Corporate Social Responsibility
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Course Introduction
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) explores the ethical, legal, and social obligations that organizations have toward society and the environment. This course examines how businesses integrate responsible practices into their operations, addressing the interests of stakeholders such as employees, customers, communities, and investors. Topics include the evolution of CSR concepts, strategies for sustainable development, stakeholder engagement, ethical decision-making, and measuring the impact of CSR initiatives. Through case studies and contemporary examples, students will analyze the challenges and opportunities of implementing CSR in various industries and assess its influence on corporate reputation, profitability, and long-term success.
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Law and Ethics in the Business Environment 7th Edition by Terry Halbert
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Chapter 1: Law, Ethics, Business: An Introduction
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Q1) Discuss how multinational corporations can be both a benefit and a detriment to society.
Answer: As a benefit,multinational corporations affect what we eat,how we transport ourselves,what our communities look like,and how we take care of ourselves when we get sick.They provide new jobs,pay higher taxes,and produce new or less expensive goods and services.They introduce technology,capital,and skills to their host countries and raise the standard of living.
As a detriment,they have been blamed for hastening the collapse of traditional ways of life;for taking advantage of weak and/or corrupt governments in countries where they do business;for addicting the world population to unsustainable technologies while blocking technologies counter to their interests;and for intensifying the disparities between rich and poor.
Q2) Explain why laws exist that do not impose a duty to rescue.
Answer: Traditionally,our society has tended to grant maximum leeway to individual freedom of choice.Requiring that people help one another in emergencies would infringe on that freedom by forcing people to act when they might choose not to.Further,imposing a duty to rescue presupposes that there is agreement that rendering assistance is always the right thing to do,which in some cases,it is not.
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Chapter 2: The Duty of Loyalty: Whistleblowing
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Q1) The Sarbanes Oxley Act was passed in response to:
I.concerns that investors received full and complete information about potential corporate fraud
II.a lack of investor confidence
III.corporate scandals beginning with Enron
IV.discrimination against an employee when providing information she reasonably believes constitutes a violation of federal security laws
A)I only
B)II only
C)I and II
D)I,II,III,IV
Answer: C
Q2) Given the information in the text,why is public policy towards whistleblowing an inconsistent issue?
Answer: It is an exception to employment-at-will developed simultaneously in different states,providing a variety of rules.Often states look to the courts for guidance;however,not all states recognize this tort at all.
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Chapter 3: Privacy and Technology
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Q1) There is a high correlation between drug testing and workplace safety.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The United States Constitution,Fourth Amendment provides "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons,houses,papers,and effects,against unreasonable searches and seizures,shall not be violated..." Privacy rights are triggered under the Fourth Amendment:
A)when a corporation has authorized an agent with direct authority to perform an electronic search of an employee's e-mail account.
B)upon issuance of a subpoena duces tecum to bring electronic data (e-mails,files,etc. )including electronic metadata such as headers,directional information,and other such useful tracking data.
C)when the government is the primary actor.
D)during an archival search of e-mails on a corporation's server.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Valuing Diversity: Stereotyping VInclusion
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Q1) John Smith was assaulted on the loading dock by a coworker,Jim Jones,at the Acme Widget Company.The attack was unprovoked by Smith.After the physical assault,there was an angry verbal exchange between the parties.The incident ended when Jones yelled that Smith was a "sissy" and "everybody knows you're queer as a three dollar bill." Which of the following statements best describes the outcome of the harassment lawsuit filed by Smith under The Civil Right Act of 1964?
I.Sex discrimination is prohibited by federal law (The Civil Right Act of 1964).
II.Sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited by federal law (The Civil Right Act of 1964).
III.Suits based on harassment due to sexual orientation cannot prevail when based on local or state laws.
IV.Sexual orientation discrimination is not prohibited by federal law (Title VII).
A)I only
B)II only
C)III only
D)I and IV
Q2) What must a plaintiff show to make a prima facie case of hostile environment sexual harassment?
