MKTG Ch 4
Who are the primary recipients of the benefits of strategic philanthropy?
companies and society
Social responsibility
organization's obligation to maximize its positive impact and minimize its negative impact on society.
Which of the following is not one of the four objectives that environmentalists believe companies should implement in order to sustain the natural environment?
Educate consumers on ways to recycle products.
What do environmentalists set as an objective for profitability?
Environmentalism should be made profitable, and companies attempting to protect the environment should not have to compete with those harming it in the marketplace.
Kaitlyn understands that her local catering business has certain responsibilities to society. She knows that she must abide by the laws that apply to her business and try to make a profit. What are the other obligations Kaitlyn should know?
Ethical and philanthropic
Amanda believes that the corporate culture at her company is best conveyed in informal ways. What are some informal ways that corporate culture is most likely to be expressed?
Extracurricular activities and work habits
Who drafted the Consumer Bill of Rights?
JFK
What are some of the common price-related ethical issues?
Predatory pricing and price fixing
According to the text, marketing ethics refers to principles and standards that define
acceptable conduct in marketing
Ethical standards for acceptable conduct for a company should
be based on company, industry, government, customer, and society viewpoints.
Honda produces a variety of automobiles which makes the company a producer of
durable goods
As a firm fulfills its basic economic responsibilities, it must simultaneously
obey laws and regulations
Instead of addressing the question_______, many environmentalists and marketers believe the question should be ______.
"What should we do with our waste?"; "How can we produce products without waste?"
Which of the following statements about social responsibility is not correct?
Social responsibility refers to principles and standards that define acceptable conduct in marketing as determined by various stakeholders.
According to the text, which of the following is not one of the factors that influence the ethical decision-making processes in a marketing organization?
Attitudes toward religion
Which of the following employees is most responsible for setting the ethical tone for the entire marketing organization?
Chief executive officer
According to some environmentalists, what are the three types of products that all products should be reduced to?
Consumables, durable goods, and unsalables
Which of the following is not one of the four dimensions of social responsibility presented in your text?
Consumerism
Which of the following is the best definition of green marketing?
Developing, pricing, promoting, and distributing products that do not harm the natural environment
When is the best time to deal with marketing exchange problems concerning ethics?
During the strategic planning process
Marketing citizenship refers to an organization's obligation to maximize its positive impact and minimize its negative impact on society. (true or false)
False, Marketing citizenship is the adoption of a strategic focus for fulfilling the economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic social responsibilities expected by stakeholders.
Strategic philanthropy involves linking a firm's products to a particular social cause on a sort-term basis.(true or false)
False, Strategic Philanthropic is the synergistic use of organizational core competencies and resources to address key stakeholders interests and achieve both organizational and social benefits
Which of the following is the best definition of cause-related marketing?
Linking a firm's products to a particular social cause either short term or long term
Which of the following is the best example of strategic philanthropy for Staples, the large office supply chain?
Providing low-income families with school supplies and computer training
Who of the following is a famous consumer activist?
Ralph Nader
Synergy Tech has a program that offers consumers money back for their old Synergy computers so that the materials used to make the computer can be retained within a closed system. Which of the primary environmental goals does Synergy's program address?
Reinvent the concept of a product
Which of the following is a primary difference between cause-related marketing and strategic philanthropy?
Strategic philanthropy can take on both a financial and nonfinancial format while cause-related marketing only involves financial contributions.
How would marketers most likely benefit from the consumer's right to be heard?
The company can use the information to make its products better.
Merck develops a better way to package and distribute its pharmaceutical products that requires less materials and waste. What major social responsibility issue is Merck addressing?
The natural environment
Any time an activity causes managers or consumers to feel manipulated or cheated, a marketing ethics issue exists, regardless of the legality of that activity.(true or False)
True
When marketing activities deviate from accepted standards, the exchange process can break down, resulting in customer dissatisfaction, lack of trust, and lawsuits.
True
When a purchasing agent for Intel is offered a bribe by a silicon manufacturer salesperson,
a promotion-related ethical issue has been created.
When operating on a daily basis, employees and managers at Bank of America consider the perspectives of all individuals and groups that might be affected by their decisions. This is known as
a stakeholder orientation.
