Which argument says that stakeholder management realistically depicts how companies really work?
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The issue management process has how may stages?
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Proactive companies are:
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· Question 3
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Legal environmental intelligence includes:
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Failure to understand the beliefs and expectations of stakeholders:
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Once an organization has implemented the issue management program, it must:
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· Question 6
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Stakeholder engagement is, at its core, a:
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· Question 7
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A corporation’s issue management activities are usually linked to:
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· Question 8
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Contemporary issue management:
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Scholars have found:
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· Question 24
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Corporations have a role in establishing their community’s:
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· Question 25
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When undertaking social initiatives, a company:
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· Question 26
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As of 2012, the B Corporation status has been legally recognized in how many states?
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· Question 27
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A social enterprise:
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· Question 28
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Stakeholder partnerships, high-tech communication networks, and sustainability audits are examples of:
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· Question 29
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Executive conscience, acts of charity, and philanthropic funding are examples of:
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· Question 30
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When a person or group of people identify a social need and use their entrepreneurial skills to address this need, this process is called:
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Under the U.S. Corporate Sentencing Guidelines, if a firm has developed a strong ethics program, corporate executives found guilty of criminal activity may have their sentence:
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As business becomes increasingly global:
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· Question 3
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Which statement characterizes the moral reasoning typically found in a child?
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According to a 2009 opinion poll, Americans hold a dim view of:
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At the core of rights reasoning is the belief that:
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All of the following values are present in most ethical decisions except :
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· Question 7
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In a 2010 study of 400 companies, what percentage of firms said the benefits of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act outweighed its costs?
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· Question 8
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Cross-cultural contradictions arise due to:
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· Question 9
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As an additional employee benefit to promote spirituality, companies have begun to provide employees with the services of:
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· Question 10
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A bottom-line mentality in business is reflected in which statement?
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· Question 11
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Business executives are finding that a trusting, ethical relationship with a business partner is:
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· Question 22
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A company that channels employee behavior in a lawful direction by emphasizing the threat of detection and punishment is:
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· Question 23
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Which ethical criterion is described by the idea that a company should strive for efficiency?
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· Question 24
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The critical component in installing an effective ethics program is:
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· Question 25
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Ethisphere Magazine recognizes and rewards ethical leadership and business practices worldwide according to their:
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· Question 26
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If a manger approaches ethics with benevolence in mind, he or she would stress what?
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· Question 27
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Which U.S. Act prohibits executives representing U.S.-based companies from paying bribes to foreign government officials, political parties, or political candidates?
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· Question 28
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Which of the following is not an example of a white-collar crime?
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· Question 29
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A giant step is taken toward improving ethical performance throughout the company when:
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· Question 30
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Typically, ethics training is offered to:
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Representation on the World Bank’s board of directors is based on:
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· Question 2
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Single-party rule by communist parties still remains in:
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· Question 3
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A critic of globalization might argue that companies decide to manufacture in China mainly because of China’s:
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Global market channels involve a firm producing goods in:
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· Question 5
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The purpose of the World Trade Organization is to:
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· Question 6
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The term “race to the bottom” refers to:
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According to a survey conducted by The Economist in 2008, how many respondents say corporate citizenship can help increase their companies’ profits?
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· Question 19
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According to the scholar Simon Zadek six benefits of social audits include all of the following except.
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· Question 20
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A systematic evaluation of an organization’s social, ethical, and environmental performance is called a(n):
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· Question 21
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The Ronald McDonald House charity, operated by McDonald’s has been criticized for:
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· Question 22
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that each person:
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· Question 23
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According to Philip H. Mirvis’ and Bradley K. Googins’ model, how many stages are there of global corporate citizenship?
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· Question 24
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Which of the following is not a motivation for publishing a corporate social report?
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· Question 25
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Companies see the need to build more coherent initiatives as they move into the:
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The emerging trend in gathering audit information directly from workers using their mobile phones is called:
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· Question 27
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Managers responding to the needs of the local education system as a normal or routine aspect of its operations is an example of an organization in the:
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· Question 28
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This Switzerland-based pharmaceutical firm was an early adopter of the Global Compact and used it to update its code of conduct.
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· Question 29
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When a company puts its commitment to social and environmental responsibility into practice worldwide, not only locally or regionally it is called:
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· Question 30
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The primary way of accomplishing public policy is through:
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Total social regulation costs are:
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Managers’ understanding of government regulations is:
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Policies that affect the supply, demand, and value of a nation’s currency are:
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When a government orders companies not to conduct business in another country because of a war, human rights violations, or lack of a legitimate government; these orders are called:
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Public policy effects are:
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The Mullahs in Iran is an example of the power of government derived from:
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· Question 8
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Economic regulations:
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· Question 9
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Studies show that texting while driving is:
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· Question 10
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Patterns of government taxing and spending that are intended to stimulate or support the economy are:
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· Question 11
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Which car company did not seek bailout loans from the U.S. government following the 2009 worldwide economic recession?
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· Question 12
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Government’s role is to create and enforce laws that:
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Public policy is a basic set of goals, plans and actions undertaken by:
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Governments being asked to ban the use of cell phones by drivers are examples of a public policy:
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Public policy tools involve a combination of:
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· Question 16
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Trade associations are:
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· Question 17
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When a firm solicits its stockholders for political contributions for a particular candidate by letter and then sends those contributions to the candidate on behalf of its stockholders, it is called:
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Which type of organization’s political action committee gave the greatest amount by total contribution in 2011 – 2012?
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· Question 19
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When managers become personally involved in developing public policy, the firm is at what level of business political involvement?
