Chapter 1 Key h h
1. Walmarthhashbeenhcalledhah"templatehforh21sthcenturyhcapitalism."
(p.h 3)
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#1
2. Ahbusinesshishanyhorganizationhthathishengagedhinhmakinghahproducthorhprovidinghahser
(p.h 4) vicehforhahprofit.
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#2
3. Businessesh andh societyh areh independenth ofh oneh another.
(p.h 4)
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#3
4. Thehstakeholderhtheoryhofhthehfirmhargueshthathahfirm'shsolehpurposehishtohcreatehvalu
(p.h 6) ehforhitshshareholders.
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#4
5. Thehinstrumentalhargumenthforhthehstakeholderhtheoryhofhthehfirmhsayshthathcompan
(p.h 6) ieshperformhbetterhifhtheyhconsiderhthehrightshandhconcernshofhmultiplehgroupshinhsoci
ety.
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#5
6. Thehnormativehargumenthforhthehstakeholderhtheoryhofhthehfirmhsayshthaththehstakehol
(p.h 7) derhviewhishsimplyhahmorehrealistichdescriptionhofhhowhcompanieshreallyhwork.
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#6
7. Nonmarkethstakeholdersharehthosehthathengagehinheconomichtransactionshwithhthehco
(p.h 8) mpanyhashithcarrieshouthitshprimaryhpurposehofhprovidinghsocietyhwithhgoodshandhservi
ces.
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#7
,8. Marketh stakeholdersh includeh nongovernmentalh organizationsh andh theh media.
(p.h 8)
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#8
9. Governmenth canh beh consideredh bothh ah marketh andh nonmarketh stakeholder.
(p.h10)
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#9
10. Thehinterestshofhdifferenthstakeholdershoftenhcoincide.
(p.h14)
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#10
11. Stakeholdershinvolvedhwithhonehparthofhahcompanyhoftenhmayhhavehlittlehorhnohinvolve
(p.h15) menthwithhanotherhparthofhthehcompany.
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#11
12. Somehscholarshhavehsuggestedhthathmanagershpayhthehmosthattentionhtohstakeholder
(p.h16) shpossessinghthehleasthsalience.
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#12
13. Urgencyhrefershtohthehextenthtohwhichhahstakeholder'shactionsharehseenhashproperhorhap
(p.h16) propriatehbyhthehbroaderhsociety.
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#13
14. Ahstakeholderhmaphishahusefulhtool,hbecausehithenableshmanagershtohseehquicklyh howh
(p.h17) stakeholdershfeelhabouthanhissuehandhwhetherhsalienthstakeholdershtendhtohbehinhfavo
rhorhopposed.
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#14
15. Theh externalh environmenth ofh businessh ish static.
(p.h19)
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#15
,16. Whichhstatementhish noth correcthabouth thehbusiness-societyh interdependence?
(p.h 5)
A. Businesshishahparthofh
society.
B. Businesshishseparatedhfromhthehresthofhsocietyhbyhclearhb
oundaries.
C. Businesshactivitieshimpacthotherhactivitieshinhs
ociety.
D. Actionshbyhgovernmentshrarelyhsignificantlyhaffecth
business.
Difficulty:h 2h Medium
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#16
17. Whichhofhthehfollowinghexampleshbesthillustrateshthehboundaryhexchangeshahcompany
(p.h 5) hwouldhencounter haccording htoh thehgeneralhsystemsh theory?
A. Anhindustrialhcompanyhinstallshnewhequipmenthinhitshplanthtohcomplyhwithhe
nvironmentalhregulations.
B. Ahsoftwarehcompanyhdevelopshanhapplicationhforha
hclient.
C. Ahpurchasinghdepartmenthemployeehnegotiateshahpricehonhpartshfromhah
supplier.
D. Allhofhthe
habove.
Difficulty:h 3h Hard
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#17
18. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishthehresulthofhanhinseparablehrelationshiphbetweenhbusinessh
(p.h 5) andhsociety?
A. Allhbusinesshdecisionshhavehahsocialhi
mpact.
B. Thehvitalityhofhbusinesshdependshonhsociety'shactionshandhat
titudes.
C. Thehsurvivalhofhbusinesshishindependenthofhs
ociety.
D. BothhAhandhB,hbuthnoth
C.
Difficulty:h 2h Medium
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#18
, 19. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshishnothtruehabouththehinteractivehsocialhsystem?
(p.h 5)
A. Businesshandhsocietyhneed,hashwellhashinfluence,he
achhother.
B. Thehboundaryhbetweenhbusinesshandhsocietyhishclearhandh
distinct.
C. Businesshishahparthofhsociety,handhsocietyhpenetrateshfarhandhoftenhintohth
ehbusiness.
D. Businesshandhsocietyharehbothhseparatehandhc
onnected.
Difficulty:h 3h Hard
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#19
20. Ahfirmhsubscribinghtohthehownershiphtheoryhofhthehfirmhwouldhmainlyhbehconcernedhwit
(p.h 6) hhprovidinghvaluehforhits:
A. Shareholderh
s.
B. Customerh
s.
C. Boardhofh
Directors.
D. Communith
y.
Difficulty:h 2h Medium
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#20
21. Corporationshthathrunhtheirhoperationshaccordinghtohthehstakeholderhtheoryhofhthehfirmh
(p.h 6) createhvaluehby:
A. Innovatinghnewh
products.
B. Increasinghtheirhstockh
price.
C. Developinghtheirhemployees'hprofessionalhs
kills.
D. Allhofhthe
habove.
Difficulty:h 2h Medium
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#21
1. Walmarthhashbeenhcalledhah"templatehforh21sthcenturyhcapitalism."
(p.h 3)
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#1
2. Ahbusinesshishanyhorganizationhthathishengagedhinhmakinghahproducthorhprovidinghahser
(p.h 4) vicehforhahprofit.
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#2
3. Businessesh andh societyh areh independenth ofh oneh another.
(p.h 4)
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#3
4. Thehstakeholderhtheoryhofhthehfirmhargueshthathahfirm'shsolehpurposehishtohcreatehvalu
(p.h 6) ehforhitshshareholders.
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#4
5. Thehinstrumentalhargumenthforhthehstakeholderhtheoryhofhthehfirmhsayshthathcompan
(p.h 6) ieshperformhbetterhifhtheyhconsiderhthehrightshandhconcernshofhmultiplehgroupshinhsoci
ety.
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#5
6. Thehnormativehargumenthforhthehstakeholderhtheoryhofhthehfirmhsayshthaththehstakehol
(p.h 7) derhviewhishsimplyhahmorehrealistichdescriptionhofhhowhcompanieshreallyhwork.
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#6
7. Nonmarkethstakeholdersharehthosehthathengagehinheconomichtransactionshwithhthehco
(p.h 8) mpanyhashithcarrieshouthitshprimaryhpurposehofhprovidinghsocietyhwithhgoodshandhservi
ces.
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#7
,8. Marketh stakeholdersh includeh nongovernmentalh organizationsh andh theh media.
(p.h 8)
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#8
9. Governmenth canh beh consideredh bothh ah marketh andh nonmarketh stakeholder.
(p.h10)
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#9
10. Thehinterestshofhdifferenthstakeholdershoftenhcoincide.
(p.h14)
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#10
11. Stakeholdershinvolvedhwithhonehparthofhahcompanyhoftenhmayhhavehlittlehorhnohinvolve
(p.h15) menthwithhanotherhparthofhthehcompany.
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#11
12. Somehscholarshhavehsuggestedhthathmanagershpayhthehmosthattentionhtohstakeholder
(p.h16) shpossessinghthehleasthsalience.
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#12
13. Urgencyhrefershtohthehextenthtohwhichhahstakeholder'shactionsharehseenhashproperhorhap
(p.h16) propriatehbyhthehbroaderhsociety.
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#13
14. Ahstakeholderhmaphishahusefulhtool,hbecausehithenableshmanagershtohseehquicklyh howh
(p.h17) stakeholdershfeelhabouthanhissuehandhwhetherhsalienthstakeholdershtendhtohbehinhfavo
rhorhopposed.
TRUE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#14
15. Theh externalh environmenth ofh businessh ish static.
(p.h19)
FALSE
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#15
,16. Whichhstatementhish noth correcthabouth thehbusiness-societyh interdependence?
(p.h 5)
A. Businesshishahparthofh
society.
B. Businesshishseparatedhfromhthehresthofhsocietyhbyhclearhb
oundaries.
C. Businesshactivitieshimpacthotherhactivitieshinhs
ociety.
D. Actionshbyhgovernmentshrarelyhsignificantlyhaffecth
business.
Difficulty:h 2h Medium
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#16
17. Whichhofhthehfollowinghexampleshbesthillustrateshthehboundaryhexchangeshahcompany
(p.h 5) hwouldhencounter haccording htoh thehgeneralhsystemsh theory?
A. Anhindustrialhcompanyhinstallshnewhequipmenthinhitshplanthtohcomplyhwithhe
nvironmentalhregulations.
B. Ahsoftwarehcompanyhdevelopshanhapplicationhforha
hclient.
C. Ahpurchasinghdepartmenthemployeehnegotiateshahpricehonhpartshfromhah
supplier.
D. Allhofhthe
habove.
Difficulty:h 3h Hard
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#17
18. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishthehresulthofhanhinseparablehrelationshiphbetweenhbusinessh
(p.h 5) andhsociety?
A. Allhbusinesshdecisionshhavehahsocialhi
mpact.
B. Thehvitalityhofhbusinesshdependshonhsociety'shactionshandhat
titudes.
C. Thehsurvivalhofhbusinesshishindependenthofhs
ociety.
D. BothhAhandhB,hbuthnoth
C.
Difficulty:h 2h Medium
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#18
, 19. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshishnothtruehabouththehinteractivehsocialhsystem?
(p.h 5)
A. Businesshandhsocietyhneed,hashwellhashinfluence,he
achhother.
B. Thehboundaryhbetweenhbusinesshandhsocietyhishclearhandh
distinct.
C. Businesshishahparthofhsociety,handhsocietyhpenetrateshfarhandhoftenhintohth
ehbusiness.
D. Businesshandhsocietyharehbothhseparatehandhc
onnected.
Difficulty:h 3h Hard
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#19
20. Ahfirmhsubscribinghtohthehownershiphtheoryhofhthehfirmhwouldhmainlyhbehconcernedhwit
(p.h 6) hhprovidinghvaluehforhits:
A. Shareholderh
s.
B. Customerh
s.
C. Boardhofh
Directors.
D. Communith
y.
Difficulty:h 2h Medium
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#20
21. Corporationshthathrunhtheirhoperationshaccordinghtohthehstakeholderhtheoryhofhthehfirmh
(p.h 6) createhvaluehby:
A. Innovatinghnewh
products.
B. Increasinghtheirhstockh
price.
C. Developinghtheirhemployees'hprofessionalhs
kills.
D. Allhofhthe
habove.
Difficulty:h 2h Medium
Lawrenceh-hChapterh01h#21