Corporate Social Responsibility
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Course Introduction
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) examines the ethical, social, and environmental obligations of businesses in todays global economy. This course explores the ways organizations can balance profitability with the need to protect stakeholders' interests, address environmental and societal challenges, and contribute positively to their communities. Students will analyze key CSR frameworks, stakeholder theory, regulatory influences, and case studies from diverse industries to understand the strategic value and potential impact of responsible business decisions. Emphasis is placed on practical approaches to designing, implementing, and evaluating CSR initiatives to foster long-term organizational success and societal well-being.
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Business Ethics A Textbook with Cases 8th Edition by William H. Shaw
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Chapter 1: The Nature of Morality
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Q1) How did Aristotle view morality?
A) It's necessary for us to try to be virtuous or excellent human beings.
B) Moral judgments are true because God commands them of us.
C) Moral judgments are determined differently by each culture.
D) It's never right to help ourselves when we can help other people instead.
Answer: A
Q2) The code or principles of conduct that a person accepts
A) constitute the whole of his or her morality.
B) can be distinguished from the person's morality in a broader sense that includes his or her values, ideals, and aspirations.
C) rarely guide his or her conduct in practice.
D) are always attained from his or her religion.
Answer: B
Q3) Business ethics is the study of what constitutes right and wrong, or good and bad, human conduct in a business context.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Normative Theories of Ethics
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Q1) Nonconsequentialists like Ross believe that
A) we have no obligation to promote general welfare.
B) utilitarianism doesn't require us to sacrifice as much as we should to help other people.
C) morality permits each of us a sphere in which to pursue our own plans and goals.
D) people's so-called "moral rights" are unimportant when determining the right course of action.
Answer: C
Q2) Kant believed that we should always act
A) in such a way that we can will the maxim of our action to be a local law.
B) in a way that treats success as an end in itself, never merely as means.
C) in a way that would be universally unacceptable to all rational beings.
D) in a way that we can will the maxim of our action to become a universal law.
Answer: D
Q3) According to Adam Smith, if business is left to pursue its self-interest, the good of society will be compromised and harmed.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Justice and Economic Distribution
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Q1) According to Robert Nozick, the basic moral rights possessed by all human beings are both negative and natural.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) According to the "maximin" rule, you should select the alternative under which the worst that could happen to you is better than the worst that could happen to you under any other alternative.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) Utilitarians are likely to be sympathetic to the argument that steps should be taken to reduce the great disparities of income that characterize our society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: The Nature of Capitalism
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Q1) According to Adam Smith, the division of labor decreases economic activity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Some critics of capitalism believe that it rests on a flawed view of human beings because
A) capitalism produces equality.
B) capitalism eliminates poverty.
C) capitalism assumes that well-being comes from greater material consumption.
D) capitalism offers a higher sense of purpose.
Q3) If it's true that individuals have a natural right to own property, then there can be no limits on this right.
A)True
B)False
Q4) As a classical moral justification of capitalism, the natural right to property is a utilitarian justification.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Utilitarians reject the very idea of a natural right to property.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Corporations
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Q1) Which of the following do advocates of the broader view of corporate social responsibility believe?
A) Corporations should not internalize their externalities.
B) Moral responsibility arises from social power.
C) Corporations have moral obligations to consumers, to employees, to suppliers and contractors, to the surrounding community, and to society at large.
D) The moral contract between business and society has changed since the 19th century.
Q2) The best statement concerning corporations is
A) corporations don't need moral codes.
B) corporate culture refers to the cultural activities sponsored by the company for its employees.
C) pollution caused by corporations isn't an externality.
D) corporate culture can be both explicit and implicit.
Q3) According to Milton Friedman, business has no social responsibilities other than to maximize profits so long as it follows the rules of the game.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Consumers
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Q1) Which statement is accurate in its description of consumer protection?
A) The Consumer Product Safety Commission has the power to order recalls.
B) Statistics show that, in fact, safety regulations rarely succeed in increasing safety.
