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All Chapters Included
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, CANADIAN BUSINESS SOCIETY ETHICS RESPONSBILITIES AND
SUSTAINABILITY 5TH EDITION BY ROBERT SEXTY
Chapter 1 – The Relationship between Business and Society
True / False Questions
1. A shift has occurred in what society believes business responsibilities
should be; today there is a greater emphasis on the bottom line than ever
before.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Describe the complexity of the
interrelationships between business and society. Topic: 01-01
The Business and Society Relationship
2. Responses to social and environmental issues will determine which
corporations are able to survive in today's competitive environment.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Describe the complexity of the
interrelationships between business and society. Topic: 01-01
The Business and Society Relationship
3. Integrity refers to the appropriateness of a corporation's behaviour, not to
its adherence to moral principles.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-02 Integrity
in Business
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,4. Ethics apply to business in the same manner as they apply to religion.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-02 Integrity
in Business
5. A responsible corporation is a business undertaking that responds to
social, ethical, and environmental responsibilities in addition to its
economic obligations.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-02 Integrity
in Business
6. The triple-E bottom line (3E) is the evaluation of a corporation's
performance according to a summary of the economic, social or ethical, and
environmental value the corporation adds or destroys.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-02 Integrity
in Business
7. There is little concern that a lack of academic integrity will have an
influence on business integrity.
FALSE
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, Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-03 Integrity
of Business Students
8. Until recently, business schools had largely neglected ethics and
emphasized functional areas, some of which have focused on the financial
rather than the social responsibilities of business.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-03 Integrity
of Business Students
9. Most people agree there is a universal way to approach ethics and as
such, there is widespread agreement as to the appropriate behaviour by
business in society. FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-03 Differentiate between the three
main approaches to ethical thinking. Topic: 01-04 Main
Approaches to Ethical Thinking
10. Deontological theories of ethics are rule-based.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-03 Differentiate between the three
main approaches to ethical thinking. Topic: 01-04 Main
Approaches to Ethical Thinking
11. Virtue ethics emphasizes the situation that individuals find themselves in
and focuses on what they are doing.
FALSE
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All Chapters Included
1-1
, CANADIAN BUSINESS SOCIETY ETHICS RESPONSBILITIES AND
SUSTAINABILITY 5TH EDITION BY ROBERT SEXTY
Chapter 1 – The Relationship between Business and Society
True / False Questions
1. A shift has occurred in what society believes business responsibilities
should be; today there is a greater emphasis on the bottom line than ever
before.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Describe the complexity of the
interrelationships between business and society. Topic: 01-01
The Business and Society Relationship
2. Responses to social and environmental issues will determine which
corporations are able to survive in today's competitive environment.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Describe the complexity of the
interrelationships between business and society. Topic: 01-01
The Business and Society Relationship
3. Integrity refers to the appropriateness of a corporation's behaviour, not to
its adherence to moral principles.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-02 Integrity
in Business
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,4. Ethics apply to business in the same manner as they apply to religion.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-02 Integrity
in Business
5. A responsible corporation is a business undertaking that responds to
social, ethical, and environmental responsibilities in addition to its
economic obligations.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-02 Integrity
in Business
6. The triple-E bottom line (3E) is the evaluation of a corporation's
performance according to a summary of the economic, social or ethical, and
environmental value the corporation adds or destroys.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-02 Integrity
in Business
7. There is little concern that a lack of academic integrity will have an
influence on business integrity.
FALSE
1-3
, Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-03 Integrity
of Business Students
8. Until recently, business schools had largely neglected ethics and
emphasized functional areas, some of which have focused on the financial
rather than the social responsibilities of business.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Define the terminology relating to the integrity of
business and recognize integrity issues with students. Topic: 01-03 Integrity
of Business Students
9. Most people agree there is a universal way to approach ethics and as
such, there is widespread agreement as to the appropriate behaviour by
business in society. FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-03 Differentiate between the three
main approaches to ethical thinking. Topic: 01-04 Main
Approaches to Ethical Thinking
10. Deontological theories of ethics are rule-based.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard
Navigation Difficulty:
Easy
Learning Objective: 01-03 Differentiate between the three
main approaches to ethical thinking. Topic: 01-04 Main
Approaches to Ethical Thinking
11. Virtue ethics emphasizes the situation that individuals find themselves in
and focuses on what they are doing.
FALSE
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