MGMT 380 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE!!
What are the three pillars of sustainability?
environmental, social, economic
What is sustainable development?
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs. (FROM THE BRUNDTLAND REPORT)
What is a key policy goal for many international organizations?
Sustainable development
What is sustainable development known as in business lingo?
Triple P: People, Planet, Profit
In this course, how do we define a business?
a commercial enterprise, company or firm involved in the trade of products and service
to customers for profit
What has been the dominant economic model of business for the last 60 years?
Holds that the business of business is business
What are some reasons that businesses are choosing to operate more sustainably?
- Pressure from NGOS and activist groups
- Consumer preferences
- greenwashing
- creation of new markets
,- Hold off government regulation
- Improved efficiency
How might sustainable development be considered an oxymoron?
Sustainability and development have somewhat contradictory meanings
What did the UN Conference on the Human Environment (1972) accomplish?
Established link between economic growth, technological progress and environmental
consequences
What were the goals of the Brundtland Report? (1987)
- innovation
- cooperation
- understanding and commitment
Some argued that the brundtland report did not go far enough, what did it maybe miss?
- Economic growth and environmentalism?
- Differing developmental priorities and paths
- Poverty as cause or symptom?
What is the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)?
Plan by the UN to eradicate poverty and improve the human rights of many living in the
poorest countries.
8 goals
2000-2015
, What did the Rio+20 conference emphasize?
- Environmental sustainability
- Economic development with inclusive growth
- Universal application
- Non-material aspects of development
What is the role of business in the SDG process?
- Industry leaders alongside political leaders and civil society actors
- Dominance of Western MNCs, particularly those in executive industries, technology,
pharmaceuticals and food & beverage
What are the key messages concerning business involvement in the SDGS?
- Focus on growth and technology
- Voluntary corporate sustainability
- Government enables business
- Multi-stakeholder governance
What are the three criteria for being a development agent?
- capital
- Pro-poor primacy
- accountability
What are the tensions and limitations of the SDGs?
What are the three pillars of sustainability?
environmental, social, economic
What is sustainable development?
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs. (FROM THE BRUNDTLAND REPORT)
What is a key policy goal for many international organizations?
Sustainable development
What is sustainable development known as in business lingo?
Triple P: People, Planet, Profit
In this course, how do we define a business?
a commercial enterprise, company or firm involved in the trade of products and service
to customers for profit
What has been the dominant economic model of business for the last 60 years?
Holds that the business of business is business
What are some reasons that businesses are choosing to operate more sustainably?
- Pressure from NGOS and activist groups
- Consumer preferences
- greenwashing
- creation of new markets
,- Hold off government regulation
- Improved efficiency
How might sustainable development be considered an oxymoron?
Sustainability and development have somewhat contradictory meanings
What did the UN Conference on the Human Environment (1972) accomplish?
Established link between economic growth, technological progress and environmental
consequences
What were the goals of the Brundtland Report? (1987)
- innovation
- cooperation
- understanding and commitment
Some argued that the brundtland report did not go far enough, what did it maybe miss?
- Economic growth and environmentalism?
- Differing developmental priorities and paths
- Poverty as cause or symptom?
What is the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)?
Plan by the UN to eradicate poverty and improve the human rights of many living in the
poorest countries.
8 goals
2000-2015
, What did the Rio+20 conference emphasize?
- Environmental sustainability
- Economic development with inclusive growth
- Universal application
- Non-material aspects of development
What is the role of business in the SDG process?
- Industry leaders alongside political leaders and civil society actors
- Dominance of Western MNCs, particularly those in executive industries, technology,
pharmaceuticals and food & beverage
What are the key messages concerning business involvement in the SDGS?
- Focus on growth and technology
- Voluntary corporate sustainability
- Government enables business
- Multi-stakeholder governance
What are the three criteria for being a development agent?
- capital
- Pro-poor primacy
- accountability
What are the tensions and limitations of the SDGs?
