeholder theory of the firm create value by:

• Question 9

Stakeholders have been able to form international coalitions more successfully through use of:

• Question 10

Departments, or offices, within an organization that reach across the dividing line that separates the company from groups and people in society are:

Week 2 Quiz

• Question 1

BSR (formerly Business for Social Responsibility) helps its 300 member companies:

• Question 2

Reason(s) for adopting an enlightened self-interest approach is (are):

• Question 3

Modern corporations should be socially responsible because they:

• Question 4

Global social audit standards concentrate on:

• Question 5

Stakeholder partnerships, high-tech communication networks, and sustainability audits are examples of:

• Question 6

The costs of corporate social responsibility may ultimately be passed on to the:

• Question 7

Managers responding to the needs of the local education system as a normal or routine aspect of its operations is an example of an organization in the:

• Question 8

Some companies have created a department of corporate citizenship to:

• Question 9

When a company puts its commitment to social and environmental responsibility into practice worldwide, not only locally or regionally it is called:

• Question 10

The iron law of responsibility says that:

Week 3 Quiz

Question 1

Cross-cultural contradictions arise due to:

Question 2

Which of the following examples best illustrate an ethics issue based on cross-cultural contradictions?

Question 3

According to an annual Gallup poll, which occupation was consistently ranked the highest for honesty and ethics?

Question 4

Which statement characterizes the moral reasoning typically found in a child?

Question 5

People everywhere depend on ethical systems to tell them whether their actions are:

Question 6

All of the following values are present in most ethical decisions except:

Question 7

A just or fair ethical decision occurs when:

Question 8

As an additional employee benefit to promote spirituality, companies have begun to provide employees with the services of:

Question 9

A recent study found that, compared to the 1980s, managers today place what importance on moral values, such as honesty and forgiveness?

Question 10

Under the U.S. Corporate Sentencing Guidelines, if a firm has developed a strong ethics program, corporate executives found guilty of criminal activity may have their sentence:

Week 4 Quiz

Question 1

Around the world, government:

Question 2

Which of these cost-savings measures saved U.S. regulatory agencies nearly $2 billion since 2011?

Question 3

When a government orders companies not to conduct business in another country because of a war, human rights violations, or lack of a legitimate government; these orders are called:

Question 4

Managers' understanding of government regulations is:

Question 5

The Mullahs in Iran is an example of the power of government derived from:

Question 6

Which of the following represents a structural remedy for an antitrust violation?

Question 7

When the market fails to adjust for the full costs of a firm's behavior, this is called:

Question 8

European Union regulators accused Uber of engaging in:

Question 9

Government's role is to create and enforce laws that:

Question 10

Deregulation is often:

Week 5 Quiz

• Question 1

The commitments of the Convention on Biological Diversity include:

• Question 2

Which pattern of consumption is recommended to reduce humanity's global footprint?

• Question 3

A thin layer of gas that protects the earth from excessive ultraviolet radiation from the sun is:

• Question 4

Scientists believe that if the Montreal Protocol is honored the ozone layer will recover by:

• Question 5

Which of these factors has accelerated the current ecological crisis?

• Question 6

A shared resource, such as land, air, or water, that a group of people uses collectively is a(n):

Selected Answer:

• Question 7

Reasons for the destruction of rain forests include:

• Question 8

The Sustainability Consortium organized to advance life-cycle analysis for thousands of products includes all of the following companies except:

• Question 9

Which of the following statements is not true about arable land?

• Question 10 The most successful global businesses in coming years will be those companies that:

Week 6 Quiz

• Question 1

We are currently in which phase in the development of technology?

• Question 2

Which of the following is not a potential source of personal private data?

• Question 3

The idea that every distribution channel must work together to deliver a unified and consistent customer experience is called:

• Question 4

The self-reinforcing feature of technology means that:

• Question 5

In the nomadic-agrarian phase of technology in society, people:

• Question 6

The place where information is stored, ideas are described, and communication takes place in and through an electronic network of linked systems is called:

• Question 7

Which of the following is not true about the service phase of technology?

• Question 8

The practice of using fake business emails in order to trick users into divulging personal data, such as usernames and passwords, is called:

• Question 9

In 2015, 2 billion people worldwide used social networking sites:

• Question 10

This term refers to the practical applications of science and knowledge to commercial and organizational activities.