C) Critics agree that the cost of safety regulations and product recalls are negligible.
D) Safety regulations permit people to choose to save money by purchasing riskier (but less expensive) products.
Q2) According to the legal doctrine of strict product liability,
A) the producer of a product is responsible for any injury the consumer suffers.
B) consumers must assume all risk whenever they buy a product.
C) product liability presupposes negligence by more than one party.
D) a manufacturer need not be negligent to be held liable for a defective product.
Q3) Which statement is true from an ethical perspective?
A) The argument for strict liability is basically utilitarian.
B) Strict liability is identical with absolute liability.
C) The concept of due care is identical with that of caveat emptor.
D) The argument for due care is basically Kantian.
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Chapter 7: The Environment
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Q1) The word "ecology" refers to the science of the interrelationships among organisms and their environment.
A)True B)False
Q2) The word "ecosystem" refers to a total ecological community, both living and non-living.
A)True B)False
Q3) Business has considered the environment to be
A) a scarce commodity.
B) free and nearly limitless.
C) a limited supply.
D) costly.
Q4) An ecosystem
A) should never be tampered with.
B) can survive any human intervention.
C) can be upset by human behavior.
D) is independent of all other ecosystems.
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Chapter 8: The Workplace 1: Basic Issues
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Q1) Labor historians generally consider the Knights of Labor (K of L), established in 1869, as the first truly national trade union.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Of the four types of discharge, firing
A) results from an employee's poor Performance-that is, from his or her failure to fulfill expectations. B) is for-cause dismissal-the result of employee theft, gross insubordination, release of proprietary information, and so on.
C) usually refers to the temporary unemployment experienced by hourly employees and implies that they are "subject to recall."
D) designates the permanent elimination of a job as a result of workforce reduction, plant closing, or departmental consolidation.
Q3) When weighing the decisions to dismiss employees, companies need to remember that employment affects families and communities, not just individuals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Workplace 2: Todays Challenges
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Q1) Informed consent implies deliberation and free choice.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Employees have a legal right to refuse to work when it exposes them to imminent danger.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Privacy
A) is an absolute value.
B) must be respected if we are to function as complete, self-governing agents.
C) is something that employees today don't care about.
D) is guaranteed by Article 3, section 3, of the Constitution.
Q4) When it comes to obtaining information about employees, a key concept is A) informed consent.
B) paternalism.
C) economic efficiency.
D) positive externalities.
Q5) Privacy is widely acknowledged today to be a fundamental right.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Moral Choices Facing Employees
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Q1) A whistle-blower
A) doesn't have to be a past or present member of the organization.
B) doesn't have to report activity that is illegal, immoral, or harmful.
C) is any employer who spreads gossip.
D) far from being disloyal, may be acting in the best interest of the organization.
Q2) A common argument against the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is that it illegitimately imposes parochial American standards on foreign countries.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The use of one's official position for what always raises moral concerns and questions?
A) power trips
B) egos
C) stepping stones to success
D) personal gain
Q4) Prudential reasons are those moral reasons that are separate from self-interest.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is insider trading?
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Chapter 11: Job Discrimination
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Q1) Of these four arguments, which of the following is the most plausible argument AGAINST affirmative action?
A) Compensatory justice forbids affirmative action.
B) Blacks and whites are already equal in socioeconomic terms.
C) Affirmative action violates the rights of white men to equal treatment.
D) Affirmative action is the same thing as fixed numerical quotas.
Q2) A historical view indicates which of the following is correct?
A) Statistical evidence is irrelevant to proving discrimination.
B) Women and blacks are sometimes victimized by stereotypes.
C) The idea that women may have difficulties fitting into a "male" work environment is outdated.
D) On average women earn between 1/3 and 1/2 of what men make for doing the very same work.
Q3) Catherine A. MacKinnon describes sexual harassment as sexual attention imposed on someone who is not in a position to refuse it.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Job discrimination can be individual or intentional. What are two other forms that job discrimination can take?
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