An ethical issue is
an identifiable problem, situation, or opportunity requiring an individual to choose from among several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong.
A marketing ethics issue likely exists when
an individual or organization must choose from among several actions that must be evaluated as right or wrong.
The Browardton Quilters' Guild has contacted all the major networks to try to warn people about the poor performance of miniature, hand-held sewing machines. These quilters are engaging in
consumerism
Angela organized a boycott of a local restaurant because of the owner's obvious prejudicial treatment of Hispanics. Angela's action would most likely be called
consumerism.
According to President Kennedy's consumer bill of rights, the right to choose means that
consumers should have access to a variety of products and services at competitive prices.
According to President Kennedy's consumer bill of rights, the right to be informed means that
consumers should have access to and the opportunity to review all relevant information about a product before buying it.
At his new job, Chris notices that everyone places high values on their families and each others' families, birthdays are always celebrated, and flexible schedules are permitted to facilitate family involvement as long as the work is still getting done. Everyone is very relaxed and friendly. Chris has made several observations about the
corporate culture
Tasha recently changed employers within the same industry. At her old company, employees routinely took home company pens, pencils, paperclips, and note pads, and they frequently made personal long-distance calls on company phones. Tasha observes that employees do not engage in such practices at her new company. What Tasha sees is best described as a difference in
corporate culture
The interaction between _____ and _____ helps determine the ethical value system of the firm.
corporate culture; executive leadership
At times, large retailers such as Wal-Mart may be accused of coercion in dealing with intermediaries because of the amount of power and control these large companies have over many of their suppliers. This is most potentially a ______ related ethical issue.
distribution
In Europe, companies can voluntarily apply for a designation to indicate that their product is less harmful to the environment than competing products. This label is known as the
eco-label
Sometimes business must find a balance between society's demand for social responsibility and investors' desires for profits. This is an example of a(n) ___________ responsibility.
economic
Which of the following is not a dimension of social responsibility and marketing citizenship?
environmental
Product-related ethical issues arise when marketers
fail to disclose information to consumers about the risks associated with using a product.
There are few costs associated with being socially responsible and satisfying society's demands.(true or false)
false
Distribution-related ethical issues arise when marketers
force channel intermediaries to behave in a specific manner.
Products that may do harm to the natural environment are inconsistent with
green marketing
StarKist Tuna has frequently extolled its dolphin-safe methods of catching tuna. This is an example of
green marketing
Which of the following refers to a firm's specific development, pricing, promotion, and distribution of products that do not harm the environment?
green marketing
When Shawna attempts to resolve ethical conflicts in her daily life, she bases her decisions on her own values. This influence on the ethical decision-making process is called
individual factors
Three factors that influence the ethical decision-making process in marketing include
individual factors, organizational factors, and opportunity.
Cause related marketing
involves linking a firm's products to a particular social cause on a sort-term basis.
Ethical choices in business situations are most often made
jointly in work groups and committees.
Cameron Inc. is a very profitable automobile repair shop. The company is well known for its great service and involvement in the community, but it fails to properly dispose of its used oil as outlined in environmental regulations. Cameron is failing in its ______ responsibilities.
legal
All of the following are goals of green marketing except
making the work force match the population in terms of diversity.
The adoption of a strategic focus for fulfilling the economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic social responsibilities expected by stakeholders is called
marketing citizenship
A business that contributes resources to the community to improve the quality of life is taking on a(n) ___________ responsibility.
philanthropic
Actions that promote human health and welfare address the _______ dimension of the pyramid of social responsibility.
philanthropic
At the top of the pyramid of social responsibility for business are ___________ responsibilities.
philanthropic
McDonald's supports and funds Ronald McDonald houses for the families of terminally-ill children to stay in to be near their loved ones. McDonald's action demonstrates the fulfillment of ______ responsibility.
philanthropic
After a hurricane strikes the U.S. Gulf Coast, a tremendous demand for gas-powered generators occurs. Ace's Hardware, which stocks a large inventory of these items, faces major ethical decisions with regard to the ___________ issue.
pricing
Pharmaceutical companies have at times been accused of acting unethically by taking advantage of customers in the area of
pricing
If Firestone failed to inform consumers of design problems associated with its Wilderness AT tires, it would have been engaging in unethical behavior in regard to which of the following marketing issue areas?