Week 7 Quiz

Question 1

Which website received a favorable review because they limited the ability of hackers to take advantage of one another?

Question 2

Which of these statements is (are) true about the group known as Anonymous?

Question 3

Downloading illegal files, spreading computer viruses, and stealing from online bank accounts is collectively referred to as:

Question 4

Increased cyber activity by which country prompted NATO officials to brand them as “patriotic hackers”?

Question 5

Which of these actions have Western nations taken to fight cybercrime?

Question 6

Software piracy is a major problem in which part of the world?

Question 7

This international gathering brought together leaders from the United States and dozens of European countries to address the global nature of cyberattacks:

Question 8

Over time the role of the CIO:

Question 9 Cybersecurity experts recommend including which essential elements for an incident-response plan for cyberattacks?

Question 10 MIT researchers determined that 90 percent of shopper's credit-card transactions could be used to:

Week 8 Quiz

Question 1

Online shoppers always run the risk that:

Question 2

The act that requires lenders to inform borrowers of the annual rate of interest to be charged, plus related fees and services charges is called:

Question 3

When businesses adopt voluntary policies for protecting the privacy of individuals' information disclosed during electronic transactions, this is an example of:

Question 4

An identifying marker placed on a user's computer hard drive during visits in order to identify the user during each subsequent visit and to build profiles of their behavior over time is called a:

Question 5

Advertising that is targeted to particular customers, based on their observed online behavior, is called:

Question 6

The law requiring that toys and infant products be tested before sale is called the:

Question 7

Which of these is not a current consumer law that protects individual privacy?

Question 8

Which of the following statements is not true about the organization Consumer Reports?

Question 9

Consumers owe more money on their home loans (mortgages) than on any other kind of household debt. After mortgages, what makes up the largest portion of household debt?

Question 10

In the United States, which of the following agencies enforces the laws prohibiting deceptive advertising?

Week 9 Quiz

Question 1

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), passed in 1993:

Question 2

Which of the following is not true about occupational segregation?

Question 3

Which of these statements is true regarding women in the United States workforce?

Question 4

According to a Forbes study, what percentage of executives agreed that diversity encourages innovation?

Question 5

Why does a diverse and inclusive workforce benefit a firm supporting a global market?

Question 6

Which of the following actions can a company take to effectively manage diversity and inclusion?

Question 7

How do effective diversity and inclusion programs typically impact a firm's reputation?

Question 8

Which ethnic group, as defined by the U.S. Census, represents the fastest-growing segment of the labor force?

Question 9

Among minority-owned firms in the mid-2010s, the most numerous were those owned by:

Question 10

Racial harassment is illegal under:

Week 10 Quiz

Question 1

Which organization(s) have taken the lead in revitalizing neighborhoods?

Question 2

Factor conditions are strategic contributions focusing on:

Question 3

American Express established a consulting program that sent expert teams of employees into nonprofits to solve organizational problems. This can be considered an example of:

Question 4

Minority enterprises often do business in locations with:

Question 5

Which of the following gives the most in-kind contributions?

Question 6

Another term for corporate giving is corporate:

Question 7

Which of these statements is (are) true regarding minority, women and disabled veteran-owned firms?

Question 8

According to a Harvard Business Review study, which of the following is not an area in which corporate contributions are most likely to enhance a company's competitiveness?

Question 9

Which type of business community consists of people who work near the company?

Question 10

How do companies encourage their employees to volunteer their time?

COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

Question 1

The fiduciary duty of managers benefits a firm's:

Question 2

Stakeholder engagement is, at its core, a:

Question 3

Over time, the nature of business's relationship with its stakeholders often:

Question 4

Positive reputation can be valued as an intangible corporate:

Question 5

The purpose of the World Trade Organization is to:

Question 6

A conception of right and wrong is:

Question 7

Which ethical criterion is described by the idea that a company should strive for efficiency?

Question 8

Patterns of government taxing and spending that are intended to stimulate or support the economy are:

Question 9

A company that builds stakeholder coalitions to influence government is using which strategy?

Question 10

The idea that companies have a continuing responsibility for the environmental impact of their products or services, even after they are sold is called: