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_____ refers to the actions of an organization that target toward achieving a social benefit over and above maximizing profits for its shareholders and meeting all its legal obligations.

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_____ CSR refers to philanthropic approach to corporate social responsibility in which organizations target programs that will generate the most positive publicity or goodwill for the organization but which runs the greatest risk of being perceived as self-serving behavior on the part of the organization.


A) Altruistic
B) Ethical
C) Economic
D) Strategic

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Discuss the difference between ethical,altruistic,and strategic types of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

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Ethical CSR pursues a clearly defined se...

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Corporate social responsibility assumes that the corporation:


A) is operating in a competitive environment.
B) is committed to follow a retrenchment strategy exclusively.
C) is permitted to ignore federal and state legal obligations.
D) is exclusively committed to a moderate growth strategy.

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Which of the following companies implements Milton Friedman's view of the corporate world?


A) A company that donates a certain portion of profit to an organization for underprivileged children.
B) A company that makes as much profit as possible to ensure that the investments made by the company are successful.
C) A company that stipulates that profits should be earned at any cost,be it deception or fraud.
D) A company that believes its social responsibility is beyond serving the interests of its stockholders.

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The _____ approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR)argues that philanthropic initiatives are authorized without concern for the corporation's overall profitability.

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Corporate social responsibility initiatives:


A) focus more on profit maximization than customer relationships.
B) do not generate long-term financial gains to the organization.
C) do not always generate immediate financial gains to the organization.
D) focus more on financial gains for the company than legal compliance.

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The instrumental approach is a simplistic model that focuses on the internal world of the corporation.

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Joseph F.Keefe asserts that there are five major trends behind the corporate social responsibility phenomenon. F.Keefe asserts that there are three major trends behind the corporate social responsibility phenomenon. Joseph

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Which of the following is an example of an organization's instrumental approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) ?


A) Anonymous Minds,an advertising firm,provides employees with healthy meals and has a gymnasium at the workplace.
B) Anderson Inc.provides employees with cab facility or gives them fuel allowance.
C) Larsen's Corp.,an investment company,uses different mechanisms to increase profits and has performance incentives for its employees.
D) GreenSpin Inc.uses biodegradable plastic containers in its office cafeteria.

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Spark Inc.(SI) ,a multinational corporation,had reported large losses in the previous financial year.To overcome these losses,the company planned to take the instrumental approach to corporate management.Which of the following best illustrates this approach?


A) SI provides employees with healthy meals and has a gymnasium at the workplace.
B) SI provides employees with cab facility or gives them fuel allowance.
C) SI uses its resources to enhance the productivity of employees and thus increases profits.
D) SI uses biodegradable plastic containers in its office cafeteria.

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The Kyoto Protocol requires developed nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions only by modifying their domestic industries.

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The companies that support the policy of _____ believe that doing what's best in the long-term interest of the customer is ultimately doing what's best for the company.

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Critics have argued that,from an ethical perspective,altruistic CSR is immoral since it represents a violation of shareholder rights if they are not given the opportunity to vote on the initiatives launched in the name of corporate social responsibility.

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The difference between old social contract approach to corporate management and modern social contract approach is that the:


A) old social contract emphasizes advancement in the quality of life,whereas the modern social contract approach emphasizes economic advancement.
B) old social contract approach argues that there is an obligation for the corporation to meet the demands of the society,whereas the modern social contract approach argues a company's obligation is only to its shareholders.
C) modern social contract approach focuses on the delivery of quarterly earnings numbers,short-term perspective,whereas the old social contract focuses on maintaining a longer-term perspective.
D) modern social contract approach aims to the meet the demands of all stakeholders and the shareholders,whereas the old social contract approach was based only on economic growth.

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According to Joseph F.Keefe,_____ is a major trend behind the corporate social responsibility phenomenon that does not allow companies to conceal their business practices.

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Many companies' annual reports reflect a _____ approach that includes updates on their social and environmental activities in addition to their bottom-line financial performance.

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Anderson Enterprises (AE)issues free meal coupons to its employees and also provides them with travel allowances.This illustrates that AE pursues the triple bottom-line approach.

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Critics have argued that,from an ethical perspective,_____ CSR is immoral since it represents a violation of shareholder rights if they are not given the opportunity to vote on the initiatives launched in the name of corporate social responsibility.

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Corporations merely experimenting with corporate social responsibility initiatives run the risk of creating adverse results as the public sees little more than a token action that is concerned with publicity rather than community.

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