product
If a potato chip manufacturer introduces a new, bigger size bag of chips according to the label, when in actuality, the new bag is slightly smaller in contents, a _____ ethical issue exists.
product-related
_____ ethical issues generally surface when companies fail to disclose risks associated with a product or information regarding its function, value, or use.
product-related
A cereal company advertises that its newly launched product can lower cholesterol although the company cannot provide evidence to substantiate this claim. This situation involves an ethical issue related to which element of the marketing mix?
promotion
In testing her firm's new TV ads for Transformer action figures, Beth discovers the ads make children think many of the action figures can actually fly. Beth now faces an ethical decision regarding which element of the marketing mix?
promotion
Socially responsible business practices have provided all of the following benefits except
reducing market costs
Marketing ethics
refers to principles and standards that define acceptable conduct in marketing.
As far as prices are concerned, environmentalists believe prices should
reflect the direct cost as well as the cost of air, water, and soil used.
Reese is facing an ethical issue at work and has determined four possible courses of action he could take. He knows he should evaluate each possible action as _____ in order to choose the most appropriate action.
right or wrong
Product testing for reliability and quality helps to ensure a consumer's right to
safety
All of the following are factors that influence the ethical decision-making process except
salary or wages.
After news reports that pharmaceutical giant Merck was aware that its arthritis-fighting drug Vioxx may cause heart problems, the firm's stock plummeted and hundreds of lawsuits were filed against the company. This demonstrates what can occur if firms ignore
social responsibility.
Avon's Breast Cancer Awareness Crusade, which has raised nearly $400 million for community-based breast cancer education and early detection services, illustrates the positive consequences of
social responsibility.
If Hefty Bags expresses concern that its products are having too great an impact on the pollution of ground water under landfills, this concern is directly related to the firm's
social responsibility.
Any constituent who has a claim in some aspect of a company's products, operations, markets, industry, or outcomes is known as a(n)
stakeholder
Companies that are considered to be good corporate citizens and consider the diverse perspectives of different groups affected by their operations are said to have a ___________ orientation.
stakeholder
Employees, customers, communities, and investors are all considered ______ in relation to marketing.
stakeholders
A synergistic use of businesses' core competencies to address stakeholders' interests and achieve both organizational and social benefits is known as
strategic philanthropy
Consumerism is
the efforts of independent individuals, groups, and organizations to protect the rights of consumers.
Various stakeholders and _______ determine the acceptable standards of conduct involving ethics.
the organizations' ethical climate
Although openness is not the solution to ethics issues, it does create trust and facilitates learning relationships.(true or false)
true
Opportunity is a favorable set of conditions that limit barriers or provide rewards.(true or false)
true
Top management sets the ethical tone for the entire organization. (true or false)
true
The most basic principles of marketing ethics are
written as laws and regulations.
Codes of conduct (ethics) must be detailed enough to take every situation into account. (true or false)
False
Employees can easily determine what behavior is acceptable even in organizations that do not have ethics compliance programs and policies on conduct.(true or false)
False
According to President Kennedy's consumer bill of rights, the idea that consumers' interests should receive full and sympathetic consideration in the formulation of government policy is known as the right to
be heard
Warnings on television commercials for prescription drugs include a list of sometimes grotesque side effects that are possible when taking that particular drug. The consumer right to _____ most applies to these commercials.
be informed
What is the base level on which social responsibility is built?
being profitable
The boundary between legal and ethical issues is
blurred
If Ben and Jerry's were to donate 5 percent of every ice cream purchase to shelters for victims of domestic abuse for one month, this would be an example of
cause-related marketing
The practice of linking a firm's product marketing to a particular social cause on an ongoing or short-term basis is known as
cause-related marketing
Sharese wants to buy a new couch, but there is only one place in her town that sells them, and she lives in an isolated area. Sharese most likely feels her consumer right to ______ has been violated.
choose
The four basic rights outlined in the Consumer Bill of Rights include the right to safety, the right to be heard, the right to
choose, and the right to be informed.
Target's Take Charge of Education program donates 1 percent of a customer's total purchase to the school of his or her choice. What social responsibility issue does this program address?
community relations