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Chapter 5: Workers Rights as Human Rights: Health and Safety in
the Workplace
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Q1) According to Michael Silverstein,what are four types of risks workers find on the job today?
Q2) According to Henry Shue,who should have responsibility to protect workers from potential harm caused by imported goods?
I.The employers of the workers facing the potential harm
II.The governments of the people who may be harmed
III.The companies importing the goods
IV.Consumers who ultimately buy the goods
A)I only
B)I and II
C)I,II and III
D)I,II,III and IV
Q3) Typically individual stockholders are not held responsible for the actions of a corporation.Exceptions usually relate to comingling of funds,underinsuring,or similar actions by the corporate leadership.This is called:
A)Risking liability
B)Piercing the corporate veil
C)The privilege of the stockholders
D)Free market trading of stocks
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Chapter 6: Global Climate Change: Responsibility and Survival
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Q1) According to MIT professor Layzer,the lobbyists for the energy corporations have used which of the following tactics to avoid stricter regulation?
I.Portray the science of global warming as uncertain and debatable
II.Focus on the financial costs of regulation
III.Provide Senators and Representatives with financial incentives to vote against regulation
IV.Portray the environmentalists as extremists and a vocal minority.
A)I and II
B)I,II and III
C)I and III
D)I,II and IV
Q2) Discuss how global warming unites national security issues and religion.
Q3) Today,shareholder activism within corporations continues to grow.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss your thoughts on whether corporate social responsibility (CSR)should include an environmental component and how firms could capitalize on an environmental mission.
Q5) Explain how the tradeable permit plan works.
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Chapter 7: Marketing and Technology: Choice and Manipulation
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Q1) In the case of IMS Health,Inc. ,et.al.v.Kelly Ayotte,Attorney General of New Hampshire,what is involved in "detailing" a drug?
Q2) The "creative revolution" in advertising refers to
A)The move from black and white to color advertising
B)The move from talking about a product to showing what a product can do
C)The move from showing what a product can do to making the product a status symbol
D)The move from making a product a status symbol to using subliminal messaging to "force" consumers to buy the product.
Q3) According to John Kenneth Galbraith,the theory of consumer demand is based on the following broad assumption(s):
I.Socialism will work in all societies because consumers are willing to share their wealth.
II.The urgency of wants does not diminish as more of them are satisfied.
III.Wants originate in the personality of the consumer.
A)I only
B)I and II
C)III only
D)II and III
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Chapter 8: Allocating Risk and Responsibilities: Products Liability
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Q1) Explain the concept of strict liability and give two early examples of when this concept was applied in the U.S.
Q2) According to the plaintiff's attorney,to minimize liability,corporations often
I.Hire the best defense firms to make the plaintiffs look like liars
II.Pursue illegal means to get plaintiffs to drop their cases
III.Use the system to make the case too expensive for plaintiffs to pursue their cases
IV.Push plaintiffs in to class action suits to force the case to be heard only one time.
A)I and II
B)II and III
C)III and IV
D)IV and I
Q3) The most notable exception to caveat superior was for
A)Food
B)Automobiles
C)Clothing
D)Shoes
Q4) Explain the features of Section 402A of the Restatement of Torts (Second).
Q5) What are punitive damages?
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Chapter 9: Ownership, Creativity and Innovation: Intellectual Property
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Q1) Give a brief description of the evolution of U.S.Copyright laws using approximate dates.
Q2) In order to obtain a patent under U.S.Patent Law,an inventor must have an invention that is
I.Not obvious
II.Unique
III.Useful
A)I only
B)I and II
C)I,II and III
D)I,II,III and IV
Q3) Why was the Digital Millennium Copyright Act passed?
Q4) In a lawsuit for copyright infringement,a defendant can avoid liability by successfully arguing _________,based on the notion that the free flow of ideas sometimes requires quoting or borrowing from a copyrighted work.
A)collective rights
B)misappropriation
C)unlimited use
D)fair use
Q5) What must a plaintiff prove to establish copyright infringement?
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