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· Question 20
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Lobbyists, under U.S. law, must disclose their:
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A corporate political strategy does not:
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· Question 22
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One of the most common financial-incentive strategy tools is:
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· Question 23
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Which of the following is not a constituency-building strategy tool?
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Since 1998, the total amount spent on lobbying activity has increased about:
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To influence government policymakers’ actions, an information strategy involves:
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Firms in the chemical industry, which must contend with frequently changing environmental regulations and the risk of dangerous accidents, usually have:
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· Question 27
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Advocacy ads are also called:
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· Question 28
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Companies have been permitted to contribute to political action committees since:
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· Question 29
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The information strategy tool most used by business is:
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· Question 30
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When a business seeks to overturn a law after it has been passed or threatens to challenge the legal legitimacy of the new regulation in the courts, this is called:
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his company called its plan to tackle climate change “Plan A” because there is no “Plan B”:
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Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
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By promoting the use of clean cookstoves in developing nations, a global alliance hopes to reduce:
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The most successful global businesses in coming years will be those companies that:
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Rapid economic development is often accompanied by:
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A shared resource, such as land, air, or water, that a group of people uses collectively is a(n):
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Which of the following is an example of industrial ecology in practice?
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Depletion of the ozone layer, destruction of the rain forests, and species extinctions all have an impact on:
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· Question 9
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Which of the following countries has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol?
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The commitments of the Convention on Biological Diversity include:
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· Question 11
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In which year was the first World Summit on Sustainable Development held?
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· Question 12
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A thin layer of gas that protects the earth from excessive ultraviolet radiation from the sun is:
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· Question 13
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The idea that companies have a continuing responsibility for the environmental impact of their products or services, even after they are sold is called:
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The Sustainability Consortium organized to advance life-cycle analysis for thousands of products includes all of the following companies except:
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· Question 15
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The Carbon Disclosure Project found that:
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Which of the following is not true about the guidelines for sentencing environmental wrongdoers set by the U.S. Sentencing Commission?
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· Question 17
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Being able to continue their activities indefinitely, without altering the carrying capacity of the earth’s ecosystem, is a characteristic of:
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· Question 18
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Which of the following is the most advanced stage of corporate environmental responsibility?
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Which country has made the greatest progress in reducing its solid waste stream?
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· Question 20
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Which of the following is indicative of a firm in the pollution prevention stage of the corporate environmental responsibility model?
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· Question 21
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Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has the following benefit:
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· Question 22
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When businesses form voluntary, collaborative partnerships with environmental organizations and regulators to achieve specific objectives this is called:
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· Question 23
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created:
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In 2011 how many of the world’s top 250 companies issued an integrated sustainability report?
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When environmentally proactive companies seek out imaginative, innovative new methods for reducing pollution and increasing efficiency, they are adopting which strategy?
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· Question 26
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Some researchers believe that business firms moving towards ecological sustainability results in:
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Which of the following is true about the Toxic Substances Control Act?
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· Question 28
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Subaru Automotive of America’s effort to minimize waste is an example of:
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· Question 29
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When companies develop a reputation for environmental excellence, and they produce and deliver products and services designed to attract environmentally aware customers, this is called:
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· Question 30
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Companies that reduce pollution and hazardous waste, reuse or recycle materials, and operate with greater energy efficiency achieve a competitive advantage due to:
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The mission of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to:
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The paramount duty of the board of directors of a public corporation is to:
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The directors of a company are a central factor in corporate governance because they:
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The board committee that administers and approves salaries and benefits of high-level managers in a company is called the:
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Which of the following is not an argument for high executive compensation?
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The activism of institutional investors in other countries has been spearheaded by:
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· Question 7
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Corporate governance involves the exercise of control over a company’s:
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· Question 8
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Which of the following is a key feature of effective boards of directors?
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· Question 9
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In 2010, median compensation for directors at the largest U.S. corporations was (rounded to the nearest $10):
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· Question 10
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A reason for institutions becoming more assertive in promoting the interests of their member investors is:
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· Question 11
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In response to concerns about the lack of transparency in financial accounting, Congress passed a new law called the:
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Institutional investors are sometimes referred to as:
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· Question 13
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Which of the following is not a function of board committees?
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· Question 14
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How are directors (members of corporate boards) selected?
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· Question 15
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Which of the following arguments opposes the idea of high executive pay?
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· Question 16
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Consumers have become more dependent on businesses for product quality because:
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· Question 17
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The law requiring that toys and infant products be tested before sale is called the:
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· Question 18
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Online shoppers have always been concerned that:
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· Question 19
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Which of the following limits the collection of information online from and about children under the age of 13?
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· Question 20
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In the United States, which of the following agencies enforces the laws prohibiting deceptive advertising?
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· Question 21
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An identifying marker placed on a user’s computer hard drive during visits in order to identify the user during each subsequent visit and to build profiles of their behavior over time is called a:
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· Question 22
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The act that requires lenders to inform borrowers of the annual rate of interest to be charged, plus related fees and services charges is called:
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· Question 23
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Under what legal doctrine does a firm bear legal responsibility for injuries caused by something it made or sold, whether or not it was negligent or breached a warranty?
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· Question 24
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Businesses can take a number of measures to respond voluntarily to consumer demands. Which of the following is an example of such a measure?
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· Question 25
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Under proposals to establish uniform federal standards for determining liability:
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· Question 26
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In some cases, businesses have banded together to agree on how they will treat their customers. This is called:
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· Question 27
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Which of the following is not a goal of consumer protection laws?
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Which organization brings together 300 nonprofit groups to espouse the consumer viewpoint?
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Advertising that is targeted to particular customers, based on their observed online behavior, is called:
