Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (BECSR) | Set 1
1. Which of these are key principles of the code of ethics?
Correct : D. A and C
2. If you face an ethical dilemma, what should your first step be in resolving the issue?
Correct : C. Check your facts
3. In which of these areas might you face pressures?
Correct : D. all of the above
4. Which of these are safeguards for upholding high ethical standards?
Correct : D. b and c
5. How does CIMA support its members and students?
Correct : D. a and c
6. Which principles of ‘adequate procedures’ should be in place to prevent bribery according to the recent UK Bribery Act?
Correct : D. a and b
7. The most influential theory of corporate responsibility of the past century is:
Correct : B. The classical model.
8. The ethical roots of the classical model of corporate social responsibility are found in which statement:
Correct : B. The free market theory which holds that managers are ethically obliged to take as much money as possible for their stockholders because to do otherwise would undermine the very foundations of our free society.
9. Which of the following reasons might a free market economic theorist use to justify the hostile takeover of a company?
Correct : D. All of the above.
10. Which of the following statements does not represent a market failure, i.e., a situation in which the pursuit of profit will not result in a net increase in consumer satisfaction?
Correct : C. Situations in which externalities have been internalized result in an equilibrium in the exchange price between true costs and benefits.
11. Which statement does not support the claim that an unconditioned ethical directive such as the one the classical model of corporate social responsibility demands of business management is inappropriate for utilitarian theory?
Correct : D. A more precise formulation of a utilitarian- based principle would be to maximize profit whenever doing so produces the greatest good for the greatest number, with the proviso that managers must consider the impact a decision will have in many ways other than merely financial.
12. According to the private property defense of the classical model of corporate social responsibility, managers who use corporate funds for projects that are not directly devoted to maximizing profits are stealing from their owners. Which statement supports this view?
Correct : C. Investors buy their stocks with the hope of maximizing return on their investment.
13. Which statement is true of Bowie's Kantian approach to business ethics?
Correct : C. While it is ethically good for managers to prevent harm or do some good, their duty to stockholders overrides these concerns.
14. Select the reasons, historically speaking, why the modern corporation was established
as a legal entity:
Correct : D. All of the above.
15. Which statement does not challenge the notion of a hypothetical social contract between society and corporations?
Correct : B. Micro-social contracts can be developed within particular local communities that establish the specific ethical rights and responsibilities within that community as long as they fit within the general limitations of the hypernorms governing any and all social contracts.
16. Which statement represents a challenge to Evan's and Freedman's defense of the stockholder theory against the classical model of corporate social responsibility?
Correct : C. Stakeholder theory cannot ANSWER the question as to how, exactly, a manager should go about balancing the diverse and competing claims of all parties.
17. Which statement correctly reflects the free market view of business social responsibility?
Correct : C. In the process of providing goods and services to customer who need and want them and maximizing profits for its shareowners, a business fulfills its social responsibility
18. Which of the following statements is decisive in determining whether or not to study business ethics?
Correct : C. Ethical concerns are as unavoidable in business as are concerns of marketing, accounting, finance, and human resources. Formal study of business ethics helps address these concerns so that decisions of right and wrong may be made deliberately. and conscientiously
19. Which statement correctly describes the relationship between philosophical ethics and ethos?
Correct : B. Philosophical ethics distinguishes what people do value from what they should value.
20. Which statement does not reflect the idea of ethical relativism:
Correct : C. Determining what is ethically right or wrong is a process of arguing from an appeal to values and principles that justify and legitimize an opinion.
21. Which of the following intellectual disciplines provides absolute proof of its conclusions?
Correct : D. None of the above.
22. Which statement is a correct view of psychological egoism?
Correct : C. If psychological egoism is true, we should abandon ethics.
23. Identify the statement that is consistent with utilitarian ethical theory:
Correct : A. Adhering to a set of principles may well forbid an act that would otherwise provide overall net good consequences.
24. Which statements are legitimate challenges to utilitarian ethical theory?
Correct : A. The end may justify the means.
25. Which of the following reasons accounts for utilitarianism's dominance among policy makers and administrators?
Correct : D. All of the above.
26. Which of the following statements best describes ethics?
Correct : D. Each of the above covers part of the definition.
27. Which one of the following is not a feature of moral standard?
Correct : D. All the above
28. The main purpose of business ethics is to understand
Correct : D. All of the above
29. Ethical universalism is defined as
Correct : D. what is right is synonymous with what is legal
30. The primary stakeholders are:
Correct : C. Shareholders.
31. The goal of corporate governance and business ethics education is to:
Correct : C. Create more ethics standards by which corporate professionals must operate.
32. An organization’s appropriate tone at the top promoting ethical conduct is an example of:
Correct : C. Ethical behavior.
33. An independent director is one who:
Correct : C. Does not have any other relationships with the company other than his or her directorship.
34. The corporate governance structure of a company reflects the individual companies’:
Correct : D. All of the above.
35. Business ethics deals primarily with
Correct : C. moral obligation.
36. Ethics are important because
Correct : D. all of the choices.
37. Benefits derived from social responsibility include;
Correct : D. both A & C
38. Unethical behavior is often triggered by
Correct : C. both a & b
39. Building a sustainable environment includes
Correct : C. both a & b
40. Which of the following statements is true
Correct : D. Only ‘A’ & ‘B’ are right
41. Stress management is about learning
Correct : B. How to develop skills that would enhance our body’s adjustment when we are subjected to the pressures of life
42. Which of the following statements is true about stress management
Correct : D. Only ‘A’ & ‘B’ are right
43. Which of the following are the basic sources of stress
Correct : D. All of the above
44. Examples of environmental stressors are
Correct : D. all of the above
45. Examples of social stressors are
Correct : D. All of the above
46. Examples of physiological stressors are
Correct : D. ‘A’ , ‘B’, & ‘C’ are true
47. The following are the characteristics of Positive Stress
Correct : D. All of the above
48. The following are the characteristics of Negative Stress
Correct : D. All of the above
49. Which of the following statements is true
Correct : D. Negative stress is perceived within our coping abilities
50. The following are the examples of negative stressors
Correct : D. All of the above
51. The following are the examples of positive stressors
Correct : D. All of the above
52. Which of the following statements is true
Correct : C. Both ‘A’ & ‘B’ are true
53. Which of the following are the physical symptoms of anxiety
Correct : D. All of the above
54. What are the behavioral reactions to anxiety
Correct : C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ are true
55. Anxiety can cause the following moods
Correct : D. All of the above
56. What thoughts come to the mind when you’re under negative stress
Correct : B. You think that you cannot cope with the situation
57. The symptoms of stress can be divided in to the following categories
Correct : D. All of the above
58. Which of the following statements is true
Correct : B. Moodiness is an emotional symptom of stress
59. The following are true about the behavioral symptoms of stress
Correct : D. All of the above
60. Aches, shallow breathing and sweating, frequent colds are
Correct : A. Physical symptoms of stress
61. The following are true about the effects of stress
Correct : D. All of the above
62. What are the questions you need to ask yourself while you are assessing yourself for stress
Correct : D. All of the above
63. Who was the first to describe the “fight or flight response”
Correct : A. Walter B. Cannon
64. Which of the following are true in relation to Relaxation Response
Correct : D. All of the above
65. If you believe in making decisions for the good of most people, you can be described as following which school of thought?
Correct : A. Utilitarianism
66. Malcolm Baldrige national quality award is for (MBNQA)
Correct : A. Total Quality Management
67. Total Quality Management (TQM) focuses on
Correct : C. Both (a) and (b)
68. TQM & ISO both focuses on
Correct : A. Customer
69. Karma yoga is
Correct : A. concentrate fully and completely on each duty.
70. Jnana yoga
Correct : B. the way of knowledge through scriptures.
71. The total number of Vedas is _______.
Correct : D. Four
72. Philosophy is originally a _______ word.
Correct : C. Greek
73. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as _________.
Correct : A. Mantras
74. Which one of the following is not recommended as a method for a company to protect itself againstsexual harassment charges?
Correct : B. Retaliate swiftly against employees who bring forth charges of harassment.
75. Marvin has his own Website that carries ads for a dozen retailers. At night, Marvin spends hours clicking on these sites so he can collect commissions from the advertisers. Marvin is engaged in thescandal referred to as
Correct : A. click fraud.
76. The ethical dilemma of choosing between two rights refers to
Correct : A. choosing between the lesser of two evils.
77. A whistle blower is an employee who
Correct : A. exposes organizational wrongdoing.
78. Which of the following reasons might a free market economic theorist use to justify the hostile takeover of a company?
Correct : D. All of the above.
79. Which statement does not support the claim that an unconditioned ethical directive such as the one the classical model of corporate social responsibility demands of business management is inappropriate for utilitarian theory?
Correct : D. A more precise formulation of a utilitarian- based principle would be to maximize profit whenever doing so produces the greatest good for the greatest number, with the proviso that managers must consider the impact a decision will have in many ways other than merely financial.
80. Which statement does not challenge the notion of a hypothetical social contract between society and corporations?
Correct : B. Micro-social contracts can be developed within particular local communities that establish the specific ethical rights and responsibilities within that community as long as they fit within the general limitations of the hyper norms governing any and all social contracts.
81. Which statement represents a challenge to Evan's and Freedman's defense of the stockholder theory against the classical model of corporate social responsibility?
Correct : C. Stakeholder theory cannot ANSWER the question as to how, exactly, a manager should go about balancing the diverse and competing claims of all parties.
82. Which of the following statements is decisive in determining whether or not to study business ethics?
Correct : C. Ethical concerns are as unavoidable in business as are concerns of marketing, accounting, finance, and human resources. Formal study of business ethics helps address these concerns so that decisions of right and wrong may be made deliberately. and conscientiously
83. Identify the statement that is consistent with utilitarian ethical theory:
Correct : B. No act is ever morally right or wrong in all cases, in every situation. It will all depend on the act's consequences.
84. Which statements are legitimate challenges to utilitarian ethical theory?
Correct : D. All of the above.
85. How can you describe the thinking and outlook of transformational leaders?
Correct : D. Developmental
86. The biggest challenge in planning for change is:
Correct : B. Anticipating its unintended, unexpected outcomes
87. What does situational theory of leadership emphasis
Correct : B. Events
88. What are the key characteristics of transactional leaders?
Correct : C. Guiding, demonstrating and motivating
89. Strategic planning in service organizations is all about:
Correct : C. How the organization needs to change in order to be more effective
90. The organization will never be able to make the necessary changes without
Correct : A. Top management commitment
91. Locus of control is
Correct : C. Attribute
92. Personal characteristics to be a successful entrepreneur includes
Correct : D. All of the above
93. A set of reasons for engaging in a particular behavior, especially human behavior is known
as:
Correct : D. Motivation
94. It all depends on the variables of a situation" best describes the
Correct : D. Contingency approach
95. We wish to be good citizens of every community in which we operate." This is
Correct : A. Ethical Code
96. If you believe in making decisions for the good of most people, you can be described as
following which school of thought?
Correct : A. Utilitarianism
97. Which statement is/are true?
Correct : D. All of the above
98. Corporate social responsibility that extends beyond legal mandates can help meet societal expectations in the absence of
Correct : A. Statutory devices
99. Which statement is true?
Correct : D. All of the above
100. The process of evaluating a firm's________________ is to determine its effect on a society.