corporate social responsibility

1.Which of the following is the responsiveness strategy where the

corporation denies any responsibility for social issues?

2.Which of the following category would a shareholder be classified as?

4.Which of the following stakeholder has the expectation to take part in the decision making process?

7.Which of the following stakeholders’ needs or expectations are correctly described?

(1) The community at large will not want their lives to be negatively impacted by

business decisions.

(2) Employees will want to take an active part in the decision making process.

(3) Shareholders’ will want dividends and capital growth and the continuation of the

business.

8.Which of the following matters within the social aspects of the G4 guidelines is correct

with regard to the sub category of human rights?

(1) Training and education.

(2) Marketing communications.

(3) Equal remuneration.

9.The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an international independent organisation that helps businesses, governments and other organisations understand and communicate the impact of business on critical sustainability issues such as climate change, human rights, corruption and many others. GRI has produced The G4 Sustainability Reporting

Guidelines. Which of the following is not considered to be an environmental aspect of the guidelines?

10.Milton Friedman argues that “the business of business is business, its primary purpose is to try and earn a profit”. Which of the following statements supports this argument?

11.Carroll suggested various strategies that could be employed by a company to respond to social pressure. Which of the following correctly lists these strategies?

(1) Accommodation, communication and commitment.

(2) Reaction, defence, accommodation and pro-action.

(3) Targeted growth, capital strategy, and efficiency.

12.Which of the following definitions of Corporate Social Responsibility produced by the

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is the correct one?

13. Which of the following are matters that are generally regarded as relating to Enlightened Self Interest?

(1) Corporations perceived as ethically sound are rewarded with extra customers.

(2) Employees are more attracted to work for, and are more committed to, socially responsible companies.

(3) Positive contribution to society may be a long term investment in a safer, better educated and more equitable community creating a more stable context in which to do business.

1.A stakeholder is a group or individual, who has an interest in what the organisation does,or an expectation of the organisation. There are three categories; internal, connected and external. Which of the following is an example of an external category of

stakeholder?

3.Company has been colluding with a competitor to fix the price of its goods. According to Carroll’s model of CSR, this shows a lack of:

5.Which of the following is not an example of Carroll’s economic model of CSR?

6. Which THREE of the following are included within Carroll’s four-part model of corporate social responsibility?

H operates a successful bakery. He has recently started recycling all waste generated by his store in response to government legislation. At the request of a local charity, he has also started donating any leftover food at the end of each day to a shelter for the homeless.

According to Carroll, which ONE of the following philosophies best describes H’s actions?

.Which THREE of the following are common arguments FOR organizations adopting a strong approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR)?

A Increased profitability due to short term cost reductions

9.Which TWO of the following statements regarding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), ethics and sustainability are correct?

Corporations perceived as ethically sound …………………………………………………………………….

Fairtrade is associated with the respect of

Which ethical position has been criticized as a source of “ethical imperialism”?

An organization that takes the lead in addressing emerging social issues is being __________ , showing the most progressive corporate social responsibility strategy.

Under the __________ view of ethical behavior, a business owner would be considered ethical if she reduced a plant’s workforce by 10% in order to cut costs to keep the business from failing and thus save jobs for the other 90%.

The main forms of social responsibility include:

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