Quiz3 A102
Quiz3 A102
QUIZ 3, 4 & 5
1. Ahmad and Mokthar showed that __________ can assure themselves that the
__________ will make optimal decisions only if appropriate incentives are given and
only if the __________ are monitored.
a. principals; agents; agents
b. agents; principals; principals
c. principals; agents; principals
d. agents; principals; agents
3. A concept that implies that the firm should consider issues such as protecting
the consumer, paying fair wages, maintaining fair hiring practices, supporting
education, and considering environmental issues.
a. Profit maximization
b. Agency theory.
c. Stakeholder theory.
d. CSR.
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d. Representatives of shareholders and employees participate in the
governance mechanism
7. Which of the following aspects of an organization helps in building an ethical
organization?
i. The organization’s values
ii. The organization’s mission
iii. Its policies
iv. Responsibility towards environment
a. Only i
b. ii and iii
c. i, ii and iii
d. All the above
8. One of the major ethical dilemma faced by operations managers in the present
scenario is
a. Forecasting the future
b. Achieving daily targets in production
c. Quality control
d. Updating to technology innovations
9. True or False. Bank of America, Cisco, Coca Cola, Intel and Merck are among
the U.S. companies most widely sought as investments which are socially
responsible.
11. All of the following except ________ provide rationales for why the process of
conducting a cost-benefit analysis of CSR is difficult.
a philanthropic activities of a corporation are usually undertaken at a discounted cost
to the business
b the needs and preferences of society change rapidly and often
c many of the advantages gained such as goodwill are intangible in nature
d sometimes there are no actual dollar costs involved
12. Of the following, which trend is least likely to be considered a driving force for
businesses to adopt CSR frameworks?
a The ready adoption of diversity within organizations
b The globalization of business
c The increasing buying power of society
d The resurgence of environmentalism
13. The various interest groups associated with the organization expect and demand
their claims toward the organization be settled in a responsible manner. When
discussing this concept, all of the following statements would be considered true of a
corporation's interest groups except which one?
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a Governments expect adherence to legislation.
b Stockholders desire appropriate returns on their investments.
c The general public wants products with fair pricing.
d Employees seek broadly defined job satisfaction from their jobs
14. Which type of social responsibility is best identified as being the firm's
obligations to comply with the rules and statutes that regulate business activities?
a. Economic responsibility
b. Legal responsibility
c. Discretionary responsibility
d. Ethical responsibility
16. Which one of the following would not be considered one of the principles of
successful corporate social responsibility collaboration?
a Developing short-term objectives
b Identification of a long-term durable mission
c Contribution of specialized services to a large-scale undertaking
d Leveraging of core capabilities
17. A _____ attempts to measure a company's actual social performance against the
social objectives it has set for itself.
a corporate philosophy audit
b social responsibility statement
c social audit
d statement of ethical philosophy
19. Who was the chief executive officer that earned RM4,697,000 in year 2010?
__________________
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