Corporate Social Responsibility
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Course Introduction
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) examines the ethical, social, and environmental obligations of businesses in today's globalized world. The course explores how companies can operate responsibly, balancing profit-making objectives with the interests of stakeholders, communities, and the environment. Students will analyze CSR strategies, frameworks, and best practices through case studies, learning how responsible business conduct can build trust, enhance reputation, and contribute to sustainable development. Topics include stakeholder theory, sustainability, corporate governance, ethical decision-making, and the integration of CSR into core business strategy.
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Law and Ethics in the Business Environment 9th Edition by Terry Halbert
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Chapter 1: Law, Ethics, Business: An Introduction
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Q1) Which of the following statements best illustrates the view of "utilitarianism"?
A)From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
B)Cultivating the habits of good character will naturally lead a person to their fullest potential.
C)An action is right when maximizing welfare and total well-being,
D)Individuals should pursue his or her own self-interest, even at the expense of others.
Answer: C
Q2) Corporate director or officer decisions to dedicate corporate funds for social causes is called:
A)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
B)Social Activism (SA)
C)Business Engagement in Environmental Situations (BEES)
D)Strategic Investment in Stakeholder Issues (SISI)
Answer: A
Q3) From where do ethical preferences originate?
Answer: Ethical preferences originate not from legislators or judges,but from an individual's own critical consciousness.Ā They can be shaped by a wide variety of factors,including family,religion,culture,community and experiences.
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Chapter 2: The New Economy: Revisioning Work
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Q1) A start-up company may prefer to rely on independent contractors instead of employees because it is more expensive to hire and train employees.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following arguments do not support Uber and Lyft's claims that their drivers are not their employees?
A)The drivers are free to choose when to work and which passengers to pick up.
B)The contracts between the drivers and the company's never refers to them as employees.
C)The drivers are paid on a per-job basis.
D)The companies provide specific requirements regarding how the drivers must perform their duties.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Whistleblowing: Conflicting Loyalties
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Q1) Explain how the Supreme Court has developed the law regarding the free speech rights of public employees.
Answer: In 1968,the Court evaluated the free speech rights of a teacher who wrote a letter to a local newspaper that was critical of the school board.Ā The court determined that public employees have free speech rights,but those rights must be weighed against the need for government to function effectively.Ā In 1983,inĀ Connick v.Myers,Ms.Myers had distributed a questionnaire at her place of employment.The circular not only addressed internal matters,but also matters of legitimate public concern,including pressure put on employees to work on political campaigns.TheĀ ConnickĀ court determined that the questionnaire had just enough public interest to be examined under theĀ PickeringĀ test,although a statement limited to internal matters would not be.Ā Myers lost the case since the court demonstrated that her questionnaire interfered with working relationships in the workplace.In 2006,the Supreme Court decidesĀ Garcetti v.Ceballos,and held that public employees' free speech protections do not apply to speech that occurs within the official responsibilities of the employee.
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Chapter 4: Privacy: Technology, Surveillance and Freedom
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Q1) According to <U>The Functions of Privacy</U>,by Alan Westin,privacy has several functions in today's society.These include:
A)Total freedom in the private life with no consequences to the work life.
B)The ability to vent anger at authority without being held responsible.
C)The ability to post critical information on the Internet without consequences at work.
D)The ability to spend time quietly analyzing the actions and reactions of other people.
Q2) 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)when the government is monitoring a person's movements in public.
C)when the government is conducting a search.
D)during an archival search of e-mails on a corporation's server in response to a lawsuit that was filed by a competitor.
Q3) Discuss Lewis Maltby's proposition that employers should not do drug testing (or other testing related to off-work conduct)but should instead focus on impairment testing when an employee is entering the workplace..
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Chapter 5: Diversity: Equity and Justice for All
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Q1) What is the EEOC guideline on English-only workplace rules? What are two reasons given for the rules?
Q2) Equal protection is the constitutional guarantee:
A)that empowers Congress to regulate equally distributed commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
B)that laws made in pursuance of the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States shall be the equally protected as the "supreme law of the land."
C)that provides for the equal treatment of people under the law.
D)that grants and distributes power and responsibilities to national and state governments equally.
Q3) Some federal courts have held that the Civil Rights Act's ban on 'discrimination on the basis of sex' provides protection for gay and transgender employees when they face discrimination involving sex stereotyping.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the heightened scrutiny standard (also known as intermediate scrutiny)and identify when it applies.
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Chapter 6: Health and Safety: Workers Rights As Human Rights
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Q1) According to Henry Shue,firms are not in the business of protecting the interests of their workers,except when this is a means to accomplish the organizational objectives.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Following the incident at the West Fertilizer Company,what actions did the federal government take to address safety in chemical facilities?
Q3) Explain how the worker's compensation system functions in the U.S.
Q4) Corporation social responsibility can be good for business because socially and environmentally responsible behavior promotes both corporate profits (in terms of cost-cutting and consumer preferences for responsible corporations).
A)True
B)False
Q5) Smellz Chemical Company produces a variety of chemicals used in industrial cleaning. The fumes from the chemicals can be hazardous to Smellz' employees,and the company takes some steps to protect its workers from these hazards.If OSHA believes these precautions are inadequate and Smellz is failing to fulfill its obligations under the General Duty Clause of the OSHA Act,what must OSHA prove?
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Chapter 7: Environmental Sustainability: Law and Fairness
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Q1) Under the Pollinator Risk Assessment Framework,the EPA must unconditionally register a pesticide unless it produces data demonstrating the pesticide is likely to harm bee populations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not one of the irreducible constitutional minimum requirements under Article III of the Constitution?
A)The plaintiff suffered an injury in fact that is concrete, particularized, and actual or imminent.
B)The injury is exclusive to the plaintiff.
C)The injury is fairly traceable to the challenged conduct.
D)The injury is likely to be redressed by a favorable court decision.
Q3) The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty to reduce greenhouse admissions,signed by over 200 countries including the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain how the tradeable permit plan works.
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Chapter 8: Marketing: Technology,Choice, Manipulation
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Q1) Describe the FDA's role in combating misleading food advertisements. How does its efforts compliment the efforts of the industry to regulate itself using the Lanham Act?
Q2) Identify the true statement regarding freedom of speech:
A)Speech cannot be regulated by the government.
B)Corporations are afforded free speech protection.
C)Commercial speech that is misleading is still entitled to free speech protection.
D)According to theCentral Hudsondecision, "protected commercial speech" cannot be regulated.
Q3) In the case of R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Company,et al.v.FDA,explain how the Court applied the Central Hudson test.
Q4) Explain the difference between express and implied deceptive advertising.
Q5) The Federal Trade Commission can successfully prove that a company's advertising violates the FTC Act if it can show the advertising gives the net impression that a misleading claim is being made that is material to consumers.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss some of the ways the FTC has curbed online marketing efforts.
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Chapter 9: Product Liability: Allocating Risk Responsibility
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Q1) To win a suit for negligence,a plaintiff must establish:
I.The defendant breached its duty of care,creating an unreasonable risk of harm
II.The defendant acted with total disregard to the harm that could result
III.the defendant's behavior was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries
A)I and II only
B)II only
C)I and III only
D)I, II and III only
Q2) The United States and the European Union place strict regulations on GMO products.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain three ways in which a product can be deemed defective or dangerous under strict product liability and provide an example of each.
Q4) In Wyeth v.Levine,the majority rejected the idea that primary responsibility for drug safety lies with the government and instead lies with the drug manufacturer.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain how injured parties can recover damages under the UCC.
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Chapter 10: Intellectual Property: Ownership, Creativity, and Innovation
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Q1) 7Nike's swoosh, McDonald's arches, and the Xerox name are all identifiable trademarks. Which of the following laws protect(s) them?
I. The Lanham Act
II. Federal Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006
III. Sonny Bono Act of 1998
A)I only
B)II only
C)I and II
D)II and III
Q2) Under what circumstances can an employer prevent a former employee from working for another company for a period of time to ensure that the former employee does not disclose trade secrets?
A)When the disclosure of trade secrets by the former employee is threatened or inevitable under the circumstances.
B)Only when the disclosure of trade secrets by the former employee is specifically threatened.
C)Whenever the former employee's new employer is a competitor of the employer.
D)Employers can never stop employees from working for other companies
Q3) What must a plaintiff prove to establish copyright infringement?
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