Business Ethics, Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Quiz

What does whistle-blowing refer to in a business context?

• Engaging in workplace romance

• Misrepresenting print materials

• Offering bribes to officials

• Reporting unethical violations by employees

According to the text, what is the extent to which an organization’s operations and actions protect, mend, and preserve rather than harm or destroy the natural environment called?

• Sustainability

• Compliance

• Profitability

• Efficiency

What is the I S O 14001 certification related to?

• Whistle-blowing

• Workplace romance

• Financial performance

• Environmental management

According to the text, what is the main reason why preserving the environment should be a permanent part of doing business?

• Consumer demand for environmentally safe products

• Public opinion demanding unethical practices

• Decreasing complexity of environmental regulations

• Lenders ignoring environmental liabilities

Who proclaims that organizations have tremendous social obligations?

• Milton Friedman

• Anik Ratnaningsih

• Ralph Nader

• Fred R. David

What is the relationship between C S R and corporate financial performance according to research?

• Negative correlation

• Positive correlation

• No relationship

• U-shaped

What do consumers expect in terms of livestock welfare from food suppliers?

• Humane treatment of animals

• Reduced quality of products

• Environmental harm

• Increased production for profit

Which company is rated as having the best C S R reputation by consumers?

• The Lego Group

• Walt Disney Company

• Microsoft

• Google

What is the main purpose of a sustainability report according to the text?

• Reveals how a firm’s operations impact the natural environment

• Encourages bribery

• Discloses financial performance to shareholders

• Promotes workplace romance

What are the principles of admirable business ethics according to the text?

• Be passive, unresponsive, dishonorable, misrepresent, be a negligent community citizen, hide accounting practices, ignore the Golden Rule

• Be trustworthy, open-minded, honor commitments, avoid misrepresenting, be a responsible community citizen, use accounting practices, follow the Golden Rule

• Be aggressive, manipulate, deceive, ignore commitments, be a negligent community citizen, hide accounting practices, ignore the Golden Rule

• Be secretive, exaggerate, mislead, avoid commitments, be untrustworthy, ignore feedback, be irresponsible