Questions with Expert Solutions
A company leader facilitates a planning meeting to engage everyone in the company's decision to use
postconsumer recycled materials in its packaging. Which impact does this meeting have on the
organization?
It enhances government support
It provides more packaging choices
It increases employee awareness
It improves company profitability - Answer It increases employee awareness
A senior manager makes an effort to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to build the
company's reputation. Which action should the manager take to continue to move towards this goal?
Pay fair wages to employees
Manufacture an inexpensive product
Focus on marketing efforts
Focus on increasing profit margins - Answer Pay fair wages to employees
A chief executive officer (CEO) of a company that engages in corporate social responsibility is trying to
cut costs. As a result, the CEO decides to move the operations overseas to a country with low wages and
plans on paying a more than the prevailing wage in that location. Which description accurately describes
this company's action?
Legal but socially irresponsible
Illegal but socially responsible
Illegal and socially irresponsible
Legal and socially responsible - Answer Legal and socially responsible
, A manager in a large corporation is trying to encourage the employees to engage in individual corporate
social responsibility (CSR) activities. Which action should the manager take to support this employee
behavior?
Encourage them to attend meetings to brainstorm new project ideas
Ask them to work extra time at the offices so they can earn more money
Encourage them to volunteer their time for social concerns
Ask them to take a pay cut and contribute the missing funds to a department party - Answer Encourage
them to volunteer their time for social concerns
A manager understands the importance of the company's transparent and ethical supply chain but
learns about a foreign supplier's unethical conduct. During a meeting with the supplier, the manager
makes a point of reviewing the company's code of conduct without explicitly discussing the supplier's
unethical practices. What is the manager discussing in this meeting with the supplier?
Organizational culture
Organizational leadership
International business success
International business culture - Answer Organizational culture
An entry-level employee decides to borrow the company car for the weekend despite the company's
code of ethics against the practice. Which ethical analysis applies to this behavior?
It is not acceptable since it clearly violates policy
It is not acceptable because the employee could have an accident while driving the car
It is acceptable as long as no one discovers the car was borrowed
It is acceptable since the employee is in an entry-level position - Answer It is not acceptable since it
clearly violates policy
A chief executive officer (CEO) wants to implement a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy that
will positively affect the company's employees, unions, suppliers, consumers, and local and national
governments. Which group is being targeted by this CSR activity?