Test Bank for Business and Society: Ethics, Sustainability and Stakeholder Management 11th Edition by Archie Carroll and Jill Brown isbn-9780357718629

Test Bank for Business & Society Ethics, Sustainability & Stakeholder Management 11th Edition By Archie Carroll, Jill Brown
(All Chapters 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)
Chapter 01: The Business and Society Relationship
1. Business may be defined as the collection of private, commercially oriented (profit-oriented) organizations, ranging in
size from one-family proprietorships to corporate giants.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define and explain business and society as foundational concepts. Describe
how society is viewed as the macroenvironment.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - GA - DISC: Ethical Responsibilities
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge

2. The definition for society may be thought of as a community, a nation, or a broad grouping with common traditions,
values, institutions, and collective activities and interests.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define and explain business and society as foundational concepts. Describe
how society is viewed as the macroenvironment.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - GA - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension

3. Pluralism is a condition in which there is a concentration of power among very few of society's groups and
organizations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Explain the characteristics of a pluralistic society. Describe pluralism and
identify its attributes, strengths, and weaknesses.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - GA - DISC: Environmental Influence
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,KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension

4. When speaking of business in its relationship with society in the collective sense, the textbook will most often be
focusing on big business.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.3 - Clarify what is a special-interest society and how it poses special challenges
for business.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - GA - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge

5. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are citizens’ groups that may be organized on a local, national, or international
level.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.3 - Clarify what is a special-interest society and how it poses special challenges
for business.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - Southeast - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge

6. Environmentalists are best understood as one of the many subgroups of society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.3 - Clarify what is a special-interest society and how it poses special challenges
for business.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - GA - DISC: Environmental Influence
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,KEYWORDS: Bloom's:/Comprehension

7. Affluence/refers/to/the/level/of/wealth,/disposable/income,/and/standard/of/living/of/a/society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION/TYPE: True///False
HAS/VARIABLES: False
LEARNING/OBJECTIVES:/ 1.4/-
/Identify,/discuss,/and/illustrate/the/factors/leading/up/to/business/criticism/and/corpo
rate/response./What/is/the/general/criticism/of/business?/How/may/the/balance/of/po
wer/and/responsibility/be/resolved?
NATIONAL/STANDARDS:/ United/States/-/BUSPROG:/Analytic
United/States/-
/BUSPROG:/Reflective/Thinking/STATE/STANDARDS: United/States/-/GA/-
/DISC:/Environmental/Influence/KEYWORDS: Bloom's:/Knowledge

8. Powerful/media/is/the/major/cause/for/business's/problems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION/TYPE: True///False
HAS/VARIABLES: False
LEARNING/OBJECTIVES:/ 1.4/-
/Identify,/discuss,/and/illustrate/the/factors/leading/up/to/business/criticism/and/corpo
rate/response./What/is/the/general/criticism/of/business?/How/may/the/balance/of/po
wer/and/responsibility/be/resolved?
NATIONAL/STANDARDS:/ United/States/-/BUSPROG:/Analytic
United/States/-
/BUSPROG:/Reflective/Thinking/STATE/STANDARDS: United/States/-/GA/-
/DISC:/Ethical/Responsibilities/KEYWORDS: Bloom's:/Knowledge

9. The/common/perception/of/business/power/is/that/there/is/too/little/of/it/to/provide/a/balance/with/other/social/in
stitutions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION/TYPE: True///False
HAS/VARIABLES: False
LEARNING/OBJECTIVES:/ 1.4/-
/Identify,/discuss,/and/illustrate/the/factors/leading/up/to/business/criticism/and/corpo
rate/response./What/is/the/general/criticism/of/business?/How/may/the/balance/of/po
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, wer/and/responsibility/be/resolved?
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