Bus 100 Ch 18 Quiz

The term civic engagement describes:

A. A close and collaborative business-government relationship. B. A competitive, free market environment. C. The active involvement of businesses and individuals in improving communities.**** D. Strong governmental regulation to control businesses at the municipal level.

How do companies encourage their employees to volunteer their time?

A. By offering recognition for service. B. By publicizing opportunities to serve. C. By sponsoring specific projects. D. All of the above.***

Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between business and the community?

A. Communities possess more social power than businesses do. B. Business has more responsibility towards community than the community does towards business. C. It is one of mutual interdependence.**** D. All of the above statements are true.

According to a survey of community relations managers, what is the most important social issue facing communities today?

A. Housing. B. Health care. C. Education.**** D. Public safety.

A financial services firm decided to assess the return on its social investment in an educational program in local schools. As part of its assessment, it measured the improvement in learning among students who had participated in the program, compared with the learning of students who had not. Which of the following elements was assessed?

A. Inputs. B. Value creation. C. Outputs. D. Impacts.***

As communications improve and people around the world are able to witness the horrors of natural disasters, terrorism, and war, international relief efforts by corporations are becoming:

A. Less important. B. Obsolete because of social media. C. More important. **** D. A liability because of negative media.

Factor conditions are strategic contributions focusing on:

A. Policies that create a more productive environment for competition. B. The demand for a product or service. C. The supply of trained workers, physical infrastructure, and natural resources.***** D. All of the above.

Habitat for Humanity is considered a:

A. Program for the homeless. B. Nongovernmental organization. **** C. Corporation. D. Government division.

Which of the following is a reason for businesses to get involved in the community?

A. To build social capital. B. To win local support for business activity. C. To meet stakeholder demands. D. All of the above. ****

What is one reason that firms partner with communities to increase economic development?

A. To expand environmental sustainability. B. To avoid paying higher taxes. C. To develop workplace skills.***** D. To control the rate of entrepreneurship.