MAN 4701

In which year was the first World Summit on Sustainable Development held?

1992

_____ is a market-based pollution abatement scheme in which emissions are limited and sources must hold tradable permits equal to the amount of their discharges.

Cap and trade

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

Coal

One of the core ideas of sustainable development is:

Economic development must be accomplished sustainably

The goal of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development is to encourage:

High standards of environmental management and to promote closer cooperation among businesses, governments, and other organizations.

The primary purpose of the International Monetary Fund is to:

Lend foreign currency to member countries

Technological innovation has aided the spread of globalization by:

Leveling the playing field and allowing all to participate on an equal footing in global commerce.

The term "race to the bottom" refers to:

Moving production jobs to the country with the lowest labor cost.

A thin layer of gas that protects the earth from excessive ultraviolet radiation from the sun is:

Ozone

In 2005, the United Nations approved a declaration that:

Prohibited all forms of human cloning "inasmuch as cloning is incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life."

Rapid economic development is often accompanied by:

Rising incomes, bringing higher rates of both consumption and waste.

When environmentally proactive companies seek out imaginative, innovative new methods for reducing pollution and increasing efficiency, they are adopting which strategy?

Technological innovation.

The most important agreement which codifies human rights is the:

The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Financial, social and environmental results are reported together in a firm's:

Triple bottom line report.

A critic of globalization might argue that companies decide to manufacture in China mainly because of China's:

Weak health and safety regulations.

Public policy is a basic set of goals, plans, and actions undertaken by

a government.

Global corporate citizenship is more than espoused values, it requires:

action.

What is coltan?

an essential ingredient in electronic products

Which of the following is NOT a motivation for publishing a corporate social report?

avoiding transparencey

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

bundling.

Trade associations are

coalitions of companies in the same or related industries.

Lobbyists, under U.S. law, must disclose their

earnings and expenses.

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

economic sanctions

Patterns of government taxing and spending that are intended to stimulate or support the economy are

fiscal policies.

According to Philip Mirvis' and Bradley Googins' model, how many stages are there of global corporate citizenship?

five

Businesses promote an information strategy by inviting government leaders to

give speeches to employees, visit local plant facilities, attend company award ceremonies

Advocacy ads are also called

issue advertisements.

Policies that affect the supply, demand, and value of a nation's currency are

monetary policies.

Public policy effects are

sometimes intended and sometimes unintended