Cengage Intro to Business Chapter 4

A set of beliefs about right and wrong, good and bad.

• Carbon footprint

• Social Audit

• Cause Related marketing

• Ethics

Ethical norms that apply to all people across a broad spectrum of situations

• Consumerism

• Business ethics

• Universal ethical standards

• Corporate philanthropy

• Either one of the first two answers

A decision that involves a conflict of values; every potential course of action has some significant negative consequences.

• Cause-related marketing

• Social responsibility

• Corporate responsibility

• Carbon footprint

• •Ethical dilemma

Employees who report their employer’s illegal or unethical behavior to either the authorities or the media.

(a)  

The obligation of a business to contribute to society.

• Ethics

• Social responsibility

• Cause-related marketing

• Consumerism

• None of the Above

The strategy of deliberately designing products to fail in order to shorten the time between purchases.

• Ethics

• Code of ethics

• Cause-related marketing

• Social Responsibility

• None of the Above

Any groups that have invested interest or a personal gain—in the performance and actions of an organization.

• Consumerism

• Lobbyists

• Whistle-blowers

• Stakeholders

• None of the Above

All business donations to nonprofit groups, including money, products, and employee time.

• Corporate philanthropy

• Whistle Blowing

• Corporate responsibility

• Stakeholders

• All of the Above

Federal legislation passed in 2002 that sets higher ethical standards for public corporations and accounting firms. Key provisions limit conflict-of-interest issues and require financial officers and CEOs to certify the validity of their financial statements

• World Trade Agreement of 2002

• NAFTA - North American Trade Agreement of 2002

• NAFTA - North American Trade Agreement of 2005

• Sarbanes-Oxley Act

• None of the Above

Marketing partnerships between businesses and nonprofit organizations, designed to spike sales for the company and raise money for the nonprofit.

• Consumerism

• Whistleblowing

• Cause-related marketing

• Green marketing

• Fundraising