Test Bank For Canadian Business & Society Ethics, Responsibilities, And Sustainability 5th Canadian Edition Author:Robert Sexty All Chapters(1-16) LATEST VERSION

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, Chapter 1 – The Relationship between Business and Society
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True / False Questions
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1. A shift has occurred in what society believes business responsibilities should be; today the
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re is a greater emphasis on the bottom line than ever before.
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FALSE


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2. Responses to social and environmental issues will determine which corporations are able to sur
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vive in today's competitive environment.
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3. Integrity refers to the appropriateness of a corporation's behaviour, not to its adherence to mo
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ral principles.
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,4. Ethics apply to business in the same manner as they apply to religion.
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5. A responsible corporation is a business undertaking that responds to social, ethical, and en
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vironmental responsibilities in addition to its economic obligations.
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6. The triple-
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E bottom line (3E) is the evaluation of a corporation's performance according to a summary of th
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e economic, social or ethical, and environmental value the corporation adds or destroys.
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TRUE


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7. There is little concern that a lack of academic integrity will have an influence on business inte
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grity.
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, 8. Until recently, business schools had largely neglected ethics and emphasized functional are
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as, some of which have focused on the financial rather than the social responsibilities of busine
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ss.
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9. Most people agree there is a universal way to approach ethics and as such, there is wid
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espread agreement as to the appropriate behaviour by business in society. FALSE
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10. Deontological theories of ethics are rule-based.
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11. Virtue ethics emphasizes the situation that individuals find themselves in and focuses on wh
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at they are doing.
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